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Daniel Grady Faires (born July 29, 1983) is a contractor, interior designer and craftsman, who was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Personal life

Daniel Faires graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor's degree in Biology.

Faires operates an interior design and contract company, a furniture business called Capsule Furniture and a homegoods store, Lonesome Whistler, that sells a combination of hand-made objects, vintage items, and designer goods.

Television career

He entered the reality television genre in October 2009 when he competed to become DIY Network's next “Studfinder”. Soon after, he was selected as one of the final 12 contestants for season five of HGTV’s design-based reality television competition HGTV Design Star, on which he was voted Fan Favorite.

As of 2011, he is the host of HGTV.com’s DanMade, a video series that highlights "sustainable and budget-friendly design", and he appears in videos for footwear sold by Sears.

References

1. Gill, Todd (July 9, 2010). "UA graduate Daniel Faires on season 5 of HGTV's Design Star". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
2. Rosenblum, Constance (November 25, 2010). "375 Square Feet? Just Think of the Possibilities!". New York Times.
3. "Retail Therapy: Lonesome Whistler". Home Instincts Blog. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
4. "Behind the Scenes at the Stud Finder Competition". DIY Network. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
5. Bowen, Chelsy. "Your Fan Fave: Dan Faires". HGTV. Archived from the original (Video) on 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
6. "Dan Faires' Design Portfolio". HGTV. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
7. "Dan Faires : Design Star : Home & Garden Television". HGTV.
8. "Easy DIY Furniture Projects". HGTV.
9. "Sears Shopping: Footwear". Sears. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

External links

• Official website
• Capsule Furniture

• Participants in American reality television series
• American interior designers
• 1983 births
• Living people