Endless finishing possibilities: decorative plaster on interior walls

During the renovation, many act out of habit – they buy traditional finishing materials, and at the end they are unhappy with the result. But no matter how much you change the paper wallpaper or paint, it is impossible to get the effect that decorative plaster of the walls gives with your own hands. This is a chance not only to transform the interior, but also to make your wildest dreams come true, using your creativity. There are a lot of relief options obtained using a mixture for wall decoration, with which you can paint whole panels with a roller and a spatula. After familiarizing yourself with the basics of technology and getting a little practice on the control surface, it is easy to create unique decor in the hallway or living room..

Such a huge butterfly on the wall will not be overlooked.

Even the simplest strokes with a spatula will look like a work of art as a result.

The harmony of color in the room will charge you with only positive energy.

What is needed for DIY decorative plaster?

For decorative plaster, you need a special dry mix, but you can make something unusual from ordinary putty with fillers and pigments. Having mastered how the base is applied and the texture “bark beetle” or another pattern is formed, you can make interesting patterns in accordance with the design intent. Do-it-yourself putty decor will save money and hide minor coating defects. Whatever the choice, plaster is classified as:

• interior;
• front.

Both varieties are suitable for effectively decorating apartment walls with plaster. But a facade mixture that is resistant to destruction may have chemical components to which allergy sufferers are sensitive. Therefore, before buying, it is important to carefully study the instructions and see the composition.

Interior (for interior decoration) plaster is produced on a different basis:

1. Silicate.
2. Mineral.
3. Acrylic.
4. Polymer.
5. Silicate-latex (with silicone).

Each has its own texture options, for example, “fleece” or “bark beetle”. If you want to work with a repeating relief, you need to purchase special nozzles for the roller, which squeeze out a special rustic background on the wall. Gypsum plaster can be used to “sculpt” artistic panels, but it sets quickly, so they work quickly and confidently.

This method of wall decoration is durable, plaster can serve for decades.

This type of wall decoration will surely arouse the interest of guests.

Each variety is applied and formed in a special way, some surfaces can be additionally painted. The most expensive is Venetian plaster, it is applied in layers, creating decorative “marbled” walls with your own hands. For such work, you need a professional who owns the technology, and the surface requires additional treatment with interior wax. But you can prepare the basis according to all the rules, and then invite a specialist – this is much more economical than hiring a whole team of finishers.

The pasta is prepared strictly in accordance with the recipe described on the package. This ensures optimum consistency, coating thickness and drying time. Otherwise, the solution will set too quickly, the desired pattern will not work. You can check the results in a small area..

Wall decor of textured or decorative plaster is applied with a spatula on the prepared base, leveling with a float, but without much effort, otherwise you can “pull” it. Different patterns are created from the same composition if you use the right tool or texture. For example, applying crumpled foil, maple leaves, or faux fur to the mortar makes it easy to create a spectacular veneer..

Walls in bright mustard color will only bring a smile

Textured plaster with a pattern will complement the interior of the room

A wide variety of types and colors makes it possible to make the room perfect

The multi-stage process of decorating walls with do-it-yourself putty involves the following stages:

• work planning;
• purchase of materials and tools;
• preparation of the surfaces of the room (cleaning from wallpaper or other unstable coating);
• creating a starting base;
• applying plaster;
• final decoration or painting.

Using the possibilities of decorative plaster, it is easy to create an exclusive interior design that cannot be repeated by anyone from the inner circle. But to create something new is better on the basis of what has been tested in practice over the years. Today, ready-made and dry mixtures are produced, but it is proposed to use gypsum or putty, which are also suitable for creating a magnificent relief.

This way of finishing will be in perfect harmony with the furniture.

An excellent solution would be to decorate the walls and fireplace with decorative plaster.

Advantages of decorative plaster from putty

In several rooms, it is easiest to create decor with one plaster with your own hands, and you will get a different relief (work with different tools). Then, even with the help of a conventional finishing mixture, different surfaces can be obtained..

For more variety, a pigment or “color” is added to the mixture. It is necessary to observe the proportion so that the shade does not change on different surfaces..

Each type of roller nozzle gives its own pattern with light pressure. There are also tools for strict geometric lines, which will be needed to frame an art panel, fresco or mosaic, as in the photo..

The textured surface does not need recommendations and advertising, just look at the examples in the interior. No wallpaper or paint can produce this effect..

Gorgeous wall decor with resistant plaster:

• to mechanical destruction;
• temperature drops;
• fluctuations in humidity.

This coating “breathes”, that is, it absorbs excess moisture and then gradually evaporates it, if the wall is not covered with varnish or wax. Excellent sound insulation and fire resistance – additional “bonuses” of wall decor with plaster with your own hands.

Plaster for interior decoration is included in the list of environmentally friendly materials, it does not emit harmful fumes. Not only dyes are added to the finished paste, but also structural inclusions to obtain new finishes:

• fabric fibers;
• sifted shell rock crumb;
• small pebbles;
• coarse river sand.

Lamps on the wall will create new lines

Decorative plaster in the kitchen would be a great solution. It is durable and not afraid of high temperatures

Rough finish will give the room a special atmosphere

Another plus is its availability. Luxurious decor made of textured putty will look like an expensive repair after application and painting. If desired, the impression can be enhanced by covering it with varnish, which is produced with different reflective properties:

1. Matt.
2. Semi-matt.
3. Glossy (maximum gloss).

Decorative plaster has high adhesion (adhesion to the base), after hardening it is difficult to remove it. If there is no desire to level the surface of aerated concrete or brickwork, a mixture of decorative plaster is applied immediately after the initial treatment with a primer.

The textured surface will last for many years without losing its aesthetics. If desired, it will be possible to update the panel by painting. There are also unconventional methods of painting a surface with a relief, for example, with a crinkled cloth on a roller – gaps are created. The plasticity of the mixture and the availability of ready-made nozzles on the roller is a pleasure to work.

The possibilities of the modern market are almost endless to offer consumers many interesting options for wall decor with putty or textured plaster.

Each type of plaster has its own application method.

Venetian plaster will immerse you in a state of calm

TABLE

	Blend base	Surface texture
1.	Mineral Ceresit CT 35	Bark beetle
2.	Polymer Ceresit CT 77	Mosaic
3.	Mineral Ceresit CT 137	Stone
4.	Acrylic “Ceresit CT 60, 63, 64”	Pebble, varieties of bark beetle
5.	Silicate-latex “Ceresit CT 175”	Bark beetle options, stone texture
6.	Cement “Master”	Fleece or lamb
7.	Optimist-Elite	“Venetian plaster” (marbled)
eight.	Acrylic “Capital”	Fur coat

The recipe for the preparation of decorative plaster from putty

Note: Mixing some bases can also create new surface variations, but it can be difficult to get the correct proportions..

On the seams of the gypsum board, a primer of maximum penetration is used or the dry powder is diluted with PVA building glue.

Based on the building mixture, you can prepare different compositions for decorating with putty.

The most common recipe is made up of 3 ingredients;

• water;
• PVA glue;
• gypsum base with additives.

This is kneaded with a construction mixer in a container of a suitable volume. After dissolving the dry powder in water, add glue to obtain a plastic paste with the consistency of sour cream. You need to work immediately after preparing the mixture so that it does not freeze in the bucket. Stretching the plaster with a wide spatula along the wall, they work with a roller with template nozzles, as in the photo.

An effective texture requires a more expensive base, which is prepared using imported finishing mixtures “Knauf” and other firms. They are applied over a dried primer on a flat surface, working with a small layer of decorative plaster on the walls of the interior..

Drawings on the wall will perfectly complement the decor

The types of plaster are completely different.

The combination with a flexible stone will be an excellent solution for a variety of interior

The mixture should include:

• water;
• 3 parts sifted river sand;
• 3 parts fine dry gypsum putty with elastic additives;
• 1 part polymer putty.

First, all dry components are mixed, then diluted in a container with a construction mixer.

The decor with putty on the walls is also done according to a different principle – a mixture with which you can create a textured coating:

• water;
• dry mix “Satengips”;
• acrylic-based deep penetration primer.

First, the primer is diluted with water in a ratio of 2: 1, then a dry component is introduced, all this is mixed with a construction mixer until a creamy paste is obtained. They work with it on a prepared starting surface, creating “liquid” patterns. They quickly set, leaving a spectacular texture, which can be additionally painted over with a fluffy roller or spray from a spray gun..

The embossed drawing on the wall will catch the eye of all guests

The assortment is huge. There is something for everyone

Possibilities of decorative plaster

Obviously, there are a lot of options for coatings. Experts recommend revising the catalogs, where it is easier to choose the wall surface you like using samples. But it is also important to evaluate your capabilities – to obtain a complex relief, you need some experience with a spatula, trowel and roller..

It is good when there is the practice of plastering, then the method of performing this or that decorative coating is much easier to master. For a “bark beetle”, for example, you need hard granules and work with a spatula in certain directions – down, chaotically or to the sides. This will give different relief options. The liquid paste is modeled with a roller with different attachments.

If you have little experience, the easiest way is to work with stencil rollers, which themselves squeeze out a certain pattern during development. But you also need to work with them carefully, performing movements in a certain direction, so as not to disrupt the periodicity of the resulting ornament..

Rough surface will look unusual

Various application will add zest to the interior

Intricate designs with grape leaves will inspire

You can “sculpt” masterpieces with anything, even with your fingers, sculpting vines or fantastic flowers from plaster.

Rotating a trowel or other flat tool can create spectacular circles on the wall surface.

Small circles can be easily completed with a few strokes to form roses or other images.

Some masters create their panels by means of “knots” from textured fabric. Having tried what “prints” are left by various rough materials, you can “draw” whole volumetric bas-reliefs on one basis..

Experts also use:

• spatulas of different sizes;
• flat elastic bands with curly slots (draw a tree trunk);
• construction floats (smooth and rough);
• plungers (draw circles);
• sandpaper;
• faux fur nozzles;
• natural and synthetic sponges;
• wide and coarse brushes, brooms and hard brushes.

The intricate embossed pattern on the wall will be the center of attention in the room.

Wall decoration will look great in any room

Before plastering the wall, you need to take all things out of the room and cover the floors, if they are after repair. This is necessary so that dry slurry and lumps of paste do not settle on all objects. The remnants of wallpaper and old crumbling putty are removed from the walls.

After filling the cracks and preliminary preparation, you can work with decorative plaster. After completing the process, the vertical and horizontal are checked to exclude defects that are most noticeable under side lighting..

You can also master the wash and dry brush method, use paint, wax or varnish. If you have a desire to master such technologies, watch the master class on the video.

Video: Decorative plaster

50 photos of examples of wall decoration with decorative plaster: