Evette

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Meet Evette
Evette Ríos is a design guru and all around home enthusiast. She’s a regular contributor to the Rachael Ray Show, where she offers fabulous hands-on advice, step-by-step redesign and repurposing ideas and projects, focusing on both the beautiful home environment and budget conscious solutions. Her extensive world travels, and years working in some of NYC’s finest interior and architectural offices, have influenced her design approach on projects ranging from high-end residential, to commercial, to charitable.

Evette is an accomplished on-camera host, and has appeared on other design shows, such as “Freestyle” (HGTV), and TLC’s home repair show “In A Fix.” More recently, she has brought her brand of cheer to Better Homes & Gardens 100 Days of Holidays, on Better.tv. Evette’s limitless energy, keen eye and innovating, practical and smart design, make her a super power in her field.

Recent Posts by Evette:

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Christmas is quite literally around the corner and I still have a few gifts to buy and holiday cookies to bake, but I’m already starting to feel more relaxed.
After a 24-hour drive through Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio, Stephen, Baloo and I, finally arrived in Jackson, Michigan at Stephen’s family’s house yesterday. Today we [...]

Posted by: Evette   12/23/07 at 4:25 pm
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Holiday Kid Fun

Kids inspire us to stay light-hearted and focus on what really matters during the holiday season. We keep traditions alive and remain nostalgic mostly for their benefit, and participate in traditions more fully and appreciatively as we see them fresh through their eyes.
Still, the most important thing to remember when it comes to kids and [...]

Posted by: Evette   12/17/07 at 9:29 pm
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Thanks for coming to see me at HomeGoods in New Jersey!

Thanks to all of you who came to see me at the HomeGoods in-store events on the December 1st at the Pompton Plains and the Mt. Olive stores, both in New Jersey. I had a wonderful time getting to meet all of you and I hope that you all left inspired with your creative juices [...]

Posted by: Evette   12/10/07 at 4:08 am
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Lets Get Wrapping!

I have always loved wrapping gifts. Maybe it comes from my dad, who has a knack for making gift boxes from scratch, or maybe it’s from years working my Christmas vacation as holiday help at local department stores. Wherever the propensity comes from, I really dig it. Choosing to give one or two more [...]

Posted by: Evette   12/9/07 at 11:01 pm
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Holiday Centerpiece Ideas

Thank you to our Preferred Shoppers for providing me with the inspiration for this blog. We had an overwhelming request to hear about unique centerpiece ideas…so here you go!
These are a few of the ideas that I have been cooking up for a while…. Let me know what you guys think and of course I [...]

Posted by: Evette   12/3/07 at 12:31 am
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