Krista Leigh Watterworth[1] is an American interior designer television personality who has hosted several HGTV shows such as Save My Bath (formerly Bad, Bad Bath) and Splurge and Save. She has also appeared as an interior design expert on the Food Network show Restaurant: Impossible and the DIY Network show The Vanilla Ice Project.
History
Watterworth grew up in Southbury, Connecticut[3][4] in an Italian-American family[5] with four sisters.[4] She was raised Catholic.[5]
Watterworth completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Maine.[1][4] In 2004, she graduated with a Master's in Fine Arts from The New School in Manhattan,[1][6][3][4] paying for school by staging apartments for real estate agents in New York City.[7] She later left law school for a modeling career.[7]
She also attended the Parsons School of Design.[6][4]
In 2010, Watterworth moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where she opened her own studio called KRISTA + HOME.[6][3]
Career
During college, Watterworth worked as a model over summer breaks.[4]
As an actress, she had small roles on the soap operas All My Children and As the World Turns.[4]
In 2006, Watterworth auditioned for HGTV's Save My Bath (formerly Bad, Bad Bath) and hosted the show for two years.[4] She also hosted the HGTV show Splurge and Save[6][3][4][5] and appeared on The Food Network's Restaurant: Impossible.[6] Watterworth has worked regularly with Rob Van Winkle on his show The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY Network.[6][8][5]
Her interior design work has been published in Architectural Digest, DECOR, and Florida Design.[9][10][11] She has also designed her own line of tile.[3]
Personal life
Watterworth married Eric Dwight Alterman in 2006. Alterman is the founder of KickApps and MeshNetworks.[1] They live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with their two children.[5]
