For plaster artists, the ceiling presents and interesting challenge in ornamental detail. For plaster artists, ...

Repairing damaged plaster details. If decorative plaster details are broken, missing or melted, a plaster expert can reproduce them exactly using molds, forms or freehand techniques. This kind of work ...

Plaster latticework frames the main ceiling design, which consists of layer upon layer of ornate moldings repeated in a symmetrical pattern. Acanthus leaves, roses, hummingbirds, fluting, bundles of ...

The idea is to use foam trim to get the look of fancy molding on your ceiling and add some depth. Original ceiling moldings ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Ken Wildes crouches next to a cardboard box and plucks out a rose hand-formed from clay. He holds the rose in his fingertips and points out the flaws. See how the petals are ...

More plaster beams disguised as wood grace the living room ceiling, but the standout feature is the elaborate stone mantel. Rather than one of the company’s replicas, this is apparently an original ...

This story has been updated. Q: Our plumber had to cut two holes in our dining room ceiling and remove a section of original cast-plaster crown molding to assess, access and make repairs to the ...

Before the arrival of prefabricated wallboard or "drywall" in the 1940s and '50s, plaster was the material of choice for interior walls and ceilings in American homes. Portland cement plaster was ...

Plaster walls, though cracked, don't suffer from the same set of gravity-borne problems as do ceilings. Walls can be repaired, and the repairs should last a long while.