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Where Artistry Begins
Venetian plastering training for Perth is taught at the Zavoré Academy in Birmingham. If you live or work in Perth or the surrounding Perthshire countryside, you can book a seat, travel south and come home with a new skill and a set of finished panels.
The courses work for working decorators who are tired of competing on paint prices, plasterers who want to add a decorative finish, tradespeople thinking about a change, interior designers, and homeowners who simply love the craft.
Perth and Perthshire combine period buildings, country houses and new homes, and each of them calls for a different finish.
The city centre has Georgian and Victorian terraces and villas, including the elegant townhouses that face the South Inch. Rooms in houses like these often have high ceilings and fine proportions, and a lime based or Marmorino finish suits them far better than flat modern paint. It adds soft movement to the wall without fighting the architecture.
Beyond the city, Perthshire is known for its country houses, farmhouses, sporting estates and hotels. Estate owners and hoteliers regularly refresh interiors, and a hand applied plaster wall can set a drawing room, a bar or a restaurant apart. Polished plaster works well in newer builds with flat walls, while tadelakt and microcement are the answer for steam rooms, spas and bathrooms.
For a decorator in Perth, this is a chance to offer something more than a repaint. A single feature wall in a hallway or dining room is a sensible first job, and the same skills scale up to whole rooms.
Choose the Beginner Course if you are starting from scratch, the Advanced Course if you have already trained or work on site, and 1 to 1 Training if you want a plan built around you.
Group courses take up to six students and run from 10am to 5pm. Look at the Beginner Course, the Advanced Course or 1 to 1 Training for what each one covers, then check the training page for dates. Where no dates are listed, you can register interest on that page.
All materials, tools, lunch and refreshments are included, and so is a Zavoré certificate.
Treat the course as a short trip away. Students come to Birmingham by train or by car, and the city sits in the middle of England, which makes it a workable base for people travelling from Scotland and beyond.
Because the course lasts 3 or 4 days, work out where you will sleep before you book anything else. Zavoré has a partner rate at a hotel close to the Academy, and you only need to mention Zavoré when you reserve. Pickup from the airport or station can be added to your booking and the price depends on where you arrive.
If you are still weighing it up, you can hold a bench for half the price and pay the rest on the day.
The finished panels you make on the course are yours to keep, and they make a handy portfolio to show clients who have never seen real plaster up close.
After the course, you can buy Zavoré materials at trade pricing and ask questions through the private course group and its lifelong helpline. Advanced students also get help to find, price and win a first paid decorative job.
To see the standard of finish that Zavoré applicators produce, visit the page on Venetian plastering in Perth. If you want to practise with the real thing, the shop ships materials around the UK with tracked delivery.
Our guide to choosing a Venetian plastering course goes further into the decision.
Not in Perth itself. The Zavoré Academy runs the courses in Birmingham, and students from Perth and Perthshire travel there to attend.
Yes. A decorator can start with the Beginner Course, which needs no experience, and later move on to the Advanced Course to deepen their finishes.
The Beginner and Advanced Courses each take up to six students, so you get plenty of attention from the tutor.
Yes. A group course takes up to six students, so colleagues can learn side by side. 1 to 1 Training is also available if you prefer a plan shaped around one person.
To book your Venetian plastering training from Perth, ring 07592 929191, email sales@zavore.co.uk or visit the training page.
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