About KariAnne Wood

Kari's love of decorating began with her first wallpapered dollhouse. Since graduating from Baylor University as a Communications Specialist, Kari combines her "eye for style" with her "gift of gab" as a public speaker and author. She began her career working for a Southern California weekly paper in sales and marketing and then returned to the Lone Star state to earn her Master's Degree from the University of Texas in Austin. Soon after graduation she and her husband moved to the Dallas area where she and another designer started "How Great Thou Art," a faux finish business. Most recently, she renovated a 1940's historic home in Texas, combining ecelctic tag sale finds with traditional antiques. She enjoys speaking on a variety of topics, including organization, decorating, and creative home making.

About Kari & Kijsa

Kari and Kijsa began developing their decorating flair by decking out their first wooden three-story dollhouse with various wallpaper scraps and salt-dough creations. Passing through several design phases, from a love of hot pink to repainting a bedroom three times in one week, they perfected their decorating savvy (while fueled by diet coke) through various methods: schooling, practice, and their own homes.