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Seven area homeowners win 'Painted Ladies' contest

Posted October 26, 2014 6:30 am

Chris and Rebecca Berry, 442 DuPage St., Elgin, won Grand Prize in the 28th annual Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies & Her Court competition. Courtesy of Chicago Paint & Coatings Association

Seven area homeowners have earned top honors in the Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies & Her Court competition, an exterior painting contest.

Elgin homeowners Chris and Rebecca Berry have been named Grand Prize winners. Their DuPage Street home won in the Best Use of a Bold Color category, and was painted by Jay's Painting of Batavia.

This is the 28th year of the Painted Ladies completion, sponsored by Schaumburg-based Chicago Paint & Coatings Association.

The style, size or age of the property is not a factor in selecting the winners, but

beauty and craftsmanship of the paint application, and how well it complements the structure of the building, is essential to being selected a winner, said Bill Heiden, the association's Publicity Committee chairman.

Heiden works with a team of judges to select winners among contest entrants living around Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The seven homeowners were honored at an awards dinner Thursday, Oct. 23, at Maggiano's restaurant in Schaumburg.

This year's ceremony featured Mark Knaebe, a wood surface chemist and natural resources specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Knaebe presentation for many professional painters in attendance focused on wood and finishes and challenges they pose, including the best way to prep wood for paint and stain.

For more Information and photos of past winners, visit www.chicagopaint.org.

Other winners are:

Grand Prize

Best Use of Colors for the Style of the Home(Professionally or unprofessionally painted)

Chris and Rebecca Berry

442 DuPage St.

Elgin

Painter: Jay's Painting

(630) 849-4117

Best Use of Expressive Color(Professionally painted)

Claire Goldenberg/Sandra Pattison

709 Front St.

Lisle

Painter: Lakewood Painters

(630) 939-6000

Best Use of Craftsmanship of Paint Application(Professionally or unprofessionally painted

Tom and Ginny Breecher

23430 W. Cattail Lane

Barrington

Painters: Immaculate Painting

(847) 550-4286

Best Use of Color on a Victorian(Professionally painted)

Paul and Jean Bednar

141 Hill Ave.

Elgin

Painters: Homework Construction

(847) 849-6728

Best Use of Paint Detail(Professionally painted)

Lewis and Suzanne Sampson

4 N. Jackson St.

Elgin

Painters: Josh's Painting

(224) 558-9931

Best Use of Color Combination(Professionally painted)

Bill and Colleen Anderson

433 Division St.

Elgin

Painters: Josh's Painting

(224) 558-9931

Best Use of Color for a Non-Victorian(Non-professionally painted)

Chris Pellikan and Kathy Donovan

1518 W. Juneway Terrace

Chicago

Claire Goldenberg/Sandra Pattison, 709 Front St., Lisle.

Tom and Ginny Breecher, 23430 W. Cattail Lane, Barrington.

Bill and Colleen Anderson, 433 Division St., Elgin.

Paul and Jean Bednar, 141 Hill Ave., Elgin.

Lewis and Suzanne Sampson, 4 N. Jackson St., Elgin.

Chris Pellikan and Kathy Donovan, 1518 W. Juneway Terrace, Chicago.

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