Brian Patrick Flynn

Brian Patrick Flynn born April 27 1976 is an American TV personality and interior design expert Hes best known for his work on his own design show Mind for Design as well as the home giveaway franchises HGTV Dream Home and HGTV Urban Oasis for which he has been designing since June 2015 He entered the television industry in 2002 at an NBC affiliate in Fort Lauderdale as a news producer After producing a financial story on budgetfriendly interior design projects he crossed over from network to cable to join the production team of Surprise by Design on The Discovery Channel The eighthour makeover timeline prepared Brian for a similar position on the spinoff series Rally Round the House for which he relocated to Atlanta In Atlanta he learned the art of designing outdoor living spaces and working with outdoor materials He is selftaught and credits his formal education in video production from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale for influencing his interest in set design and set decoration Following cancellation of Rally Round the House in 2003 Brian transitioned to work in front of the camera as a design expert on Movie a Makeover He was also a featured redesigner on the HGTV series Decorating Cents and served as design producer for two seasons of HGTVs reality competition Design Star His other notable projects include the design and decoration of actress Lauren Cohans Atlanta home meteorologist and news anchor Rob Marcianos Atlanta loft and Los Angeles office and two of HGTVs digital franchises Holiday House and Spring House on hgtvcom