Background
Devers grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan where she attended Ypsilanti High School.
Devers grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan where she attended Ypsilanti High School.
She graduated from State University of New York Fashion Institute of Technology in New York with a two-year degree in fashion buying and merchandising before deciding to pursue furniture design.
She currently is the host and design expert on A&East"s Fix This Yard, the host of Victory Garden’s edibleFEAST on Public Broadcasting Service, and a design and carpentry expert on OWN’s Home Made Simple. In the past she has hosted design oriented programs such as Freeform Furniture on DIY, Designer People on Ovation, and was a carpenter on TLC’s Trading Spaces. She studied furniture design at San Diego State University and graduated with a Bachelor in 1997.
After a spell working as a machine shop foreman, Devers attended graduate school at Rhode Island School of Design, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts in Furniture Design in 2001.