How much is David Bromstad worth?
| Net Worth: | $1.5 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Designer |
| Date of Birth: | August 17, 1973 (age 49) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
About David Bromstad
David Reed Bromstad is an American artist, interior designer, and television personality. After spending several years working as a Disney animator and illustrator, he began working as an interior designer. In 2006, he won the debut season of the HGTV show Design Star that boosted his popularity.
Since then, he has hosted his own television shows Color Splash and My Lottery Dream Home. Bromstad has earned income equal to an estimated salary of $300,000 per year, since 2019.
David Bromstad became famous after he won the first season of the HGTV reality Design Star. He was born on August 17, 1973, in Cokato, Minnesota. He’s the youngest of four children to Richard and Diane Bromsta. His father is of Norwegian, whilst his mother is of German and Swedish descent. David has three older siblings – two sisters named Dynelle and Dyonne and one brother named Dean. His passion for art started in his early childhood which is when he first began painting and illustrating.
He attended the Wayzata High School and during that time he made the decision to pursue an animator career in Disney. After his graduation from high school in 1991, he moved to Florida where he enrolled at the Ringling College of Art and Design. The school is known for helping aspiring artists begin their careers with Disney. Bromstad spent approximately four years in the college and perfected his craft. Towards the 2000s, he was hired to work as a Disney illustrator and that’s how his career began.
Working for Disney before becoming a television personality helped the Design Star winner begin to accumulate wealth. He spent approximately one decade working for the company. After he left Disney, he got enough money to start his own company called Bromstad Studio.
The studio first began designing fantasy bedrooms for children, however, it then started creating products for adults as well. By the late 2000s, his company was still trying to find success and he was barely earning anything from it.
After he was urged by a friend to move to Miami Beach, David decided to try out for the upcoming HGTV show Design Star, a reality competition the winner of which will receive his own show on the network. Thanks to his impressive and solid resume, Bromstad was chosen as one of the ten participants.
During his time in Design Star, the designer was chosen twice as one of the top entries during the elimination challenges. He eventually defeated Alice Fakier in the finals to win the debut season of the show. In addition to winning the chance to host his own show on HGTV, he also won the grand prize of a car.
What makes the artist turned interior designer and television star so successful are his capabilities to run a blog, line of home furniture but most importantly host and produce his own television series.
After winning the first season, he did make sporadic appearances on the other seven seasons of Design Star as a guest judge. Concurrently with contributing to a weekly blog at the network, in March 2007, his television show titled Color Splash made its debut. It aired for five years and concluded in March 2012. Shortly after that, he was offered a permanent spot on the sixth season of Design Star. Beginning in the seventh season, Bromstad has been hosting the reality competition.
Apart from hosting one of HGTV’s leading shows, in March 2015, David Bromstad was announced as the television host of another reality series – My Lottery Dream Home. The reality follows the presenter who helps lottery winners find their luxurious properties.
Apart from these, the television personality has also appeared as himself in many other television projects such as Beach Flip, HGTV Insider, DIY Insider, Brother versus Brother, and Candy Land.
Bromstad’s Total Net Worth
David Bromstad has earned estimated total career income of $3.5 million dollars from his work in design and on television. As Bromstad lives in the state of Florida, he will have had to pay around 31% in taxes on his career income. After tax, it is estimated that his career earnings are at around $2.41 million dollars, having paid $1.09 million dollars in taxes.
David Bromstad is not married and has no children. In his personal life has likely spent $900,000 of his career earnings but also earned $700,000 from his investments. He will have also had to pay around $500,000 in business costs. Therefore, it is estimated that David Bromstad has a net worth of about $1.5 million dollars.
Summing-Up
David Bromstad is an artist and interior designer turned into a television personality. He became famous after he won the first season of HGTV’s Design Star and since then has been continuously worked in many other television shows. As of now, thanks to his many ventures and professions, the television presenter has accumulated millions.
