Wall finish · Marmorino
MarmorinoVenetian lime plaster — quiet, luminous, mineral.
Marmorino is the old Venetian wall finish — slaked lime, marble flour and pigment, laid by trowel in five thin coats over two to three days. Light raked across the wall reveals a quiet, silken movement that paint never produces.
- Build
- 3–5 thin coats
- Time on site
- 2–4 days per room
- Sheen
- Matte, satin or polished
- Warranty
- 5 years
Why people choose it
What makes it stand apart.
01
Lime, slow-set
Genuine slaked-lime binder reacting with CO₂ over weeks — the wall continues to cure long after we leave.
02
Burnished by hand
Final coat polished with a steel trowel under raking light — the gloss comes from compression, not varnish.
03
Breathable
Vapour-permeable, alkaline-stable — won't trap moisture, won't grow mould in damp rooms.
Custom & combinations
Have a sample, or a finish in mind we haven't shown?
Send us a photo of any sample you'd like matched, or describe a combination of finishes you're after. Message the studio on WhatsApp — it's the fastest way to share a picture and get a straight answer.
- Snap your reference sample — we'll tell you if we can match it.
- Want two finishes blended? Describe the combination and we'll advise.
Replies within studio hours, 7 days a week.
Process
How we install marmorino.
A controlled, on-site sequence — each stage signed off before the next begins.
- 01
Substrate prep
Primed with a mineral primer keyed for lime adhesion. Patches and cracks resolved.
- 02
Base coat
First lime coat thin and grippy — the foundation.
- 03
Build coats
Two to three further coats, each tighter and pigmented to your colour. Trowel marks deliberate.
- 04
Burnish
Final coat polished with a clean steel trowel. The marble flour brings out a quiet sheen.
- 05
Wax (optional)
Light beeswax for satin sheen, or none at all for a chalk-matte finish.
At a glance
Marmorino, in summary.
Investment
Honest pricing.
AED 220–360 / m² depending on coat build, sheen level and access.
Best for
- Living rooms
- Master bedrooms
- Dining rooms
- Powder rooms
- Hallways
- Boutique retail interiors
Surfaces
- Feature walls
- Whole-room walls
- Ceilings
- Niches
From the work
What our clients say.
Three notes stay in view at once: the lead story, the neighbouring context, and the next surface waiting in the queue.
"We had three other contractors quote our penthouse refit. DecoPaint were the only ones who turned up with sample tiles before we'd even signed. The microcement bathrooms came out exactly as we'd hoped."
Mariam K.
Homeowner · Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Microcement · 110 m²
"Our restaurant interiors needed a concrete-texture finish that could handle daily kitchen heat and steam. Three years in, the walls look better than they did on day one. Quiet, professional crew."
Hisham R.
Restaurant owner · DIFC, Dubai
Concrete texture · 240 m²
"We brief contractors a lot in our practice. DecoPaint is one of the few we've kept on our preferred list. Tight communication, honest about timeline, and the marmorino finish on our last villa was textbook."
Priya S.
Senior interior designer · Studio in Al Wasl
Marmorino · 8 rooms
"Took the day off to be on site, didn't need to. They sent photos every morning, asked the right questions, finished early. The terrazzo lobby is genuinely the best surface in the building."
Omar A.
Building owner · Abu Dhabi
Terrazzo · 380 m²
"The pearl finish in our master suite is exactly what I'd been trying to describe to other contractors for two years. They got it the first time."
Lina F.
Homeowner · Arabian Ranches, Dubai
Pearl finish · 4 rooms
FAQ
Marmorino — questions
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Yes, with the right wax-finish protocol. We don't recommend it inside the shower wall itself — for that use microcement.
Same family. Marmorino is the matte-to-satin version; the high-gloss 'Venetian' is a related technique called stucco veneziano.
Most jobs run 3–6 days on site, plus a 7-day cure window before the surface is in full service.
By square metre, all-in: materials, labour, prep and a 5-year warranty. Specialty work is quoted per project.
Yes — we bring A5 hand-finished sample tiles to a review meeting at your project, anywhere in the UAE, so you can see each finish in your own light before you commit.
Across all seven emirates. Travel and lodging for crew is built into quotes outside Dubai.
Start with a sample
Ready to see marmorino
in your space?
Book a free site visit. Bring your samples, references, and your room. We'll bring the trowel.