Ornamental Plastering

For Restoration Work

Design Research For Your Restoration

When you are working out the design style for a home, it really helps to know the era the place was built in. Take a look at homes similar to yours and study the restoration work that has already been done, then note what you like and what you would rather avoid. An experienced plasterer brings a lot to this stage as well, drawing on the renovation and restoration jobs they have already been part of. There is little point choosing a style that suits the age of the home but not your own taste, so the two need to meet in the middle. If the project is purely a restoration you plan to sell, that shifts things a little, and you can lean towards the styles the buyers you are targeting are looking for. Most Queenslanders were built by small local builders, each with their own flair, so you will often find a cluster of near identical homes in one suburb and quite different ones a few streets away. Ornamental plaster is a big part of tying that character back together during any renovation.

Keep Your Design Features Consistent

Keeping Your Finishes Consistent

Be consistent with what you use.

For a look that hangs together, use the same trims and finishes right through the home. You can step up to bigger, grander profiles in the main rooms and drop back to something narrower in the smaller spaces. In living and dining rooms, the features people notice most are wider cornices and added plaster detail like a ceiling rose or rosette. Even matching air vents that echo the same detail help create that wow moment as you walk into a larger room, and they sit naturally alongside our decorative cornice work.

If you are not sure about your choices, follow the simple rule, less is more.

Work With Your Ceilings

Getting The Ceiling And Cornice To Work Together

Ceiling height has a big say in how a room feels, whether it reads as light and airy or small and cosy. People pick up on that the moment they walk in, and they will usually say so straight away. Cornices are the feature that connects the ceiling to the rest of the room, the join that blends neatly into the walls. One thing that can trip people up when researching styles is the different names used overseas. In Australia we call them cornices, in the UK they are often called coving, and in the USA they are usually called moulding. If you are updating the whole space, this work pairs beautifully with feature decorative ceilings.