Colleen has a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Education degree, as well the Residential Interior coursework from both the University of Alberta and Metro Community College. Interior Matters was opened and incorporated in 2000. Colleen is a published writer and public speaker and educator in the area of interior design and interior decorating. She has written design articles for the Edmonton Journal, and was a regular columnist for the Sherwood Park News. She has also written articles for Benjamin Moore and has been a featured interior design guest on Global TV. She is known for her design bluntness tempered with the ultimate design goal of giving her clients the most beautiful spaces possible.

​Favourite Color – Black (and grey and blue and white)

Favourite Room – My dining room, full of family and friends (and red wine)