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Kristy Craig Anderson went from home staging out of a garage to a $10M firm

"There are so many things about being a business founder entrepreneur that are rewarding. The biggest for me … is this idea that you're creating something from nothing." –Kristy Craig Anderson, Dwell


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Kristy Craig Anderson owns Dwell & Co.
Kristy Craig Anderson owns Dwell & Co.
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Kristy Craig Anderson has had a knack for decorating since she was a little girl. “My mom and I didn't have a lot of money, and we moved from apartment to apartment, like every six months,” she recalls, “It was hard for them to feel like home because it was always somewhere new and they were small. And so I would always design them. I would take bed sheets and put them up as curtains. And I would paint shoe box tops for artwork."

When Anderson grew up, she pursued a career as a middle school principal — but decorating was never far from her mind.

 

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