Stonelace designed and applied the eco-wall finishes to most of the interior and exterior surfaces at this Napa ranch over the course of nearly two years. This also included a carriage house where paint glazes were applied to the existing terracotta roof tiles, simulating an aged Italian vineyard style appearance. A glaze finish, which coated the entire wooden fence that surrounded the property, was also applied to give the ranch a subtle aged look.

Originally, the exterior of the Napa ranch residence was a standard knocked down stucco finish. We covered over the entire exterior of the house with a natural plaster product that has been made in Italy for centuries, known as Rialto or Vero. This product is a combination of slaked lime mixed with 60% reconstituted crushed marble dust. Quarried from the legendary Carrara marble mines. The finish itself is a vertically combed striated texture embedded into the plaster. While it cures, a transparent group of patinas are applied to the stone-like plaster substance to create a look of an aged villa.

Upon entering through the front door of this Napa residence, the side walls mirror each other with a troweled traditional Japanese plaster. These rustic finishes were first used in chashitsu, meaning tea rooms, between the 15th century and 17th century in Japan. It is a very earthy finish, similar in feel to straw bale construction, yet elegant.

As you proceed through the foyer, you are welcomed by an island wall structure with a sculpture on a pedestal backed by a beautifully textured wall surface. This feature wall is a 100% natural German made product called Ja Decor. This plaster product is made of cotton fiber mixed with cellulose, an organic polymer made from the inside lining or walls of plants, as a binder. The cotton is dyed custom colors and additives such as mica chips, glitter, metallic string, and plastic shavings are added to enhance the material finish.

Moving around the wall island, it's other side features another Ja Decor wall in a slightly darker color with glitter and decorative additives. This wall highlights a beautiful antique chest with an unusual compote on top.

Moving into the dining room, the vaulted ceiling is finished with clay plaster. Japanese plaster walls flank the side of the dining room table and chairs. The end wall above the windows and the glazed twin wooden dish cabinets is finished in Ja Decor that sparkles slightly with metallic elements.

The master bedroom also features a German Ja Decor product called Silk Road. The material is cotton bathed in a solution that gives the cotton a silky, iridescent quality. This material process is used to create Rayon fabric.