What it’s all about
Leslie Karen is a blog dedicated to women who are forever curious, passionate and don’t believe in limits. I love DIY’ing and trying to figure out how to do things, traveling, designing interiors, finding good restaurants, fashion and reading. Basically just about anything creative and artistic. I spent all of my adult years in the finance/marketing world professionally (except for two stints in the nightclub and restaurant business), but always loved the creative arts.
I want women to feel their most beautiful, creative, passionate, adventurous and self-loved. Leslie Karen is all about showing women how they can re-imagine their lives.
I get so excited interacting with creative and artistic people. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s never failed anybody. Each week I will take you with me as I explore all things. I invite you along on this exciting journey with me and we’ll figure it out together.
We will explore Creative Design together:
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Creatively Design your Home
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Creatively Design your Work
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Creatively Design your Relationship
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Creatively Design your Life
Fun Facts
- I looooove Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups but only after they’ve been refrigerated.
- My first car was an orange Volkswagen Beetle with a broken gas gauge and I only ran out of gas once…haha
- My favorite artist of all time is Prince…..do not challenge me on this!
- I prefer mountains/lakes over beaches/oceans
- Ever since I was a little girl I’ve had a corn cob phobia so I always cut my corn off the cob.
I am based in Atlanta, GA and live in a fixer-upper with my rescue pit mix dog, Domi, who I’m obsessed with.
Designer & Diy’er pumped up on caffeine and willing to create anything. I want to let women know they can do it and if they don’t want to, I will.
popular posts
Southeastern Showhouse 2024 – Main Floor – Part 1
I just went to the Southeastern Showhouse in Atlanta this past weekend and let me tell you, it was fabulous. There were so many interior design, art and styling ideas that I was almost hyperventilating going from room to room. This is my thing; going to showhouses and model homes and even open houses. I just love design and get so much inspiration from them.
One Room Challenge Week #7 Spring 2024 – I Can’t Stand The Rain
It’s Week #7 of the One Room Challenge! If you haven’t been following along, this challenge was created by LInda Weinstein in 2011 and she had the idea to get some of her online friends together and challenge themselves to focus on finishing one room from start to finish. The challenge is 8 weeks long, so the great reveal is next week.
The Brilliant Way to Get Free Oversized Art for Your Home
Hi guys. I have an art hack that I use all the time and it’s so simple, you won’t believe it. As you know, Oversized Art can be so expensive and even if you can get your hands on a large inexpensive piece of art, the framing would bankrupt you. So, I’m going to let you in on a little secret to get it for free.
One Room Challenge Week #6 Spring 2024 – When It Rains It Pours
If you are new to my blog and are just joining me, let me tell you about the One Room Challenge. It’s an eight week challenge where participants pick a room to renovate or makeover and post it on their Blog, Instagram and/or Tiktok. Then each Wednesday, we upload each week’s posts to the ORC website. There, you’ll be able to see all of our progress and get some helpful design and DIY tips. The links to my previous blog posts are at the bottom of this post.
20 Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts
So, for those of you who wait until the last minute to buy a Mother’s Day gift, like me, we all have to give Amazon their props. If you have Amazon Prime, you can literally wait until the last minute, or at least two or three days before to purchase and get it in time. I have curated a list of gifts that encompass all price points and very diverse categories.
One Room Challenge Week #5 Spring 2024 – It’s All Coming Together
Another week down and this challenge is not for the faint of heart, but I’m loving it. If you’re just tuning in, I’ve joined the One Room Challenge which is a design challenge where you pick one room in your house to renovate and/or makeover. I have eight weeks to finish a room in my house and every Wednesday I upload the link to this blog post on the One Room Challenge website as well as my Instagram @lesliekarendesign. You’ll be able to see everybody’s progress as well as tons of inspiration for every room in your house and even some outdoor spaces. This is Week 5 and if you want to see Weeks 1-4, I have the links at the bottom of this post.
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Leslie Karen is a blog dedicated to women who are forever curious, passionate and don’t believe in limits. I love DIY’ing and trying to figure out how to do things, traveling, designing interiors, finding good restaurants, fashion and reading. Basically just about anything creative and artistic.
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