Deborah Hall from Hall’s Walls recently had an enlightening experience using American Clay’s Mud Glue. Here is a great explanation of the project and the techniques she used to achieve a unique look using American Clay products. Thank you Deborah for sharing!

I wanted to write a little something about a recent experience with Mud Glue that really speaks–once again–to how wonderful it is.

I have been working on a whole-home project in LaVeta, CO. To get the “ancient” feeling the client wanted, an ICF (insulating concrete forms) product was used for the outside walls and then a thick brown coat was applied over that. All the internal walls are also brown-coated. The architecture is Moorish-inspired with nichos and decorative arches throughout; many of them are “nested” so you can see them framing each other.

The client decided to use a burnished Porcelina finish. However, once we completed one wall, she liked the areas that had some texture. We tried to obtain the texture she liked by underburnishing the Porcelina, but that resulted in a finish that wasn’t actually finished. Then I thought of using a 50/50 mix with Mud Glue. We put a little texture into it and it was burnishable to the smooth look that she liked! In short, it was a combination, and the great news was that it was possible to burnish at “leather hard”–when we could manage it logistically–which saved considerable time. I don’t think that it would have been possible to obtain the look–which MAKES the home–without Mud Glue.

Also, I experimented with burnishing sealer with pigment into a Marittimo wall. It created an INTENSE color–which the client wanted–and a fabulous finish. WOW.

Deborah E. Hall, PhD
Hall’s Walls
www.hallswalls.biz