Biography
Quinn was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where she attended Briarcrest High School. After graduating from the Art Institute of Ft Lauderdale in 1997, Quinn launched an interior consultation business from her home in WPB. One year later, Lisa Quinn, Inc. relocated to the west coast and evolved into a design entertainment firm, specializing in commercial staging, set dressing for television and film, and television production.
Lisa Quinn is an Emmy award-winning TV host and best-selling author. She is a contributor to Better Homes and Gardens, Redbook, Life, and PARADE magazines; has appeared on Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, HGTV, and Oprah; designed sets for the National Geographic Society and the Discovery Channel; and starred in her own one-hour special for the Fine Living Network.
Lisa currently serves as spokesperson for IKEA and Kelly Moore Paints. Home with Lisa Quinn is syndicated nationally on the Live Well Network (Disney).
Look for her latest book, Life's Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets (Chronicle Books).
A Memphis native, Lisa resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two children.
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