A passionate designer at heart, Kari Whitman plies her trade to decorate the abodes of clients and celebrities alike. She spoke to Upscale Living magazine about the importance of being creative and the adoration she has for the life she has fashioned.
Tell us a bit about yourself.

I?ve had a passion for design since I can remember, redoing my childhood room every week! Unfortunately, I started out as an actress and model and hated it, then hit my true passion as an Interior Designer and building beautiful spaces. I was lucky that my co-workers as an actress hired me; my first client was Hollywood heartthrob Emilio Estevez. So even though I?m ?out of the Hollywood world,? I?m still in it! I work all over the country, it?s a great job to be creative and analytical.  Did you have an influence in your youth that shaped your career path"

Growing up in the hills of Colorado, nature is my influence and muse! It shapes me and has shaped my career.

When and why did you decide to become an interior designer"

At 27 years of age, I started my own company, after friends would see how I transformed my little rented apartments. They would ask me to do theirs. I?ve always had the affinity to be a designer, but I got a lot of confidence to go for it around 25 years old. I was always happier going to flea markets than sitting on a movie set. 
You started your design firm Kari Whitman Interiors and 24 years later, you are still going strong. What and wh...