One room at a time, Vern Yip is designing his way across America. Having made over countless homes on Trading Spaces and restaurants around the country through his private practice, he is now also spreading the word on digital home makeovers through AOL and promoting the designs of Stainmaster carpet and Moen faucets. Vern's most recent projects include an exciting new prime-time series for NBC titled Home Intervention, where he'll be refining design-challenged homes across America, and a new book for Regan Books/ Harper Collins titled "Designing Spaces," currently being pre-sold on Amazon.com and due out in April 2005. Whatever he may be doing, Vern's award-winning work has a distinct flair that reflects his expertise as both an architectural and interior designer.

When not knocking down walls on The Learning Channel's Trading Spaces or on NBC's Home Intervention, Vern runs his own design company in Atlanta, Vern Yip Designs and vernyip.com, where design tips are dispensed and top quality products, designed by Vern to offer great consumer value, may be purchased. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from The University of Virginia and a M.B.A. and Master of Architecture from The Georgia Institute of Technology, Vern has built a distinguished business utilizing his varied educational background. His creations and room transformations range in budget from the notoriously frugal showcased on television to eight-figure projects for high-end clients nationwide. Regardless of the cost, Vern's design calling card is his attention to detail married with precise, clean-lined interiors balanced with a sense of warmth. Many elements of his creations and eclectic style demonstrate an influence from childhood travels throughout Asia, Latin America and Europe. Often with Vern's designs, less is more and something in the room always "pops" due to its graphic nature.

Having characterized himself as the classic overachiever, Vern and his projects have amassed an impressive list of design awards including: 2003 Distinguished Southerner Award, Southern Living Magazine; 2000 Southeast Designer of the Year; Fusebox Restaurant, Atlanta, 1999 Best New Restaurant and DeuxPlex Bistro and Night Club, Atlanta, 1999 Best New Night Club. Additionally, Vern is currently in high profile partnerships with corporate clients including: AOL, Moen, and Stainmaster Carpets for which he has been a Spokesperson since 2002.

Recognized on the street, in home improvement centers and in public venues across America, Vern has been prominently featured in various wide-distribution publications such as Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, and USA Today, and is frequently seen on television shows such as NBC's The Today Show, CBS' The Early Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN and Live! With Regis and Kelly