HGTV Design Star (season 2)

Designers

The winning Design Star was Kim Myles, who went on to host Myles of Style. Kim and Todd each also won a new Mercury Mariner.

Contestant progress

Place Contestant 1 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 Vote Comments
1 Kim IN LOW IN IN IN IN IN WINNER Winner of Design Star season 2
2 Todd HIGH INWIN IN ININ IN RUNNER-UP Elimin: Season 2 Finale
3 Will HIGH IN INLOWLOWOUT Elimin: Design Star Gives Back
4 Robb LOWLOWHIGHWINOUT Elimin: Designing for a Celebrity
5 Josh J. HIGHWINLOWOUT Elimin: I Do—Vegas Style!
6 Christina IN INHIGHOUT Elimin: I Do—Vegas Style!
7 Adriana IN INOUT Elimin: .99 Reasons to be Creative
8 Scott HIGH INOUT Elimin: .99 Reasons to be Creative
9 Josh F. LOWOUT Elimin: Dueling Kitchens
10 Neeraja LOWOUT Elimin: Dueling Kitchens
11 Lisa OUT Elimin: Design a Las Vegas Penthouse
     (WINNER) The designer won America's vote and the competition.
     (RUNNER-UP) The designer lost America's vote and 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 was not selected as either top entry or bottom entry in the Elimination Challenge, and advanced to the next challenge.
     (LOW) 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.
     (LOW) 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.
     (OUT) The designer was eliminated from the competition.
     (OUT) The designer was eliminated outside of judging panel.

Challenges

Challenge 1: Design a Las Vegas Penthouse

The designers have 28 working hours and a $15,000 budget to design the Las Vegas penthouse where they will live during the competition.

Challenge 2: Dueling Kitchens

The designers divide into two teams and each team has to make over a kitchen.

Challenge 3: .99 Reasons to Be Creative

Each designer has a budget of $399 to decorate an empty room using items purchased at a 99-cent store.

Challenge 4: I Do--Vegas Style!

The designers have to design a wedding reception for 75 guests. After the designs are submitted, the couple will choose their favorite and least favorite designs. The designer of the least favorite will be eliminated. The remaining five will have sixteen hours to put everything together before the reception begins.

Challenge 5: Designing for a Celebrity

The remaining four designers have 24 working hours to design a guest house for Wayne Newton and his wife Kat. Then they must each record a presentation of their room to show the judges how they will act on camera.

Challenge 6: Design Star Gives Back

The three remaining designers are each randomly assigned to a deserving family chosen by HGTV to receive a $10,000 makeover of any room. Again, each must present the finished room to the judges, who will judge both the design and hosting ability. One will be eliminated, and the remaining two move on to the final challenge and the nationwide vote for the next Design Star.

Challenge 7: Island Dreams

The final two designers each have a $10,000 budget to make over a hotel suite in Hawaii. Some of the eliminated contestants return to help them out. The final Design Star will be chosen from the viewers' voting.

Season 2 finale

Kim is revealed as the viewers' choice for the next Design Star.

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