What you'll pay: Done by a professional, a decorative finish on a prepared substrate generally costs between $5 and $10 per square foot. Application of the plaster itself ranges from $8 to $30 and up per square foot. More complicated structures, such as columns, cost more.Most major paint brands offer a Venetian plaster compound designed to re-create this look. Expect to pay about $30 to $40 per gallon. Home centers also offer paintable Venetian plaster–look wallpapers for an even more affordable, if less authentic, option. More: Embrace Unexpected Finishes13 Ceiling Treatments to Look Up ToUnexpected Style for Your Wall

Gold on the WallsThis gleaming stairwell looks like it's been covered in gold leaf, but it's really Venetian plaster lit with a very bright LED light. The effect is dramatic, but the lines and other materials keep it simple and elegant.

Use light to your advantage. The light source you choose affects how colors appear in a room, but so does the way you use the light. On this project, the gold leaf wall is washed with light from a bright LED strip. This combination gives off a warm glow. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are the longest-lasting bulbs out there, and they cost the least to operate. They have a greater up-front cost, though. Don't be surprised to pay $20 for an LED. Though the lifetime savings are worth the investment, if you don't like the quality of the light, it's all for naught. Go to a lighting showroom where you can see different bulbs in action, or buy one and use it in the basement or garage if you don't like the color. If you like the yellowish light cast by a traditional incandescent, try the Philips Ambient LED. At 8 watts, it uses 80 percent less electricity than an incandescent 40-watt bulb.

glass and color

Nice colour

Escalera

back stairs idea to levels/rooms

Led lights

Future

The gold colour effect

stair lights gilt wall

Love the railing

Wall color

LED backlit lighting is dramatic!

Lys

Stairs

Steps, rails, lighting

stair case

gold wall

escalera

rekkverk i glass

stairs

Cool tile

wall

wall

texture on wall

Floating.

stair idea for up and down side by side luv it!

railing

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stairs

interesantes gradas

Venetian plaster

Like a hotel

Glass rail

color combination

Escalera05

The texture on this wall and the lighted steps are fun

Stairs

Arriba y abajo

Railing: glass + wood railing

Stairs

glass stair sides

astucieux

glass railings

escada

Llums de les escales (idea per la nau)

funky stairs

Z pattern cantilevered stairs... NICE

Stair lighting

Staircase

glass railing

hand rail and lighting

Gold on the wall

use of gold leaf on wall, good lighting and application

Walls

Escada

Esc

wall and lighting

great colors

Stairs

Stairs

Glass railing

Stairs Finish Wall Treatment Clean and warm, a difficult combination to achieve.

Open up cellar stairs!

gold?

Glass n railing

St5

Walls

venetian plaster for feature wall

Stairs design

Escalera

Glass stair case

Baseboards lighting

the stairs would make me paranoid.

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Well lit Great glass

Not bad

goldleaf wall

Stairs

awesome stairs

Escalier

gold effect

lighting under the stairs

Love the paint finish behind the top staircase

Excellent wall finish with just paint and also good staircase light effect.

wall

Stairs

Stairs

staircase

steris

Wall paper

Wand und beleuchtung

If you like the yellowish light cast by a traditional incandescent, try the Philips Ambient LED. At 8 watts, it uses 80 percent less electricity than an incandescent 40-watt bulb.

Wow c full beau

Office

Looks clean

Escaleras

S11

like the effect. But will personally go for less jagged edges and just plain straight stringers for safety reasons.

Railing

Walls

Stair

Rail

merdiven kenarı ışık bantları

Con cristal

Hghbgjn

...

the ichness

Steps

Glass

W

Resurface walls in upstairs bath

GRADAS

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Glass railing

stackable stairs

Stairs

Gold wall lit w very bright LED light

floors

Glod walls

floating stairs

扶手

kool

stair trim

Steps down to wine cellar?

gold leaf wall

Stairs

Wall treatment

Wallpaper

Stsirs

stair and light

really like the texture from that painted? wall and the fact that its metallic and adds shine to the space is fun

baranda

Escaleras

Gradas distinto acabado

Stairs

venetian plaster for feature wall

Golf staircase

Steps

Railing

Stairs

stairs. wow

Colors

Stairs

Railimg

Golden backdrop

Gradas

Stairs

scara olivia 2

Illuminazione diffusa scale

Stairs

Light steps

stairs

staircase

Wow. Those walls!

Nice lighting

escalier et mur gold

Layout of stairs

Glass

i like the effect of that LED strip light!

so nice

Stair lighting

Esc

love the colours and the balance

Stone to Wood Stair Transition

Open

gold stare

Awesome!!!

wall

Cool stairs

Escla

!

Stairs

Lighting

Barandado

Glass Staircase

Wall finishing

rail

Escada

wall

Railing

Design

shabaz staircase

railing

Trowel pattern with metallic VP makes for interesting finish

Really liked the side part of staircase with little angle.

stair

Cool stairs

Stairs Gold wall

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gold wall

Stair lighting

steps and walls

stair steps lighting; gold wall

Use light to your advantage. The light source you choose affects how colors appear in a room, but so does the way you use the light. On this project, the gold leaf wall is washed with light from a bright LED strip. This combination gives off a warm glow. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are the longest-lasting bulbs out there, and they cost the least to operate. They have a greater up-front cost, though. Don't be surprised to pay $20 for an LED. Though the lifetime savings are worth the investment, if you don't like the quality of the light, it's all for naught. Go to a lighting showroom where you can see different bulbs in action, or buy one and use it in the basement or garage if you don't like the color. If you like the yellowish light cast by a traditional incandescent, try the Philips Ambient LED. At 8 watts, it uses 80 percent less electricity than an incandescent 40-watt bulb.

Good

Glass on staircase

Lighting. Beautiful