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Genuinely one-off
The finish exists on your project and nowhere else.
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Custom Feature FinishesAdelaide
When the specification does not exist yet, we develop it.
Overview
Developed for your project, and only yours
Some projects arrive with a reference image rather than a product code — a surface seen in a hotel in Kyoto, a colour pulled from a piece of stone, a texture that has to tie a room to a single piece of joinery. This is where custom work begins.
We develop bespoke finishes in the workshop: layered pigments, metallic and pearlescent overlays, oxide washes, burnished bronzes, sculpted relief and curved or radiused forms. The process is iterative — boards, feedback, refinement, approval — and the final formulation is documented and archived so it can be repeated or repaired later.
Why specify it
What this finish gives you
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Matched to anything
Stone, timber veneer, fabric, metal, a photograph — we colour-match to the reference in front of us.
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Curved and sculptural
Plaster follows form in a way sheet materials cannot.
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Documented for life
Formulations are archived so a repair in year eight still matches.
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Designer collaboration
We work alongside architects and interior designers through the development process.
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Sample-first
Nothing goes on a wall until a board has been approved.
Where it works
Applications
Suited to the spaces below. If yours is not listed, ask — the answer is usually yes, with the right substrate preparation.
Signature feature wallsCurved and arched formsReception & lobbyLuxury bathroomsBar & restaurant frontsShowroom interiorsSculptural joinery integrationCeiling features
Our specialist process
Four controlled stages
Decorative work fails at the preparation stage far more often than at the finish stage. This is how we make sure it does not.
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Scope, finish & programme review
Confirming the system, the sample, the sheen and where the finish starts and stops.
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Substrate assessment & preparation
Moisture, movement, flatness and porosity resolved before any finish coat is considered.
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Specialist finish application
Hand application in thin successive coats, to the approved sample, under controlled conditions.
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Detailing, inspection & handover
Terminations, protection removal, joint inspection under working light, and care guidance.
Project gallery
Custom Feature Finishes in Adelaide homes & venues
For architects & builders
Specification notes
The details worth writing into a spec. We are happy to review documentation before tender and provide system data for submission.
Talk to us about a spec- Allow lead time for sample development — typically one to two weeks for two rounds of boards.
- Metallic and pearlescent systems are directional; nominate the intended viewing angle and primary light source.
- Curved substrates should be set to a fair, continuous radius — plaster will not correct a faceted curve.
- For sculpted relief, provide elevation drawings; we set out and mark up on site before application.
FAQ
Custom Feature Finishes — your questions answered
In most cases yes. We work from the image to identify the likely base system, then develop boards to close the gap. Lighting in a photograph can be misleading, so we will always ask what the surface is meant to feel like as well as look like.
Two is usual. The first round establishes direction across two or three approaches; the second refines the chosen one. Complex metallic or multi-layer effects occasionally need a third.
Initial boards for a confirmed project are included. Extensive custom development for speculative or competitive work is quoted separately, and that cost is credited back if the project proceeds.
Start a project
Bring custom feature finishes into your project.
Free consultation, site inspection and sample boards in your chosen colour and sheen.
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