Personal Details Summary | |
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Name | Tania Nayak |
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | February 22, 1973. As of 2024, she is around 51 years old. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | None |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Indian |
Nationality | Indian-American |
What is Taniya Nayak famous for? | Taniya Nayak is regarded as one of the country’s leading interior designers. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Tania Nayak is an Indian-American television personality and interior designer who is originally from the city of Nagpur in India but is now based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Smart, independent and charming, Tania does a great job of balancing intelligence with professionalism and friendliness.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Taniya was born in Nagpur, India in February 1973.
- She is the daughter of parents B.D. Nayak (father) and Leela Nayak (mother). Her family relocated to Boston in Massachusetts, USA when she was very young.
- Taniya’s father is a well-known and renowned architect in Boston and he was the main influence behind her passion for design.
- In 2007, Nayak married Brian O’Donnell, co-owner of two restaurants in Boston called Zita and Vinalia and also the manager of a company called Felt.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Taniya attended high school at Weymouth High School in Massachusetts and graduated in 1991.
- She then attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) & graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing.
- Later, she went on to attend the Boston Architectural College where she obtained a Master of Arts degree in Interior Design.
- While at college, she received a Tops Honors award after competing in the “Student Sketch Problem Competition” held by the International Interior Design Association.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Soon after graduating from the Boston Architectural College, Taniya scored herself a job on the ABC Family’s Knock First show. She co-hosted the show & showcased her work alongside 3 other designers.
- After leaving the show, she joined the Designed to Sell show on the HGTV network and helped people prepare and add value to their houses before selling them.
- She gained quite the following while on the show & later landed her own personal show called Destination Design.
- Nayak also hosted House Hunters on Vacation, which was HGTV’s spin-off of the hit show, House Hunters.
- She has hosted various other shows on HGTV including Billion Dollar Block and is also a regular guest on the Restaurant: Impossible show on Food Network.
- 2005 was a big year for Taniya as she decided to launch her very own designing company called Taniya Nayak Design LLC. The company works with various clients from ordinary people to famous celebrities, TV personalities and musicians.
- Taniya is also a brand ambassador for Ellen Degeneres’ QVC line called “ED on Air” and once hosted the Great Christmas Light Fight on the ABC Network.
- Her work has been featured in various publications such as Architectural Digest India, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. She has also made appearances on The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show amongst others.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Before working as a designer, Taniya was a bartender for more than 13 years in Boston. She was even honored by the Improper Bostonian’s list “Most Beloved Bartenders in Boston.”
- In 2004, she was listed in the Top 10 of New England Business Women of the Year in India and in 2011, she won the ASID New England’s Excellence in Design Award.
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