About Tara & Shannon Gilmore

Tara Gilmore has a comprehensive history in fine arts and comes from a family of entrepreneurs. Tara studied at the Finishing School in Floral Park, NY and at the location in Mechanicsburg, PA, where she encompassed the art of decorative painting and found her niche in the world of design. After completing many courses at the finishing school Tara decided to build her company, Of The Essence Designs, in 1999. Tara’s diverse life experiences and years of working with a wide variety of artistic mediums have left her with a lust for creating exquisite and stimulating environments. Her love for artistic surroundings and her desire to keep abreast of this ever changing industry make Of The Essence Design + Build + Paint a leader in the industry. Tara has a true love for business and values lasting relationships with the company’s clients.

Shannon Gilmore is owner and General Contractor of Of The Essence Design+Build+Paint. From a young man, Shannon has worked in the residential and commercial construction industry. He has extensive knowledge and experience in a multitude of different trades and has sculpted his life and his business around this passion for designing and building. Shannon believes, to be truly great at something, you really have to possess a love for what you’re doing. “ We will always do a good job. At a profit if we can, at a loss if we have to, but we will always do a good job.”