 Hello! I'm Marie Kinnaman, the owner of At Home on Main Street. We closed the brick and mortar store in June 2009 and everyone wanted to know, "what will you do now?" Somehow my plate seems even more full!
In addition to running the website (with my daughter Tracy) I now have a lot more time to focus on my redesign business. I am also working on the line of recycled fashion (focusing on the aprons) that we began when we went green in 2008. You can follow my sewing journey on the new Sew Eco Chic Blog
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INTERIOR REDESIGN
Redesign focuses on rearranging furniture in just one day, using what is already in the home. I studied design in college and topped off my formal design education with a seminar that became the foundation for my future. I became a designer who uses what you have instead of suggesting new. Even though I owned a retail home store, it remained the focus of my consultations.
My design background includes many years training others in the concepts of interior redesign. I authored training manuals and workbooks across the spectrum of the redesign field. I traveled the country teaching seminars and spent many years helping other professional launch redesign careers. My design work and everyday operation of the shop left scarce time for training, so I retired from teaching in 2003...but you never know, maybe I will teach another class now that the shop is closed.
Next Generation
My son Brian, and his wife Paz, also worked with me when we had the shop. I will still call on them from time to time if creative talent is required. Brian is an artist and writer and Paz, also an artist, focuses on textiles. I have more than my fair share of creative resources with Tracy, Brian and Paz nearby. I am very lucky!
Marie on HGTV
I enjoy heightening public awareness for the redesign concept and loved the 10 years I spent with HGTV's Decorating Cents. You might still catch me in action in a rerun; or notice a friend or neighbor from the 11 shows we taped in Fallbrook.
In addition to HGTV, I have showcased interior redesign concepts on TV news segments in San Diego and Phoenix.
Here are a few samples of newspapers that have featured my design work.
- The San Diego Union-Tribune : No secret: Simple steps to a successful redesign
- The Orange County Register
- The San Francisco Chronicle
- The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News
- San Diego Home/Garden Magazine
- Better Homes & Gardens Special Interest Publications
- Florida, a magazine of the Orlando Sentinel
- The Valley News : Making the most of what you have
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