Kimberly Lacy (born April 2, 1981) is an American television personality, wardrobe stylist, landscape designer and is the owner operator of a construction company. Born in
Dumas, Arkansas
Dumas ( ) is a city in Desha County, Arkansas, Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,706 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
In 1870, a planter, merchant and surveyor of French descent, William B. Dumas, ...
, Kimberly currently resides in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
She is the
project manager
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on
HGTV
HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. HGTV Dream Home is an ...
's ''
Curb Appeal
''Curb Appeal'' is a half-hour television series that has aired on HGTV in the United States from September 30, 1999 to the present, exploring how a house's outside " curb appeal" will be updated. Various hosts over the years (including Sasha A ...
: The Block'',
where she shares her practical
painting
Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...
tips, techniques and demonstrations with viewers. Prior to joining the show, Lacy served as the lead painter on the
HGTV
HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. HGTV Dream Home is an ...
series ''
Designed to Sell
''Designed to Sell'' is an American HGTV reality television show produced by Pie Town Productions in Los Angeles and Chicago and Edelman Productions in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. Each 30-minute episode focuses on fixing up a home that is abo ...
''.
As celebrity stylist, Kimberly has worked with the likes of Wilhelmina and Elite Models, celebrity photographer Derek Blanks, and publications ''
Essence
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'' & Black Elegance. She owns and operates her own design and artisan paint company Anatomy of Design. Kimberly contributes monthly articles for
Sister 2 Sister
''Sister 2 Sister'' was a monthly U.S. four-color women's magazine devoted to the world of African-American entertainment. Reportedly described as "the African American version of People Magazine," the publication was in circulation between 198 ...
magazine's Home Improvement section.
Kimberly is an ambassador for a non-profit organization, ''
The Fuller Center for Housing'',
The organization increases the quality of living in impoverished
neighborhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
. Most recently, Kimberly has been appointed to the
3M Construction & Home Improvement Division's Influencer Team and spokesperson for
EarthShare California.
References
External links
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Official Kimberly Lacy websiteFuller Center for Housing
Living people
American television personalities
American women television personalities
People from Desha County, Arkansas
1981 births
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