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Lime plaster & floors

Lime plaster & floors

Lime plaster & floors

Floors, paint, joinery and fittings chosen as one, so a home stops looking renovated in pieces.

Location

Islington, London

Year

2024

Duration

8 weeks

Type

Finishes

Type

Finishes

01 — The starting point

What the owners

wanted to change

A home renovated room by room over the years. Each space worked, but nothing matched and every transition showed.

02 — What we checked first

The substrates under existing finishes, floor levels between rooms, and which joinery was worth keeping.

Trades involved

Plastering

Painting

Flooring

Joinery

Before, after,

same viewpoint

Photographed from the same spot, so you can judge the work rather than the camera angle.

Lime plaster & floors — before the works
Lime plaster & floors — after the works
BeforeAfter

FIG. 01 — Before / after

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03 — How we approached it

Three moves,

in this order

Each decision was explained and agreed before the work moved on.

01

01 —

We agreed a short palette of materials and colours for the whole home.

01

01 —

We agreed a short palette of materials and colours for the whole home.

02

02 —

Every surface was prepared properly before anything went on top.

02

02 —

Every surface was prepared properly before anything went on top.

03

03 —

Thresholds, skirtings and junctions got the same care as the walls.

03

03 —

Thresholds, skirtings and junctions got the same care as the walls.

04 — The result

Finish by finish

Lime plaster & floors — main room

FIG. 02 — Main room

Lime plaster & floors — detail

FIG. 03 — Detail

Lime plaster & floors — junction

FIG. 04 — Junction

Lime plaster & floors — material

FIG. 05 — Material

Lime plaster & floors — overview

FIG. 06 — Overview

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ASHLAR

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Careful work on existing buildings, every choice explained before a single wall moves.

Structural work

Renovation

Finishes

+44 20 7946 0321 · hello@ashlar.co · Greater London

© 2026 Ashlar Ltd.

Legal notice

Privacy

ASHLAR

/

Careful work on existing buildings, every choice explained before a single wall moves.

Structural work

Renovation

Finishes

+44 20 7946 0321 · hello@ashlar.co · Greater London

© 2026 Ashlar Ltd.

Legal notice

Privacy

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