I fell in love with Victorian ornamental ceiling and wall plaster as a young woman. The sight of it, the elegance of it, could bring me to my knees in a heart beat. And now you can do real plaster decorating in your home for pennies per piece.
A few years ago, I visited San Francisco, where ornamental plaster on both interior and exterior walls is so commonplace that it's like visiting a never ending museum of elegant plaster detailing. Being an avid "do it yourself" enthusiast, I did extensive research on the history of ornamental plaster application. What I was amazed to find is that in very early applications, actual plaster was used as the adhesive. What a novel idea! So I did some testing.
Where many of the plaster masters across the universe today use construction adhesive, I wanted to apply the plaster pieces so that they could someday be removed by the home owner if need be. Joint compound to the rescue! Joint compound mimics plaster in many ways, such as durability and strength. But its greatest attribute is that it remains moist and workable much longer than plaster of paris and doesn't begin to set up (harden) if the lay out and application require time.
In a test, I applied an ornamental frame around my crystal chandelier. Using joint compound as the only adhesive, I attached the cast plaster pieces from a mold, directly to the painted ceiling surface. Low and behold, that beautiful, ornamental frame hasn't budged in the 4 years since I created it. Each piece remains stuck like glue and completely stable with no cracks or evidence of separation. With the love of plaster Victorian wall frames in mind, I created a mold that combines an arched corner piece and straight frame rail. From this, I am able to create Victorian plaster wall or ceiling frames as tall and wide as I wish.
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