Experience
Joanne Brychel is the owner and ‘hands on’ artisan of a unique company, Decor Color and Design (formerly Paint & Paper Works Inc.) Her decorating business has expanded to include many services over the past 26 years. This new company name aptly expresses these services.
She started her business painting and wallpapering in 1983 and began studying Faux finishing which she introduced to her clients in 1985. After serving Chicago and the suburbs for 16 years her desire to expand the business in another direction drew her to Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the next 10 years she built the largest decorating studio and added to her services design and remodeling consultations. She employed a staff of ten and provided services to private individuals, casinos and celebrities like Siegfield & Roy and Danny Gans. Her work has been featured in many publications including Las Vegas Living Magazine, Treasures of Las Vegas, Home & Hearth Magazine and Luxury Las Vegas Magazine.
As fate would have it she missed family and friends and came back to Chicago in 2008. She brought with her many experiences and new knowledge in decorating and remodeling.
She has been schooled all over the United States and has belonged to many organizations like the National Guild of Professional Paperhangers, Paint & Decorating Contractors of America, Stencil Artisans League, American Association of Interior Designers and currently the International Decorative Artisans League.
Her intentions have always been the same, to keep abreast on current trends, and gain technical knowledge and experience expressed in her work.
She always has and will always be “hands on” with all her projects. Whether working alone or with her employees her goal is always the same, customer satisfaction, attention to details and personalized service.