Second Look Wall Art
Custom Plaster & Texture Finishes · Mendocino & Sonoma Counties, CA

Walls worth a second look, applied entirely by hand.

Venetian plaster, our original mud texture, and custom faux finishes — formulated over thirty years and troweled on-site, one room at a time.

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30+ yrsFormula & technique
Lic. 45781Fully licensed
2 countiesMendocino & Sonoma
Any colorMatched on-site
Finish Unique Mud Finish Venetian Plaster Finish Faux Finishes
What we do

Three finishes. One trowel. No two walls the same.

Every texture is mixed and colored to order and applied by hand, so the result carries the same one-of-a-kind quality as the original material — never a roller, never a repeat.

Unique mud texture finish applied to an interior wall
Original Formula

Unique Mud Finishes

Our original mud formula replaces flat, dated texture with a rich, tactile finish — any color, any texture style, for about the same cost as a standard paint job.

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Venetian plaster finish with a glass-like polished sheen
Old-world Italy

Venetian Plaster

A centuries-old Italian technique, hand-polished to a glass-like sheen. Any color can be matched, from a whisper of warmth to full saturation.

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Faux finish treatment on cabinetry and trim
Made to Order

Faux Finishes

Texture, paint, and stain combined to turn sheetrock into steel, wood, brick, or stone — on cabinets, hoods, doors, and feature walls.

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A closer look

Built texture by texture

Close detail of the unique mud texture finish
The Original

Unique Mud Finishes

This is the finish that started the studio: a blown-and-hand-worked mud texture that replaces plain, painted drywall with genuine depth. It softens a room's acoustics as much as its look.

  • Any color, matched on-site
  • Adjustable texture — from fine to heavy
  • Comparable cost to a standard repaint
Venetian plaster wall with polished, marble-like sheen
Old World Finish

Venetian Plaster

Brought from the old world in Italy, this finish is burnished by hand to a smooth, glass-like surface that catches light the way marble does. It's the finish clients request when a room needs to feel unmistakably considered.

  • Hand-polished, multi-layer application
  • Any color, from soft neutrals to deep tone
  • Suited to entries, baths, and feature walls
Faux finish detail showing custom texture and stain work
Custom Paint

Faux Finishes

Paint, stain, and texture layered to imitate the material a space actually calls for — a steel hood over the range, weathered wood on a beam, stone across a fireplace wall — without the weight or cost of the real thing.

  • Metal, wood, brick, and stone effects
  • Cabinets, hoods, trim, and walls
  • Fully custom, built around your space

"Don't paint over old, outdated texture — give the room a new texture, color, and feel instead."

Second Look Wall Art
30+Years refining the formula
3Signature finish styles
2Regions served in CA
∞Color & texture combinations
Request a consultation

Let's look at your space.

Tell us about the room and the finish you're picturing. We'll follow up to schedule an on-site walkthrough and put together a straightforward estimate.

Phone
(831) 277-6691
Email
info@secondlookwallart.com
Service Area
Mendocino County & Sonoma County
License
CA Lic. 45781