Venetian Plastering in Poynings by Sussex Interiors

Homeowners throughout Poynings in West Sussex choose Sussex Interiors, and we serve neighbouring areas including Norlington and Nuthurst too.

Because a plaster finish is hard to judge from a description alone, we can show real project photography across different finishes and colour casts. Seeing how polished plaster, Marmorino and Tadelakt have turned out in other homes makes it far easier to picture the effect in your own room before any work is booked.

Most homeowners use Venetian plastering on a single feature wall, in a hallway or on a chimney breast, so the finish becomes the focal point the rest of the room is arranged around. Concentrating a specialist finish where it has the most impact is often a better use of budget than spreading it thinly, and we are happy to advise on where it will work hardest in your home.

The finish itself is built up by hand in multiple thin coats rather than one thick application. Each layer is applied and then burnished before the next, which is what develops the depth, movement and light-reflective sheen that defines Venetian plaster. It is slow, deliberate work, and rushing it is exactly what flattens the final result, so we let the process take the time it needs.

For bathrooms and wet rooms, Tadelakt is applied and then sealed so it is genuinely water-resistant, unlike standard Venetian plaster which is decorative rather than waterproof. This is what allows a seamless, tactile plaster finish to be used where you would normally expect tiles, giving a wet area a soft, continuous surface with no grout lines to maintain.

Many of our Poynings clients come through recommendations across West Sussex, and we regularly work in surrounding areas such as Patcham and North Chailey.