Like a lot of the elements especially the use of color on the neutral palette... enhancing without overpowering. That said who lives there? Not sure if it was stage for a shoot.but the absence of personal effects make everything seem so stage. beautiful to look at but not sure I would want to live there. Seems like a hotel suite to me.

Oh, I do like that guest bathroom! (Because blue is MY favourite colour!)

It looks like it's been staged for sale. Very attractive but doesn't look like anyone actually lives there. Does she have another home where she keeps her personal items?

I love it! I am really enjoying the guest bedroom. This tour should get a view of the kitchen and and outside view of the home though!

Some great ideas there.

I've said this in previous comments, but I wish that for some of the featured rooms or homes that we could see the same place a few weeks or months later after the people have lived in them a while. What worked, what didn't, how did the all white furniture work out with kids, etc.

Hello stunning! I agree that it looks staged, but I won't hold that against it. It's a gorgeous home.

I can't decide if I find it obnoxious or fabulous that she's taken that big DWR pendant light and just turned it into a random objet under a console table.

Very nice, but I find myself asking questions. Where does she keep her DVDs for that huge tv? And the components? Also, no books to be seen, just magazines? Everything looks like it was purchased for this home, so does she have another apartment where she keeps her stuff? Or does she not own 'stuff'? Or is there a room full of stuff that we're not allowed to see? (At 2500 sq ft, I assume this is the answer.)

It says she's been here a year, so all personal items must have be stowed away. I think that's too bad... There are lots of beautiful pieces here (though more original art would be nice), but the main living area lacks the personality to make it interesting.

Also note that she is an HGTV host, there is a good possibility she spends a lot of the time travelling to homes all around the country. She also probably has some clever idea's on how she hides things.

I was wondering about that light under the TV console as well!

Nice color palette... But I agree, it looks very "Designed to Sell"
Some people can live without personal effects and clutter, I guess.
Sigh* not me

I am surprised at how much this does NOT work for me. Individual elements are nice, but they don't work together. In fact, I found the use of gray and green together to be somewhat unattractive here.

That's not a house! It's a condo in a high rise. My guess is that it's somewhere down by BU.

OMG! Where can I find the lamp / chandelier above her dining table?? that is incredible!!

Some of you are saying it seems very "Designed to Sell", but I think it seems like a catalogue-like she ordered things off of every page of a single catalogue. It's odd. I think one of the reasons she may have stayed muted and clutter-free is because she spends her days and nights with color and cleaning out OTHER people's clutter. I'm sure when she's at home, she just wants to relax.

What show is she the host of? I wouldn't be surprised if it was the show "Designed to Sell" because that is exactly what this home says to me. Not designed to be lived in or comfortable in. I'm not saying that there aren't nice qualities, I just wouldn't be comfortable there. The green accents in the living room are a bit jarring to me and strike me as a West Elm catalog photo. Does West Elm still do that, arrange the rooms in their catalog by color?

I love the use or color and furniture, but I can't help but notice that this seems very "hotel".

I do love the horse shoe wall in the bathroom and the lounge in the bedroom looks like a great place to read, but (like previous posters have said) it looks very staged.

The individual elements are lovely, but together it lacks the charming personal touch. To add to Tamarind's comment, plumber's house is always leaking and carpenter's house is on verge of falling apart. Reminds me of Will&Grace show where the apartment of Grace, who is an interior designer, is full of packed boxes for the entire season until Will says, "Designer, design thy self!" I think all she did was move the boxes around.

I agree that the place looks a bit staged. I think we'd all feel a little better to see more of her "stuff" laying around (besides those shoes laying out - which was so obviously done on purpose).

But HELLO to that amazing window in the bedroom. The view of those trees would be enough art for me. I can't stop looking at that picture...

I don't enjoy this house, either. There are individual elements I enjoy, like the dining room chandelier and the horseshoe wall in the powder room, but they don't create an inviting space together. I find that there are many shows on HGTV that I don't enjoy though, because it seems to promote a soulless catalog esthetic more than not (and type this with HGTV playing in the background).

Despite my best intentions, I really enjoyed this house! Love the simple color palette and the variety of textures keeps things visually interesting and from feeling flat. I'm loving the marigold and tangerine scheme in the bedroom!

I personally don't understand the need to see someone's junk laying around their house just to make a space feel lived in. It's a lament seen more and more on these posts and I doubt any of us, getting ready to have our homes shown to a national audience wouldn't make sure it was immaculate. Would a half-eaten sandwich on her nightstand and a stack of last week's junk mail scattered on the dining table be inviting?

Why does a place have to contain random yard sale and travel clutter to have "soul"?

Beautiful space, beautiful girl. Definitely wouldn't suck to bump into her at Homegoods

@seb685 - A sandwich and junk mail - no. But maybe something added that could make this place look more personable instead of like showroom. Some of my favorite house tours are the ones that AREN'T immaculate.

@selftaught - And your "stuff" doesn't have to come from a yard sale if that's not your thing. A thoughtful arrangement doesn't have to be clutter.

I think it's a well-designed space but it doesn't look like she's moved in yet.

I absolutely disdain clutter in my own home. I find the color palette of Taniya's home very soothing and, overall, I really like the space. Perhaps the minimalism is so as to not detract from the river views.

... very relaxing space.

To each his/her own, I guess?

Obviously staging is her job. The last thing she'd like to see at home are things/stuff/clutter that remind her of her work :)

"Character" comes in infinite possibilities. For some people it's the travel and yard sale finds that clutter their homes. For others it's the midcentury pieces scored from CL/eBay. And for a few more it's the empty spaces and neutral colors. It all boils down to taste. Whatever speaks to you and makes you happy, go for it!

Beautiful place... I wish I had money (sigh*)

I love Taniya Nayak and what she does on HGTV to help people prepare their homes for sale...
...but I rather expected more personality and character in her home. I've stayed in hotels with more soul than this place.

All the talk about the view and yet there is no picture of it. Give us a picture :D

I really love Taniya on her HGTV show but not crazy about this apt. The shag rugs in particular are blech. I think someone mentioned already that perhaps when she comes home, she just wants utilitarian.

Well my guess is that since she's a big TV superstar and all (LOL!) this place is used solely for entertaining, quite frequently. That might explain the "staged look." So, so, but I get no sense of the real her (in spite of what she says.) just sayin'.........:)

why dont most home tour show kitchens...hmm..or is it just to be featured on kitchen tours

coming to TN's house...she has done a great job..and yes it justifies her job....I too agree with the comments which say it seems too well kept...and many MCM items around...simple yet sweet...just like her...so much talk about the view and dont we get to see it?

Maybe she is not a hoarder, doesn't like silly knick knacks and doesn't like lots of stuff in every corner.

@ Ansela, hey don't knock Home Goods, they usually have really nice pieces, at least the one in my area. Most of it is a bit too expensive for my student budget, but I love the challenge of going there and finding something that I like. I guess it's the thrill of the hunt.

It does look pretty staged, but that's exactly how she likes it I imagine. Someone who really loves reading books probably has shelves and shelves full of books, which to me looks cluttered. To each his own. I'm sure when she steps off a plane the last thing she wants to come home to is a bunch of clutter. Possibly she entertains a lot.

The only thing I'm not a huge fan of are the gray rugs. I see the obvious "zoning" going on here but I think the originality of the space would increase dramatically if she had chosen different types or even different color rugs for each zone.

I LOVE her on Design to Sell. Her and the tiny Italian lady. Anyway, good to see that a designer's home actually has some style.

Nice hotel. The only features of this apartment I enjoyed are the cute lamp on slide 15 and the bathroom.

I love the colors. I think my favorite part is the "green womb chair" corner....I can just imagine how relaxing it would be to sit there with a good book. I also love the wall behind it.

I don't know what I would have done without that closeup of the towels.

not to be rude but sorry, kinda boring. not inspiring to me...

I think I have to side with some of the haters on this (though that word seems kind of harsh). As much as I covet a womb chair, the place lacks the owner's personality and seems rather "bought-off-the-floor". And I'm surprised no one said anything about the light fixture above the dining room table. Does no one else think it's totally scary?

Of course the home looks staged, guys! It's for a House Tour. If her style of staging is making th interior crisp, other house tour folks have staged by putting out the knick knacks they're most proud of. It's all the same idea, just executed differently.

I, for one, think this space is really nice. Cozy? Probably not. But I think the colors are beautiful and it's overall character is very "high design". In particular, I love the dark wood floors paired with those white walls and grey rugs.

I love it! I really like the chaise by the window. And the fact that Homegoods is her dream source!

I read over a few comments and had to laugh at a couple. From a personal standpoint, I think it's odd that people ask where the books and dvds are. I myself own plenty of magazines but maybe 3 or 4 books and I also own a TV without a DVD player. So I choose to spend my time doing other things...is that really so terrible? Sorry, that just always strikes me a bit funny.

I am sorry but this place looks like a condo showroom. I am kind of disappointed. I love her and her shows but her place is nor unique or charming like her. It does not show off her personality. It's actually quite boring. But I still love you. =)

yeah, i'm disappointed too as she seems so bubbly on the tube--this place is very bland & by the book & i would have thought she would have at least a little creativity along the lines of the selby. just noticed AT is holding a selby contest, yay!! only thing is that a selby person probably wouldn't want $10,000 worth of cb2 furniture but it would be great to have a shoot with man himself, todd selby!!

Although lovely as a hotel suite (as previous posters have relayed) it's quite sterile and bland as an actual designer's home. Not impressed to say the least.

Erin Scissorhands - you may think my comment was funny (since I was wondering where those things were), but I wouldn't have been asking those questions if I saw ANY evidence of what she likes to do with her spare time, other than reading magazines in her lovely green chair, and maybe watching tv. With a tv that huge, it must get turned on once in awhile, and doesn't that mean it must have components somewhere? Not such a strange question, since the components may be stored in a very clever way. That's something I'd be interested in.

I have to agree with the naysayers - this place strikes me as remarkably lifeless. It's not just clean and tidy - which is a plus in my book - it feels fake (at least in the photos). And as much as I really love green, I'm not loving it in combination with the light gray.

And, BTW, I'm all for using photography tricks to get a more flattering photo, but that portrait of her is ridiculous - her legs may look longer but her feet look GINORMOUS! =)

Not what I would choose for myself, but I would be happy to visit and enjoy it. To me, it looks like someone's very personal expression. Staged? I'd say she has staged it for herself, and will keep it that way because that's what she wants. I assume she has places to keep things without their being out in sight.

The pictures are very attractive .... but they look like pictures from any interior decorating magazine. Although I love the individual pieces (I lust after the womb chair), overall the place feels very cold and not exactly inviting. I am not familiar with the host or the show (it doesn't air in Canada) but it is obvious that this look was achieved with a lot of money spent. Personally, I value a lot more places that are pulled together with recycled/refurbished/reused/repurposed items that have been given a new lease on life. Such apartments or houses are a lot more inspiring than sterile "arrangements" like this one.

Have any of you ever been to Homegoods? It is usually full of great finds--and VERY inexpensive, even for young married students!

i think the general blah feeling that most people get from this place is because she:
a) worked with a designer/architect to remodel
b) had a big budget
c) has a condo fee larger than most peoples rent/mortgage

AT tends to be a site where people make the most out of their space with small budgets and no designer/architects on board. It's not about yard sale knick-knacks, it's about putting in the hard work to make something your own. This place looks like her real estate agent bought it and remodeled while she was across the country shooting her show. It's nice, but gives me about as much design inspiration as a catalog.

While I do agree with some of the comments about looking staged I would have to say those are probably coming from people who like a lot of stuff. I don't & I edit constantly so I really admire the minimal "stuff". Taniya made a smart decision in limiting open shelving which only invites clutter no matter how neat you are.

One of my biases, and I totally concede that it is that, is that I tend to see a difference between "artwork" and "decorating" and think the former a whole lot more compelling than the latter. I don't see a ton of artwork in her place and the horseshoes do look, to me, much more like "decorating". But, I also don't get buying artwork because it works with your couch or wall color or whatever, rather than its intrinsic merits, so concede I differ from lots reasonable people in this. (Though, yeah, this approach does tend to lead one to neutral furniture.)

That said, I think the grumbles about her budget are a bit unreasonable - furniture from Crate and Barrel and BoConcept is pretty much in line with, I suspect, the living rooms of many readers of this site. What I did like was seeing some ideas on how to layout furniture when you have floor to ceiling windows and a view that you don't want to obstruct. I'm wrestling a bit with that right now (albeit not with a space quite to the, ah, scope and scale of hers!) and was interested to see how she'd done it. Though, I admit, that made the only useful photos, like, the first six. And led me to the conclusion I'd already reached - that I just need to embrace the concept of a chaise sectional.

idea of minimal stuff is fine as long as stuff you have in the rooms are interesting..in this case, no no.

A big fan of Taniya Nayak from HGTV, I was thrilled to take this tour. I love the swanllike feel the chandelier over the dining table brings to the space... Having grown up just outside of Boston, I cannot help but think of the swan boats right now. I think she's created a comfortable and tranquil home environment.
Would have enjoyed seeing kitchen pics, especially since the backspash was mentioned.

well, I know I ripped this place up yesterday with my comment, but I don't think I ever submitted it... c'est la vie...

Thank you for sharing your home Taniya! It takes guts to open up your home to this peanut gallery haha.

Homegoods her dream source. Seriously?!! Smacks of an advertorial to me.

good thing it is HER dream source and not yours, eh?

Wow, such snobbery! Kind of shocking, especially since Taniya (who seems to be a very lovely woman, on TV) submitted the tour and very likely is reading the posts!

I love the place (although I probably would do something in warmer neutrals for myself) and I love the tidiness. (Maybe this was shot BEFORE all the personal stuff got spread around -- if YOU were a TV show host and your show stressed decluttering, would YOU submit messy shots of your home? I doubt it!)

Anyhow, the bedroom is gorgeous, I covet that window and the river view, and I love everything except the chandelier which looks like silver plated swan parts to me, not at all appealing. But a small complaint for a soothing, well pulled together home.

I love Homegoods! I've bought loads of items from there but I wouldn't say it was my dream source. And I seriously don't believe that it is hers either. Infact I think I'm right in calling this an advertorial because I just googled "designed to sell" homegoods and they are infact doing a promotion with her, so there!

can't someone get paid for something they like? shouldn't she endorse companies that she actually believes in and uses herself?

Look I'm not trying to be snippy or a snob because as I mentioned I love Homegoods, but it just didn't ring true to me that Homegoods was her ONLY dream source. Isn't a dream something you aspire to or for?

I love a home decorated with clean lines and fresh minimalism - however, I agree with many others that the style of this home is not attractive to me and lacks personal taste. I would not even say you need to have a clutter of yard sale items or DIY furniture to have personality - I just don't read "personal taste" from a dining table that has stacked place settings with a pear in each bowl. I almost feel like you could walk down a home decor aisle of Target and buy all of the items in a particular collection and come up with a similar look.

we all have our own dreams!

Boring. Who would've thought a designer would live in such a generic space!

I agree with others who feel the home is over-staged. Though it could be that she just is very clean and neat, which is the case with many people who appear not to have any DVDs, magazines, etc.

What I find interesting is that the colors she's chosen don't seem to be particularly flattering to HER and I have noticed that most of the time people tend to pick colors for their homes that actually flatter them, probably subconsciously. Not that I'm into the whole color chart as it applies to flattering people. I'm not. And now I'm rambling.

I wouldn't call someone's home boring, I don't think this is boring. It just doesn't happen to inspire me.

People say "it looks like a hotel" like that's a bad thing!

So it's not to everyone's taste - why the need to try and take someone down a peg? Thoughtful critiques are one thing, calling a home soul-less and without personality for its lack of meaningless knick-knacks just comes off as sour grapes.

So surprised I have watched her on HGTV and thought she was inventive. OMG her "own" home does not seem as warm as she is. Oh well she likes it and so do I.

How wonderfully zen!! I felt relaxed just looking at the pics. Would that I were such a good editor of my "things".

I, too, wish there were more to her place so we could see what her "quirkiness" is--everybody has their own quirkiness, and it really is what sets their homes apart from every other house out there. I don't count the horseshoes as quirky; they look all the same--it's not like someone built a collection of these over years of finding them at estate sales. It makes it look like someone bought a dozen new ones at a farm store (I can't say I've seen those at Homegoods!).

Once upon a time I would've been snarky about the lack of visible books, but, well, maybe she has a Kindle and just keeps it put away (we have all seen those home pix of the Apple computer looking more displayed than in use, and that just turns me off. And I'm not an Apple hater; I'm a convert).

It does look like a relaxing, calming place if you're on the road a lot. But what of the husband? There's no sign whatsoever (to me) of a guy living there, too. Looks like a time-share condo. I do see things that I like, but I think of it as a starting point to add the personality layer to.

kind of boring. like, here's a bunch of brand new stuff. nothing has any character. even the horseshoes on the wall are brand new and shiny.

Of course it's staged. It's what she does for a living. What do you want to see, a litter box?

It certainly beats the Small, Cool submissions where they have dishes in the sink, unmade beds, a Carry On poster, and the garbage can is in plain sight.

mjs7640 - Couldn't agree more!

This is really...boring. My first negative post. Sigh.

I am floored that people would bother to comment that someone who is a home stager would present their home in a series of photos in a way that looks staged.

Anyways, I love Taniya on HGTV. Your home is gorgeous and sophisticated and I covet that chandelier over the dining room table.

This place has no personality, sure it's designed with everything perfectly placed, but it gives no insight into who she is, what she feels, what she thinks about anything other than staging a perfectly new apartment.

This looks like a staged model unit. yawn.

Earlier in the piece, she mentioned that she relied on Home Goods because it fit into her budget after she bought the condo. So, maybe she meant it was a dream to have Home Goods as a source. Either way, the term "dream source" does sound like it should be the ideal place where you could only dream to shop. Home Goods is awesome, but certainly not anyone's "dream source".

I agree that I expected more originality and personality. Not that we have to see any clutter, but it really doesn't look lived in. I'm going to assume that she does travel quite a bit, so maybe the condo just truly hasn't been lived in very much.

I would have loved to see the kitchen too.

Who is the "we" she keeps refering to?

I disagree. I love the look. Its clean & refreshing. I really hate mesdy homes and for an excuse people say its lived in. No. Its messy. Clean up. Ive only seen two hone tours on AT that have been worth touring. This is one of them.

Lovely house, nice colors used. I love the window in the bedroom, the view is amazing... It must feel so nice to sit there and look outside and enjoy a relaxed afternoon tea.!

She is adorable, but I really find her home really boring and lacking in character. Not a fan of the grey and green color combo, either.

I agree with vgclark...boring! It just goes to show money is not the first ingredient to having a lovely home. I feel like this space was designed and not created (lacking personal touch)...I would be nervous if I was a guest...the place just comes off as sterile to me, not inviting.

I have to admit, some of the furniture is pretty cool (but would look cooler in a nicer setting): not sure the name, but i think the womb chair she is sitting on is very nice, and of course the bertoia chairs *my fav*...the dwr coral light fixture as floor sculpture is a neat idea, but a little excessive seeing how expensive they are, why not just hang them as intended to prevent damage? I guess it doesn't matter though if you are the type that can afford to replace it.

I'm sorry, I really wish I had a bunch of NICE things to say about this space, but, in the end...this is not the kind of stuff I look forward to seeing on AT tours. I guess I fall into the group of viewers which like the more creative/artsy/personal touch that real people (as in, people I can relate to, not celebrities) add to their homes.

I agree... very BORING. The architecture is amazing but it gets lost in the blah of this home. The horseshoes are interesting, but they do not look authentic. The green chair is cool and I wish there were more original elements like this to add character throughout the home. Ms. Nayak has a knack for cookie-cutter staging, not creative design. She has a good tv personality but I am not impressed with her work here or the "project" section of her website.

cold rooms to look at...unappealing and "dead".
Such a cold and lonely ambiance by just looking at it...I am sure she will improve them one day.

This is probably the most boring home that has been featured on apartment therapy. It's hard to believe this woman is a host on HGTV. Compare it to the home of Tommy's Smythe who is also a host on the Canadian network. Not my favourite, but at least it had personality and style. At least it appeared that someone actually lived in the home.

Bird picture in the guest room...anyone recognize it?

Gorgeous. What some posters are finding fault with, I actually love. I love the uncluttered, staged look. I also love the reading area and the large painting.

Such a great idea to have a neutral background and then a pop color with your accessories. If you grow tired of this color, you can change it easily. And that chandelier - omigosh - to die for.

I really love seeing HGTV host's homes. More please!

I love this house so much!!

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Beautiful but does look like a model home. Some tours you see at least a ton of cabinets so you know everything's just put away but yeah, in her living room, where's the storage?

But, this may be a professionally shot pr thing so they may have "cleaned up".

I agree with everyone that the house looks staged. Funny because that is what Tanya's show is about. However there was one personal element that I really liked, the horseshoes in the bathroom.

Staged look aside, I think it's all that pale gray (especially in the rugs) that makes it look cold/dull to me. I don't mind the minimalism, but it needs more depth.

Loving the grey/green theme here with pops of orange. I don't quite get "river" from it but I enjoy it anyway. To the haters I say, who among you wouldn't really like to live in a chic hotel where mail and laundry didn't pile up? Some days I dream about just checking into a nice hotel after work instead of going home so I don't have to face the clutter! But I am striving for a more streamlined home life.

Bear in mind that she does have some level of celebrity, and may intentionaly have kept the personal out of it just for her own peace of mind.

uh oh .... the eclectic collectors and the minimalists are squaring off... I always feared this day