Age: 29
Hometown: Richmond Hill, ON
Designer Do: Dream big and be brave enough to trust your instincts. Nothing in Interior Design is permanent so don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
Designer Don't: Be complacent about re-decorating. Just because it looked great 5 years ago, certainly doesn’t mean it always will.
Bio
Some call Marianna a Public Relations maven, but she more readily sees herself as a décor diva. Who knew that for all these years the main purpose of maintaining a job in PR was to fund her decorating projects! For her entire life, Mariana has always been happiest in paint pants and safety gloves. And she wants to mention that all the flak she received from asking for a sewing machine for her 26th birthday was absolutely worth it.
Mariana is happily married to a wonderful man with a supportive group of family and friends – all of whom will be watching each and every episode of Designer Superstar Challenge, to cheer her on.
Although there can only be one winner of this challenge, Mariana believes that the best part about making it to the top 10 is leaving behind her fear of taking the plunge in jump-starting her design career.