Taniya Nayak is co-host for season 11 of ABC’s “The Great
Christmas Light Fight” airing November 2023. Nayak has been
regularly featured as both a host and interior designer on HGTV shows
including “Battle on the Beach” and “Build It Forward.” She is
a featured designer on Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible”
for the last 23 seasons, and she is a judge on ABC’s primetime hit
show “The Great Halloween Fright Fight.”

A native of India, this Boston-based interior architect is known for
creating memorable designs for trendy new restaurants, condo
developments and high-end residential projects all over the U.S. Her
latest design projects include Tuscan Market, Artisan Marriot Hotel,
Yellow Door Taqueria (multiple locations), and numerous new Ruth’s
Chris Steak House restaurants across the country. She has designed for
celebrities Ayesha Curry, Robert Irvine, Patrice Bergeron of the
Bruins, and more. In November 2021, Len-Tex and MDC Interior Solutions
launched Nayak’s new collection of high-performance wallcoverings.

Nayak is recognized for her appearances on “The Ellen DeGeneres
Show,” “Good Morning America,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,”
“The Rachael Ray Show,” “The Talk,” “Today” and “The
View,” as well as featured in Architectural Digest, Architectural
Digest India, Better Homes & Gardens, Cosmopolitan, Design New
England, Entertainment Weekly, Modern Luxury, People magazine and Real
Simple.

Nayak was selected personally by Ellen DeGeneres as her brand
spokesperson for her home product line, “E.D. On Air,” featured on
QVC. Nayak supports the Room to Dream Foundation, Smile Train, No Kid
Hungry, Aksaya Patra Organization, and Tommy’s Place.

Nayak successfully owns her design firm Taniya Nayak Design, Inc.
based in Boston and is co-owner to several restaurants in the Boston
area with her husband, Brian O’Donnell, including Lower Mills
Tavern, Yellow Door Taqueria, Madre Osteria, Moonshine Alley, and
Citrus and Salt.
