Lime plasters and Dust Resistance

Lime plaster is a natural earth plaster in use for centuries. It can be found in ancient tombs of the pharoahs and in the castles of Italy. It has many home healthy attributes like making the walls breathable from moisture, resists mold and mildew, and resists dust.

Paint is a film of oil bi-products that covers a surface and does not have any of the positive attributes that limestone has.

I have a mix of faux paint and real lime Venetian plasters in my home. The top picture is of a faux painted room and the bottom is in a room where natural lime Venetian plaster adorns the walls. If you look at the blade for the painted room you will see a film of dust along the edges. The bottom pic of the lime plastered room has no dust lining the blade.
















Dust lining faux painted room fan blade

















No dust lining lime Venetian room fan blade

Lime is abundant in the United States and we have several vendors we choose from depending on the project. Lime can be tinted to most colors and it can be textured or smooth. It is perfect for all decors, home or business.

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Close up of stucco textured Old World Finish.

Closeup of our Impregnable-Stone Old World texture. A great plaster for any traditional decor.





Faux Real is a unique decorative arts company offering authentic Venetian plasters, faux finishes, decorative concrete, Italian plasters, plaster, to bring your home into another country, the land of Tuscany to your home everyday. Envision the elegance of your dining room in a luminous wall finish that is as smooth as glass or envision your kitchen looking like an aged wall with hide away grape vines aligning your entry way. It's all up to your imagination. Faux Real also refinishes cabinets, applies finishes on ceilings, modellos or patterns on ceilings, refinishes fireplaces and built in shelves and entertainment centers and can make your columns look like marble or think of Venetian plaster like the Stucco Valentino on your columns. For more information about some of my plasters or information about faux itself go visit my blog. We are ASID Industry Partners. We are based in the ever growing Frisco area and service the DFW area which would include Keller, Southlake, Fort Worth, Dallas, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Richardson, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, Grapevine, Little Elm, Prosper, The Colony, Carrollton, and the rest of Texas. We also will travel. So if you have a new or used home, office, or store front give it that extra punch that your neighbors don't have. Give Faux Real a call at 972-971-FAUX. One more thing about the plasters we use, they are used in all Europe, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, England, United Kindom, Ireland, and Scotland.

Painting flowers on a wall. Modello design, nice.

Plum Metallic Plaster in Powder Bath

Funny thing about powder bathes, they look so small but take as long as a standard room. I just finished an elegant powder bathroom for a wonderful client in Dallas. She wanted purple in this room, which isn't a typical color choice so I had to really work at getting the right colors by tinting and using various products to get the results we were looking for. First plaster I chose had a silver undertone, second a gold, third did not have the right consistency, fourth was just too blah, finally ended up using a product called Shimmer Suade. I chose the base color and hand tinted the rest to get the right hue. My client chose a gold and plum sample. It took me six steps to complete- proper prep work, base coat, then 3 layers of plaster. It came out very elegant and best of all- tasteful.

Royal Decoration

Here's a bedroom I did for my upscale clientele who loved polished plaster finishes. Her bed posts had a design that I used to create a custom border. I hope you love it, as much as my clients do. We are available for residential and commercial commissions. Our products are green products that are not harmful to the environment or your home health.


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For more information regarding Faux Real or decorative finishes like Venetian plaster, Italian plaster, stucco, faux finishes, concrete staining or overlays, kitchen cabinet finishes in Frisco, Plano, Dallas, McKinney, Highland Park, Keller, Fort Worth, San Francisco, New York, Boston, Canada, any where in the United States go to http://fauxrealpainting.com/ or http://iluvfauxreal.com/.

Faux Real offers faux finishes, concrete acid staining and overlays, authentic Venetian plasters, Italian plasters, plaster, to bring your home into another country, the land of Tuscany to your home everyday. Envision the elegance of your dining room in a luminous wall finish that is as smooth as glass or envision your envision your kitchen looking like an aged wall with hide away grape vines aligning your entry way. It's all up to your imagination. Faux Real also refinishes cabinets, applies finishes on ceilings, modellos or patterns on ceilings, refinishes fireplaces and built in shelves and entertainment centers and can make your columns look like marble or think of Venetian plaster like the Stucco Valentino on your columns. For more information about some of my plasters or information about faux itself go visit my blog.

We are based in the ever growing Frisco area and service the DFW area which would include Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, McKinney, Allen, Richardson, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, Grapevine, The Colony, Carrollton, Little Elm, Prosper, and the rest of Texas. We also will travel. So if you have a new or used home, office, or store front give it that extra punch that your neighbors don't have. Give Faux Real a call at 972-971-FAUX. One more thing about the plasters we use, they are used in all Europe, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, England, United Kindom, Ireland, and Scotland. We are ASID Industry Partners.

New Old World Wall Finish

My biggest request from most home owners in homes from 300k-800k in value is usually the old world finish. You know the typical texture/glaze finishes that bring a Tuscan feel of relaxation and the depth of aged plaster. Why not use technology and new design ideas to create a different look to your old world finish- I call this the New Old World.
There are new products that out perform joint compound, paint and glazes(JCPG) in many ways. 1. They are much more durable that JCPG. The new plasters use thick acrylic polymers that give it an almost concrete strength. 2. They can be tinted throughout. This means no more white scrapes when you accidentally run a table or chair against the wall or my favorite jr runs his toy car across the wall. 3. The look is more authentic. Rather than the typical shiny finish JCPG gives you why not try a matte aged wall the kind you would typically find in a true Tuscan village.

So now you have your Tuscan villa why not go to another region of Italy? Lets visit Pompeii. With it's richness and history this area of Italy carries with it it's own richness and character. The artists of that region had their own style and what we have come to love about that region. Their historical buildings have a different look altogether than what you find in Tuscania. Faux Real has recreated the rich finishes and can be placed in homes and businesses. The layers of color aged in strategic places make this New Old World finish a beautiful option in your old world decor.




Here are some more ideas:

We have applied our new and old world finishes in dining, living, kitchens, bedroom, and bar areas. This finish is perfect in almost any room and can add comfort and relaxation to your home renovation project.

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For a personal presentation call Stefano at 972-971-3289. We provide services that cover the spectrum of decorative wall finishes for residential and commercial applications. We provide Faux Finishes, Italian Venetian plasters, metallic finishes, cabinet refinishing, decorative concrete finishes, brick fireplace refinishing, and Old World textures.

For more information about some of our plasters or information about faux itself go visit our blog. We are based in the ever growing Frisco area and service the DFW area which would include Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, McKinney, Allen, Richardson, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, Grapevine, The Colony, Carrollton, Little Elm, Prosper, and the rest of Texas. We also will travel. So if you have a new or used home, office, or store front give it that extra punch that your neighbors don't have. Give Faux Real a call at 972-971-FAUX. One more thing about the plasters we use, they are used in all Europe, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, England, United Kindom, Ireland, and Scotland. We are ASID Industry Partners.

Decorative of April 08

Decorative Finish for April

This month's finish is called--

**Inganno Fresco**


Inganno Fresco is a smooth or slightly textured finish made to mimic the fresco's of pompeii. It is an authentic Italian finish and can be incorporated in any design project. My client liked the unique look of my sample board and chose the exact colors. This finish is also great for art panels and decorative niches. If your customer wants an Old World finish but is not wanting a skip trowel painted faux finish then this is the perfect choice.

As for the distressing of the finish it can be as much as you like! I chose a more minimial effect in this project but you can have cracks, break away plaster, and a unique wipe away surface.

Wipe away plaster finishes can be very elaborate with as many layered colors as your design calls for. Each layer is wiped through showing the underlying colors.

In case you were wondering the finish below the chair rail is a polished lime plaster called Calcenova. You can find out more in my previous blog posts.

For more information regarding Faux Real or decorative finishes like Venetian plaster, Italian plaster, stucco, faux finishes, concrete staining or overlays, kitchen cabinet finishes in Frisco, Plano, Dallas, McKinney, Highland Park, Keller, Fort Worth, San Francisco, New York, Boston, Canada, any where in the United States go to http://fauxrealpainting.com/ or http://iluvfauxreal.com/. Faux Real is a decorative finishes company offering faux finishes, concrete acid staining and overlays, authentic Venetian plasters, Italian plasters, plaster, to bring your home into another country, the land of Tuscany to your home everyday. Envision the elegance of your dining room in a luminous wall finish that is as smooth as glass or envision your envision your kitchen looking like an aged wall with hide away grape vines aligning your entry way. It's all up to your imagination. Faux Real also refinishes cabinets, applies finishes on ceilings, modellos or patterns on ceilings, refinishes fireplaces and built in shelves and entertainment centers and can make your columns look like marble or think of Venetian plaster like the Stucco Valentino on your columns. For more information about some of my plasters or information about faux itself go visit my blog. We are based in the ever growing Frisco area and service the DFW area which would include Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, McKinney, Allen, Richardson, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, Grapevine, The Colony, Carrollton, Little Elm, Prosper, and the rest of Texas. We also will travel. So if you have a new or used home, office, or store front give it that extra punch that your neighbors don't have. Give Faux Real a call at 972-971-FAUX. One more thing about the plasters we use, they are used in all Europe, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, England, United Kindom, Ireland, and Scotland. We are ASID Industry Partners.