Interior Design Masters: Where are they now?

Since first airing in 2019, Interior Design Masters has helped launch the careers of some of the UK's most exciting emerging designers. Following Lia Gold's series seven win – and the debut of her new homeware collection with Next – we're catching up with the show's previous winners and standout contestants to see how they've turned their TV success into thriving businesses, homeware ranges and new creative ventures.

The first series of IDM debuted in August 2019 and, aside from a hiatus in 2020 when the Covid pandemic halted production, has become an annual fixture for interiors fans.

Filmed at striking locations across the UK – from Twickenham Stadium to a Scottish castle – the show has delivered no shortage of design inspiration and launched the careers of several standout contestants, including Banjo Beale, who has since become a TV personality in his own right.

From winners and runners-up to a few memorable fan favourites, here's what some of the show's most notable contestants are doing now...

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Signature style: Romantic, timeless and sustainable approach

Cassie has a degree in fashion photography and set up Dig Haüshizzle, a decorative antique store, with her husband Edward in Bristol in 2010.

The 37-year-old combines this with her work in residential and commercial interior design, creating colourful schemes for clients including the nationwide ‘Lounges’ chain, roadside diners in Devon and a club in St Alban’s, Hertfordshire.

Cassie also works as a product and interior photographer and stylist.

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Signature style: Classic and pared-back, natural materials

Originally from Solihull in the West Midlands, 29-year-old Frank is now based in Bermondsey, south London and the picturesque Warwickshire countryside, where he owns and runs an interior design business and curated online homeware store, Hestia & Hearth, with his mother Jane.

Following his IDM success, Frank has enjoyed various collaborations, including sharing styling tips for developers Keepmoat Homes. His recent projects include a naturalistic makeover for TMD Motorhomes’ HQ in the West Midlands.

• Follow Frank @franknewbold and visit Hestia & Hearth

Signature style: Quirky, flamboyant but easy to live with

Nicki came fourth in the inaugural competition and had already set up her own interior design and styling company, And Then They Went Wild.

She’s continued to build her business, recently co-founding a creative styling agency, Styled Story, with renowned artist and creative Carol Maxwell, which focuses on immersive, story-led environments, from installations and events to brand activations and visual storytelling.

As a brand and creative ambassador across social media and wider campaigns, Nicki has worked with Home Essentials, appearing in two national TV adverts, being part of their wider press campaign alongside singer Frankie Bridge, and 'creating ongoing social content helping people style their homes in accessible and inspiring ways', she tells House Beautiful.

Other collaborations include with Milton Keynes shopping mall, centre:mk, as styling ambassador, and designer within electric car-makers Polestar’s TV advert, and wider press campaigns. She’s also been a judge for the Ufurnish Home Awards.

Now 49, Nicki lives in a Victorian semi-detached home in south-east London with her husband and their three children.

• Follow Nicki @andthentheywentwild and @_styledstory.

Signature style: Understated and elegant

An architect by trade, Lynsey, 41, who was pregnant at the time of filming, went on to redesign a two-bedroom suite at Another Place, a contemporary hotel in the Lake District as her prize.

Since then, she has focused on building her interior design business with her husband Adrian, who has a background in construction, from their studio in Huddersfield, west Yorkshire. Their projects have included a Montessori play centre, a neo-natal hospital unit, co-working spaces and music studios.

• Follow Lynsey @lynseyforddesign and visit lynseyforddesign.co.uk

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Signature style: Super-confident maximalism with a dash of Art Deco pizzazz

With her amazing art deco 1930s home in Castleford, West Yorkshire, where she lives with her husband Nick and their cat, Benjii, vivacious Siobhan quickly became a fan favourite on Interior Design Masters.

Now 47, Siobhan has her own interior design and fashion company, Interior Curve. She’s launched her own wallpaper and fabric ranges showcasing her love of colour and historical design flair, with names such as ‘Drunk Marie Antoinette’ and ‘Deco Sea Shell’. In 2022, she wrote her first book, More is More: A handbook for maximalists.

Siobhan's many collaborations include Karndean flooring, Argos, Amazon, LEGO, eBay and a homewares range for Freemans.

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Signature style: Using salvaged ‘treasure’ to create imaginative schemes

Australian Banjo’s irrepressible energy enchanted viewers and judges alike, and since his 2022 win, he’s gone on to become a TV star in his own right.

Recently seen on BBC’s The Grand Island Hotel, which chronicles the adventure he’s undertaken with husband Rohan and their dog Grampa to turn a rundown mansion on the Hebridean island of Ulva into a dreamy hotel, Banjo is also a judge on the channel’s Scotland’s Home of the Year.

The 39-year-old has his own interior clients, from a safari lodge in Zambia to a Jacobean mansion in Wiltshire. He also works as a consultant for American interior design site The Expert, undertaking digital consultations for clients from Charleston to New York.

Banjo, who grew up in New South Wales, is also writing his third interiors book to join A Place in Scotland: Beautiful Scottish Interiors (Quadrille, 2024) and Wild Isle Style: Resourceful and Sustainable Interior Design Ideas (Quadrille, 2023). Grampa is writing his own book too, Banjo shares with House Beautiful.

And watch this space: 'I’m filming a secret project in Australia soon and will be appearing on a secret celebrity show later in the year, also top secret,' Banjo tells us.

• Follow Banjo @banjo.beale and visit banjobeale.co.uk

Signature style: Clever and quirky customised prints

'Lots of exciting opportunities came from the show, but my greatest joy has been turning my passion for interiors into a career,' Amy, 43, tells House Beautiful.

She originally trained as a print-designer and illustrator working in fashion for brands such as Emilia Wickstead, Triangl, Reiss, Liberty, Alexander McQueen and Matthew Williamson.

Since 2022, south-east London-based Amy has worked with Alan Carr – who has recently bought a £3.25m castle in the Scottish Borders and has his own BBC renovation show, Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job with Amanda Holden – on all his house projects, from full-room redesigns to bespoke wallpapers and murals: 'He’s been wonderfully generous recommending me to friends so a lot of exciting projects have come my way via him, which I’m incredibly grateful for.'

Amy says making incredible like-minded friends has been one of the best legacies of her time on the show, including Fran Lee, who she paired with to transform a café in Margate and Banjo Beale, who she has worked with since.

With her background in print design, Amy has launched her own collection of wallpapers and a series of children's prints, and creates bespoke designs for clients, including head judge Michelle Ogundehin and the Interior Design Masters team who invited her to create the set wallpaper for season five.

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Signature style: Deeply moody gothic influences and intricate furniture restoration

Monika was astounded to win the fourth series. Self-confessing to being shy and bad at dealing with time management, the 35-year-old Polish-born furniture restorer hails from Nottingham.

Resplendent in rich jewel colours, velvet and gold, her projects include the redesign of The Lounge at her local independent cinema, The Broadway.

In 2022, her amazing eye for colour saw her appointed as an Annie Sloan Painter in Residence.

'Monika’s style is gothic and moody and glamorous,' Annie said at the time. 'I chose her as a Painter in Residence because of her rich and powerful look and the way she uses dark colours and gold. Her look is just right for the "Splendid Chic" look of the moment which is a real contrast to the rustic coastal farmhouse vibe of recent years. Her look is luxurious, grand and all about treating yourself and that is exactly what we need now.'

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Signature style: Classic blue and gold combo – and panelling

Now aged 29, Jack was the baby of his year’s group, but was already converting a Norfolk chapel into a home with his partner.

Since his IDM success, Jack has worked on show homes, hotels, bars and restaurants all over the UK, from Norfolk to Oxford, Harrogate and Scotland.

He’s also enjoyed collaborations with including Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, B&Q, Wickes, Etsy, Vinted, and Spode.

For Jack though, who has cystic fibrosis, one of the biggest honours of recent years has been designing a limited edition T-shirt for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust’s 2025 fundraiser at Harewood House in West Yorkshire. He also partnered with Vinted, selling interior pieces he’s collected to raise funds for the charity.

• Follow Jack @Jackkinsey and visit jackkinsey.co.uk

Signature style: 'Frazzled Englishwoman' style, as she puts it

Joanne, 54, was a content creator and foster parent when she went on the show, and since then has forged a career as an interiors expert championing midlife women. The mum of two grown-up daughters lives in Batley, West Yorkshire with her husband Tim and runs a busy Instagram account and Substack. She has collaborated with brands including Snag Tights, with her interiors expertise sought for television, radio and the press.

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Signature style: Flamboyant florals and confidently clashing colours

Roisin, 31, a former travel advisor from the Wirral on Merseyside, took her first steps in interior design when she transformed her parents’ house. Her IDM prize was a contract with La Redoute and she’s produced a vivid and vibrant range of wallpapers, textiles, cushion covers, prints and candles.

Other collaborations include designing colours schemes and interiors for Plankbridge Shepherd’s Huts.

Roisin has also launched a new Instagram series, taking on the role of an ‘interior agony aunt’ to help followers solve their design dilemmas.

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Signature style: Cool, contemporary ‘elegant Brutalist’

Matt, now 27, came runner-up and now enjoys an international interior design career spanning the UK, Dublin and Lisbon, where he’s been working on a residence in the Standard Hotel.

He’s launched his own range of kitchens, Crafted Kitchens by Matt Smith-Wood, and is working with the YMCA in 11 locations around his home town of Cheltenham and across Gloucestershire to transform hostels for young people with his signature modernist style. He’s also designed a private dental practice, Sona, in Reigate, Surrey. 'This was a great project for me as I want to get in to more commercial and hospitality projects,' he tells House Beautiful.

Along with collaborations, such as curating five ranges of tiles for Victorian Plumbing, Matt is designing a luxury spa in London and doing up his own home in a 'New York loft apartment style', he says. Ideas so far include a sauna, glass brick shower room, earthy stone tiles and Japanese antiques and prints.

'I am keeping very busy,' he adds. 'Going on the show definitely gave me the platform I needed to do what I am doing now.'

• Follow Matt @matt.smithwood and visit mattsmithwood.com

Signature style: Bold, confident, graphically-influenced design

The design and technology teacher from Stockport, Greater Manchester, had his wobbles – ending up on the infamous sofa for four grillings from Michelle and her guest judges – but went on to win the 2025 series.

His prize, to design a homeware collection for John Lewis, resulted in a range of bold, contemporary, monochrome pieces, including bedding, candles, cushions, a table lamp, wall art and an accent chair, which shows off his graphics background.

He has also collaborated with wallpaper company MindtheGap. 'I have been fortunate to spend time in London and Romania with them,' he tells House Beautiful. John was invited as a special guest and speaker at the Art Design Days event in Romania; an annual festival of interior design, architecture and urbanism.

The 48-year-old has stepped away from the classroom in the short term to set up his interior design business. Projects have included residential interiors, sustainable design and eco-conscious projects which are opening up interesting opportunities in the retrofit realm, he explains.

But he’s still working as an educator, doing some teaching, consulting with exam boards on the future of the design and technology curriculum and acting as an advocate for STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) in schools.

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Signature style: Bold, strong use of colour

Born in Bagdhad, Iraq, Rita now lives in rural Lancashire – England is the fourth country she’s lived in, as her family fled conflict after conflict.

Now 44, Rita has carved out her own interior design business since leaving the show – holding in-person and virtual consultations with clients in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and America – and is also in high demand as an expert guest and inspiring speaker at events and homes/interior design shows around the UK.

'As I said a year ago, this is just the beginning...' she tells House Beautiful.

Her 'start to finish' redesign of a three-bedroom cottage in Lancashire appeared in the regional glossy magazine Lancashire Life, and now she’s working on a couple of B&B transformations.

She tells us: 'The love and support I received from the viewers has been the best gift ever, receiving messages or even being recognised and stopped to say how much they admired my talent on the show has been a blessing.'

Hoping to launch a YouTube channel by the end of 2026, and writing her first book, Rita's also keen to realise her dream: 'Launching my own homeware, fabric and wallpaper in collaboration with a brand I love.'

Follow Rita @ritamillat and visit ritamillat.com

Signature style: Retro vintage

The 60-year-old from Hastings, Kent, made it through to the semi-final, impressing the judges and delighting fans with his love of all things retro. Craig is working on a number of interior design projects and designing and selling his own range of pop art-inspired coasters and tea towels from his online shop at Craig Masson Designs.

• Follow Craig @craigmassondesigns and visit craigmassondesigns

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