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Christen Bensten is a mom of three living just outside of Washington, DC. She graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2000 where she received a BA in English Literature. Christen worked as a journalist at the Reston Times and then entered the design industry where she was able to marry her love of writing and design through marketing.

She started her blog and small, women-owned business, Blue Egg Brown Nest in 2002, which gained national recognition, including The Washington Post. Christen has been published in many design publications. Her interior design is included in Southern Style Decorating. She published her first book, Starving: A Memoir in 2021

Books:

Starving: A Memoir by Christen Bensten

Southern Style Decorating by Andrea Fanning

Articles written by Christen Bensten:

The Mighty Contributor, How Writing a Memoir About My Trauma Helped Free Me; When Having No Family affects Your Mental Health During the Holidays

Press:

  • The Washington Post
  • College Living Magazine
  • Romantic Homes Magazine
  • Southern Living Magazine
  • Freshstyle Magazine
  • Vintage Living Magazine
  • Daily Candy
  • This Old House
  • Arlington Magazine

YouTube Channel: 1.5 million visits, 26,000 subscribers

Facebook Followers: 26,000

Podcasts: Love Your Life with Susie Pettit, A Collective Voice with Erin Joy

When she is not writing or painting furniture, she is fostering loads of kittens through various shelters in the DC Metro area. 

Welcome. I’m Christen, founder of Blue Egg Brown Nest. I am a mom, writer, designer, painter and lover of all cats far and wide. Thank you for coming!

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