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TEXTURED FINISHES

Textured acoustic ceilings (commonly known as "popcorn ceilings") were immensely popular in the 1980s, but fell out favor in subsequent years as trends shifted to uniformly smooth interior surfaces. Each time we removed a popcorn ceiling, it felt like we were hammering a final nail into the coffin that held all the textured finishes of yesteryear.

Fast forward to 2018 and try to imagine our surprise when we began receiving countless requests for something a little different than the smooth walls and ceilings that were standard fare. We weren't asked to create any popcorn ceilings, but we were asked about knockdown, stucco, stipple and a whole host of other finishes. It may not be indicative of a nationwide return to texture, but it's cause for pulling a few of those nails out of the coffin.


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 Modified knockdown (incorporating sporadic flat spots) finished in low luster earth tones give this modern
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 a touch of Old World charm.

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 Heavy on texture and depth, this finish was created with a modified drag process, followed by two coats of flat
 interior paint.


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 No, it's not the lunar surface, and it's not an asteroid. It's nothing out of The Lord of the Rings nor is it any common objects magnified under a microscope. This is simply a close-up of modified knockdown texture finished in metallic pewter.

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 Shimmering turquoise over a metallic silver basecoat makes this modified knockdown finish a thing of beauty.

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 Matte black over a stipple finish.

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 Stipple texture finished in earthy taupe.

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 The color-changing appearance of this heavy stipple texture is achieved by applying a glossy metallic red "wash" over a black basecoat.

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Erick T. Gatcomb, Proprietor
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