Brian Patrick Flynn Bio, Age, Family, Spouse, HGTV, Magnolia, Net worth

Brian Patrick Flynn Biography

Brian Patrick Flynn is an American TV personality, designer and digital production producer. He appears as a designer on HGTV’s Dream Home and Urban Oasis. He is also the host and interior designer for Mind for Design on Magnolia Network.

Brian Patrick Flynn Age

He was born on April 27, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Brian Patrick Flynn Height

He stands at a height of 6 feet 6 inches tall.

Brian Patrick Flynn Education

Brian has a degree in radio, television and film. During an interview, he said while studying he hoped of becoming an art director on MTV’s The Real World or work behind the scenes on Wes Anderson’s production design team.

Brian Patrick Flynn Parents

Brian has not revealed the names of his parents but during an interview, he said at the age of 26 he moved back home when he got a fill-in position as a producer and interior design assistant on a production company that had just signed a contract to produce a new home renovation show.

“[My parents] were supportive because they saw that I was at the bottom of the barrel but working tirelessly to get the exact job I wanted.”

Brian Patrick Flynn Husband

Brian married his partner Hollis Smith (Hollis works in costume design for television shows, including The Walking Dead) in December 2017 on a glacier in Antarctica. The wedding was attended by four polar experts.

According to Brian, they didn’t want to deal with venues and guest list, “We didn’t want to deal with venues and guest lists and overall project management, since that’s what we do all day long.”

According to Harper Bazaar, that’s how Brian proposed to Hollis. He had originally booked the cruise as a way to celebrate turning 40, a full year and a half before the milestone birthday.

“About three months after paying for it, I started to think that we should get married. I said to him randomly, ‘how do you feel about us getting married in Antarctica?’”

Once the plan was in place, he confirmed with their travel company, Swoop Antarctica, that someone on the ship would be able to conduct the ceremony.

Brian Patrick Flynn Production Company

Brian is the founder of FlynnsideOut Productions. He also serves as Executive Producer, Set Designer, Writer and Prop Stylist for his projects. The production specializes in lifestyle-related content. He began his career as a producer for TBS’s show, Movie and a Makeover. He worked as a production assistant

Brian Patrick Flynn Designer

Flynn is an interior designer but he did not attend a design school but instead a film school and has a background in set design and styling for film and television.

He said he never thought of residential interior design until he was so broke from tuition costs that he started taking discarded furniture from the roadside and transforming the junk into ‘vibrant and fun one-of-a-kind pieces’. He ended up getting a job in the art department of a major TV series at the time, where he ended up learning about fabrics, millwork, ADA compliance, building codes, furniture styles and prop styling. “Once I had that job I realized combining interior design with production was my golden ticket. Turns out, it was.”

He revealed that his first job was at 14 years as a grocery bagger at Publix in Tamarac, FL. He used to design the bags himself.

“I designed those bags so hard you cannot even imagine. I would fill the bags like puzzles and utilize every square inch to get as much stuff in as possible, and beautifully as well. I would mix colors and patterns and textures on packaging like no one else.”

At the age of 16, he left the jon to start his own business which was car detailing. ” I went from making about $40 per day to $40 per hour after my dad taught me how to use an orbital buffer and I got super efficient at auto detailing. I learned how to restore color to paint that was faded, and thus began my love affair with transformational jobs and my journey into interior design.”

Brian Patrick Flynn HGTV

Brian has worked as an interior designer for HGTV shows Dream Home and Urban Oasis. He has also been featured as a redesigner on the HGTV series Decorating Cents and as a design producer for Design Star.

Brian Patrick Flynn Magnolia

Flynn is the host of Mind for Design on Magnolia Network. The show follows Flynn and his team through a different renovation project but one of the things that sets this show apart from the others is that, as he says, this is not “a cliffhanger show.”

“Sometimes interior design projects are fun. And sometimes they go well planned and there’s curveballs that come people’s way but there’s really nothing that you would see on Mind for Design that would cause you stress. You should just watch it and you should feel good and when you turn it off you might want to go try using hot pink on your ceiling,” Flynn said in his trademark deadpan style.

I’m hoping that I’m bringing some optimism and no drama to these people’s houses because that’s the way I live my life.”

Brian Patrick Flynn Lighting

Flynn has a lighting collection with Crystorama that is designed to fit a wide range of interior and architectural styles.

“My collection ranges from oversized lanterns in clean and simple finishes to architectural pendants designed for indoor and outdoor use. The overarching style is simplicity, with most of the pieces focusing on shape and scale more than pattern or intricate details.”