Sandra Espinet (born October 31, 1964 in

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) is a luxury

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who resides in and has offices in both

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, Mexico and

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, California. Sandra is an

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personality, and has appeared on episodes of ''Bang for Your Buck'', ''Halloween Block Party'' 2010, ''HGTV'd and HGTV’s ''Celebrity Holiday Homes'' on the which she completed the homes of

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in 2009,

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and

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in 2010 and

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and

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in 2011. Sandra is an ASID member and was the first place 2011 Design Excellence award winner for a home over 35,000 sq. ft. In December 2016 she was nominated one of the "top 10 interior designers in Latin America" by

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Mexico, December 2016 Sandra was also named one of the top 100 Interior Designers in Mexico by Ambientes Magazine, In 2014 Sandra was a style ambassador for California Faucets, In 2014 to present she is on the K+BB editorial advisory board, Since 2011 Sandra has been the China style ambassador for Anderson Wood Floor ( a

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Company), In 2010 she was voted as the “California Home and Design Designer of the Year”. Her design work has been featured in most major publications such as ', ''

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'', AD Mexico, IDprestige, Ellie Sojourn, Signature Kitchens and Baths, Home Accents Today,

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and KB+B. She has appeared as a regular on-air guest on

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Living Radio with Mario Bosquez. In 2014 she designed and launched a line of Tibetan rugs with “Aga John Rug Company” in Los Angeles. Espinet's first book ''The Well-Traveled Home'' was published on August 1, 2013.www.amazon.com
/ref> and she is currently working on her second book with publisher Gibbs-Smith.

Education

Sandra received her Associate in Arts at the New England School of Design in Boston MA, her Bachelor of Arts in interior design from the American College of Art in

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, and has a master's degree in production design from the

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in Los Angeles.

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