Irene Woodworth, DCI, IRIS, CISS, ADE, NAWBO Certified Dewey Color Instructor and Consultant Certified Interior Redesign Industry Specialist Certified Interior Staging Specialist Public Speaker and Spokesperson 2008 We Make Color Easy Advisory Council Member 2008 Chair of the Professional Development Committee for IRIS 2007 Idaho’s First Certified Dewey Color Instructor (DCI) and Idaho’s First Certified Dewey Color Consultant (DCC) 2006 *NAWBO’S “Visionary Business Woman of the Year Award Finalist” 2006 IRIS Conference - Winner of the Home Rearrangements Alumni Association’s “The Most Creative Use of Your Design Eye” Competition

2005 IRIS Conference - Winner of the Home Rearrangements Alumni Association’s “The Most Creative Use of Your Design Eye” Competition 2005 IRIS Interior Redesign Industry Specialists “Featured Member for May” 2004-2005 *NAWBO’S “Rookie of the Year Award” for Irene’s “enthusiasm, get up and go attitude, being a team player and inspiration to others and participation in the chapter” *National Association of Women Business Owners - Boise Area and Southwest Idaho Chapter I feel that I was destined to be an Interior Redesigner. I recently found a paper I wrote in the sixth grade, “How to Decorate for an Extrovert, versus an Introvert”. When I was young, I would continually rearrange and move furniture around.

I had humble beginnings, mentored by my late grandmother, Maria E. Huerta, and mother, Becky Archuleta, who were both extremely creative. These women taught me to decorate with practically nothing, creating a beautiful home by simply reusing and repositioning their existing furnishings.

I received a B.A. degree in Education in 1977. I then pursued a Masters Degree in Counseling. My passion for creativity resulted in a degree in Interior Design in 1988. I was the president of our design club in college and was part of the International Society of Interior Designers of Orange County, CA. I received the “Outstanding Achievement for – The Fiesta, Merging of the Arts, Pretty in Pink” vignette at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA. I soon took on residential and commercial design projects in Southern California, Oregon and Idaho. I would continually find myself doing “interior redesigns” although I did not know what it was called at the time.

While my husband Dan and I were living in Portland, Oregon, I discovered HGTV. I really enjoyed “Decorating Cents” and couldn’t wait to see the Interior Redesign segments. I would talk to the TV and say, “I can do that...I should do that...I’m going to do that someday.” Finally, I received instruction through the “Home Rearrangements School of Redesign” in Redwood City, California, with Donna Reynolds and Kristine Moore. It was one of the highlights of my life! I had finally found my niche, and I had received the “desire” of my heart! I joined I.R.I.S. that following month, which I found to be the most professional interior redesign organization in the industry.

Life long learning is one of my greatest passions.  I continue to be trained and mentored by some very accomplished professionals such as Kathy Martin, Sanders Martin Consulting, Margi Kyle, The Designing Doctor and Executive Director of the We Make Color Easy Program, Dewey Sadka, The Dewey Color System, Donna Reynolds & Kristine Moore, Home Rearrangements, IRIS, Sandy Dixon, Interior Arrangements and Executive Director of IRIS and HGTV’s “Design on a Dime” host, Lee Snidjers.  Learning from these masters has truly been an honor and privilege in my life!

I am pleased to be the first Certified Dewey Color Consultant (DCC) and Instructor (DCI) for the State of Idaho! Being a Color Consultant for over 20 years has been one of my most rewarding passions.  I have excellent color memory. I am fascinated with how color affects people. I especially enjoy helping clients “jump in the water” as I guide them by selecting custom colors for their style and décor to bring life as we “color their homes.” I also love Public Speaking on anything to do with Interior Redesigns and budget decorating. When I let my creative juices flow, I am told my enthusiasm has a tendency to motivate people to get out there and make a change! My greatest joy is when I receive comments from my clients who say I totally transformed their homes, bringing joy, peace and harmony into their lives. It is so rewarding to know that I am able to do that — one home at a time!