ABOUT karen

I LOVE what I do so much, it’s hard to believe it’s my BUSINESS

It’s all about color, collaboration and CREATING SOMETHING AMAZING

Hi. I’m Karen Manganillo. I come from a 20-year career as an art director and graphic designer—first in NYC at boutique ad agencies and then in the Raleigh area at my own graphic design company KLP Designs—with plenty of toe-dipping in the furniture industry, from sales in New York City to starting a high-end furniture company with my dad, which brought me back home to my North Carolina roots.

After 21 moves before age 34, I settled in a sweet Apex neighborhood with my husband and two rowdy, but lovable boys and have lived here for the past 12 years. It’s truly great to finally feel at home, surrounded by everyone and everything I love—and it’s a feeling I hope to create for my clients I’m lucky enough to work with.