Kathryn O'Shea-Evans writes about design, travel, and food from her home base in Colorado's Front Range. She is a contributing editor atHouse Beautifulmagazine and was formerly a senior editor at the Hearst Design Group and associate editor atTravel + Leisure. Her work has been published inThe Wall Street Journal andThe New York Times, and she appears as a guest lifestyle expert on The Today Show,The Meredith Vieira Show, The Travel Channel, CBS, The Weather Channel, Fox & Friends, and MSNBC.Every summer, Kathryn teaches at theColumbia Publishing Course, at Columbia University's School of Journalism. Veranda magazine is unparalleled in its commitment to luxury living and delivers the finest in home decoration, style, travel, culture, and more. It showcases the country's leading designers and travels far and wide to bring its readers some of the world's most fascinating interiors.