The decorative paintwork on the walls at the Moss Mansion is so delicate that it peels at the sound of even the mildest profanity. Preserving, and in some instances restoring, that paintwork is a ...

Plaster Creek near the Ken-O-Sha Park School. Calvin College received $60,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help fund restoration work on the polluted stream. (MLive file photo) ...

The $5.3 million Ohio Theatre project, supported with a $3 million grant from the Gund Foundation, is scheduled for completion in mid-May. Parallel projects The work has overlapped with the repair, ...

Q. How important is it to repair plaster before repainting? Our ceilings have peeling paint that we’re pretty sure was caused by past water damage. Since the water problem is no longer an issue, can ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 17th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

Two US nationals and an Indian tourist were injured when the false ceiling of a five-star hotel came crashing down on them in South Goa, police said today. Work on the ceiling, made of plaster of ...

Three generations of Milwaukee’s plaster craftsmen have beautified and restored some of the city’s most prominent buildings.

As proud residents of the state of Michigan, we all know our state is home to a diverse array of forests, waters and wildlife, but how can we ensure that these natural resources will be preserved for ...

Ken Wildes crouches next to a cardboard box and plucks out a rose hand-formed from clay. He holds the rose in his fingertips and points out the flaws. See how the petals are pressed together? A ...