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.

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“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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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 !

{We are located in the Historic Semple Mansion //above// with some of the Twin Cities very best business’s, including:

Paperista, Floral Logic, Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios, Posh Bridal Couture, Steam Estheticians, and many more!

our address is:

Located in the Historic Semple Mansion

LULU Painting

100 W. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Please call ahead to schedule an apt in the studio: 612-275-6744

Happy Painting!

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doublelu biz cards

The New Logo and Business Cards are in at last!

A big THANK YOU to Melissa Gacek over at Creative Adrenaline

Below you will find a few of her other designs for us… Lovely YES!…but the first look took the cake by far!

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Super Gorgeous Large Graphic!

Who wants to let me do something like this at your {house/business/office}?  Seriously.  I’m inspired…. lets do this people.  YUMMY!

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Maggie O’Neill….  where might one begin when paying homage in written form to such an extraordinarily visual lady…First things first…You should probably peep her latest YOUTUBE Video…

Upon my travels with this saucy lady in Morocco I fell smitten and in love with her within seconds… From her studio’s annual Irish celebration parties, to her ‘Kiss me I’m an Artist’ t-shirts  the girl is the epitome of an ArtistE!

Once known as   ‘the dating artist’ ….(she had 30 dates, did 30 paintings…one about each)…I would have loved to have gone to THAT art opening.  Oh, I forgot to mention, she met her future husband on this arty dating adventure…but that’s a whole other story… (He had her when he did his kick ass WORM on the dance floor!) For those of you unfamiliar with the worm…recognize!

Maggie can also be found painting portraits of the seasons latest dresses for Neiman Marcus!  When she is not busy practicing her Wedding Worm routine she is busying her self by painting for the likes of this Falls Desperate Housewives of D.C. (Be sure to look for her on Bravo this Fall!).

The girl oozes talent and creativity, but mostly she SPARKLES and Glistens all things related to paint and positivity…  be on the look out for this classy color lover…something tells me she will be taking over the world just about any day now.

Oh yes and she also has the  most adorably high dimples and her signature ” paddles”  for thumbs that help her get all that painting done and swim really fast… Hey ladies, even cowgirls get the blues!

She does a whole slew of talented painty things out of her O’neill Studios in DC.  The girl is a vision…an inspiration…a HOOT and it should be in a textbook somewhere that  all artists, especially of the female kind should know her name!

For your stalking pleasure, here is a list of all things Maggie O’Neill….now do the worm and get down on it!

O”Neill Studios

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Traveled to Morocco with a gorgeous and talented group of Peacock Painter Ladies…and stayed at the ever so beautiful Peacock Pavilions.

and this little LULU helped Melanie Royals and the other Peacock Painters complete this masterpiece, one teeny tiny embroidered “ish” stencil at a time…

This little LULU also slept in the following sweetly stenciled Peacock Pavilions room. 

Lastly, this little LULU fell in love… with the colors, patterns, people, and places that danced through Marrakesh by her side, in front of her, and above! Oh did they ever inspire her so…

but more on these joyous folks some other day…(Maryam and her tales…oh this and oh that…makes me gush just thinking about her)

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Yellow, Black, White, PINK

An unforgettable image from Lost in Translation.  Visually descriptive, enough so that every time I see a photo of this place I get excited in anticipation to hopefully meet these walls someday.  Reminds me of moments I’ve shared with a dear old pal of mine back in Ellsworth, Maine.

As a 90% visual person I can appreciate the loud silence against such a crisp backdrop far better than any dialogue that could have been embedded this scene.

A treasure indeed!

Roman & Williams from The Scout on Vimeo.

“…sort of taboo in our society where individuality is, like, the highest most sacred thing and i pride myself on being very individualistic, but i also love to submit myself to something more important.”- Stephen Alesch”

What an inspiring video to begin the day with.  Its such a delight to be reminded of something larger than ourselves.  In this industry we are continually invited into the homes and establishments of our clients with open arms.  I catch myself getting stressed or bombarded with pressures at times and strive to find that perfect balance of a job well done and taking things to the next level of service.

This video was such a pleasant reminder that its not just walls, or rooms, or spaces, but places that invoke “feelings” .  Just like the food we put into our bodies, our sacred  spaces hold a key to reminding us or taking us somewhere outside of ourselves.

Blessings!

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Stripes add some fun to a teenagers wall

Here are the colors I used!

• Whitall Brown HC-69
• Damsel SW 7576
• Reflecting Pool SW 6486
• Plummy SW 6558
• Gypsy Pink 2077-20
• Bronze Tone 2166-30
• 2087-60
• Henderson Buff BM

Here is a photo of the cute little design I did in her other daughters room.  Inspired by a painting that she bought for her daughter off Etsy.

By gawly we sure have fun coming up with things!  Everyday painting at Steph’s house is a blast!  Thanks for the inspiration and please let me know once the room is all decorated and cute!