{"id":10986,"date":"2011-11-01T05:11:27","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T05:11:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:49:27","slug":"interior-designer-kahi-lee-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=10986","title":{"rendered":"Interior Designer Kahi Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kahi Lee is the type of girl that everyone wants as their BFF.<\/strong> Everyone from TV audiences to Hollywood\u2019s A-list celebrities can appreciate her effervescent style and approach to design. Hailing from Los Angeles, her secret is in finding nostalgic and livable pieces while tossing in a flair for the dramatic and coming up with an original and stylish look. Proving that style doesn\u2019t have to demand a celebrity paycheck, she has appeared as a host and design expert on numerous television programs including Design On A Dime (HGTV), Merge(Lifetime), Renovate My Family (Fox), Ultimate Gamer (Spike TV),Freestyle (HGTV), The Rachael Ray Show (CBS), and The Tyra Banks Show among others.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

In Asia, Lee hosts the reality competition show The Apartment (AXN\/ Sony Pictures Entertainment)<\/strong> which is broadcast in 23 markets to 82 million homes. Most recently, she penned her first coffee table book, Rough Luxe Design<\/strong>, which features collection of works by various designers. Here Kahi shares some of her inspirations and style tips with Asiance.<\/em><\/p>\n

ASIANCE: Where do you find inspiration? <\/h3>\n

Kahi:<\/b> It\u2019s always evolving and has even changed over the years. It\u2019s hard for me to do subtle design. I have a flair for the dramatic. My mom was an interior designer so I grew up around it and also coming from Los Angeles, my designs are glamorous but have a laid back feel, and also because I\u2019m in Hollywood & LA. My clients don\u2019t mind doing something eccentric and out of the box, that\u2019s a bit crazier and wilder. So it\u2019s fun to do that which goes with my personality too.<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: What was the most challenging project you\u2019ve ever worked on? <\/h3>\n

Kahi:<\/b> Usually the ones that have a time constraint, like if I have to makeover an entire house in a month, every project has something that goes wrong. It\u2019s just the nature of the business. I\u2019ve never had a project that ran smoothly without a glitch.<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: How would you describe your process to create someone\u2019s dream space? <\/h3>\n

Kahi:<\/b> It\u2019s a lot of client collaboration. A lot of designers have a strong look and identity and you can tell who designed it. I don\u2019t have that. I don\u2019t put my stamp on anybody. It\u2019s really about taking on my client\u2019s personality and look and I just sort of category_ide them and steer them away from bad choices and show them things they may not have thought of before. It\u2019s about building upon what they already want.<\/p>\n

Host Kahi Lee takes the Koo family living room to a whole new level and gives it a complete Green makeover according to their needs and goals.
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