Carter Averbeck
BBOH Team Member Carter Averbeck owner of Omforme in Minneapolis, MN has 30 years experience as an Artist and Commercial Designer and is excited to join the BBOH team.
Carter Averbeck of Omforme
“Making a modern utopia out of previously owned furnishings. If you’ve gone shopping lately for new furnishings, you may have noticed the high prices many big box stores are asking for mass produced furnishings. Furnishings, that most likely have been made cheaply overseas with a shelf life of 3-5 years before deteriorating in some way. That repurchasing cycle is what almost all big box stores rely on to stay in business.
At Omforme, we prefer contribute to an eco-friendly, circular economy by restyling older furnishings into a new existence. It takes, hard work, creativity and a whole lot of design experience to turn furniture into coveted works of art. In our vision, it is the right thing to do to start saving our beautiful planet from further destruction. We save roughly 15,000 pounds of furnishings and excess building materials from landfills annually.
What makes us stand apart?
Our creative process starts with finding the right iconic older pieces in need of a little love. Years of design expertise goes into each piece to bring out the hidden beauty within; either through our eyes or customization for you. It’s been proven that older furnishings are built with quality materials and techniques not likely to be reproduced in today’s market. As a result, our process of rediscovery with every piece lasts longer and costs less for more style than you’ll find at a big box store.
We’re proud to be on the leading cusp of modern re-design, both in our furniture and our interior design services. We are definitely a different kind of design firm, one that cares as much about the planet as we do about making your life on it a more beautiful one. If you’re searching for something more than the “catalogue look” of other home design retailers, something that speaks to your inner soul, then we just might become your best friend.”
Furniture restoration and restyling. Custom modern furnishings. Full service Interior Design Firm. Omforme! Carter Averbeck.
Please see his recent work at the W Hotel in Minneapolis or the beautiful restoration at the Church of the Holy Redeemer in Marshall, MN. These two examples share the depth and the wow that we were looking for with our project. We want to attract people from all around the world and having an Italy trained Artist and the Historically Correct sensitive nature of our area with the heart of Carter Averbeck and his blending with Kelli and Mark it was an instant Team! Welcome Carter!!!