Allison holds a master's degree in counseling and has had a twenty year career working in education. Her commitment to her students has only been rivaled by her love of interiors which has served as a creative outlet and now as a profession.

Allison grew up in a suburb of Washington, D.C. and spent her college years living in South Carolina. She now resides in the Princeton area and spends summers with her family at their home on Long Beach Island.