Category Archives: plaster
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3 December 2019
Dreaming of a white Christmas?
If you’re fed up of the seemingly limitless selection of bland, kitsch Christmas decorations that are available everywhere this time of year, LASSCO may be able to elevate your festive scenes to new heights with our selection of ornate plaster casts.
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12 June 2019
A Glorious Revolution: The Wheelergate Ceiling
In 1998 “Salvo News”, the trade newspaper for the Architectural Salvage trade, ran a small piece detailing the plight of a very old chopped-up plaster ceiling – stacked in the stables of a house in Derbyshire. Peter Hone, these days LASSCO’s consultant Plaster Caster, who has never been able to resist any such opportunity, leapt...
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6 January 2014
‘The Grand Tour’
From the 17th to the 19th century trips around the European circuit influenced the homes of the wealthy. Lisa Brown’s article in February’s Period Living: ‘The Great Escape, Classical Decorating Schemes Inspired by The Grand Tour’, shows you how to get this look with a subtle palette, toile fabrics and classical style pieces. The article includes work...