All You Need to Know About Venetian Plaster

威尼斯膏药的古老表面处理在现代家园中卷土重来。主要用于内墙或ceilings, it mimics the multi-toned, three-dimensional effect of natural stone—without the need for lugging and installing heavy slabs of real marble or limestone. Homeowners can recreate the old-world look in three ways: with a lookalike homemade finish, store-bought synthetic Venetian plaster paint, or authentic lime Venetian plaster. Read on to find out which of these applications is right for you, and then learn how to apply a Venetian plaster完在你家。

The Venetian Plaster Look

威尼斯，意大利威尼斯，威尼斯普拉斯特在罗马帝国的广泛普及中获得了广泛的流行，作为模仿Palazzos，别墅和大教堂内的天然石材表面的手段。工匠会用大理石灰尘和颜料混合石灰石膏，以创建复方威尼斯膏药，然后将其抹平walls或多个薄层的天花板，短，重叠的笔触。专业画家仍然使用这种真实的方法，但是大多数做法职员选择模仿着色的膏药表面的着色贴纸和着色的釉料或准备涂抹罐的合成涂料，如威尼斯式膏药。无论您在客厅，卧室和浴室都选择内墙和天花板的方法，您都肯定会欣赏天然石材的豪华外观，无需昂贵和繁琐的安装。

三种方法申请威尼斯灰泥

Here, we’ve broken down the advantages and disadvantages of the three treatment options: homemade finish, synthetic Venetian plaster paint, and authentic Venetian plaster.

预算：

您可以实现自制威尼斯石膏完for roughly $6 to $11 per 100 square feet, considering you’ll need $2 to $3 for pre-mixed joint compound, $0.10 to $0.50 for latex colorant, and $4 to $7 for tinted glaze. That’s abargaincompared to the material cost of ready-to-apply cans of synthetic Venetian plaster (which run $18 to $33 per 100 square feet) and authentic lime Venetian plaster (which costs $32 to $84 or more per 100 square feet for materials alone).

技术：

SavvyDIYers可以自制和合成威尼斯膏药处理自己 - 但要注意，申请需要卓越的绘画能力。房主还应在接受DIY安装之前使用抹子和鹰的经验。另一方面，应始终专业安装了正宗的石灰威尼斯膏药处理。这是由于石膏流鼻涕，快速干燥时间，使涂抹缺陷件难以应用，以及重做缺陷的应用的高材料成本。专业安装authentic lime Venetian plaster could run you anywhere from $800 to $1,200 per 100 square feet when including labor and materials.

易于安装：

Of the two DIY-friendly methods, the homemade treatment is more forgiving than the synthetic paint. Its joint compound is malleable, dries slowly, and can easily be wiped away and re-applied if you make a mistake. But keep in mind that the homemade treatment requires more initial labor, since you need to tint the compound.

TIMELINE:

When opting forhomemadeVenetian plaster finish or synthetic Venetian plaster paint, homeowners can expect to spend a few days on the process. Meanwhile, a professional will take significantly longer to apply authentic lime Venetian plaster, which could require up to ten days of drying time between coats.

APPLICATION:

You can apply both synthetic Venetian plaster paint and homemade Venetian plaster finish to unvarnished and varnished walls orceilings。The key is starting with a flat, clean, and smooth substrate—meaning you’ll want to sand the substrate if the wall has a raised texture.

REMOVAL:

除了威尼斯膏药处理可能是一个凌乱和耗时的过程，无论您用于应用它的技术。所有三种表面处理 - 联合化合物，合成威尼斯石膏涂料，以及真正的石灰威尼斯膏药 - 设计为永久性。如果您确实改变了治疗的思想，您需要运行电动sander在成品表面上直到光滑。这个过程可能导致含量的碎片和清理工作。

如何申请威尼斯膏药

想要以底部预算价格达到天然的石头纹理吗？签出本教程，了解如何混合和应用自制威尼斯式膏药处理以产生养老效果。

工具和材料在亚马逊上提供
–Drop cloth
–粉刺酱
–100grit sandpaper
–Liquid dish soap
–Bucket
–Rags
–画家的磁带
–Latex colorant (or drywall mud tint)
–预混合的联合化合物
–电源钻头
–Drill mixing attachment
–Dust mask
–Rubber gloves
–Safety glasses
–八十奇干墙抹子
–鹰
–60到80grit砂纸
–Pretinted waterbased translucent glaze
–4inch合成布里画笔
–水加工密封胶
–Roller
–¾“设计用于粗糙表面的午点滚子盖

第1步

First, prep the space to be treated. Whether you intend to apply homemade Venetian plaster to the walls or ceiling (or both), lay drop cloths beneath the surface you intend to finish to protect it from paint splatter. Remove all hangings and fixtures from the surface and fill anyholes用痉挛的糊状物。让糊状物根据制造商的说明治愈，然后用100粒砂纸轻轻砂吹粉区域。

第2步

To remove the sanding dust—along with dirt, debris, and grease—whip up a simple cleaner by mixing one teaspoon of liquid洗碗剂和four cups of warm water in a large bucket. Wipe down the entire surface with a clean rag saturated in the soap solution, then make a second pass with a water-dampened rag to remove the suds. Once it dries completely, cover the baseboards and the edges of the surface and ceiling with painter’s tape.

第3步

Next, tint the joint compound that will act as the “plaster” in this Venetian plaster treatment. Combine one teaspoon of latex colorant per one gallon of pre-mixed joint compound in a large bucket. Mix using the mixing attachment of a powerdrill直到颜色已完全掺入，并且该化合物是煎饼面糊的一致性。如果您正在寻求Regal Italien-Inspired的外观，请考虑地中海色调的乳胶着色剂，如Terra Closta，薰衣草或金。

步骤4

Don your dust mask, rubber gloves, and protective eyewear. Then scoop a generous heap of tinted joint compound onto a hawk with an eight-inch drywall trowel. Load the trowel with a hot-dog-width bead of compound from the hawk, and apply an eighth-of-an-inch-thick coat of joint compound over the surface using short, gently-curved, x-shaped strokes at different angles. You’ll want to start at the top left corner and work your way down the surface until it’s entirely covered, periodically cleaning the edge of the trowel with a water-dampened rag to remove dried-up joint compound. Let the joint compound dry according to the manufacturer’s instructions (usually 24 hours), then lightly sand the surface with 60- to 80-gritsandpaper。Use circular motions to soften the appearance of ridges in the texture. After sanding, wipe down the wall with a water-dampened rag to remove sanding dust, then let the wall dry completely.

第5步

为了深化关节化合物的颜色变化，用油漆刷，刷上表面的亮点（较轻区域）上的预选釉。使用X形冲程的图案，如关节复合涂层。真实大理石具有很高的光和暗色调的对比,so choose a glaze color significantly darker than the joint compound coat if you’re trying to recreate the look of marble. Alternately, if you’re after the low-contrast appearance of limestone, choose a glaze closer in hue (but still slightly darker than) the joint compound coat. When the glaze dries completely, you should see the dazzling effect of highlights and lowlights in color.

第6步

Preserve the texture of your Venetian plaster finish by covering it with one coat of a clear water-based密封胶using a roller. If you’re after the look of polished marble, choose a sealant with a semi-gloss or satin finish. To get the look of limestone, choose a matte sealant. Remove the painter’s tape once the sealant is dry to reveal your revamped wall or ceiling.

Maintaining Venetian Plaster

为了保持密封的威尼斯膏药清洁，每周用静电喷粉器将表面灰尘。如果您喜欢真空表面，请务必使用软刷附件。同样，如果选择扫扫，用布盖上扫帚头以防止划痕。当表面变得染色或磨削时，用软布清洁它或用一个茶匙液体沐浴皂和四杯温水的混合物蘸蘸湿袜子。用水湿布制作第二次通过以除去肥皂溶液。遵循这些技术，您的威尼斯式膏药饰面应该持续多年甚至几十年。