About Kristie Barnett
Founder | The Decorologist
Kristie Barnett left a career in psychology in 2003 to pursue a more creative path in the home staging and design industry. Better known as “The Decorologist®” since 2009, Kristie has written over 1,300 design articles and has been featured in dozens of national magazines and online news outlets. She is the founder and sole trainer of the Psychological Color Expert™ and RESA®-accredited Expert Psychological Staging® courses and has mentored hundreds of professionals across North America. Kristie also authored the popular book, Psychological Staging® – The Home Staging Secrets of The Decorologist®.
Kristie has served as a Regional Vice President (2014-2017) and State President (2018) for RESA®. Awards include FIXR Top Influencer in Home Design (2021, 2020), Build’s Home & Garden Best Staging Specialist (2020), Design Hounds Top 10 Influencer (2018), and the following RESA® awards: Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging (2018-2020), Top 10 Redesigner (2019, 2020), Redesigner of the Year (2017), Innovative Product/Service of the Year (2016), Top 10 Professional Stager (2015), Top 10 Occupied Stager (2015), Best Occupied Stager – North America (2013).
Kristie lives with her family in Nashville and is currently restoring their circa 1807 historic home.