calcimining
Coating with whitewash
Calcimining is coating walls or ceilings with calcimine—a white or tinted wash made from water, glue, and whiting (powite calcium carbonate).
The technique was common for interior decoration before modern latex paints: The old plaster had been calcimined so many times it was flaking.
Also spelled kalsomining.
Calcium-based wall coating
- whitewashConceal or coat pale
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
wall · coating · slaking · mixing · application · layering · dilution · saturation
Wall-coating paste
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- brickFired clay building unit
stucco · concrete · drywall · lath · interior · basement · texture · porous
Permits air passage
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
- antibacterialKills or inhibits germs
- alkalineHaving high pH
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
opaque · absorbent · permeable · reflective · bright · whitening · disinfecting · sanitizing
Of documented times
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- VictorianOf a prim era
period · authentic · renovation · restoration · repair · heritage · architectural · vintage
limewash
Calcium-based wall coating
ceiling · wall · coating · slaking · mixing · application · layering · dilution · saturation · coverage
plaster
Wall-coating paste
brick · stucco · concrete · drywall · lath · interior · basement · texture · porous · substrate
breathable
Permits air passage
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
- antibacterialKills or inhibits germs
- alkalineHaving high pH
matte · opaque · absorbent · permeable · reflective · bright · whitening · disinfecting · sanitizing · deodorizing
historical
Of documented times
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
Victorian · period · authentic · renovation · restoration · repair · heritage · architectural · vintage · original
lime
Acidic green citrus
salt · alum · tallow · whiting · chalk · powder · quicklime · putty
calciminingenameling
Fusing glassy coating onto surfaces
varnishing · lacquering · epoxy coating · stripping · sanding
calcium, calcify, calcified, calcite, calcification, calcination, calcific, calcifying, calcimine