Even Grand-mama Loves Lime Plaster Mantels
In one of our recent Mantel projects in Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver, we were presented with a 'plain jane' marble surround - it wasn't cutting it for interior of the home, nor for Grand-mama.
But we had the cure, since once I was able to explain the process of how we can re-work the existing surround and build onto it and create a new Mantel with Lime Plaster. Lime Plaster from Italy, ...Grand-mama's home land ....we were in!
We created custom legs, a hearth and used Old World profiles on the Mantel header to give it rustic presence with a little European sophistication. We sourced photos of old mantels and new for inspiration, yet came back to the standard of strong legs and a large Mantel header to help build the presence of this piece.
Custom Works
We like creating the 'new school' in Mantels design, but I think it is important to go back to the Old World roots once and a while.
Ciao!
Coming soon, Clean lines : Tadelakt Back-Splashes
