If a homeowner or designer is looking for, say, finely detailed cornice work or a complex project incorporating stuc pierre (a centuries-old technique that emulates the look of limestone), he or she ...

Environmentally friendly small-batch paint and plaster company Color Atelier has entered the Brooklyn scene, opening its first East Coast showroom in Industry City where customers can peruse the brand ...

Old World painting techniques can lead to a stroke of sophistication in modern-day homes. Artist Jennifer Bertrand, season three winner on HGTV’s “Design Star,” is spreading the ancient ways of ...

Q: You recently told a homeowner that colored plaster could be applied using a brush to decorate slump block, instead of trying to paint these blocks. Is this something a homeowner could do by himself ...