Julia Kendell is an English interior designer, television presenter and writer.
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Born in Middlesex, Kendell went to Newnham Junior School in Eastcote, and Haydon Secondary School in Northwood.
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.[1]
Kendell's first television appearances were for ITV1's 60 Minute Makeover for which she made five series.[2] 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.[3] In January 2008 Julia took over the role of designer for DIY SOS on BBC One.[4] In April 2011, she was the DIY and makeover expert for Daybreak's "Guide to Transforming Your Home".[5]
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.[6]