Tessa Kim
Nashville, Tennessee
Thrift-obsessed home decorator and founder of Budget Decor, on a mission to prove beautiful homes don't require big budgets. Armed with an interior design degree and a gift for turning $3 Goodwill finds into showstopper spaces, Tessa shares her resourceful, DIY approach to decorating (learned from her immigrant parents who could repurpose anything).
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