Meet the Cast
Thom
Thom Filicia is the host of—and the driving force behind—the Style Network's fun home makeover show Tacky House, airing Wednesdays @ 11 pm.
Thom came to the network to host Dress My Nest fresh from his Emmy Award-winning run on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, where he served as the resident interior-design expert. Named one of House Beautiful's Top 100 American Designers and one of House & Garden's Top 50 Tastemakers for 2006, Thom also won an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program for his work on Queer Eye.
Prior to earning international acclaim on Queer Eye, Thom garnered recognition as a major presence in the design industry. In 1998, he established Thom Filicia, Inc. (TFI), his own interior-design company, in New York City. Thom and TFI were hired to design the new W Hotel in the heart of Atlanta and recently worked on the redesign of the W Hotel in Westwood, Los Angeles. Thom also did the interior design of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's primary residence in New York.
In 2004, Thom designed the "tents" for Olympus' Fashion Week in New York City and has designed numerous tables at Elle Decor's Dining by Design DIFFA Event. Other highlights include a complete housing renovation for an Oprah viewer, two Kips Bay Designer Showhouses, and the House & Garden Hamptons Showhouse.
Thom and his designs have been featured in an ever-growing list of publications, including The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine, Details, Out, US Weekly, People, The Advocate, the New York Post, Interior Design and House & Garden, just to name a few. In addition, Thom contributed to the Queer Eye Book: The Fab Five's Guide to Looking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, & Living Better. He recently published Thom Filicia Style: Inspired Ideas for Creating Rooms You'll Love.
Thom studied Interior Design at Syracuse University's School of Art and Design.
Jared
High-end home renovator Jared Walker Dostie joins Tacky House fresh from Rate My Space. In 2008, he competed against other carpenters and designers on an episode of Showdown; prior to that, he served as the carpenter for an aspiring designer on Top Design.Raised in Maine by a family full of builders, Jared has always been interested in construction projects and woodworking. As a teenager, he left his small hometown for Los Angeles, where he landed several acting and modeling opportunities.
Kelly
Design expert Kelly Edwards comes to Tacky House fresh from Design on a Dime. Known as the "MacGyver of Design," she is also the home-decorating expert for AOL Living. The Chicago native is well known for her unique approach to design and her extraordinary ability to transform a space on a low budget.Kelly appeared on The Tyra Banks Show and has been featured in national magazines including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Life & Style and Midwest Living.