Lime and Venetian plaster named texture of the year for 2026
A decorative materials supplier reports lime plaster and Venetian plaster as the year's dominant textures — a claim that matches what applicators have been reporting on site.
Meoded has reported lime plaster and Venetian plaster as the texture of the year for 2026.
The claim comes from a company that sells both, so it should be read as trade intelligence rather than as research. Even so, it is consistent with what applicators across Europe have been describing: a steady move away from flat painted surfaces towards finishes with depth and variation.
Venetian plaster — stucco veneziano — is a lime-based finish built in thin coats and burnished to a sheen. Its appeal is largely physical: it produces a surface that no paint can imitate, because the variation is in the material rather than the colour.
Why this matters
Texture trends drive training and tooling, not just materials. A shift towards burnished lime finishes raises the value of skilled application, which is the constraint in this part of the market — there are more specifiers who want the finish than applicators who can execute it well.
What remains unconfirmed
- Whether the trend is measured across markets or observed in one supplier’s sales.
- Which regions are moving fastest.
- Whether demand is in new build or renovation.
Source & editorial note
- Source
- Meoded Paint and Plaster
- Source reliability
- Medium-high
- Last reviewed
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