Limewash and plaster finishes on the Upper West Side, Manhattan are everyday work for Chelsea Limewash Co., in a neighborhood of prewar apartment buildings and brownstones. We apply breathable slaked-lime limewash, troweled lime plaster, and Roman clay to walls built to hold a mineral finish. Limewash cures by carbonation into calcium carbonate, keeping its vapor-permeable, matte depth rather than sitting on the surface. From a prewar living room to a brownstone parlor, our crews prep and finish by hand.
The Upper West Side is built on prewar apartment buildings and brownstones near Central Park and Riverside Park. Those older plaster interiors and masonry facades give limewash and lime plaster the breathable, mineral substrate they key into best. The neighborhood's classic, park-side character makes a hand-applied lime finish a natural fit over flat paint.
The prewar apartment buildings of the Upper West Side are full of original plaster walls that take lime finishes beautifully. On sound plaster we prep and finish directly; over painted walls we prime with a mineral bonding coat so the finish keys in. Limewash leaves a soft, cloudy matte, while lime plaster and Roman clay build a troweled depth.
The brownstones here carry masonry and original plaster that suit both limewash and troweled finishes. We assess each wall, repair and prep as needed, and match the finish to the room's period and light. The result keeps the character of the home while giving the wall a hand-crafted depth.
Rooms facing Central Park and Riverside Park get strong, changing daylight that reveals every flaw under flat paint. Lime finishes turn that light into an asset, with their cloudy matte and troweled depth shifting subtly through the day. We sample pigments on your wall so the cured color reads right in that specific light.
We also finish walls in nearby Nolita. Call Chelsea Limewash Co. at (646) 828-5798 for limewash & mineral paint finishes across Manhattan.