Wall texture is in

“We developed Micro-colour to work much the same as Micro-topping, but with additives to ensure it trowels with ease onto vertical surfaces,” says Brian.

The way it is applied dictates the final look of the surface, so hard trowelling can give the look of a burnt trowel finish and light trowelling can impart more of a layered look.

It’s popularly used in showers, as it can be directly applied onto the waterproofed substrate and is far less labour intensive than tiling, but can achieve an equally interesting look.

The coating is available in 24 standard colours, or can be colour-matched to existing features, as desired.

Recently, it was used to texture the walls of a new Chinese restaurant at Auckland International Airport.

“The effect of the coating gave the restaurant a layered look, which worked really well with the metallic epoxy floors they chose to do.”

Metallic epoxy floor coating is a relatively new product to land in New Zealand and is another of the coating effects that are changing the way people design hard surfaces.

“It hasn’t been around for that long but it’s very popular in America and Europe. You just pour it onto the floor and spread it out. It’s self-levelling and gives you a 3D effect.”

The epoxy comes in 15 colours and is suitable on concrete, or for timber floors lined with a tile liner or HardiTex.

Find out more about the latest coatings for hard surfaces.