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Plaster is Everywhere

Randy Orr - Monday, November 08, 2010

in the new Restoration

Yesterday was one of those fantastic and rare autumn days in Vancouver, warm, supper sunny, great to be outside and in the city with the family. We went to a favorite, Stanely Park for a walk, then window shopping, ducking in and out of shops on West 10th and South Granville. It's always interesting to see what the major home finishing stores like Restoration Hardware have in mind for the season to come.
Interesting...what do you see in this cover?


It's Restoration Hardware furniture, lights and accessories. Obviously, a very nice Old World Mantel too.
But I would look closer, what is the Mantel made of? Plaster, most likely and so are the walls. In fact, out 300 pages in the new catalog, 60% of the photos involve Plaster Walls and Plaster Mantels. Pick one up, have look for your self.



...Always the interesting part when it comes to staging a picture or staging a room for a certain look.
The one with a keen eye, sees the some is greater than all of the parts. Just as all of the parts must look and be complimentary to each other. Therefore, start with something great, Lime Plaster Walls and Lime Plaster Mantels - Picture Perfect!



Great to see the big boys catching on to the most authentic, versatile and 'green' architectural finish of our times.

If you would like to see samples similar to these Lime Plaster Walls and Mantels up close and to touch, contact us today!


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How do you say? 'Italian Wood Grain' for a Plaster Mantel

Randy Orr - Thursday, October 28, 2010

Giving a Mantel a sense of Grace

Latest Project: Lime Plaster Mantel installation, 11' x 8' for custom Home on the beach. The kitchen/living space is 1800 sqf, with modern architectural details, simple and clean. Hence, we were commissioned to create a large, elegant, modern surround and mantel, our medium to create this piece was entirely in Lime Plaster.

How?  Grano Di Legno is Italian for wood grain, we create the grain/texture through scratching the surface of the Lime Plaster and adding layers of Bee's wax to provide colour and depth. Creating architectural fresco panels.

If it looks like, concrete and rich mahogany - fantastic. But it's not!



You design it.  Spec it.  And we create it.


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A Touch of Panache in Quebec

Randy Orr - Monday, October 25, 2010

Historic - Contemporary Mantels

A while back, my wife & I had fantastic few days in Quebec City and I having been meaning to share some pictures of a particular spot...

If you are heading to Quebec City in the near future, then make a rewarding stop for dinner at Panache.
It is perfect blend between old and new design, with a 19th century maritime warehouse as the back drop of the interior to perfectly decorate with modern fixings. We were very taken with the warmth and coziness of the interior in Panache, well balanced with old post and beams, granite walls, plaster walls, stone floors, wood floors and great natural light despite being in the middle of an old warehouse.

Most important:
two fireplaces Mantels caught my eye for inspiration. Both contemporary, these Mantels incorporate Limestone in their design and fit the rooms gracefully, see the pictures below.


Simple, well placed and effective.

The Surround is 25' high.

Now that is a wall! Check out the THICKNESS, built to last hundreds of years.




Plaster walls in the common halls.

How about the food? Eat Very Well!

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A couple of male strippers

Randy Orr - Thursday, November 12, 2009

We were invited in to do some stripping...

...Yes we have been stripping for about week now, mahogany veneer that it is!

 And the client is loving it!!

The house is a 1950's rancher, with a mahogany surround and bookcases that have been seriously sun drenched of the years.

Back to the rescue is Distinct, helping to restore this contemporary design. Patience, patience and plenty of elbow grease is what is need for the prep.   

We started to mix the stains today and start blending    the sun burnt areas were the UV has lighten 80% of the panels, tomorrow will seal the surface to allow us to work on the perfect colour match for the entire area.

It's going to look stately and timely, once complete.



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