DJ Carey
DJ Carey is the Editorial Director of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens). CTC&G is a monthly magazine that she helped launch in September 2004. Like its sister publications in the Hamptons and New York, the magazine celebrates the diverse design, architecture and lifestyle of the state. Before assuming this position she was a freelance design editor for numerous national publications, Her extensive knowledge of design, architecture, entertaining, crafts and decorative arts contributes to successful editorial and advertising features for national magazines. DJ is a frequent, in-demand speaker and was awarded the 2015 Outstanding Media Award for the kitchen and bath industry. DJ began her career at House & Garden where she was assistant to the Executive Editor. She was then named Assistant Decorating Editor at Bride’s, a position she also held at Ladies’ Home Journal, until named Associate Decorating Editor and Design in 1983. In July 1985, she was named Home Furnishings Editor at Redbook. Her last staff position was as Design Director at 1001 Home Ideas which she held from 1988 to 1990. Since then she has actively contributed to Family Circle, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Home, Family Fun, Parents, This Old House and Country Accents (where she wrote the “Askthe Country Decorator” column). For several years she was the Connecticut Field Editor for Meredith Publications.
