On limewash, and waiting for it to dry
Lime takes weeks to cure. We have learned to plan the whole job around that wait.
Sheet 09
Arroios, Lisbon
Linen at the studio window, mid-afternoon.
Lime is slow. A wall finished on Monday is still changing colour on Friday, and it keeps hardening for months.
We used to fight that. Now we plan around it: plaster first, joinery last, and a week where nobody touches anything.
The result is a surface that breathes, repairs easily and catches the light differently every hour.
It starts with a visit
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