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Hickory Hills, IL, who spent nearly 170
man-hours installing a Stark Tour du
Monde scenic mural. Second place in the
Specialty category went to William White
III, Robert J. White Company, Cincinnati,
OH who constructed lightweight portable
panels and then installed a Gracie mural
on the custom panels so the client could
take the special mural with her when she
moved. Honorable mention recognition
went to Phil and Jennifer Curtis, C.P.,
Curtis Enterprises, Dolton, IL. This project
Residential
consisted of Installing 17 hand painted
murals at a new hospital in the Chicago
suburbs. There were many challenges
working around multimillion dollar medical
equipment, temperature fluctuations and
shipping large murals to prevent damage.
Our thanks go to the many entrants who
shared their projects and the Zinsser
Company who sponsored this contest to
show the public the marvelous projects
and creations made from wallcovering.
The National Guild of Professional Paperhangers
is the only non-profit trade
organization dedicated to professionals
Commercial Specialty
whose main objective is to promote the
wallcovering industry. Our organization is
made up of the professional craftspeople
that install and remove wallcovering and
the industry leaders who manufacture the
products and provide the services which
the installers use in their trade.
For more information about wallcovering
installation or the National Guild of
Professional Paperhangers, contact the
NGPP office at 136 South Keowee Street,
Dayton, OH 45402; telephone: (800)
254-NGPP; fax: (937) 222-5794; email:
ngpp@ngpp.org; or visit us on the web at
www.ngpp.org.
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