Hi, I'm Shirley Salmon, owner of Shirley's Touch.  I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. 

I have always loved color and wished I could be an artist like my mother.  However, it seems I was blessed with an eye for color and balance instead, so I am an artist of another kind. 

My love for decorating started in high school.  My Home Economics teacher, Ms. Williams, encouraged me to decorate my bedroom as my semester project.  I remember using the vivid colors, red, black and grey,  which was a pretty contemporary color combination for the 60's.  I received and A+ on the project, so I was off and running, determined to change the looks of every room I encountered.  The experience was over 40 years ago and I've been rearranging rooms ever since. 

My career didn't exactly go in the decorating direction.  I've owned and operated six restaurants, owned a multi-line insurance agency, was a real estate broker for 80 agents and last, but not least, traveled all over the United States representing a marketing and advertising agency.  I believe this diverse background has exposed me to a true understanding of managing a business and helping people get what they want.

In 2004, I remarried and moved from Little Rock, AR to Dallas, Texas.  That same year I retired.  My husband and I bought a home on Cedar Creek Lake about four years ago and I have fallen in love with the lake, the area and the community.  I found myself being at the lake house more than the Dallas house.  In trying to figure out how I could spend more time at the lake, I started volunteering at our church, joined the Rotary and decided to come out of retirement.  This is how Shirley's Touch was created.  I am pleased I finally get to do what I love.