Amy Preiser
Amy Preiser rescues furniture off the street and keeps the two craft bins under her bed fully stocked with spray paint and Mod Podge. While working at House Beautiful, she produced the magazine’s first feature on Etsy.com, and interviewed experts about everything from paint matching to trash compactors. Growing up in California with a contractor father, Amy’s earliest memories are of The Home Depot.
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