Kevin Sharkey, who has a degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design, came to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in 1996 from Parish-Hadley, a venerable New York City interior design firm. Over the years Kevin has worked closely with Martha on the interior design of all her homes. As editorial director of decorating, Kevin creates most of the decorating stories seen in the pages of Martha Stewart Living, and he believes that a truly beautiful room is one that hasn't been "decorated" at all, but rather "considered." "It's not about dictating a set of rules," he says, "but about disseminating information so that people can apply the techniques we teach in the magazine and on the radio, and then do it in their own way to create something they truly love and are proud of." For him, the biggest compliment comes when a reader says, "I learned this from the magazine, but I did it my way."