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European Stucco (Real Stucco) has become one of today's most fashionable wall finishes. European Stucco (Real Stucco), or mortar, is a building material used since Roman times. Part of the traditional construction methods in the Mediterranean area, stucco (or mortars), a mixture of lime and sand, have been used for centuries for wall finishing. Renaissance artists have first used this durable wall finishing material for wall decoration - they used colored mortars not only to protect the wall, but also to make it more beautiful. This is how the traditional mural art technique called Sgraffito appeared. There are numerous Sgraffito murals in Europe, especially in the Mediterranean area and in Central Europe.  Modern mortar (lime, sand, and cement) is even more resistant and it is usually called European Stucco or Real stucco. Other terms used for European (real) stucco are: old stucco, traditional stucco, and conventional stucco. Stucco as Art specializes in quality wall decoration in colored European stucco (real stucco) for residential and commercial architectures, for both the exterior and the interior: decorative stucco finishes, decorative stucco art panels, and stucco murals (including stucco trompe l'oeil). European stucco (real stucco) consists only of natural ingredients (lime, sand, cement and pigments). We at Stucco as Art prepare the material right from ingredients; we even  create the colors we need from a handful of basic-color pigments. By not using pre-prepared or pre-packaged material, we retain absolute control over the quality of the material we use, as well as complete freedom in terms of colors and textures. In our stucco technique, there are no limitations to the number of strata, the way they are laid out, their texture or mixture of textures, the colors or shades, or to the design possibilities. We can use stucco as decorative wall finish, in unexpected and exquisite colors and textures, and we can use stucco to create art - from decorative panels to large-scale mural art. European stucco (Real stucco) is like a natural skin for the wall, which can "breathe" through it: because it is porous and not waterproof, even if it absorbs moisture, real stucco dries easily, without damage to the structure. Because of its ingredients, real stucco is fire retardant. And best of all, real stucco is abrasion-resistant and very difficult to damage. European stucco (Real stucco) can be applied on virtually any surface: cement, brick, drywall, plywood, wood, styrofoam, etc. More questions? Just contact us. We will reply within one business day. If you wish to reuse the information about stucco, kindly state its source - ( http://www.stucco-as-art.com )