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Growing up in Southern Texas, Nancy initially developed
her love of decorating from a high-school Home Economics
class. Using her own bedroom as her project, she transformed
drab into beautiful and transformed herself into someone
who was hopelessly hooked on beautifying living spaces.
This was just the beginning of a creative passion that's
still growing today.
In 1984, Nancy's creative repertoire was enhanced and
expanded when she moved to England. Traveling all over
Europe and the Middle East, she was exposed to beautiful
Old World architecture and design. From elegant Italian,
French and English design to provincial Spanish, rural
Bavarian, Dutch and Austrian, Nancy has been influenced
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From fabricing walls in the early 80's to
creating stylish and exciting window treatments with as
little as fabric remnants, rubber bands and staples, her
creativity is unmatched. Years of association with, and
a lifetime member of the Hobby Industry of America (HIA)
have left her with many creative touches outside the realm
of standard decorating. Nancy expanded into Interior Faux Finishing after having been formally trained in oils in
Retford England, apprenticed under students formally trained
by Annie Sloan of London England, Plaid Enterprises in
Atlanta Georgia, and right here in Omaha. That, coupled
with formal Interior Decorating study, gives her an outlook
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Nancy's recent accomplishments include three national-level
awards for her work (Fauxcademy Awards, 2004), display rooms
in the Omaha Symphony Designer Showhouse (2001, 2003), Remodel
Omaha Tour (2002), and a showcase room for Deeb Realty. Nancy's
work has also been chosen to beautify three local churches.
Nancy's been busy since she decided to call the Omaha area
home in 2000. After 16 years in Europe, her talents have been discovered
right here in the Heartland. Give her a call, and find out
what it truly means to go "Beyond the Finish".
Nancy Barwick
Faux Finisher | Space Management | Soft Furnishings |
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Erin Human
Erin Human studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design before graduating with a BA in Art from Marlboro College of Vermont. She worked as a painter and faux finisher for her father for several years before starting her own faux finishing company, Jade Fine Finishing, in Boston Massachusetts in 2004. Erin came to Omaha in the fall of 2006, and specializes in wood graining, furniture finishing, and traditional decorative painting styles.
View Erin's website.
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Tony Marino
Tony Marino graduated from the University of
Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelors degree in Studio
Art. Specialties included lithography, drawing, painting,
and electronic imagery. Shortly after, he took a job
as a production artist at a local private weather forecasting
company and the rest is history. He would temporarily
stray off the artistic career path as a result of his
success outside of creative arts.
After dedicating 10 years to corporate America, he
has come full circle, taking his professional business
experience and merging with his passion for visual imagery
with the spawning of Mural
Expressions™. The operation focuses on accenting
themed rooms/environments with custom wall murals for
both homeowners and businesses.
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Pat Gehrmans
Pat Gehrman received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1991. He was one of the very select few students to have an exhibit of his photo-realist sculptures displayed at a professional art gallery, the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, which has become the leading fine arts gallery in downtown Kansas City, MO.
Since graduation, he has pursued an art career along with a music career and has recently resigned from his full-time position at Douglas County to focus on his mural work.
View Pat's website.
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Kim Haizlip
The thought of design puts a smile on my face. I have been designing interiors for over 10 years. I love to take a person's personality and put that in the space that they work and live in. I also enjoying taking what you already have using it in new and different ways. I would love the opportunity to make the space that you work and live in reflect you. Let me help you Reuse, Refresh and Rediscover your surroundings.
View Kim's website.
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One of the many services Roomers provides is Space Management.
If there’s something ‘just not right’ about
your room, whether it’s for a special occasion or every
day living, it may be a simple matter of proper arrangement.
Nancy, has a keen eye for furniture arrangement
and accessorizing that can help you get the most out of your
space without having to completely refurnish. Let us know if
you’d be interested in this option.
We also offer this service for holiday decoration, parties,
formal and informal dinners, etc.
The Fauxcademy of Decorative Finishing Awards is an awards
presentation honoring beginning and advanced decorative finishing
artists for their achievements. Anyone in the field of decorative
finishing may compete, using Faux Effects International products.
These awards were designed to allow decorative artists the
ability to show off their accomplishments in their marketplace.
Being honored with these awards is a dramatic statement about
the quality of faux finishing these winners offer their clients.
BEST COMTEMPORARY - FAUX AND DECORATIVE
FINISH PROJECT
PLATINUM - TOP HONOR
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work
BEST OVERALL RESIDENTIAL - FAUX
AND DECORATIVE FINISH PROJECT
GOLD
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BEST OLD WORLD - FAUX AND DECORATIVE
FINISH PROJECT
SILVER
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to see work
TRAINING
Nancy’s latest training in October 2004 was with
The Finishing School in Atlanta, Georgia. The new RsSeries™
products from Faux Effects® were used in this Designer
Wall Finishes III Advanced Workshop allowing us to produce
finishes unlike anything else in the faux industry.
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