Home and Garden Personalities
If we asked you to identify a foodie or the host of a food show, there's no doubt you will be able name at least five people without having to think too much. But there is a group of television personalities that very few know. Sure we've all seen them on morning talk shows giving tips on how to make our homes look great or how to save space, but do you know who they are? When you need help decorating, renovating, or selling your home, forget about Martha Stewart. Here are the home and garden personalities you definitely want to take advice from.
Handymen
* '''David Bromstad''': This Florida native won HGTV's first season on ''Design Star'' back in 2006. With that win, Bromstad received his own show, '''Color Splash''', which hit the airwaves in 2007. Home decor wasn't Bromstad's first career choice. After attending the Ringling College of Art and Design, he took a job at Disney as an illustrator. However, Bromstad soon found himself designing children's bedrooms before auditioning for ''Design Star''.
* '''Mike Holmes''': As one of Canada's most trusted people, Mike Holmes has been a contractor for over 20 years; he started a renovation company at the young age of 21. Holmes established the Holmes Foundation in 2006, and authored two books. His show, ''Holmes On Homes'' deals with home improvement while his new series, ''Holmes Inspection'' showcases shoddy home inspections.
* '''Vern Yip''': Although he hosts HGTV's ''Deserving Design'', Yip has appeared on TLC's ''Trading Spaces'' and was a judge on ''Design Star''.
* '''Carter Oosterhouse''': If you're endorsed by Oprah Winfrey then you have to be good, right? Oosterhouse, a carpenter/model from Michigan, first made his television debut on TLC's ''Trading Spaces'' and has appeared on everything from ''Inside Edition ''to ''Extra'' to NBC's ''Today''. He also has shows on the DIY Network (''Carter Can'') and HGTV (''Red Hot & Green'').
Garden Ladies
* '''Sabrina Soto''': As a child, Soto assisted her mother with the family's home decorating business. From then on, Soto become more involved with design and interior decorating. After college, she went on to become a regular on various HGTV shows including ''Get It Sold'', and ''Showdown''. Soto holds a real estate license, is a LEED accredited profession and hosts ''Real Estate Intervention''.
* '''Genevieve Gorder''': This former MTV intern and host, originally majored in graphic design in college. After she moved to NYC, Gorder worked for various companies before landing a spot on ''Trading Spaces''. In 2009, HGTV gave Gorder her own show, ''Dear Genevieve'' in which viewers send in design questions.
* '''Candice Olson''': For the past decade, Candice Olson has shown Canadians (and recently their southern neighbors) how to turn their homes from drab to fab thanks to her series, ''Divine Design with Candice Olson''. She is also the face of Kraft mayonnaise.
* '''Sandra Rinomato''': As the host of ''Property Virgins'', Rinomato teaches views how to sell their homes and how to negotiate with real estate agents and buyers.
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