We went through a number of samples to find just the right color and texture.  Below is a sample wall I did just to make sure the owners were completely comfortable with the finish before we got started.

The clients asked me to come up with something that would work well in their elegant Mediterranean home. It was easy to see how using a richer color for the interior walls would help accent the substantial crown moldings, baseboards, and casings and give the home more richness and depth. The owners commented that once the walls started getting plastered the paint job on the walls began to look like primer – as if the house had not been completely finished until we showed up.

My good friend Bill Kaiser, owner of Elite Plaster in Bend, Oregon, and his brother David came up to help out with the project.  Both guys, although relatively young, have a great deal of expertise in Venetian plaster application, as well as extensive exterior stucco knowledge.  Bill’s done numerous exterior applications with Intonachino in central Oregon over the past few years.

We ran our material as a modified wet-on-wet application.  First coat was applied and allowed to go to set – as soon as we were sure there were no soft spots on the first coat we went right back in with the finish coat, waited for that to firm up, and then came back with a clean trowel to press and smooth the finish.

This technique saves some time and materials as compared to a traditional application in which one allows the first coat to go completely dry and come back next day.  Another advantage of going wet-on-wet is that the residual moisture in the first coat gives the second coat more open time, eliminating concerns about cold joints and lap marks even over large walls.  I wouldn’t recommend the same application on an exterior – you’re much better off doing a full first coat and letting it dry completely for exteriors.

We still have a week’s worth of work doing sealer and finishing columns and a couple of accent areas next week, but most of the wall surfaces are complete.  Those exterior stucco guys move fast!  Here’s a before of the hallway:

And after:

I’ll post more finished shots when we get ‘er all done.

]]> http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/tips-tricks/venetian-plaster-installation-intonachino-x-fine-interior/feed/ 7 http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/featured-stucco-italiano-installer/featured-venetian-plasterer-jenn-williamson/ http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/featured-stucco-italiano-installer/featured-venetian-plasterer-jenn-williamson/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:42:13 +0000 Katharine Houpt http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/?p=674 Jenn Williamson is a Stucco Italiano Certified Installer up in the Vancouver, BC area, and a very talented finisher with many years of experience in all phases of decorative plastering, painting, and design.   She sent us some pics of her recent projects.  We’re impressed. Jenn (AKA Ispirato Design) uses a variety of finishes, making the most of the unique qualities of each material. Truly beautiful work. See for yourself…

Jenn used Marmorino Carrara on these pillars (click on them to enlarge)…

And these are from her Intonachino project a few months ago…

And last but not least, and exquisite application of Marmorino Classic…

Like what you see? Contact Jenn.

Are you a Stucco Italiano installer that would like to be featured here?  Contact Katharine and send some photos.

Speaking of Lars, if you’re in Colorado this weekend be sure to check out his Handcrafted Finishes booth at the Four Corners Green Living Expo at the Durango fairgrounds (For those of you who live in Telluride, please come down, it is only a two hour drive).

Check out Lars’ personal Stucco Italiano applicator profile…

…and Lars’ website.

Click on the names below to see photos and learn more about our Stucco Italiano applicators. Also see our Stucco Italiano Installer Map for a full list of plastering professionals.

Arizona:

Rob Fail

California:

Chase Connery

Johann Fitzgerald

Colorado:

Lars Hansen / Hansen Handcrafted Finishes

Illinois:

Amy Remmert

Massachusetts:

Fabio Bardini

Nevada:

Lesley and Mark Sexton

Oregon:

Phillip Jones/PMJ Plastering Services

Texas:

Stuart Milner

Washington:

Debbie Pitzer

Erika Bartlett

Mariella Russo

Norman Petersen

Vancouver, B.C. Canada:

Darrell Morrison/Decorative Painting & Plastering Concepts

Randy Orr/Distinct Interiors

Steve Manby/Authentic Plaster Fx and Alltex Plaster and Stucco

Jenn Williamson/Ispirato Design

Grant Johnson/MudMan

***ATTENTION STUCCO ITALIANO INSTALLERS*** Don’t have a profile yet? E-mail us your name, location, phone #, e-mail address, website, a short biography, and a couple photos of you and/or your finishes to get your personal installer page!

Grant Johnson, AKA Mud Man, tells us, “I thought I would send you a couple samples of something I am having fun with. I produce these small clay balls, and apply the marmorino and polish with small stones to get various effects. . . been able to get some great marbling effects.”

Click on the thumbnails to see all the beautiful details– great work, Mud Man!

In the first one she used Marmorino Carrara on the walls and Golden metallic paints and powder pigments on the ceiling. She also painted the designs in the middle.

And here is a distressed Carrara finish…

A lovely Marmorino Classic finish…

Here is a table before Mariella started…

and after a Carrara finish…

Click on the thumbnails to see more photos of Mariella’s work:

Lars of Handcrafted Finishes made a series of videos showing his process applying Tadelakt in a modern home in Denver.

Take a look:

More of of his Tadelakt videos here and here.

Work was done on about 50 columns total on this impressive home which also features a naturally green, lime based Intonachino application on the exterior.