The seventh season of the American reality television competition series HGTV Design Star premiered on May 29, 2012. The host and mentor this season is David Bromstad. Danielle Colding is the winner of Season 7 of Design Star. Her show Shop This Room premieres on August 4.Bowen, Chelsey. "Design Star Season 6 Premieres July 11" , HGTV.com, May 19, 2011
Designers
DesignerAge1HometownOccupation PlaceYuki Northington43Bay Saint Louis, MississippiArtist/Boutique Owner 12thJordan Cappella 40Venice, CaliforniaInterior/Furniture Designer 11thLuca Paganico36Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Industrial Designer 10thBex Hale 37Abilene, TexasDesign Store Owner 9thMiera Melba64Delray Beach, FloridaInterior Designer 8thKris Swift34Austin, TexasInterior Designer 7thStanley Palmieri34Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaSculptor/Contractor 6thRachel Kate36Minneapolis, MinnesotaInterior/Fashion Designer 5thMikel Welch32New York City, New YorkSet Designer Trading Spaces4thHilari Younger31Dallas, TexasInterior Stylist 3rdBritany Simon (Fan Favorite)28Phoenix, ArizonaDesigner/Photographer 2nd Danielle Colding 36 Queens, New York Design Firm Owner 1st 1 Age at the time of the show's filming
Elimination table Place Contestant Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Danielle HIGH HIGH LOW LOW WIN WIN IN IN WINNER 2 Britany IN IN HIGH IN HIGH WIN WIN IN RUNNER-UP 3 Hilari HIGH LOW LOW WIN HIGH LOW IN OUT 4 Mikel IN IN HIGH HIGH IN LOW OUT 5 Rachel WIN WIN HIGH LOW LOW OUT 6 Stanley LOW HIGH WIN IN IN OUT 7 Kris LOW IN IN IN OUT 8 Miera IN IN IN OUT 9 Bex LOW IN OUT 10 Luca HIGH LOW OUT 11 Jordan IN OUT 12 Yuki OUT
(WINNER) The designer won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) The designer received second place. (WIN) The designer was selected as the winner of the episode's elimination challenge. (HIGH) The designer was selected as one of the top entries in the elimination challenge, but did not win. (IN) The designer advanced to the next challenge, but was not selected as a top nor a bottom entry in the elimination challenge. (LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the elimination challenge, but was not the final contestant to move on to the next round (LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the elimination challenge and was the final contestant to move on to the next round. (OUT) The designer was eliminated from the competition.
Challenges
Challenge 1: Home Sweet Hollywood Designers get into six teams of two and three days to design a great room, three bedrooms, a den, and a design studio and lounge. First Aired: May 29, 2012 Guest Judge: Daisy Fuentes Results of Challenge 1 Result Designer Project LocationWinner Rachel Den Top 4 Hilari Danielle Great Room LucaSafe Britany Bedroom Mikel Jordan Bedroom Miera Bottom 4 Bex Bedroom Kris Bottom 2 Stanley Design Studio/Lounge Eliminated Yuki
Challenge 2: White Room Challenge First Aired: June 5, 2012 Guest Judge: Vanilla Ice Results of Challenge 2 Result Designer Theme of White BoxWinner Rachel Her roots as a fashion designer Top 3 Danielle Tribute to her motherBold, 1970s graphic Stanley Painting with LightSafe Bex Britany modern & graphic lines Kris Room on Fire: Destructionwith the Light of Hope Miera Mikel Bottom 3 Hilari Jewelry Box Luca Eliminated Jordan Zen Garden
Challenge 3: Klassically Kardashian Design First Aired: June 12, 2012 Guest Judge/Client: Kris Kardashian Jenner Results of Challenge 3 Result Designer Project LocationWinner Stanley Kris Jenner's OfficeTop 4 Rachel Brittany Conference Room Mikel Safe Miera Reception Kris Bottom 4 Hilari Kitchen/Makeup Room/Public Relations Bottom 3 DanielleEliminated Bex Showroom Luca
Challenge 4: Designers Transform Indoor/Outdoor Spaces First Aired: June 19, 2012 Guest Judge: Sabrina Soto Results of Challenge 4 Result Designer Project LocationWinner Hilari Living Room (A)Top 2 Mikel Safe Britany Outdoor Area (A) Stanley Kris Outdoor Area (B) Bottom 3 Rachel Danielle Living Room (B) Eliminated Miera
Challenge 5: Designers Celebrate Hollywood's 125th Birthday The remaining seven designers must create small lounge areas for a party thrown by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Each lounge must be inspired by a different time/design period seen in the history of Hollywood. For their Camera Challenge, the contestants must speak publicly to the event's guests about their space. First Aired: June 26, 2012 Guest Judge: Marg Helgenberger Results of Challenge 5 Result Designer Lounge's Design/Time PeriodWinner Danielle Art Deco (1920s/1930s) Top 3 Britany Hollywood Regency (popular in 1930s) Hilari 1980sSafe Mikel Mid-Century Modern (1950s/1960s) Stanley Futuristic Bottom 2 Rachel Victorian (late 1800s/early 1900s) Eliminated Kris 1970s
Challenge 6: Dream Kitchens First Aired: July 3, 2012 Guest Judges: The Kitchen Cousins Results of Challenge 6 Result Designer Kitchen ThemeWinners Britany Eclectic and "Lived-In"(Stainless Steel Sink)DanielleBottom 4 Mikel Traditional Country(Printed Country Sink)Bottom 3 Hilari Bold and Modern(Black Apron Front Sink) Eliminated Rachel see MikelStanley see Hilari
Challenge 7: Final Four Designers Make Over Condos Designers randomly select different color hues and work on different condominiums and appear on National Daytime Show, The Talk. First Aired: July 10, 2012 Guest Judge: Meg Caswell Results of Challenge 7 Result Designer Color HueWinner Britany YellowSafe Danielle Blue Hilari Red Eliminated Mikel Green
Challenge 8: Yurt Last Chance In order to move on to the final challenge, the final three designers must create a fantasy bedroom suite in a yurt, a unique and challenging structure to design in. They each get to work with a celebrity carpenter who is a current member of a television show. The designers must also film two camera challenges: one to display interaction with their respective carpenter and explain a project he is working on, and a second, more general one about the space. First Aired: July 17, 2012 Guest Judge: Mark Steines Results of Challenge 8 Result Designer Theme of Yurt Celebrity CarpenterAdvancedto the Finale Britany Modern Beach Bungalow Joel West(HGTV's Design on a Dime)Danielle Global Contemporary Chip Wade(HGTV's Elbow Room) Eliminated Hilari Bali Retreat Jeff Devlin(DIY's I Hate My Bath)
Challenge 9: And The Winner Is.... For the last challenge, the final two designers have to make pilots for their own show. Before they begin, the last four designers to be eliminated returned and split into two teams. One going with Brittany and the other going with Danielle alongside their carpenters. Mikel and Rachel joined Brittany and Hilari and Stanley joined Danielle. Each team had a real family to transform a dining and living room for. First Aired: July 24, 2012 Guest Judge: David Bromstad Results of Challenge 9 Result Contestant Name of ShowWinner Danielle Shop This Room Runner-Up Brittany Picture Perfect Spaces
Fan Favorite Voting Results From May 1, 2012, until July 27, 2012, fans of the show could go to HGTV Design Star's website and vote ten times each day for their favorite designers to win an online show. On July 27, runner-up Britany Simon was announced as the winner of the fan favorite contest. Her online show will premiere soon.
References