▁in ▁People , ▁In Style , ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁Dream ▁Hom es ▁and ▁Ind ul ge , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Women ▁of ▁Texas ▁( 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M oss ▁cred its ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁influence ▁in ▁her ▁career . ▁He ▁restored ▁v int age ▁autom ob iles ▁and ▁race ▁cars ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁girl , ▁M oss ▁watched ▁ ▁him ▁re create ▁the ▁inter iors ▁and ▁ex ter iors ▁of ▁these ▁cars . ▁This ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁desire ▁to ▁re create ▁and ▁design ▁in ▁the ▁home . ▁ ▁Career ▁M oss ' ▁husband ▁Paul ▁began ▁building ▁small ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁Dallas / F t ▁W orth ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁M oss ▁began ▁helping ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁clients ▁with ▁their ▁interior ▁design ▁se lections ▁for ▁the ▁homes ▁he ▁would ▁build . ▁As ▁his ▁business ▁grew ▁to ▁larger ▁custom ▁homes , ▁M oss ' ▁design ▁business ▁also ▁grew . ▁Although ▁she ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁travel ▁industry ▁professional ▁with ▁American ▁Airlines , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁toward ▁an ▁interior ▁design ▁career . ▁M oss ▁had ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁personal ▁design ▁experience ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁contest ant ▁in ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁of ▁H G TV ' s ▁Design ▁Star , ▁now ▁named ▁H G TV ▁Star . ▁She ▁was ▁voted ▁out ▁just ▁behind ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁final ists . ▁After