Cecy Gillen

About Cecy Gillen

Interior Designer and General Contractor. Specialize in Kitchens, Bathrooms, Additions, and the beauty of Interior Design. Having a background on Architecture and Art to help you find your style and discover the art and science of enhancing the interior of your home to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment. “It\'s when they stop copying you that it\'s time to worry.” – Ruby Ross Wood Specialties: DESIGN: Drafting, sketching, presentation of Interior Design, home staging, faux finishing, wallpaper, material sampling, custom built-ins design, and installation. The layout of new rooms or existing. HOME IMPROVEMENT: Layout, design, and building of Kitchens, Bathrooms, Mudrooms, Basements. Having an Architectural background provides excellent drafting skill & blueprint reading. General Construction Management for either Construction Companies or for busy Homeowners. Interior and Exterior paint, Tile design and layout, construction, and carpentry in general. FURNITURE: Refurbishing, production & design for new and or old furniture. Recreating new furniture of existing unwanted pieces. Great in reusing existing pieces, like cabinets and any other pieces client desires to keep. ARTIST: Artist and sketcher (oil painting, acrylic, and watercolor mediums). Art Instructor at the Art Lounge. OTHER:* Freelance photographer and writer for El Vistazo Hispano (newspaper).* Graphic Designer and writer.* Event Coordinator & Event Decorator.* Catechist religious Instructor.* Youth Group Minister for St. Thomas Church in Norwalk.

Experience

1. Interior Designer & General Contractor

   Cecy Gillen Designs, Llc

   Jan 2000 — Present · Fairfield County, CT, US

   I specialize in Interior Design and General Construction and Home Improvement. I have created bathrooms, kitchens and have designed many interior homes in the Lower Fairfield County in CT and also Westchester County in NY. I have my own professional crew (carpenters, painters, etc.) Dedicated professional people who have worked for me for many years and know what it takes to produce a top of the line product. I\'m not just building a name, I\'m also building a brand. No job is too small or too big for us, we do the best to accommodate any type of budget and will always produce high-end quality products.

Education

• Newbury College - Brookline Mass

  Architecture and Interior Design

• Katherine Gibbs School of Business - New York , NY

  Business Administration & Management

• CIA - Connecticut Institute of Arts

  Commercial Art & Graphic Design

Skills

• Carpentry
• Microsoft Office
• Interior Design
• Home Staging
• Closets
• Basements
• Walls
• Room Additions
• Renovation
• Residential Design
• Painting
• Bathroom Remodels
• Construction
• Porches
• Siding
• Problem Solving
• Photoshop
• Negotiation
• Decorative Painting
• Drawing
• Custom Furniture Design
• Space Planning
• Faux Finishes
• Contract Negotiation
• Green Building
• Sketchup
• Flooring
• Cabinetry
• Sketching
• Interiors
• Budgeting
• Remodeling
• Home Improvement
• Construction Management
• Wallpaper
• Bathrooms
• Custom Furniture
• Patios
• Additions
• Residential