In the Spirit of Decor

Lyna Farkas at In the Spirit of Décor is a superbly talented artist who does decorative painting on a variety of home interior surfaces and objects. I hired her to design and creatively paint 4 separate accent walls in our newly constructed home. From our very first meeting to the completion of the project, Lyna gave us a 5 star performance. She listened well and quickly understood the look we wanted - organic, contemporary, eye pleasing impact without shouting "look at this wall." She mixed samples for us and absolutely nailed the look immediately for all 4 rooms. Most dramatic is the multi-color, mix of flat and metallic faux painting she did on the 15' high fireplace wall in our great room. It is simply eye candy. She met every deadline. Her prices were very fair. Lyna is delightful to work with.

Lyna did a fabulous job of decorative painting our living room walls and ceiling and our new master bath ceiling, plus faux painting a piece of stained woodwork to match that is truly amazing! A wonderful person, very professional and easy to work with... a pleasure.

I have had the pleasure of working with Lyna on a number of projects with my clients over the years-she "listens with her ears and her eyes". As an interior designer it means a lot to know that my clients' walls, floors,ceilings, furniture ...are in such talented and capable hands.

Lyna transformed my entire bland space into something special, all with paint. But what paint! With her artist’s eye, she contributed a vision that any non-artist homeowner will truly appreciate (and artistic ones will embrace as well!). I had all off-white walls and really didn’t know what I wanted (except not all white). Lyna really looked at the space and the world-class mountain view from my windows and worked from there. From her wealth of knowledge of faux painting and finishing, and the experience from many successful projects, she made suggestions for each room that ended up being just perfect for me. We decided on a textured finish for the living area (brown glaze over gray walls), which provides an interesting, but not intrusive, backdrop to showcase the beautiful views and future art. In the same room, she created a Venetian plaster surround for the fireplace that perfectly complements the walls and floor-to-ceiling blinds. When I expressed amazement that it all came together so beautifully, she gave me that wry “look.” She was never in doubt! For the master bedroom, which is absolutely flooded with light, she helped me (patiently) with the trial and error to find the perfect blue-green that wouldn’t look too gray or too greenish, then made suggestions for darker shades of the same color to accent the alcove behind the bed and for the master bath. For a bedroom with no windows (this is a condo building), she came up with a gold-yellow Shimmerstone burnished finish complimented by a copper accent wall section that all worked together to make the dark room, well, shimmer, without being over the top. For the media room, also with no windows, she gave me the courage to try a beautiful leaf green that I truly love to see every day. Throughout it all, Lyna was a great pleasure to work with. She is very friendly and open, and quite passionate about her work. As for budget, I didn’t have one, but she helped me make decisions that keep it all reasonable. She also seems to be very organized in terms of scheduling toward a prompt completion, which meant a lot to me given that every room in my home was a work in progress at the same time. Lyna has my whole-hearted endorsement for anyone who wants more than the ordinary! NB