Kahi Lee

Kahi Lee has been called a Renaissance Chick and Interior Design Goddess. She currently hosts Design On A Dime one of HGTV’s most popular programs. Lee has appeared on numerous television series including Merge , Renovate My Family, Ultimate Gamer, FreeStyle, and My Celebrity Home. She has also made guest appearances on The Early Show on CBS, The Tyra Banks Show and Life and Style among others. Lee easily adapts to the tastes and attitudes of her wide-ranging audience and credits her demographic-defying designs, versatility and genuine passion for all things stylish for her television success. In just a few short years, Lee is fast becoming one of the most recognizable faces in lifestyle television programming.

Kahi Lee Lifestyle, a design firm specializing in high end residential and commercial interior design launched in 2005. Working in both the United States and Asia, Lee’s high profile clients include actors, rock stars and multi-million dollar luxury high-rise residential developments. Lee’s design style is very much reflective of her California lifestyle and upbringing. She draws on Los Angeles’ vast and varied cultural wealth for design inspiration. Lee loves the relaxed attitude of coastal living, the practical forms of California mid-century design, the rustic charm of Los Angeles’ Spanish heritage and of course the bold glamour and amusing eccentricities of Hollywood. Lee’s designs seamlessly blend and sometimes dramatically juxtapose her many sources of inspiration. Her talents and style sensibility have also been featured in USA Today, In Style, In Style Home, Seventeen, Extra TV and E! among others. Art and design have been Lee’s passion since she was just a wee Lee. In fact, design is literally in her blood. Lee’s mother is a well-know interior designer and her sister is a New York-based event designer. Lee attended UCLA where she earned degrees in Art History and English Literature. Upon completing her undergraduate studies, she continued her studies at UCLA taking on coursework in both Interior Design and Print Journalism. Lee began her career at the renowned Christie’s Auction House where she landed a coveted position in the Contemporary Art department. She served as a MUSE advisory board member for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and has penned articles on the subject of art and art exhibition.

In addition to her design ventures, Lee has a background in fashion and entertainment journalism. She has written and reported for The Book LA, SOMA, Star Magazine and Stars Entertainment Media among others. Lee has interviewed celebrities, reviewed fashion trends and covered events like the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. She continues to keep watch on the frontlines of fashion and entertainment ensuring that her readers and viewers are always up to speed on the most current lifestyle trends.

Kahi Lee was born in Washington DC and raised in Palos Verdes, California. She currently resides in Venice Beach, California with her husband, music executive Jason Bentley. In her spare time, Lee can be found cultivating her shoe collection, dancing the night away or in pursuit of the perfect mac n’ cheese.