Cob: Dog House /wall plaster

[Taylor Publishing-DirtCheapBuilder]

Thanks Dulane...great site info..and funny attempt to make an old world  
lime plaster "look" by mashing in some straw to the dog house walls!

there is a great book to drool over called "Barkitecture" (pricey at 
$25.00- do a web search)  many  all color designs for doggie 
homes...from Zen style to outlandish   mansions,  to a round cob cottage 
with slate roof. My favorite is a miniature gypsy wagon, colorfully 
painted with a stained glass window featuring a portrait of the dog!

Plus
As a tip for people who want to try "old world" plaster as a test or 
small scale without buying lime just get some drywall compound ( 
powdered is cheapest or buy mixed in a tub), plaster it over a  standard 
wall/ sheetrock, and trowel  roughly to give the  "look" of ancient 
walls.Have not tried it over cob, might stick, might not.

There was an article on this in Fine HB a while back, well done.

Ms. Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
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