Debra Kling holds degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Columbia University, and is a credentialed F.I.T. Color Specialist and Benjamin Moore Color Expert. In 2019, she won the Westchester Home Design Award (Best Use of Color/Interiors). Debra has also won awards for Complete Interior Design projects, as well as "Best of Houzz" in Design and Customer Service, 2012–2022— every year since the introduction of the award.