| Dan Grady Faires | |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Alma Mater: | University of Arkansas |
| Nationality: | American |
| Years Active: | 2009-present |
| Television: | HGTV Design Star |
| Occupation: | Reality television personality |
| Spouse: | Dasha Faires |
| Education: | B.S. in Biology |
Daniel Grady Faires (born July 29, 1983) is a contractor, interior designer and craftsman, who was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Daniel Faires graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor's degree in Biology.[1]
Faires operates an interior design and contract company, a furniture business called Capsule Furniture[2] and a homegoods store, Lonesome Whistler, that sells a combination of hand-made objects, vintage items, and designer goods.[3]
He entered the reality television genre in October 2009 when he competed to become DIY Network's next “Studfinder”.[4] 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.[5] [6] [7]
, he is the host of HGTV.com’s DanMade, a video series that highlights "sustainable and budget-friendly design",[8] and he appears in videos for footwear sold by Sears.[9]