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Meoded is a Los Angeles maker of lime based plasters, limewash, clay and metallic finishes. It's the brand we use most, and our founder is a Meoded certified applicator. Here's what each Meoded finish is, where it works, and what it takes to apply it well.
The Meoded range at a glance
- Stucco Lamundo: lime and marble Venetian plaster. Polished, glossy, marble like. For feature walls, fireplaces and powder rooms.
- Marmorino Tintoretto: lime and marble dust plaster. Matte to low sheen. For living rooms and entries, inside or out.
- Authentic Lime Wash: lime based mineral paint. Soft, cloudy, matte. For full rooms, feature walls and brick.
- Moroccan Clay: natural clay plaster. Matte, mottled, suede like. For bedrooms and quiet feature walls.
- Sapphire Metallic: metallic decorative paint in 18 colors. Shimmer that shifts with light. For ceilings, niches and powder rooms.
- Sahara Effect: glass beads with Sapphire Metallic. Sparkle with a fine sand texture. For one statement surface.
Meoded Venetian plaster: Stucco Lamundo vs Marmorino Tintoretto
People searching "Meoded Venetian plaster" usually mean one of two products.
Stucco Lamundo is the polished one. It's troweled on in thin layers and burnished until it looks like polished stone. Meoded Hydrowax is used during burnishing to control how glossy it gets. This is what most people picture when they say Venetian plaster.
Marmorino Tintoretto is the matte one. It has more body, a honed stone look and a low sheen, and it can go outside as well as in.
Both are lime and marble, so the color sits inside the material and the wall ages well. See our Venetian plaster in Orange County.
Meoded Lime Wash: primer, coats and sealer
The questions we get most:
- Primer: use Meoded's Lime Wash Base Coat on painted drywall. It gives the limewash the grip and absorbency it needs. Skip it and you get blotches and dusting.
- Coats: two coats, brushed in a cross hatch pattern. Each coat changes the movement, so stop when it looks right on your sample.
- Sealer: in bathrooms and high traffic walls, seal it. Meoded's PlasterGuard is their waterproof sealer.
- Colors: Meoded can be tinted to almost any color, including Benjamin Moore colors, which is one of the main reasons we use it.
See our limewash work.
Meoded Moroccan Clay
A natural clay plaster with a matte, mottled finish. It's softer and quieter than Venetian plaster and costs less. It needs a smooth wall to look right. See Roman clay and clay walls.
Meoded metallics and the Sahara Effect
Sapphire Metallic is a metallic paint in 18 colors, from White Pearl and Crown Gold to Deep Brown and Sea Blue. It's sealed with Cristallo Clear Coat to protect the shimmer. Add Sahara beads and you get the Sahara Effect: a sparkling, sand like texture. Bold, so best on one surface.
Can you apply Meoded yourself?
Moroccan Clay and Lime Wash are sold for DIY, and a careful homeowner can get a decent result on one wall. Venetian plaster is different. Stucco Lamundo takes trowel control and burnishing that only comes with practice, and mistakes show the moment light hits the wall.
Hire a Meoded certified applicator in Orange County
Our founder is a Meoded certified applicator and holds France's national credential in decorative finishes. He specifies every finish and inspects the finished wall. Our crew is trained to his method.
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