Ceiling roses are a subtle yet striking architectural feature that can enhance the charm and authenticity of a period home. Typically crafted from plaster, these decorative pieces were historically ...

Ken Wildes crouches next to a cardboard box and plucks out a rose hand-formed from clay. He holds the rose in his fingertips and points out the flaws. See how the petals are pressed together? A ...

If Beth Cayre had to move, she would regret leaving the dining room ceiling, with its plaster cherry blossom branches hand molded by ceramics artist Matthew Solomon. And who could blame her? The ...

A cornice is a horizontal decorative ornamental moulding that moves all around the wall of a room just below the ceiling. During the construction of our home I unintentionally ignored to give ...

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., ...