Marilyn Monroe Mural by LULU Painting

Jul

2011

Over a month ago one of my most treasured painters {Peg Malanaphy} and I were hired to do a total over haul for a hot new salon opening in Hudson, Wisconsin. The salon is called VIVA VOCE and it’s located right on the main drag in the beautiful and historic neighborhood.

The project was a total creative blast from start to finish. Owner Tahne Stillwell was yet another one of our “Perfect Clients”. She had a vision and trusted in our creative ability from day one so the marriage of two was enjoyable for all of us involved every step of the way.

Among the installation of: color selection, Copper Patina “drip” finishes, painting the ceiling, trim, doors, and walls, a custom exterior sign, and 3 custom stencils painted over exposed brick we also were commissioned to do an original Marilyn Monroe mural. I know I know, We were totally psyched to get to work on it. Tahne 100% had us at “Marilyn”.

Below is the original “inspiration” photo we found of Marilyn online.

My creative architect Steve put the above photo on photo-shop and created this “custom image” for our client to be the mural. It’s formatted to look like a layered stencil.

That was really the hardest part of this project. Interior Designer Peg Malanaphy from Interiors of Stillwater and the salon owner Tahne Stillwell had already selected colors for us, so the next step was to paint. We did the mural in layers using Sherwin Williams interior wall paint in 4 different sheen’s. Here’s a few pictures of the mural in progress:

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You can see that the last and final layer that we added was a custom yellow stenciled using a Cutting Edge Stencil called Aladdin. We did the stencil to frame out her BEAUTIFUL face. Here is a picture of the finished wall of our very beautiful and flirty gal. Note the gorgeous Patina finish and colors that Peg installed and picked out.

For Booking appointments at VIVA VOCE SALON:

Contact Information:

Phone: Address: City: Country: Email:	(715)808-8035 509 Second Street Hudson WI, 54016 United States tahnestillwell@vivavocesalon.com
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Business Hours:

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wednesday	9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thursday	9:00AM to 9:00PM
Friday	9:00AM to 7:00PM
Saturday	8:00AM to 4:00PM
Sunday	Closed

“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
— Marilyn Monroe

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\\LULU Painting Headquarters//

May

2011

That’s right people it is finally here! A place for us to rest out creative little heads after a long day of blasting color allover the Twin Cities. LULU Painting Headquarters, aka LULU & LILLY with my dearest designer gal pal Erica Cooper of YOUR Style ReDesigned. We put our wild & color hungry heads together and here is what we came up with:

{pink wall above…to be changed on the regular to showcase a fresh new color, curtain, or design…}

{above is our fab banquette style seating we had built in studio and upholstered by world famous //that’s right handsome!//Cy Winship Design. I painted those silly zig zag floors in Sherwin Williams Floor Stain, and to the left you can see the shelves in which Erica showcases all of her designer goodies and finds for sale!} {oh oh oh and peep the magic flower cameos by Eric at FLORAL LOGIC//// TO DIE FOR!}

{above is our desks…area… LULU on the left, LILLY on the right…} P.S. All photo’s were taken by the ever so fabulous Amy Zellmer with Custom Creations Photography !