Mary Anne Smiley, who has been on the DHome Best Designers List for the last 10 years, is known for her use of pure color, pearl finish backgrounds, and for her avant-garde use of contemporary art. She is among the first designers registered in the State of Texas after passing the NCIDQ Exam, and is a member of ASID. She is proficient in AutoCAD, which allows her to custom design her own furniture from project to project. Mary Anne is also known more recently for her watercolor drawings that she has been offering for sale during this holiday season as a unique card idea to send out to family and friends. She has illustrated a children's book, "Sam's Birthmark", that was published not too long ago.