Welcome!

I’m Fabio Bardini, proud owner of Renaissance Lime Putty.

My goal is to provide a place where professional Craftsmen and Artists can source hard to find, high quality slaked lime, masonry supplies and tools for Historic Masonry and Plaster Preservation work, Fresco painting, Stone working and stone carving, and the Arts.

In my experience the right materials and tools are just as essential as knowledge and skill, they make my daily work easier, provide for historically accurate and superior results, and are a pleasure to use and care for.

These are materials which I personally selected and utilized for over 3 decades in the field, and high quality tools which I use (and often abuse) on a daily basis in my preservation and artistic work”

Fabio Bardini using a concrete saw on a large granite block outdoors, with dust and fog in the background.

Person using a hammer and chisel to remove mortar for restoration

Close-up of a brick of cheese, possibly Parmesan, being held with a cheese curler tool, with cheese shreds and cheese strings hanging down, in a kitchen or workshop setting.

Brick dust and lime putty heap ready to be mixed into cocciopesto lime mortar

horse hair plaster on wooden lath restoration

I’m also the owner of Florentine Renaissance Masonry operating in the fields of Historic Masonry Preservation, Historic Plaster Preservation, Artistic and traditional stone and brick work, Traditional plasters techniques, Stone Carving and Lettering, Gilding and Mosaic
in the New England area since 1990

A man standing next to a large decorative stone fireplace in a room with large windows showing greenery outside.

Interior view of a room with a white Tadelakt fireplace

Decorative tile with a sun design featuring a central yellow circle surrounded by yellow and orange flame-like rays on a tiled floor.

24 karat Gold leaf on hand carved granite block.