Pelosi and her business, Renaissance Interior Design, will soon be getting national exposure on the HGTV cable television show “Designers’ Challenge.”  On the show, which airs later this year, Pelosi and two other local designers compete to have their design ideas for an entertainment room chosen by Kingston homeowners John and Christina Curtin.

Pelosi is hoping her little taste of Hollywood will go along way in getting those outside the South Shore to discover her firm and what it can do for them.

“I’ve always wanted my own show, but there are so many designers on television these days, I don’t know if there is room,” she said.  “My husband always jokes that with Martha Stewart now ëunavailable,’ I can fill that void, so I’d love my own program.”

Pelosi added that she truly has a desire to help people and affect change in their living environment that can alter their emotions by having pleasant and functional surroundings.

She founded Renaissance 11 years ago after leaving a successful job as a sales manager for a paging company.  What began as part-time consultations turned into a full-time endeavor that she now runs out of her Duxbury home.

Pelosi says that her management experience comes in handy in her new vocation as she has to deal with numerous vendors and contractors in making her designs come to life.

“I sometimes feel that the [management side] is more work,” she said.  “I’ve been doing this so long I can [design] in my sleep, but managing people and deadlines is a lot of work.”

Another tool Pelosi relies upon in her design work is her psychology distinction from Boston University to read her clients and their feelings about what she is presenting.

“Where most designers fail is that they are not a ëpeople person’ but very artistic,” said Pelosi.  “You need to be a people person and know how they make decisions and how they look when they are excited versus terrified and whether they are ready to take the plunge or just want to please you and might regret it later.”

Her appearance on “Designer’s Challenge” utilized all these skills as Pelosi met with the Curtins ahead of time before working on their entertainment room.  Located in what is believed to be the former studio of artist Marshall Joyce situated behind their home, Pelosi got lots of input from the couple before presenting her final design ideas.

“John and Christina gave me lots of information like John’s desire for a look that was more sports museum versus a sports bar and other preferences,” she said.  “The more a client can tell me, the better I can give them what they want.”

Pelosi also had to work with architects and subcontractors on structural issues with the studio, including a budget that allowed for a safe building as well as funds for her design.

In the episode, Pelosi reveals her sports-themed media room with comfortable seating for 12, a built-in entertainment unit as well as sports decorations adorning the walls. Pelosi said the sports theme can be easily changed in a year or two after the couple decides they want a different look, especially with the upcoming birth of their first son.

Pelosi will know by Friday whether or not her design was chosen from the three presented to the Curtins.

In addition to helping the Curtins on national television, Pelosi is also branching out to homeowners across the world through Design Coach. The long-distance service allows people to receive Pelosi’s professional advice regarding their designing dilemmas over the telephone and Internet.  Using her website interested parties can e-mail their design questions and inquiries to Pelosi to set up a telephone consultation.

So with her upcoming television appearance plus the Design Coach Internet service, Pelosi is truly ready to expand not only her clientele but also the horizons of those she works with.

“I love the work, but there is also the people aspect of this that gets to the part of me that wanted to be a therapist,” she said.  “This is a great way to change people’s lives or empower them where they’ve made some decisions and are ready to make more and that’s gratifying.”