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However, early in his career, Bromstad encountered some serious financial setbacks.
However, because he was a contractor, he had less job security.
Unfortunately, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, his Disney contract ended abruptly.
Fortunately, Bromstad was able tochannel his skills into interior design.
Although he knew just how to impress a young client, it wasn’t particularly lucrative.
“I didn’t know interior design, I knew art,” he toldHart & Huntington Orlando.
However, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that he had more design know-how than he realized.
He applied everything he’d learned, and built up his skills even more on the show.
“It was like boot camp for designers on steroids,” he recalled toSRQ Backlot.
As the episodes went by, his perspective shifted and his self-esteem increased.
Beyond the prestige, however, Bromstad wasn’t automatically guaranteed decades of TV stardom.
Fortunately, his expertise and fun-to-watch demeanor led to multiple seasons of “Color Splash.”
