Assistant editor Jennifer Bonds and her new husband have just undertaken the sizeable renovation of their first home, a 1959 ranch-style house. Between working their first full-time jobs and trying to convince their puppy not to chew on their shoes, they are re-tiling bathrooms, replacing blue bathroom counter tops and painting every wall in the house (sometimes more than once).

Zoë Gowen is finally living solo and just moved out into a great apartment. She now spends her time scouring Craigslist for vintage bamboo furniture and other accents to decorate her new place.

Abbi Masters, production manager, recently cleared out her savings account to remodel the 1970’s themed bathrooms in her Birmingham, AL condo. In between checking gossip web sites and praising the TV gods for inventing DVR and Lost, she manages to decorate her condo with budget priced items from her favorite local stores.

Lydia Somerville is a former magazine editor (Southern Accents) with the best intentions of learning HTML one of these days. She lives in Birmingham with her husband and their blended family of seven children. Her favorite pastime is going to the grocery store by herself.

Riley Tant just left her home in Birmingham to make it big in New York City. Due to the tendency to spend all of her leftover money on her new “workin’ girl” wardrobe, she is hunting for deals and affordable trends in the big apple.

Kim believes there should be no rules in decorating and you should do whatever makes you happy. With that said, she also believes karate-chopped pillows and dusty knick-knacks might end the world. Recently married, Kim is now turning her focus inward to her own home beginning with the hunt for the perfect sofa.

Dawn Williams has a great appreciation for budget-friendly decorating and DIY home projects. Which is a good thing -- she and her husband are expecting a baby boy this year. In her spare time, she loves preparing for the new arrival, cooking out with family and friends, and attempting to garden.