Who is Lauri Ward?:
Lauri Ward founded Use What You Have® Inc. in 1981 to provide people who didn’t think they could afford to hire an interior designer with fast, simple, affordable decorating makeovers. Lauri is an author who speaks on television and to live audiences. Today Lauri Ward is internationally recognized as the pioneer of the one-day redecorating and redesign industry.
Lauri Ward’s Goals:
Lauri Ward’s mission is to educate the public and design professionals about interior redecoration and redesign. This helps to make decorating help more affordable and accessible to more people.
What is Use What You Have® Inc.? :
Use What You Have® Inc. offers the simple idea of using what people already have in their home or office to create a fresh, updated, more refined look without spending a lot of money. This process has helped to revolutionize the interior design business.
Interior Refiners Network®:
Interior Refiners Network® is a professional organization of one-day interior redesigners which was co-founded by Lauri Ward and her husband, Joe Ward.
Lauri Ward's Books:
"Use What You Have Decorating,", published in 1998, was the number one, best-selling decorating book on Amazon.com for more than five years. In addition, Lauri Ward has written "Trade Secrets From Use What You Have Decorating," and "Home Therapy: Fast, Easy Affordable Makeovers." Ward’s newest book, "Downsizing Your Home With Style: Living Well In A Smaller Space," was published in November 2007.
About Lauri Ward:
Ward has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, ABC-TV News, CBS Evening News, and shows on HGTV, MSNBC, The Discovery Channel and Fox. She has been featured in The New York Times, House Beautiful, Metropolitan Home, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Dallas Morning News, The Boston Globe, Child, Entertainment Weekly, Elle, Ladies Home Journal, Inspired House, McCall’s, Real Simple and many other major newspapers and national magazines.
Lauri Ward Contributes:
Ward is a contributing home design expert for iVillage.com and ClubMom.com. She is spokesperson for home furnishing-related brands Bernhardt Furniture, Olympic (Pittsburgh) Paint, and The Flower Promotion Organization. She has lectured at The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.