Meet the Team

Tessa Demidovich

Co-Founder/Lead Interior Designer 

Tessa was born in Hawaii and spent her younger years as an army brat moving around a lot including Hawaii, Germany and Kansas. But settled in Colorado around 5 years old and considers that where she grew up.

Tessa has 12 years of experience in Interior Design. She received her BFA in Interior Design from The Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design with an emphasis on sustainable design. Before she started Kali-Lu, all her experience was in New York City where she worked as an interior designer in a boutique design firm and an architecture firm. She also has experience in high end Italian furniture sales.

As the Co-Founder, she has been at Kali-Lu since day 1! Tessa is the lead interior designer and oversees all design projects from start to finish. This includes initial design meetings, conceptual design phases, developmental phases of sourcing materials for each project, running all orders, and managing each project. She prides herself on her organizational skills, leadership skills, creative vision, and her gregarious, easy-going personality which helps her connect with clients to foster strong relationships and create a collaborative working environment. It’s always been a dream of hers to own an interior design firm, so it’s very exciting to see this dream come to life.

Tessa is very athletic and loves to hike, snowboard, and be adventurous. She also loves live music and exploring new food and restaurants. The thing Tessa loves the most is spending time with her daughters and seeing them experience life through their young eyes. She loves rock music including indie rock, classic rock and a little bit of punk rock.

A lifelong Coloradan, Emmalyne has lived in a wide range of places across the beautiful state. She earned her B.S. in Interior Architecture & Design from Colorado State University, with a Design Thinking Certificate and a graphic design emphasis.

Emmalyne’s passion for design began early. Her parents nurtured her creativity, helping her redesign and paint her room throughout her childhood. She fondly remembers using AutoCAD with her dad to rearrange her bedroom whenever she wanted a change. That early interest naturally led her to a career where she could bring her creative visions to life. After working as a graphic designer at CSU, she spent three years at a model home design firm, managing multiple projects, staging homes, coordinating teams, and even being on-site to see projects come to life herself.

Today, Emmalyne wears many hats as a junior designer, helping clients envision their dream homes, assembling presentations, contributing to the monthly newsletter, and using her love of technology and design programs to make creative ideas a reality.

Outside of work, Emmalyne enjoys archery, long walks with her dog, curling up with a book alongside her cat, and experimenting in the kitchen. Music, podcasts, and audiobooks are a must when she is working. It's not unusual for her Spotify Wrapped to show hours and hours of listening time spanning over 300 genres in a single year. Her tastes range from country and classical to soft pop, alternative, lofi, darksynthwave, and modern rock, reflecting her eclectic and ever-changing preferences. She loves learning, exploring new ideas, and working somewhere where creativity truly shines.

Jimmy, originally from Bogotá, Colombia, brings approximately 15 years of experience in the construction and installation industry—a craft that has been in his family for generations, beginning with his grandfather, uncles, and father. He joined the Kali-Lu Interiors team a year ago, where he has honed his skills in manufacturing kitchen and bathroom cabinets, doors, and closets. At Kali-Lu, Jimmy has further perfected his style and expertise in construction and remodeling.

Jimmy finds working at Kali-Lu Interiors to be a pleasant experience, appreciating the team's kindness, commitment to high-quality work, and punctuality in meeting project deadlines.

In his free time, Jimmy enjoys spending time with his family and playing soccer. His music preferences lean towards alternative and energetic genres.