The Team

Timothy Dahl - Founder, Editor, Publisher
Timothy attributes his DIY acumen to his Dad who always included him on house projects that simultaneously instilled a work-ethic and taught him some basic skills that helped keep the house in order.

With 10 years of experience in the online home/shelter industry working with such venerable brands as This Old House, ELLE DECOR and Metropolitan Home, Timothy has applied his skills to building Charles & Hudson into a premiere online home improvement destination. He continues to consult with top-level brands on social media, project management and strategy. For more on Timothy.

Katy Ryan - Assistant Editor
Katy is a mid-Missouri native who made a beeline for Kansas City the moment she graduated with a degree in magazine journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. After first working full-time for the Kansas City Star and later as a regional magazine editor, Katy is now a full-time freelance writer, blogger and a first-time book author. Her Kansas City travel guide, Moon Kansas City, hits shelves on March 30, 2010. In her dwindling supply of spare time, Katy dreams of owning a home in which she can paint walls, install hardwood floors and hang lots of shelves girl about KC.

Peter Suciu
Peter is a freelance writer and has covered consumer electronics, technology, electronic entertainment and the toy industry for more than a decade. He's working on a house that was unfortunately a bit neglected, but that just means he can write off more power tools!

Laura Serino - Contributor
Laura is a former New York City editor who traded her heels in lieu of boots when she moved to an island twelve miles off the coast of Maine. She is currently a freelance writer living in Portland, Maine with her boyfriend who is trying to teach her how to build her own furniture. She has probably sanded, repainted and repaired a hundred different tag sale finds with her Mother since a very early age. She also runs a blog that only her family members read.

Tabatha Muntzinger - Contributor
Tabatha is a Chicago-born, SW Ohio-raised Midwestern girl with a degree in Sociology and a hard-wired passion for DIY. She runs two blogs - one about her life, and one about the renovation of her 110+ year old house that she shares with her husband, baby boy, four cats, and Chihuahua. When not blogging or being a super stay-at-home mom, you'll likely find her in her "construction clothes" doing any number of projects during naptime.

Diana Dart - Contributor
Diana's a true Canadian girl - she loves to be outside and always complains about the weather. When she's not on her deck or in the garden, Diana is playing with (or laughing at) her kids, working on the computer or convincing her husband to tackle yet another DIY project. He's a patient and skilled man. Diana loves her job as co-owner of a family run deck & fence company and writes on the side whenever she can.

Jennifer Volland - Contributor
Jennifer has trouble properly hanging artwork, but she knows a lot of people who can do that and a whole lot more. Her mission is to seek out creative individuals and let other people benefit from their ideas. When she is not scouting brilliant talent, Jennifer is co-curating an exhibition on the evolution of hotel design for the Vancouver Art Gallery. She is the co-author of Long Beach Architecture: The Unexpected Metropolis, and she has contributed to numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, segdDesign, CITY, Shape, VIVmag, and Western Interiors and Design.

Kristen Shellenbarger - Contributor
Kristen is an Evanston, IL born Greek-American who currently lives and designs kitchens and bathrooms in the Metro Detroit area. She enjoys being part of the city's positive rebuilding and enjoys using her degree in English and Art through design and blogging. When she isn't creating and designing, she engages in world traveling with her Husband, horseback riding her rescued Thoroughbred and being a self proclaimed foodie. You can also read her blog focused on cabinet design.