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Design a New York Townhouse
Episode number: 1
Overview: The competition begins as 10 aspiring designers meet host Clive Pearse and get their first challenge: Design an entire NYC townhouse in 24 hours! Judges Martha McCully, Vern Yip and Cynthia Rowley are surprised, impressed and bewildered by the results.
Designing to Sell
Episode number: 2
Overview: The designers choose teams and work to improve the sales appeal of a large suburban home by redesigning the kitchen, living room and master bedroom.
"Wild Card" Design
Episode number: 3
Overview: The competition heats up as the designers work on their own individual rooms for the first time. But it's a surprise, as their creativity and talent are put to the test when they shop at only one unusual specialty store.
$10,000 Kitchen Makeover
Episode number: 4
Overview: Two challenges and two eliminations this time, as the designers each present their ideas for a $10,000 kitchen makeover, and then must work together to complete the chosen design. Time is short, and leadership and planning nowhere to be found.
Designing With Color
Episode number: 5
Overview: Color is the theme, as each of the four remaining designers must create a New York City studio apartment based on a single assigned color. Individual talent shines through, as they must also host a tour of the completed room.
Create a Dream Room
Episode number: 6
Overview: Competing for spots in the final two, the remaining three designers hit the road, traveling to an HGTV viewer's home. They complete a $10,000 dream room makeover in 28 hours, and then reveal their work to the lucky winners.
And the Winner Is…
Episode number: 8
Overview: In the season finale, the 10 designers reunite to settle the score and discover who will be the next Design Star.
A Design Star's Beginning
Episode number: 9
Learning and Doing
Episode number: 10