Hi, I’m Kris and I’m so glad that you found me here at Driven by Decor! I started Driven by Decor in 2011 to have a creative, right-brained outlet to balance my very left-brained career in genetics.
Having lived in over 20 homes across 8 states, I’m passionate about the importance of creating warm, welcoming, and stylish spaces for families to call home. I’m a self-taught decorator and developing my design skills didn’t exactly happen overnight – my blue faux painted kitchen in our first home is proof of that! 😂 I picked up lots of tips, tricks, and lessons along the way and love sharing them all with you. I don’t just share pretty “before” and “after” pics – I take you along on the process to share in my triumphs, failures, and decision making so that you have the know-how and insight to tackle design and DIY projects on your own!
Along with being driven by decor, I’m also driven by a love for…
My Family – Jeff and I met way back in 1992 on what his friend told him was a blind date (while my sister told me was just a group of friends going out together). A few weeks later we went to a formal work event together…
and it was all she wrote! Over 25 years later, we have two teenage daughters who keep us on our toes and who we couldn’t love or be more proud of. 
Boston terriers – we are crazy about their sweet & spunky personalities! Our most recent addition is “Cricket” who we adopted at age 7 – don’t let this super sweet pic fool you, she’s a stinker (but in the cuddliest, best way!):
She pops up on my Instagram Stories a LOT because she’s a velcro dog who is always close by her mama!
The Beach – For some reason I’m always cold. Always. So I love the sun and the beach (which is why I’m SO excited to have just made a move from Connecticut to North Carolina!).
Travel – my whole family loves to travel! One of my life’s highlights was when Jeff had a one year overseas job based in Belgium before we had kids. We made serious tracks every weekend and traveled all over Europe in the tiniest car that ever existed. We also try to go on one great family vacation every year and those vacations hold some of my favorite memories.
Now that you know a little more about me, I’ll fill you in on some of the best things to check out on my blog so that you can learn more about Driven by Decor! A good place to start is {this tour of our CT home} – I’ve knocked out a lot of room makeovers in the eight years we lived there!
Also take a peek at some of my favorite projects including:
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