Béton ciré concrete-effect plaster in Los Angeles
Concrete effect laid in wide passes and waxed back to a low sheen. Warmer and more hand-made than microcement, and deliberately not seamless — the passes are the point.
What it is
A fine cement-and-lime coat troweled in broad, overlapping passes, burnished as it firms up, then fed with a hard wax. The wax is what separates it from microcement: it sits *in* the surface, so the sheen moves as you walk past rather than lying flat across the wall.
Where it works
Kitchens, worktops, stair treads, fireplace surrounds and feature walls — anywhere a concrete look is wanted without pouring concrete. It takes a warm colour better than microcement does, which is usually why people choose it.
What to expect
The passes show, and they are meant to; if a perfectly uniform surface is the goal, microcement is the honest recommendation instead. Wax wants refreshing every few years on a worktop, less often on a wall, and we show you how.
The colour range
Béton Ciré in 16 colours
Rendered, not photographed · indicative only
Concrete effect, troweled in wide passes and waxed to a low sheen. Warmer and more hand-made than microcement, and not seamless — the passes are meant to show.
Whites & lime2
Sands & clays2
Earth & rust2
Greens2
Blues2
Greys & stone4
Deeps2
Every colour here is the studio’s own, and every swatch is drawn from its hex value rather than photographed. Screens differ, and so does the light in your room — we make sample boards on site before anything goes on a wall, and that is what the colour is decided from.
Where we have used it
Nothing published yet under this finish. It is applied on jobs that are not in the portfolio — tell us about your space and we will send comparable work and a sample.
The other finishes
Roman Clay·Limewash·Marmorino·Intonaco·Microcement·Tonachino·Stone Effect·Venetian Plaster·Tadelakt·Travertine Plaster
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