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I'll start with my last name.  It's tricky.  Linauer is pronounced lin-our with the stress on the first syllable.  That's not so hard, right? 

I love interior deign--everything about it.  I'm passionate about colors, fabric, great furniture, gorgeous draperies, beautiful lighting.  I mean, I love it all.  I developed this love for interior design at a very early age.  As a young girl, my love for all things artistic was fostered by my mother, who was an accomplished artist and a well-respected photographer.  Even today, although she's retired, I'm still astounded by her incredible talent.

As a teenager, I began to realize that I had a talent for decorating that was appreciated by others when friends, neighbors, and even friends' mothers began to seek my decorating advice.  As I helped others with their interiors, I began a life-long passion for creating beautiful rooms.

After graduating from Dallas Baptist University in 1995, I took the opportunity to travel to several several countries in Africa, Asia and Europe, and even lived overseas for year-and-a-half.  My travels gave me a deeper love and appreciation for historical and international architecture and decor.

In the summer of 2005, I returned to Waco with my husband, Matt, and in the fall of that same year, I established Kristi Linauer Interiors.

In addition to working with my clients, I am also the author/editor of the interior decorating/interior deign blog and website Addicted 2 Decorating, which has an international readership with approximately 55,000 visits per month.  My Addicted 2 Decorating blog and website really are my pet projects, and I thoroughly enjoy passing along helpful information and tips to people, and teaching people how to have beautiful homes on a budget.