About LisaLaPorta.com

Hi gang!

Welcome to LisaLaPorta.com, where home design enthusiasts can find ideas, inspiration and advice for home design on any budget!

As a designer, I have redesigned countless homes on budgets from $1,000 to $100,000's. In addition to designing celebrity homes with my own design firm, I've appeared on HGTV's "Designed to Sell," "First Time Design," "Bang for your Buck," "Designing for the Sexes," and "Designers' Challenge." No matter what budget I am working with, I use the same design principles in all of my work – and I can't wait to share them with you!

If you are just beginning to learn about design, this website will be a great resource for you. Experienced home designers can find inspiration and ideas here as well. In the forum, home design enthusiasts of all backgrounds can mingle, meet, and exchange advice and ideas. I will be sharing my own sources of inspiration, easy tips, and fun projects that you can do in a weekend, or with the kids. I'll also be sharing big picture how-to advice for ambitious remodeling projects – and secrets for how you can save money, as well as where you should splurge!

Please have fun exploring the site, and let me know what you'd like to see me talk about here!

Here's to happy, comfy, beautiful homes!

About Lisa LaPorta

Lisa LaPorta is a designer in a class of her own. She is representative of an emerging desire for simple design that is accessible for anyone. She encourages her clients and do-it-yourselfers to hone their personal style as the first step toward great design, and helps them create harmony in their home by focusing on the elements they love.
 
Lisa’s humor, can-do spirit and design philosophy constantly win people over. From the minute they meet her, people open up because she’s like a friend with whom they can sit, share a cup of coffee, and chat about life. That’s how Lisa helps people understand and feel comfortable with design. Once she starts getting to know you, she uses the same approach for any budget or scale. “It’s like looking at your wardrobe,” she says. “If it were clothing, would you wear those pieces together? If you wouldn’t wear an outfit with that combination, then it won’t work for you in a room either.”
 
It’s because of Lisa’s overall expertise, likeability, and willingness to roll up her sleeves and do the work that she has become one of America’s most popular designers. She is widely recognized by millions from her considerable visibility through a string of successful HGTV shows including, “Designing for the Sexes”, “Designer’s Challenge”, “Designed to Sell”, “Bang for Your Buck”, “Showdown” and “First Time Design”. For over 10 years, LaPorta has been entering people’s lives and helping them deal with the toughest design dilemmas.

Lisa is an experienced professional who can take a project from the drafting table to completion. Her extensive knowledge of architecture, construction and design are strongly rooted in her background as a general contractor and years of training to understand every level of her business. Her credibility and reputation have led to partnerships with brands, including most recently with KILZ brand primer and Purdy paint brushes. She also has launched a new Lisa LaPorta Patio Collection of affordable, high quality outdoor furniture, available in spring of 2011. Lisa is a go-to expert providing tips in publications such as People, Us Weekly, TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Time, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and she has made appearances on national and regional TV programming, including “The Rachael Ray Show”.