Here’s how I do it, with some tips from the experts my brother, Steve Ford, who first introduced me to SureCrete and our trusted builder, Bobby Benson, who fixed up both my bathrooms. The best part is it’s waterproof if you apply a sealer, which makes it a perfect solution for the bathroom. Recommended Primer & Undercoat: White & Light Tones. Warning: The product is mushy and messy (it’s kind of like working with oatmeal), but if you prep the area really carefully beforehand and spread it on in a fan-like motion, you’ll get that hand-made feel. Setting Plaster is named after the blushing walls we often admire in newly plastered houses. The cement-based overlay has so much dimension to it that when the light hits it, it has this 3D effect. Skim coat is applied on bare concrete and commonly over a large surface area such as the whole of a wall to correct waviness. I’ve used the concrete coating during tons of projects in the past, including for my husband Erik Allen Ford’s Buck Mason stores. I wanted to lighten and simplify the walls, ceiling, and shower while keeping the layout the same, so I used an old trick to get instant results: SureCrete. It would feel like I was living in someone else’s space. Work quickly to spread the Thinset with a trowel, smoothing it out. The dated orange-and-green design was interesting enough, but I knew that if I kept it, our Pacific Palisades home wouldn’t feel like my house. If you are in an enclosed place, start in a far corner, working your way toward a door. The best way to describe the tile in our master bathroom is decorative.
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