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The Art of Trompe

Last Wednesday we  began our November feature by chatting with Carter Averbeck of Trompe Decorative Finishes. The scope or Trompe’s repertoire is vast and the scale ranges from a single panel to an entire church restoration. Enjoy & explore some of my favorite projects and creative finishes. What do you do with a million glass [...]

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Touch-Worthy Walls

Ever since  the walls of my office met Carter Averbeck, they’ve been considerably more popular. People cannot keep their hands off the forest of plaster trees that transformed a rather ho hum wall into a regular topic of conversation. Valcucine Minneapolis Showroom – IMS   Carter Averbeck is the focus of our November feature and owner of [...]

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Behind the Design {Candice Simpson}

“When I am working on a project, time ceases to exist”  ARTIST SURFACE MASTER … just a couple ways to describe Candice Simpson.   Candice Simpson started dreaming of becoming an artist when she was  a child.  Like many artists she thought this was just a dream, until she decided to try her hand at [...]

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Behind the Design {Embellishments Design Studio}

Yesterday we introduced you to our September’s Featured Project, Health Foundation Family Health & Birth Center! Today, we would like to share more on the women Behind the Design, Jane-Marie Bloomberg of Embellishments Design Studio! MEET JANE-MARIE   My start in design may have been around 9 years old when I would ask to rearrange [...]

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Featured Project {Health Foundation Family Heath & Birth Center}

When you are thinking about starting a family, have you ever really thought about where you plan to deliver the baby? Most people here in Minnesota may automatically think, I am going to have my baby at this hospital or that hospital. Today, I encourage you to “THINK AGAIN!” Thinking about hospitals…they kind of feel cold [...]

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