HGTV Design Star (season 1)

This season is the first season of HGTV Design Star. It features 10 designers competing for their own show on HGTV.

Designers

The winning Design Star was David Bromstad, who went on to host Color Splash. David and Alice each also won a brand new Mercury Mariner.

Contestant progress

Place Contestant 1 2 3 41 5 6 7 Vote Comments
1 David HIGH IN WIN IN HIGH IN IN WINNER Winner of Design Star season 1
2 Alice IN LOW HIGH IN WIN IN IN RUNNER-UP Elimin: Design Star Finale
3 Tym IN HIGH LOW IN LOW OUT Elimin: Create a Dream Room
4 Temple IN IN HIGH LOW OUT Elimin: Designing with Color
5 Donna LOW IN HIGH OUT Elimin: $10,000 Kitchen Makeover
6 Teran HIGH HIGH LOW OUT Elimin: $10,000 Kitchen Makeover
7 Teman IN HIGH OUT Elimin: 'Wild Card' Design
8 Vanessa WIN LOW OUT Elimin: 'Wild Card' Design
9 Joseph IN OUT Elimin: Designing to Sell
10 Ramona OUT Elimin: Design a New York City Townhouse
     The designer won America's vote and the competition.
     The designer lost America's vote and received second place.
     The designer was selected as the winner of the episode's Elimination Challenge.
     The designer was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
     The designer was not selected as either top entry or bottom entry in the Elimination Challenge, and advanced to the next challenge.
     The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not deemed the worst of the designers who advanced in that particular week.
     The designer was selected as one of the bottom two entries in the Elimination Challenge, and was deemed the worst of the designers who advanced in that particular week.
     The designer was eliminated from the competition.
     The designer was eliminated outside the panel from the competition.

1 In the fourth episode, the designer with the worst design in the clients' eyes would be eliminated outside of the judging panel. The worst design was Teran's, and so he was cut. The design deemed best was Temple's.

Episodes

  1. "Design a New York City Townhouse"
  2. "Designing to Sell"
  3. "'Wild Card' Design"
  4. "Designers' Challenge: $10,000 Kitchen Makeover"
  5. "Designing with Color"
  6. "Create a Dream Room"
  7. "Glass Houses"
  8. "Finale"
Seasons
Winners & series
Presenters
Design Panel
Production