As founder and CEO of Kaleidoscope Living — the top destination for lovers of colorful home interiors and DIY enthusiasts — it’s my mission to help everyone create a home they cherish, no matter the budget. I share doable DIY projects and interior design tips on KaleidoscopeLiving.com and my wildly popular design system, Designer in a Binder®, has helped over 11,000 people create spaces they love. And, my colorful wall calendars are popping up in homes everywhere!
I am a self-taught DIYer who loves to decorate my home on a budget. I work alongside my hubby and 4 kids to make our house a home, working together to bring CITYGIRLMEETSFARMBOY content for others to learn from!
Kelly Hartley is a self taught designer, interior stylist, blogger, and DIY lover. She and her husband Dan started renovating their home a few years ago and they've been making updates ever since. She believes that home should be a place where you feel comfortable and in sync with your surroundings. "Your home is a place where you walk inside and it feels like "you". There is so much pride in looking around your home seeing completed projects you've done with your own two hands. I want to help others to have that feeling" And she loves to do it with lots of creativity, a sense of humor, and on a budget. Kelly likes to "keep it real while making it real pretty.
As founder and CEO of Kaleidoscope Living — the top destination for lovers of colorful home interiors and DIY enthusiasts — it’s my mission to help everyone create a home they cherish, no matter the budget. I share doable DIY projects and interior design tips on KaleidoscopeLiving.com and my wildly popular design system, Designer in a Binder®, has helped over 11,000 people create spaces they love. And, my colorful wall calendars are popping up in homes everywhere!
As a former Kindergarten teacher, Liz's passion for teaching others how to DIY is bound to be a great time. Liz is a self-proclaimed paint connoisseur, an expert in pivoting in the middle of a project when something doesn't feel or look right, and wholeheartedly believes projects can be done on a budget with stunning results.
As a former insurance executive turned full-time blogger, Sarah loves sharing her excitement for all things home design and DIY, fashion, food and photography – really, just anything that has nothing to do with her former day-to-day office life.
Assigned Trend: Natural and Organic
A mother of four with an art degree, Haneen pours creative energy into her home and believes it’s the most fulfilling canvas, because a home is a “work of art” in which you live. Drawn to bright colors, Haneen loves mixing pattern, textures, and old and new to create a truly eclectic, livable space.
Assigned Trend: Back to the Future
Emily is the author of the interior design blog, Emily A. Clark, where she shares attainable, quick and affordable decorating ideas, as well as the process of decorating her own home. Her blog was named “Best Decorating/DIY Blog” of 2016 by Better Homes & Gardens readers and her work has been featured twice in the publication, as well as in Good Housekeeping and Family Circle. She resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband and five kids. Emily is playing for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Assigned Trend: Nature's Influence
After leaving big city life behind for a place where she could see the stars, KariAnne found her passion for home and design with her blog Thistlewood Farms. Thistlewood Farms is more than the story of a farmhouse; it’s about family, fun, burlap and pancakes.
Assigned Trend: Presswork Palette
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