The wall is the first
thing anyone sees.
Mineral finishes laid by hand for homes, hotels and restaurants across the United Kingdom.
Paint covers a wall. Plaster becomes one.
Plaster is not a colour you pick. It is a material you choose.
Lime and crushed marble, pressed on in thin coats and burnished back until the surface closes and starts to carry light instead of reflecting it. That is why a plastered wall reads differently at eight in the morning and at eight at night — and a painted one does not.
Eight characters. One craft.
Eight families, over a hundred finishes within them — every one laid by hand, on site, by the same hands that quoted it. Run your eye down the list.
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MarmorinoLime and crushed marble in fine coats. Matte, quiet, and hard enough to live with.
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Metallic & DamascatoFine metal pigment worked in, so the surface changes as you move past it.
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Marble EffectVeining drawn in by hand until the wall reads as a single cut slab.
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Textured StoneA raised, combed surface that throws a real shadow across a flat room.
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Rustic LimeAn aged, worked finish with the depth of an old Italian wall — made new.
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Fine TextureA close, quiet grain. The wall you notice on the second look, not the first.
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MicrocementSeamless and waterproof, laid without a single joint across walls and floors.
ExploreA wall should be worth touching, not just looking at.
Our own walls, photographed after handover.
No stock imagery here. Every frame in this rail is a Finest Plastering project, photographed once the room was finished and the covers were lifted.
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Polished Venetian media wallResidential · Birmingham
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Restaurant bar & back wallHospitality · West Midlands
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Seamless microcement bathroomResidential · Solihull
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Burnished lime, full roomResidential · Birmingham
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Bar back & serveryHospitality · West Midlands
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The work in handOn site · Finest Plastering
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From bare brick to smoothnessResidential · BirminghamPlaster against everything else you could put on that wall.
Including the row where plaster loses. If you are spending this kind of money you should know what you are giving up as well as what you are getting.
| Hand‑laid plaster | Painted plasterboard | Wallpaper | Stone slab | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joins | None. One continuous surface, wall to wall. | None, but patch repairs flash under light. | A visible seam at every drop. | A visible joint between every slab. |
| Depth | Light travels into the surface and back out. | Flat. It reflects light rather than holding it. | Printed depth. It does not change as you move. | Real depth, and real weight to go with it. |
| Build | 0.5 to 3 mm. Sockets and skirtings stay put. | Effectively none. | About 1 mm. | 20 mm plus, and it needs supporting. |
| Curves | Follows any shape, including returns and reveals. | Follows any shape. | Fights curves and lifts on tight radii. | Cut and mitred to size. Curves are expensive. |
| Damage | Reworked in place and blended in. | Repaint the whole wall to avoid a patch. | Replace the drop, and hope the batch matches. | Replace the slab, and hope the stone matches. |
| Wet areas | Microcement is sealed and fully waterproof. | Not a long‑term answer in a wet room. | Lifts at the edges. | Fine, though the joints need sealing and resealing. |
| Lifespan | Decades. Lime keeps hardening as it ages. | Five to ten years before it wants redoing. | Seven to ten years. | Very long, if nothing chips it. |
| The catch | Costs more up front and needs a skilled hand. There is no cheap version of it. | Cheapest by a distance, and it looks it. | Fast and inexpensive. | Often cheaper per square metre on big flat runs. |
Scroll the table sideways on a phone. Figures are typical for interior work and vary with the substrate, the room and the system specified.
From first visit to final certificate.
Visit and fixed quote
We come out, look at the actual wall, and give you a written price that does not move. Free, and no sales visit dressed up as a survey.
A sample in your own room
Made in your finish and your colour, left with you in your light for as long as you need. £100 for the board, charged separately from the job.
One team, one surface
The same hands from first coat to burnish, worked in continuous passes so there is no join. Care sheet and certificate of completion on handover.
You hold the finish before you buy the wall.
Photographs lie about plaster. Light, room size and the colour of your floor all change what a finish does. So we make you a bespoke sample board in your chosen finish and tint, and leave it in your room for as long as you need. Only then do we order material.
- Made in your finish and your colour
- Left with you, in your light, for as long as you need
- £100 for the board — a separate charge, not credited against the job
- No material ordered until you have signed it off
What you are actually buying.
The detail an architect or a main contractor would ask for, published up front rather than sent after you have signed.
- System
- Lime‑based Venetian plaster, marmorino, or polymer‑modified microcement, selected to the substrate and the room
- Substrate
- Plasterboard, sand and cement render, existing tile, MDF or concrete — each prepared and primed to its own spec
- Coats
- Two to five, depending on finish. Never fewer than two.
- Build
- Typically 0.5–3 mm total, so skirtings, sockets and door casings stay where they are
- Sheen
- From dead matte through satin to full burnish, agreed on the sample, not on site
- Colour
- Tinted to your reference, including RAL, NCS and Farrow & Ball matches
- Protection
- Wax, soap or a water‑repellent sealer. Wet areas always sealed.
- Cure
- Touch dry in hours, fully cured and washable in 7–28 days depending on system
- Team
- City & Guilds trained and CITB registered
- Materials
- Oikos and other Italian decorative systems, held to their published data sheets
- Maintenance
- Wipe with a soft damp cloth. No abrasives, no bleach, no scouring pads.
- Aftercare
- Written care sheet and certificate of completion on handover
What clients say when it dries.
We had our living room feature wall done by Finest Plastering and I’m honestly blown away by the result.Harry PaulLiving room feature wall · Google review
Their craftsmanship is truly exceptional, bringing a beautiful, sophisticated touch to my living room.Bushra BegumResidential, Birmingham · Google review
A Venetian plaster finish on my media wall, and I was truly impressed by the attention to detail.Ikram AliMedia wall · Google review
New walls go up here before they go anywhere else.
Finished rooms, work in progress, and the bits in between. The fastest way to see what a finish really looks like before you commit.
Work we are happy to put our name on.
Homes, bars, restaurants and hotels. Every photograph is our own work, photographed after handover.
Your wall starts with a conversation.
Tell us the room, send a photograph, and we will tell you honestly what will work in it and what it will cost. No obligation, and no pressure.