Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - waterproof plaster shower walls

I found this description of a remodeled bathroom and bedroom described on the “Trends” Website. This is located at http://trendsideas.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article=4651&region=4. I emailed the magazine and the architect mentioned in the article some time ago for more info but did not receive any response. I am trying to figure out how to emulate the bath and shower in this article.

The bath and shower are described as “Custom fabricated with waterproof plaster, plastered, sealed and given a waxed finish, so they resembled cast concrete.” Can someone can tell me what the products are you think they used (or you would recommend using) for this project as well as the techniques and any other additional information you can supply. A related question I have is how I could do bathroom walls to look the same as the showers without being as completely waterproof as is required in a shower wall installation.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Ive been working in bathrooms for 30 years and have never seen anything like that before. It doesnt sound like it would hold up though. Maybe someone else here has seen this and can be more help. Sorry.:(

The process you are going to use to accomplish this look was no doubt applied by faux finishing and topping with a wax. Many of the faux finishing web sites will walk you through the process and sell you the required wax. Be careful. Ask them for advice on how the wax is removed if and when you decide to reverse the process.