This month’s finish is called Calcenova. Pronounced cal ce’ nova.
This authentic Italian “Venetian” plaster finish is what most people think of when choosing Venetian plaster in their homes. It is smooth, cool, and hard as rock. Actually it is rock, crushed lime stone mined from the Italian Alps, mixed with marble dust in a puddy form which rests in large containers for six months to a year. When the puddy is ready it goes through testing then is shipped to the U.S. The plaster is then tinted and troweled onto the walls where it dries in a few minutes. After 21 days the wall of marble will calcify back to stone. I have applied this elegant and beautiful finish in every room for many clients. It’s good in many styles where a higher end finish is desired and where hypo-allergenic products are needed. Since the plaster is all natural it is sutable for all environments especially for those with asthma.
It is the most copied look out there. With most paint companies manufacturing their faux version it is obviously the most asked for finish. The difference between Calcenova and what the paint manufacturers are selling is huge. For the most part paint manufacturers know how to do one thing, make paint, and that is what you are applying on the walls when applying their product. But why would you buy a “Venetian” plaster from an PAINT company? Go to the source and get the best Italian made plaster out there. We use SAFRA plasters a well known and respected plaster company based in Verona Italy.
All plasters are non-toxic, non-flammable, and our mineral plasters create a hypo-allergenic environment, resist dust mites, cools a room because in 28 days they calcify back to stone, resist mold and mildew, and regulate indoor humidity. Our lime plasters are mined from the Italian Alps, so in every home we have the pleasure of knowing that we literally leave a piece of Italy on its walls. Custom hand wall finishes created to your design and liking.
When designing your clients environment it is a good idea to search the web for pictures that will inspire the art work that will adorn the walls. Pictures of real walls will always offer the best examples. If you have a vision but can’t find a picture we can work the design out with you and create a sample board to fit your needs.
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.
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.
