Myles has been busy since she won the title of "HGTV Design Star," and she's currently at work on her new HGTV show "Myles Of Style," which premieres in March.

Q: Has it finally sunk in that you've won and you now have a design show of your own?

A: Wow. Yes. No. Well (laughing). It depends on the day. It's been such an amazing experience, and even thought I knew what I was getting into, it's been so unexpected and so many surprising things have already happened to me.

Q: I wanted to talk first about what you were doing before you participated in "Design Star." As I understand it, you moved to New York to be an actress.

A: Yes, I did. I had taken acting lessons, had went to school and thought I was prepared for it. But New York is so competitive, and to be honest, at some point I realized I just wasn't good enough to compete. It was a hard thing to admit, but luckily, I found other things that satisfied me.

Q: Among other things, you were a hairdresser.

A: I was, and it was something I really loved. I love the people, I loved the experience. I would have been happy just doing that and pursuing other business ideas. I enjoy just interacting one-on-one with people, and I was able to do that every day.

Q: Did you ever dip your toe back into acting? Did you ever think about even doing it part-time?

A: No, once I gave it up, that was it. It wasn't one of those things that I had to do. I had decided it wasn't right for me, and that was that.

Q: So how did you go from that life to deciding that you wanted to participate in "Design Star?"

A: My husband and I had watched the first season, and maybe half way into the season, I started to think to myself that I wanted to try this. So when David (Bromstad) won the first season, I started visiting HGTV.com every day, waiting for them to post info about the next season.

When they did, we borrowed a video camera, and my husband was the cameraman for my audition video. We sent it in and then it seemed like a long time passed before we heard anything. But once I did hear from the show, it all moved pretty quickly.

Q: What did your husband think of the idea? It sounds like he was pretty supportive.

A: He was completely supportive. You have to understand that I've always done design things and decorating around our place. Every few months, I would move everything around, change the colors, try a new look. He was used to it, and I think that also made him more comfortable with the idea of me appearing on the show.

Q: At what in "Design Star" did you realize, 'Hey, I think I can win this thing!'

A: It's funny. I didn't really think about it until it got down to the final three. At that point, I looked around and thought that I might just be able to win.

Q: I knew you could win once I saw that final design of Todd's. Putting the living room in the dining room area just seemed to scream "Hey, don't pick me!"

A: (laughing). I hear that a lot. Todd is great, and that choice might not be the one I would make, but it was completely true to his own style. It was very much 'him' to make that decision.

Q: Now you're working on your own show, "Myles Of Style." What will the show look like?

A: I want to draw on my experiences trying to design my own personal home space. I think that one of the things that separated me from the other competitors is that I'm not a design professional. I've just always followed my own style, which I think is practical and luxurious and easy to implement. And that's what I think I can show viewers. How have the luxurious look, but how to do it on a small budget.