Courtney Lake is a Bay Area based interior design and the voice behind the lifestyle blog, Courtney Out Loud. A graduate of Stanford University, he worked in high-tech marketing and events before launching his successful interior design business, Courtney Lake Interiors. His writing and work has been featured on television, online and in print including: Life & Style Magazine, The Nate Berkus Show, Dabble Magazine, Apartment Therapy, Adore Magazine, Casa Sugar, Joyus.com, House of Fifty Magazine, FOLK Magazine and Le Rapport Minoritaire. When not designing, he can be found in the kitchen, testing recipes on his partner and playing with his loveable mutt Scruffy. To connect with Courtney, find visit his blog, Courtney Out Loud. and on Twitter @CourtneyOutLoud.