Nayak Biography
Taniya Nayak is a highly esteemed interior designer in the country who has hosted and designed episodes of HGTV Showdown and Designed to Sell. She has also made guest appearances on Good Morning America and The Ellen Degeneres Show. As a member of HGTV and Food Network’s design expert panel, she rose to fame. Taniya is the owner of the prosperous interior design company Taniya Nayak Design, Inc. in Boston, where she gives both residential and commercial spaces a modern, clean aesthetic.
Nayak Age
She is 51 years old as of 22 February 2024. She was born on 22 February 1973 in Nagpur, India.
Nayak’s Husband
She is married to Brian O’Donnell. The couple co-owns the Boston restaurants Vinalia and Zita, and manages Felt.
Nayak’s Children
HGTV’s Taniya Nayak revealed on a design podcast that she had battled infertility and that, as of right now, she may have to accept not having biological children.
Nayak Parents and Family
She was reared in Boston, Massachusetts, after being born in India. B.D. Nayak, her father, is a well-known architect in Boston. She wed Brian O’Donnell in 2007.
Taniya’s Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m).
Taniya Nayak Career
Rock stars and first-time homebuyers alike have come to appreciate Taniya Nayak’s personable approach to interior design. She is well-known for her bright grin and keen eye. Because of her talent for fusing unusual finishes and rich textures with useful, everyday utility, Taniya has become the go-to person for design programs on ABC, HGTV, and Food Network, among other big networks.
Taniya Nayak has frequently appeared on HGTV programs like “Build It Forward” and “Battle on the Beach,” serving as both an interior designer and host. For the past 23 seasons, she has been a featured designer on Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible,” and she also serves as a judge on ABC’s popular primetime program, “The Great Christmas Light Fight.”
This Indian-born interior architect in Boston is well-known for producing striking ideas for cutting-edge eateries, luxury housing complexes, and new restaurant openings across the country. Tuscan Market, the Artisan Marriot Hotel, Yellow Door Taqueria (several locations), and several new Ruth’s Chris Steak House restaurants across the nation are among her most recent design work. Celebrities that she has created clothing for include Robert Irvine, Patrice Bergeron of the Bruins, Ayesha Curry, and others.
Len-Tex and MDC Interior Solutions introduced Taniya, a new line of high-performance wallcoverings intended for commercial use, in November 2019. The Talk, The View, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, and Architectural Digest, Architectural Digest India, Design New England, Modern Luxury, People magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Real Simple, Entertainment Weekly, and Cosmopolitan are just a few of the shows where Taniya has gained recognition. Taniya was chosen by Ellen Degeneres herself to serve as the face of her home goods line, “E.D. On Air,” which is available on QVC.
She is co-owner of multiple restaurants in the Boston region, including Lower Mills Tavern, Yellow Door Taqueria, Madre Osteria, Moonshine Alley, and Citrus and Salt, with her husband Brian O’Donnell, in addition to running her successful design business, Taniya Nayak Design.
Taniya enjoys cooking, entertaining, and dancing to salsa and hip hop in her spare time. She also has a cute English bulldog named Flynn. Taniya is in favor of Smile Train, Tommy’s Place, the Aksaya Patra Organization, the Room to Dream Foundation, and No Kid Hungry.
Taniya’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1.2 Million.