Bio

Ms. Susan Reno-Gilliland, known to her friends as "Kitty," is a former Chattanooga-area native, now living and working in the northern Virginia area.     She is a freelance writer, columnist, photographer, artist, professional interior designer and owner of Susan Reno-Gilliland Interiors.     She also owns and moderates a five-year old Internet newsgroup, "Interiors," originally conceived to support professional designers, as well as 'do-it-yourselfers,' looking for ideas, and the means to achieve the end results.     The newsgroup has expanded to a worldwide community of friends willing to share support, encouragement, expertise and, most of all, sincere friendship, in all things creative.

Ms. Reno-Gilliland has a B.A. in Fine Arts and a B.A. in Applied Arts-Journalism, with minors in Psychology and Sociology, and a B.A. in Interior Design.     She has been working professionally as a Designer since 1995.     In 2002, Ms. Reno-Gilliland changed the focus of her design studio, and is strictly by appointment-only; mainly working through referrals from previous clients instead of actively marketing the studio's services.     In 2003, she purchased a 105 year old Victorian farm with acreage away from the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C. which, in between all the renovations and restorations, she hopes the pastoral scenery will give her more time for writing and research of her books-in-progress.