One of the reasons that I bought my 1905 Neo-French Renaissance house was that it had ornamental plaster ceiling decorations and medallions. The decorative plaster ceilings had been either badly ...

Q Am I right that when sections of plaster break away from the lath, an accepted repair technique is to roughly fill in those gaps with drywall and then drywall over the whole wall or ceiling? — M.H., ...

From colour-drenching and wallpaper to murals and ornate plasterwork, ceilings are finally getting some attention, says Serena Fokschaner We can devote anxious hours to choosing the precise shade of ...