Yes, you can have a clay wall finish inside your home

Naturally Versatile

Much like its metallic contemporary, Calcecruda, too, is au naturel, made from a composition of lime, purified clay and natural sands. It is also water absorbent and hence meant only for interior walls. What’s more, it’s natural origins also make it a healthy option for your home. Furthermore, from the practical perspective, it’s stain-resistant and anti-fungal credentials should ensure it makes it to every homeowner’s wish list of finishes. Imported exclusively from Italy, Calcecruda is of superior quality and lends itself quite easily to be moulded and customised into the design of your choice.

It is this very mouldable nature of clay that opens up infinite possibilities for letting your wall become the canvas for some art. At once canvas, medium and frame, the clay wall finish can be just the backdrop if you have been toying with the idea of creating a statement wall in your house. And the options to do so are many.

Nothing is off the table, from mimicking the design of a well-loved carpet pattern on your wall (with trained applicators doing the actual execution of course) to using a lace cloth against the surface and outlining that pattern on clay. If you opt for the latter, then lace-based vinyls, easily available in the market or fabric shop are the way to go, rather than cotton. Those with an artistic streak can even go freestyle and give your sketch a clay-based canvas. Or perhaps, your architect and interior designer may already have a design that could work to highlight your clay-finish wall.

Giving Shape To Vision

If you’re in the market for ideas though, Asian Paints has you covered. Complimentary with a can of Calcecruda is set of creative stencils to translate onto the clay wall. Essentially acrylic or plastic sheets, these stencils that depict different designs are placed on the surface of said wall after the base is applied. The design is then traced out, and then another coat of the product is added on. They come in a range of patterns, including a Venetian Peacock motif with a decidedly antique look to an intricate Roman Mandala pattern. If you’re in the mood for something distinctly architectural, then the Persian Star pattern, ubiquitous motif in Iranian architecture is worth considering.

Clay opens up a world of possibilities but the application process requires trained, skilled, dextrous hands to give your imagination a fitting expression. So consult your architects, get the right applicators on board and watch your clay wall come to life.