Behind The Scenes Design, Inc.

DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION + REAL ESTATE

Behind the Scenes Design, Inc. transforms homes into their full potential.

DESIGN

Full service design – from layout & function to selecting all the finishes, let us do the work. Light fixtures, door hardware, tile, paint colors…the list goes on. We take care of all the decisions you never knew needed to be made.

CONSTRUCTION

Experienced project management & the best tradespeople in the area bring the design to life. In a business where schedule and budget are key, we build trust with clear communication and reliability.

REAL ESTATE

As licensed Realtors, we can help you find your next home. Even better, we take it two steps further. Because we design & renovate, we will help you reimagine a not-so-great house in the right neighborhood and then transform it into the home that's perfect for you.

Testimonials

“Words can’t express how we feel

Both of you are so special and we appreciate you sharing your unbelievable talents with us. Thanks again for all you have done. We are indebted forever - Jim & Tracie

“Our house is over the top amazing

and we never ever would have been able to envision or execute plans for such perfect plans, ideas and decor!”
-Lesley, Steve, Mikayla, & Mason

“What your team was able to do is nothing short of astonishing.

We went from having a much loved - but dated and a bit run down house to an updated gorgeous showplace - but still a comfortable home! -Tammy

Meet the Team

Behind the Scenes Design, Inc. was created by Jason Byrd and Jenny Mahorney after teaming up on more than 90 renovations for HGTV’s hit show “Love it or List it".

Jenny Mahorney

Before the television cameras, Jenny gravitated toward architecture and design. Jenny was drawn to the creative problem solving that was involved. She began exploring this skill while helping her mother renovate and redesign her childhood home.
After high school, Jenny went full-force into the nationally recognized Interior Architecture program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Four years and an undergrad thesis later, she left with a FIDER accredited degree and a new love for residential architecture.
Then Hollywood came calling…or the film industry in any case. Jenny put her education and skills to work designing and building television, movie and still photography sets. Over the next 6 years, she widened her artistic scope and honed her business skills in the entertainment industry – she even became part-owner of a prop company in 2012.
In 2014, HGTV’s “Love It or List It” came to film in North Carolina and Jenny joined the design and construction team, alongside Jason Byrd. As the in-house designer, she played a key role in each renovation, working directly with Hilary Farr to collaborate and implement many of the designs for the show.
Jenny’s most reliable project-in-the-works is the home she shares with her husband, Jim, and three boys in Durham, NC.

Jason Byrd

It’s not just an on-camera act, Jason’s love of building, creating, and problem solving is in his DNA. Growing up, Jason spent hours helping his grandfather work on everything from big paint jobs to busted sewage pipes. He was the kid that took something apart just to see how it worked…and then put it all back together.
In the mid-90’s, Jason got his real estate license and joined his mother’s team selling residential homes in Columbus, Ohio. After real estate, Jason continued to build his people skills with a sales position at a custom cabinetry shop. For 10 years, he worked with builders and clients to design high end, high function kitchen and bath spaces.
It was 2009 when Hollywood came calling for Jason…literally. He moved to Los Angeles where he lucked into a television job as a carpenter on his first HGTV show. Since then, Jason has worked on camera as well as behind the scenes on numerous shows, including the highly-rated HGTV show, “Love It or List It”. As the show’s project manager, Jason led the design and construction team and managed each renovation from concept to completion.
Jason’s first renovation project in North Carolina was the house he and his wife, Lona, call home in Raleigh.

Together, Jason, Jenny and the rest of the BTS team form a creative and logistical powerhouse, bringing magic that, until now, could only be found behind the scenes.

Meet the rest of the team