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Article by: Delmar Germyn Del: My question is: What would be the best way to create facing stones , Give Your Home An All New Look that resemble old Greek or Italian limestone exterior walls. , Creating A Country Style Bedroom Master Suite I am trying to create an effect in our kitchen , Installing Hardwood Floors that resembles an old Tuscan or Mediterranean wall , All the Best in Duvet Covers, Duvets, and Silk Duvets face where the original stone , Latex Mattresses - Comfortable, Renewable, and Biodegradable wall was later covered by concrete , Is Vanilla Your Favorite Candle Scent? plaster and chipped away exposing random patterns of the underlying brick or stone. , Finding Cheap Hardwood Floors My concern is this: I do not want the stones , Save Money & Time... Plan Home Decorating Projects to be thicker than 1/4 to 3/8" thick to alleviate making the surrounding wall , Teen Rooms on the Cheap! plaster too thick. Which mold formula would be best for this? Hello Nicholas: I have thought about your question and cannot think of an easy way for you to do what you asked about. If you had a piece of wall , Installing Hardwood Floors that was done the way you want you could probably find someone who could duplicate it for you. Trouble is it would be expensive as hell. You would need a large sample so that it did not repeat itself to often. I think it would be cheaper for you to hire a local , Seeking Balance in Your Home Decor plasterer and ask him if he could help you. You could do this yourself , Sauna Steam Rooms with very little practice. This could be your chance to learn the plaster / stucco trade! You do not want a smooth finish like sheetrock so it should not be too hard. It will be something that you can brag about when people come over to see your renovations. , Persian Rugs and Oriental Rugs are the Only Rugs that Talk! Next thing you know you will be doing it at your friends place. , Latex Mattresses - Comfortable, Renewable, and Biodegradable Maybe they will want the rec room , Latex Mattresses - Comfortable, Renewable, and Biodegradable to have the appearance of an old 1930 style Pool room. , Persian Rugs and Oriental Rugs are the Only Rugs that Talk! I can see it now, the walls , Bedroom Furniture stained yellow from years of cigarette smoke. (Fake of course) A couple of posters of Jackie Gleason and Paul Newman from "The Hustler". Your stamp on the lower corner with the date of completion. What will your next project bring? I would go buy a trowel and some plaster or stucco mix and have at it out in the garage. , Home Decor Accessories - How to Create a New Look in a Room After a couple of hours practice you will probably feel confident enough to start the real thing. It is just a matter of getting a feel for how the plaster spreads and what sort of stroke gives the texture you want. Use plaster, it is very light , Retro Decorating For The Basement when dry. Stucco is more like concrete , Sauna Steam Rooms in the weight department. You should be able to build the thickness you want without worrying about the walls , Creating A Country Style Bedroom Master Suite ability to support the weight. You will find it will take more than one layer to get the effect you are looking for, so be patient. You can't do it all in one day. It will take 3 or 4 applications. Don't rush it. Put on 1/8 - 3/16" of plaster and let it dry, then ad to it. If you try to do it 1/2'" at a time it will shrink and checks will develop making the job last longer and making it very frustrating. There are also places , Monsoon : Home Care Tips that do overlays using proprietary mixes and stamping. They have some beautiful , 8 Great Ideas for Your Bedroom Design stamp patterns. I know they have brick patterns, I have not seen any like you have asked about but that does not mean they don't have any. I also wondered if you could try to get the thin veneer type bricks that glue on and then have your plasterer sort of stucco over them, maybe leaving a few exposed here and there. Or knocking some of the plaster off after doing the job to get the look you want. I hope this helps a little, and thanks for thinking of me with your question. Del  Beware the Dreaded Theet O Vac! You can help Mankind overcome the Thetan problem that Ron L. Hubbard devoted over 35 years of his life to. Think about it. "decimus nusiri diegg" |
  
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