Phil Diers – Sculptor

We moved in to an old SF Victorian last year. There were a few places that needed matching textured wall paper. (which I later learned is called Lincrusta.
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I wasn’t able to find any paper that matched out design.
I found Phil Diers via SF Victoriana. (which felt like a good referral)
Phil made a beautiful molding of out existing wall and was able to turn this in to 20 square feet of new wall covering which matches exactly.
I was very happy with the result and would recommend his work to anyone trying to recreate their original wall coverings.

Phil Diers is a one-​of-​a-​kind sculptor who specializes in plaster casting and recreations of original Victorian lincrusta (
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It is impossible to find original or recreated lincrusta in one’s pattern any longer. If you have a specific pattern, you can’t find any more material if you have to repair an area or want to add to what to you have. We had that problem, till we found Phil. Phil will make a mold off of your existing pattern — he builds the mold right to your wall. Then he takes the mold back to his studio, and pours the material to make you sheets of your same pattern. It’s quite remarkable, and he is fabulous. He is very good at what he does, he delivered the material on time and on budget, and it’s really cool. He even fixed a piece of our wall that was effected when the mold came off. As far as I know, he’s the only person around doing this. If you want to recreate your pattern, he’s the way to go. He can also build plaster castings of any kind of reproduction piece you might need. Highly, highly recommended.