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Venetian Plaster.

Hand-burnished Venetian plaster — the polished, marble-like interior finish. The most demanding plaster work we do.

What it is

Venetian plaster (stucco veneziano) is built from slaked lime and finely ground marble dust, applied in thin, layered passes. The defining step is the burnishing — pressed steel troweling at the right moment in the cure that produces a polished, marble-like surface with depth.

Done correctly, Venetian plaster looks lit from inside the wall. Done poorly, it looks like sponged paint. The difference is hands, time, and patience. Our crew has installed Venetian on residential and commercial work across the Southeast for over two decades.

Our process

From the first site visit to the final coat.

Every project follows a sequence — refined over thirty years and adapted to the substrate, climate, and finish system.

01
Substrate prep
Glass-smooth substrate over plaster or properly skim-coated drywall.
02
Body coats
Two thin lime-and-marble coats, troweled in cross-passes.
03
Burnishing
Steel-trowel burnishing at the precise moment in the cure for the polished depth.
04
Wax (optional)
Natural wax sealing for moisture-prone areas.

Project example

See it in a finished project.

Polished Venetian plaster wall in a high-rise condominium interior

High-rise interior plaster, Atlanta

Dockside Condominium

Interior Venetian plaster across living spaces of a downtown condominium — a luminous, hand-burnished finish that reads differently throughout the day.

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