Jared Walker Dostie
Carpenter on HGTV show
“Rate My Space”!

Jared Walker Dostie is used to people questioning his carpentry skills, but don’t be fooled by this former model, he comes from a long line of carpenters and builders and he is more than happy to prove it.  Jared began building tree houses at age seven in the plentiful woods of Maine where he spent most of his childhood. His mother describes him as “a curious kid that was always building or dismantling something”. He spent his summers doing any kind of work that kept him outside, from construction, to bailing hay, even stacking rocks at a stone yard. At nineteen Jared, a self proclaimed “movie buff”, headed west to Los Angeles in search of warmer weather and a chance to study acting and audition for film and TV roles.

After what Jared calls, “a little work, and a lot of luck”, he landed modeling work as well as some small acting parts. With small town roots and a blue collar attitude it was an uncomfortable fit at first. Jared has said, “My greatest acting performance to date was playing a male model.” But with the new gig came a chance to see the world. He traveled to Japan, Germany, and South Africa, where he appeared in catalogs, magazines, and TV commercials. During his travels he filled an insatiable craving for architecture and design while exploring every corner of each city he visited.

When Jared returned to Los Angeles he fell back on his skills to make ends meet. He took on painting, landscaping and handy man work, but his enthusiasm for woodworking drove him to hone his carpentry skills. His true passion lied in high end home renovations, so he teamed up with a contractor friend together they renovated and remodeled dozens of homes in some of LA’s priciest neighborhoods. Jared gained a reputation for doing construction projects with an emphasis on aesthetic and a willingness to involve the home owner in the process. Jared believes, “You have to get people excited and involved in the project, give them some ownership and pride in the finished product”. Now he gets to do just that on the popular HGTV show “Rate My Space”!

Listen to Jared on Blend Radio
Jared will be a featured guest on Big Blend Radio’s Garden Gossip home & garden show to talk about Green Recycling & Refurbishing’. The show airs live on Saturday, July 11, 2009. Click here to listen live!

Sharing his tips on cheap fixes around the house and how to tackle that ‘honey-do’ list, Jared was a special guest on Garden Gossip, Big Blend Magazine’s home & garden internet radio show. This show aired live on Saturday, Feb. 21st from 10am – Noon PST. To meet the rest of the guests and listen to the entire show, please click here. To listen to Jared's interview, please double click on the Play Button below.