It is just so fascinating to me that there can be so many diverse but compelling ways to make us feel at ease or at home in a space that one spends the majority of time in. That is the exact reason why I, Lisa Stanley-Kelly, of Middleton, Massachusetts, began a love for decorating my bedroom early on as a teenager… for that was where I spent the majority of my time. I am a proud native of Muncie, Indiana and hold a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Michigan State University as well as a degree in Interior Design from Northern Essex Community College. I started a promotion business with my husband in 1991 planning public events at local New England convention centers and venues, thus giving me strong special, organizational and problem solving skills that I knew would help me some day for my real passion in the design world. I slowly began to really get serious and learn the trade by working in the field alongside my husband in his much later in life second career as a general contractor in residential and commercial property projects. Inviting someone into your home or space is one of the highest compliments one can receive. It’s about sharing, not flaunting. I think having a home or space that shows who one is now and where one has been is the ultimate meaning of individuality. For me: my biggest inspiration for design has been studying, living and traveling abroad since I was in college.