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Stone effect plaster in Los Angeles

Heavy-bodied plaster laid on thick and blocked back in courses, so the wall reads as cut or cast stone rather than as plaster imitating it.

What it is

A lime plaster with a coarse aggregate, built up in weight, then cut and blocked while it is green — the courses, the joints and the slightly varying tone from block to block are all worked in by hand. The variation is what sells it; a uniform stone effect looks like wallpaper.

Where it works

Fireplace surrounds, entry walls, columns, garden and courtyard walls, and anywhere a room wants mass. It needs a large plane — courses need room to run, and on a narrow wall the joints start to look like a pattern.

What to expect

The heaviest finish here and the slowest to lay. It adds real thickness, so trim, sockets and door casings have to be planned around it rather than after it. Sealed outdoors, usually left open indoors.

The colour range

Stone Effect in 14 colours

Rendered, not photographed · indicative only

Heavy-bodied plaster laid on and blocked back in courses, so a wall reads as cut or cast stone rather than as plaster pretending.

Whites & lime2

LimestonePale cut stone, softly blocked#E7E0D0
Chalk BlockPalest cut stone; almost a white wall#EDE8DC

Sands & clays2

Quarry SandWarm stone; the most forgiving of these#D8CBB2
SandstoneGolden and bedded, like a coursed wall#CDB994

Blush & rose2

Rose StonePink-toned stone, like weathered brick#C9AFA4
Blush BlockPale pink stone; the courses read soft#DCC4BA

Earth & rust2

IronstoneBrown stone with rust in the seams#A98A6C
Travertine BlockGolden stone, warmly coursed#C0A882

Greens2

SerpentineGreen stone; cool and dry#8C9285
Moss StoneDeeper green stone, cool and dry#7E8878

Greys & stone2

BluestoneGrey with a blue cast, like wet paving#9AA0A2
GraniteSpeckled mid grey#87837C

Deeps2

Basalt BlockDark cast stone; the courses read hard#514E49
Slate BlockDark grey-blue; the joints read strongest here#5B6165

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·Béton Ciré·Venetian Plaster·Tadelakt·Travertine Plaster

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