I began my career in design studying fashion and textiles at the University of California at Davis, where I graduated in 1992. From there, I set out in search of real life experience, working in fashion and other industries for six years in Italy, over a year in Los Angeles, and ten years in New York with Ralph Lauren and a top textile agency, selling Japanese and Italian fabrics to high end designers.

For a decade, I renovated my homes top to bottom, and helped many friends do the same. In Chicago in 2012, I launched my company, Live Interior. In 2014, I returned to the area where I grew up to be closer to family and the wonders of Northern California. I now live in Granite Bay, California, with my husband and children.