We Built an Innovation Center at Trim-Tex HQ — Here’s What’s Inside!

All summer long, we’ve been working on a new wing of Trim-Tex HQ in Lincolnwood, Ill., called the Innovation Center. Here, we’ll be able hold events, grow our team and provide comfortable meeting spaces for our staff. And now, we’re proud to say, work has been completed — and it looks awesome.

And, of course, one of the reasons it looks so awesome is that we didn’t skimp on the drywall work: we used a whole lot of Trim-Tex in these walls, and it shows. Let’s take a little virtual tour of the new Innovation Center, and we’ll show you (before and after!) how we used vinyl drywall beads and accessories to make this place look its best.


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Eye-catching wall reveal details with Architectural Reveal Bead

There’s one design choice we made throughout the entire new office area hallways: a continuous reveal detail about a quarter of the way up the wall. This makes for an interesting architectural touch that attracts the eye, especially when you use it as an opportunity to transition paint colors on either side of the reveal gap.

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Innovation logo with Archway L Beads

As you enter the Innovation Center, you’ll see the new logo for our Innovation team. This nifty piece of art appears to pop out of the wall because it’s actually made entirely of drywall and drywall finishing beads!

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Trimless doorway designs with Architectural Z Shadow Bead

Doorways don’t have to be boring! Around each door to each office, we went for the trimless look, with a stunning reveal/shadow detail running along the edge of the door. This is achievable using vinyl Architectural Z Shadow Bead, one of Trim-Tex’s most famous products.

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Office accent wall with Architectural L Bead

In the largest office of the Innovation Center, occupied by our Director of Innovation, we went above and beyond with a huge, crazy accent wall. This design, like the Innovation logo, was done entirely with drywall and Architectural L Beads, creating a totally seamless look that will wow visitors for years to come.

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Event space accent wall with Architectural Reveal Bead

One more accent wall we wanted to highlight on our virtual tour, and this time, rather than the drywall popping out, it recesses back inward! That’s because, like the walls of our office hallways, we used Architectural Reveal Bead for an unmistakably Trim-Tex design touch.

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Unique corners with Chamfer Bead

One of our favorite ways to plus up a corner is to, instead of creating just one edge, throw in another with a chamfered corner. With two crisp lines and stark shadows, a chamfered corner takes an everyday element and makes it something special.

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'Peel it, stick it & rock it' | Sound Gasket & Fire Gasket at Trim-Tex HQ | Testimonials
'Peel it, stick it & rock it' | Sound Gasket & Fire Gasket at Trim-Tex HQ | Testimonials

We chose to use our Sound Gasket and Fire Gasket products here because they are speedily installed — simply stick them to the framing pre-drywall, making sure to leave no gaps behind — with minimal chance for installer error and no highly skilled labor required. Learn more about why these products were chosen for the product by watching the video above, and for all the fascinating details, check out our full case study here.


Believe it or not, the above beads and accessories are just a fraction of what Trim-Tex manufactures in-house. We hope you learned a thing or two from this virtual tour of our new Innovation Center, and to get a glimpse of everything we’ve got to offer, get a free digital copy of our latest catalog by hitting the button below.

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