Are you just starting a New Project? Find your camera and always take many “Before Pictures”, when starting a new project. It is so important to have Before & After picture. When the pictures are placed side by side, you can determine and truly measure the level of drama you have created with your talented team of Artisans and Interior Designers. For some projects, you may not raise the “Wow Bar” very high at all. Which could be disappointing. But for other projects, it may be hard to measure “The Wow Effect” you have created. You will hear comments from family and friends for years to come…

My middle son David, and co-owner of Bella Faux Finishes, has also been working on another project. David and Amber are proud to announce the birth of their new Son, “Owen James Nordgren” on March 26, 2013. We are so happy and proud of both of them! Kathy and I are Grandparents for the first time, which is Very Exciting!

So if you are just starting a new project, whether its a new baby or a New Home or Remodeling project, it is so important to choose your team members wisely. Meet with them and ask many questions. Learn more about their talents, credibility and trustworthiness. View their portfolio of projects and Testimonials. Ask to see their Before & After project pictures. Notice your level of emotion when you are looking at each one them. Are they truly unique? Do you want your project to be different from every other home? Are feeling a sense of Wow or very little drama at all?

If you are interested in learning more about Bella Faux Finishes and what we can bring to your project, please give us call. From New Interior Design Ideas to Decorative Finishes, Italian Venetian Plaster, Faux Finishes, Italian Finishes, Interior Painting to Wallpaper. I think you will be surprised when you see our portfolio of samples. Sometimes, the smallest decision can have greatest impact on a project. If you have never seen the Italian Finishes, you are in for a treat!

As always, there is never… any obligation or even a hint of commitment when we schedule a meeting. We will share some ideas and pricing for your project.  If you choose to work with us, we will schedule your project in. David and I are just honored we had opportunity to meet you and view your project!

Since 2005, we have been fortunate to stay very busy through the years.  Invited to share our Art on some incredible projects. So click on our Contact Us link and let talk about your project. We are great listeners!

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Congratulations again to David and Amber!  Owen James Nordgren, “The Wow Effect” …. 9 lbs 4 oz of… Cute Baby!

Below, Walls finished in Italian Venetian Plaster, Pan Ceiling finished in Italian Finishes

Below, Tray Ceiling finished in Italian Finishes

 

 

 

 

 

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One of your most affordable and unique areas in your Home or Business to create “The Wow Effect” is your Tray Ceiling.  A stunning Decorative Finish, Venetian Plaster, Italian Finish or Faux Finish on a Tray Ceiling, can create a new level of drama that wasn’t there before. Everyone is always looking for ideas on how make their home special and a little different than everyone else’s.

If you are building or remodeling, consider adding a little magic to your Tray Ceiling in your Dining Room or Master Bedroom. Because your footage is small, your investment is affordable for almost every budget. Go through our Gallery and click on “Before & After” Photos to give you some ideas. Also click on “Ceilings“. I wish you could see these projects in person. The Home Owners “Testimonials” we have received through the years, express thoughts for our Art. Click on About to learn more about Bella Faux Finishes and their Artisans.

One Important Note – If you are building, ask your builder to “Not” put any texture or Crows Foots on your Tray Ceiling. This will save you some money. If you do have a Tray Ceiling with a Crows Foot Texture on it, that is not a problem. We will just have to float that smooth first.

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Less is More… almost Always! On New Projects, David and I are big believers that you really do not need alot of Decorative Finishes to change the drama of an entire project. You are looking for a “unique area”, where you can introduce a new Texture or Effect that will “Interrupt the Senses”.  Thats the Key!  One small area, can have everyone that views your home going… Wow, that was so Cool!  What was that finish?

So… from our experience, in most homes, less really is more. You just need to introduce a “Taste”  in a few areas. Exceptions, unless you are on a Grand Castle like we were last year, then the sky is the limit for effect and drama…

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Its Live…. Exciting News for Bella Faux Finishes and Bella Faux Finishes TV. We have combined our old Website – “Bella Faux Finishes” and Blog – “Bella Faux Finishes TV”,  into a brand new website. We are also excited about our New Logo. Because of our growth, since 2005, we needed to change how we present our New Ideas for Interior Design to the world. Our Blog – Bella Faux Finishes TV, will become an important part of sharing our New Decorative Finishes, Faux Finishes, Venetian Plaster and Italian Finishes with everyone. David and I will be sharing more very soon…

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Our Blog…Bella Faux Finishes TV.  My name is Mark Nordgren, together with my sons David and Michael Nordgren, Bella Faux Finishes of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has become the leader in the Midwest in the application of Italian Venetian Plaster, Venetian Plaster and the Italian Finishes. We also offer a variety of stunning Faux Finishes. Founded in 2005, with a passion to create a unique service specializing in historic and Dramatic Finishes for Homes and Business’s. Our goal with Bella Faux Finishes TV is to share ideas on the methodology of using Texture and Color to create “The Wow Effect”. In this short video we share some of our thoughts and ideas on creating “The Wow Effect”. Click through our website to learn more about us and visit our Gallery to view Before & After project photos.

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Bella Faux Finishes – Here is a short video of a few of our projects and some of the drama that can be created when you introduce a unique Decorative Finish or texture. From Italian Venetian Plaster, Venetian Plaster, Italian Finishes to Faux Finishes. The Interior Design challenge is to identify where your opportunities are, the unique texture to introduce and the perfect color that change the drama of the room.

“Less is More” – One of the most common mistakes today is to introduce too many effects. Keep it simple, to maximize the drama and effect of the… specific finish. Less, almost always creates a greater chance of creating “The Wow Effect”.

Exception, on larger projects, executive home or commercial businesses, the design goals are very high. So it is common to finish most of the interior walls to pull all of the various Interior Design Elements, Marble, Drapery and Unique Architecture together. Visit our Gallery for Interior Design Ideas and click on the Before & After Photos to see how we can change a common wall to a Work of Art.

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By Far… the most overlooked opportunity to create drama in a home today, is your Ceiling. Ceilings are truly the Rodney Dangerfield of Interior Design ideas.They rarely get any respect. Commonly called “The Fifth Wall”, unfortunately they do not often find their way on an Interior Designers Concept or Mood Board. Home Builders may add a crows foot texture and call it good.

What they don’t realize, is the amount of drama that can be created in such a small area, just by introducing a unique texture on a tray or dramatic ceiling. It is incredible! I wish you could hear the comments from various subs on projects as we are creating our Art, to the final effect and comments shared by all. You truly have to see the before and after, to understand this emotion.

Look at this picture from a previous project of ours, What is the Texture? How would you describe it to someone? What do you think it feels like? How was it created? Finally….. what is it?   Who was the Artisan? This is what happens to us, when we are on projects. Interest in our finishes begins the very first day. Curiosity in what it is, where in Italy it comes from and how we create this effect is the beginning of the drama. The completion of the finish, for David and I, is like saying goodbye to an old friend.  Our Art is complete, our work is done, it will now be passed on to a new owner. We love Ceilings!

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