Cecilie brings the eye of a painter to her projects. For her, every room is a still life. She combines elements that create a look that is refined yet fresh; the studied timelessness of comfortable modern classicism. Cecilie Starin trained to be a fine art painter at the University of California at Davis under revered California artists Wayne Thiebaud, Bob Arneson, William Wiley, Roy De Forest and Manuel Neri. She received her BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena where she studied graphic design and illustration. Later she attended the University of California at Berkeley Interior Design Program and focused her study on architecture and interiors.