Julia Kendell is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 interior designer, television presenter and writer.

Biography

Born in Middlesex

Middlesex

Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...

, Kendell went to Newnham Junior School in Eastcote

Eastcote

Eastcote is a suburban area established around an old village in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.In the Middle Ages, Eastcote was one of the three areas that made up the parish of Ruislip, under the name of Ascot...

, and Haydon Secondary School in Northwood

Northwood

Northwood is a suburban area in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.The population was recorded as 11,068 in 2008, by the Office for National Statistics.-Toponomy:...

.

Career

Aged 14 she began working in a local soft furnishings shop, and developed a career in interior design after being offered the managers job aged 18. She now specialises in kitchen design, bespoke cabinetry and lighting design.

Television career

Kendell's first television appearances were for ITV1

ITV1

ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...

's 60 Minute Makeover

60 Minute Makeover

60 Minute Makeover is a British popular daytime home interior design television programme broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom.-Overview:...

for which she made five series. She has also appeared in a two-part special for Tonight with Trevor McDonald highlighting the demolition and refurbishment debate of Victorian housing stock in the UK. In January 2008 Julia took over the role of designer for DIY SOS

DIY SOS

DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles. The first episode was broadcast on 7 October 1999 and the show is still aired today...

on BBC One

BBC One

BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...

. In April 2011, she was the DIY and makeover expert for Daybreak

Daybreak (ITV)

Daybreak is the weekday breakfast television programme on the British commercial ITV network that broadcasts on weekday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30 and is currently presented by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from Monday to Thursday with Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on Fridays...

's "Guide to Transforming your Home".

Personal life

Having moved to Henley on Thames with her husband, she now lives in the area with her partner Andrew and two daughters in a new self-build eco home which they constructed in 2008.

External links

• Official website
• 60 Minute Makeover ITV.com
• DIY SOS BBC1 One