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Christianson Lee Studios is an Industry Partner of ASID, member The Society of Gilders.

We specialize in fine decorative painting and glass work. Our award winning team of decorative painters and artists will complete your project with creativity, attention to detail, and promptness. We are committed to artistic excellence and craftsmanship in every project, from the early conceptual stages to the final touches. While we are based in the New York and Connecticut metropolitan area, we have national and international clients which include renowned interior designers, architects, decorators, and art consultants, as well as private individuals. Our list of distinguished clients includes the Ford family, Tommy Hilfiger, and Cunard.

Our work has been seen in Kips Bay Decorator Showhouses 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2007 and also noted publications such as Architectural Digest, The World of Interiors, The New York Times, House Beautiful, House & Garden, and Interior Design Magazine. Please visit the publicity section to see a selection.

Our services include woodgraining, marbling, murals, trompe l’oeil, glazing, stippling, strié, ragging, distressing, stenciling, faux finishes, painted furniture, architectural gilding, encaustic, Venetian plaster, Kolcostico finishes, carved glass, reverse painting on glass, antiqued mirrors, and the exquisite art of gilding on glass known as verre églomisé. For more detailed descriptions, please visit the Glossary section.

	J. Nels Christianson, Principal, received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI (1981). He lived and worked in Paris from 1983 to 1985 as a consultant at the Mayflower Interior Design Company. He went on to study at the renowned Van der Kelen School of Decorative Arts in Brussels, Belgium (1986), receiving its highest honor of the Van der Kelen Gold Medal of Excellence for Decorative Painting.
	Eva Lee, Principal, studied painting at Bard College in Annandale, NY, where she received her Bachelor of Arts (1987). She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from Hunter College in New York City (2000). Recent awards include fellowships from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts (2002) and The MacDowell Colony (2004, 2006). To see her artwork visit www.evaleestudio.com.
	Benjamin Lai, Senior Associate, studied interior architecture at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He went on to study decorative painting at the renowned Van der Kelen School of Decorative Arts in Brussels, Belgium (1995).