Rebel Venetian — est. Truckee, CA

Venetian plaster, hand-applied, in the greater Tahoe area.

The premium finish that goes on after drywall. Walls and surfaces built to last, designed to feel like art.

Truckee, CA · Greater Tahoe 5.0 across 12 Google reviews

Kyle Railton, owner and lead artisan of Rebel Venetian

About — Kyle Railton

I’m a plasterer.
That’s the whole job.

I started in Tahoe drywall seventeen years ago and never stopped working with my hands. Plaster is what I went deep on — Italian lime, troweled wet, finished by hand. Nothing on the wall but skill and material.

The work I take on is residential and commercial in the high country, plus the occasional art commission. If you want a wall that looks like every other wall, hire someone else. If you want a surface that holds up and reads like a piece of stone, call me.

2026 NovaColor Ambassador

1 of 10 worldwide

Sierra Sun

"Best Artist" Nominee

Mudslingers Drywall

Partner — 17 yrs Tahoe trades

Finishes

Six finishes. Each one applied by hand, on-site, no shortcuts.

01 — Finish

Marmorino

Polished Venetian, the classic.

Lime plaster burnished to a soft sheen. Walls, fireplaces, feature surfaces. Reads quiet up close, holds the room from across it.

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02 — Finish

Wall-to-Floor Waterproof

Showers and wet rooms, no grout.

A continuous plaster shell from wall to floor. Sealed, hand-troweled, no tile lines to catch dirt. Built for daily water.

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03 — Finish

Florenzia

Layered, with depth and movement.

Multiple passes worked wet. Light shifts across it through the day. Best on bigger walls where the surface has room to breathe.

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04 — Finish

Concrete

Rebel Concrete Board Form & Polished Black Bronze.

Two reads on the same idea. Board Form delivers the architectural concrete look. Polished Black Bronze, applied with Marmorino, finishes dark and metallic.

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