WELCOME!

Since 1997 Trimbelle River Studios has helped our customers
find appropriate period designs for the home, as well as the homeowner.

Whether restoring or simply redecorating a
Craftsman, Prairie Style or Arts & Crafts home, we'll make it easier for you.
We offer supplies, education and can even do the installation.
We want you to come home to a home you love, a home that is a
part of you, a home that makes you feel good.
(And we can do this for your office as well)

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST, SHOP OUR ONLINE CATALOG OR
MERELY ENJOY A LITTLE MORE READING...

Seeking peacefulness and pleasure from the environment in which we live was a basic philosophy of the Arts & Crafts movement.  Home decoration was influenced by Mother Nature.  Unpainted woodwork revealed its true beauty, while honest, simple designs reflected flora and fauna.   Even colors paralleled nature.  The various greens, deep reds and golds of fall foliage; assorted tans and browns of bark and wood; and tranquil turquoises, deep blues, and yellow-greens found in oceans, lakes and rivers.  By returning to nature for inspiration, simplifying one's life, and getting away from the Victorian belief that "more was not enough," it was believed one could actually be healthier, less stressed, and more at peace. A philosophy that just may be even more relevant in todays world as it was back then. One way to incorporate the soothing effects of nature in the home was with the use of stenciling.

Around the turn of the century, magazines such as House Beautiful, The Ladies Home Journal, and The Craftsman, encouraged people to participate in the decorative arts of their homes.  Stenciling allowed a single motif to be carried harmoniously throughout a room.  It could be used as a frieze along a wall, stenciled on curtains, table linens and pillows--all of which could be embellished with embroidery if desired. All in all, it created a simple unity, allowing not only self expression in the design chosen, but also in the personalized color scheme selected.  And any motivated individual could succeed at it.