SEASON #6: DESIGN STAR - MEG.

 ESIPODE #1:   New York City Penthouse.                                                     12 to Start

HOST:  Tanika Ray (new).

PRIZE:  A Show on HGTV.

JUDGES:  Vern Yip,

                  Genevieve Gorder,

                 Candice Olson.

PLACE:  New York City.

MENTOR: David Bromstad, winner of Season #1.

DIFFERENCE - the eliminated players DO NOT leave in the ugly elevetor but they go back to the green room with the other players.

I am glad they changed judges.  Last season they were too scared to eliminate anyone and were crying along with the contestants.

PLAYERS (12)

1.  BLANCHE GARCIA                                                               Montclair, NEW JERSEY

2.  KEVIN GRACE                                                                       Chicago, ILLINOIS

3.  KELLIE CLEMENTS                                                              Edmonds, OKLAHOMA

4.  MARK DIAZ                                                                            Miami, FLORIDA

5.  CATHY HOBBS                                                                   Brooklyn NEW YORK

6.  DOUG HINES                                                                           Atlanta, GEORGIA

7.  MEG CASWELL                                                                      Chicago, ILLINOIS

8.  BRET RITTER                                                                          Brooklyn, NEW YORK

9.  J ALLEN                                                                                    Chevy Chase, MARYLAND

10.  TYLER WISLER                                                                     Orange, NEW JERSEY

11.  LESLIE EZELLE                                                                     Dallas, TEXAS

12.  KARL SPONHOLTZ                                                               Chicago, ILLINOIS

The designers arrived at a penthouse in Brooklyn, New York to the rooftop.  1 Brooklyn Bridge, a 3 story penthouse.  Then Tanka Ray, the new host arrived telling them about the First Challenge.

CAMERA CHALLENGE: What you bring to HGTV, brand yourself in 30 seconds.  Express your design POV in 30 seconds or less.

DESIGN CHALLENGE: Working in Pairs.  Have 3 days & assistance of handyperson & professional painter, Design the penthouse.

- Meg & Tyler - BR #4,

- Blanche & Mark - BR #3,

- J & Doug - BR #2,

- Leslie & Cathy - Great Room,

- Kellie & Karl - Bonus Room,

- Kevin & Bret - BR #1.

DAY 1: Begin Work, Starting Shopping.

DAY 2:  Continue Working,

- David came to advise them.

DAY 3:  Finish Working.

- JUDGES WALK THRU.

NEXT DAY AT NIGHT:  At The Studio.

- SAFE: Meg & Tyler and Doug & J.

WINNER:PAIR:  Kellie & Karl  (The Bonus Room) - WINNER:  Karl

- SAFE:  Kellie, Leslie, Cathy, Bret & Mark.

- BOTTOM:  Blanche & Kevin.

ELIMINATED: Blanche.

ESIPODE #2:  Restaurant Supply Makeover.                                                                11 Left

START OFF:  In the Designer's Penthouse - Getting Ready.

ARRIVED AT:  Five Points Aerosol Art Center in Long Island City - Tanika is there.

CHALLENGE:  Pushing Yourself beyond Creative Boundaries. The White Box Challenge.  Express something vivid.  Shopping at:  Restaurant Depot.  Finish by tomorrow afternoon.

- David B. arrives today to help & advice.

DAY 2:  Camera Challenge & finish the work.

WALK THRU BY THE JUDGES:  Candice not available.  GUEST JUDGE:  Thom Filicia.

EVAUATION ROOM:

SAFE:  Karl, Bret, Kellie, Doug & Leslie.

BOTTOM & TOP:  Mark, J, Tyler, Meg, Kevin & Kathy

      WINNER:  Mark.

SAFE:  Tyler, Kevin & Cathy.

BOTTOM 2:  Meg & J.

ELIMINATED:  J - too confused & too many ideas.

ESIPODE #3:  Designer Star Episode 3.                                                                    10 Left.

START OFF:  In the Designer's Apartment.

ARRIVED AT:  At a Residential Area in Totowa, New Jersey.  Tanika there.

FIRST HOMEOWNER CHALLENGE:  Old Rooms to New Rooms. 2 Rooms, & 3 Days

- Callegari Family - Doug, Kellie, Kevin, Mark & Leslie Living Room & Adult Room.

- Christine Scano - Meg, Bret, Tyler, Cathy, & Karl.  Dining Room & Entertainment.

DAY 1:  Meet the Clients, Begin work.

DAY 2: David B. visits to do the Camera Challenge

DAY 3:  Finish Work & Judges Walk Thru.

GUEST JUDGES:  Bob & Courtney Novograte.

EVALUATION STUDIO ROOM:

SAFE:  Cathy, Meg, Tyler, Leslie.

TOP & BOTTOM:  Bret, Karl, Kevin, Kellie & Doug.     

                    WINNER: Kevin.

SAFE:  Karl, Kellie & Bret.

BOTTOM 2:  Bret & Doug.

ELIMINATED Doug - the judges did not like his wall color.

ESIPODE # 4:  Seaside Bed and Breakfast.                                                            9 Left.

START OFF: In the Designer's hotel room - where Kevin finds a note from Tanika - Good morning, Designers.  It's time to get out of the city.  Pack a bag for what is "shore" to be the biggest challenge, yet.

ARRIVED AT:  Spring Lake, New Jersey - Tanika was there.

CHALLENGE:  Designing rooms in a Bed & Breakfast.  Old fashioned room & bring them up to date. And repurposed something in the room.  in 3 days working in teams.

- Kellie & Brett,   Tyler & Leslie,   Cathy & Kevin,   and Karl, Mark & Meg.

DAY 1:  Begin work.

DAY 2:  Still working & Shopping.

DAY 3:  Finish the work,

              David arrived & does the Camera Challenge.

JUDGES WALK THRU:  GUEST JUDGE:  Kathy Ireland.

EVALUATION ROOM:

    WINNING ROOM:  Suite & WINNER - Meg.

SAFE:  Tyler, Leslie, & Kellie.

BOTTOM3:  Brett, Cathy & Kevin.

ELIMINATED:  Brett - don't know his design style.

ESIPODE #5:  Dream Kitchen Challenge.                                                                 8 Left.

START OFF:  In the designer's Penthouse -getting ready.

ARRIVED AT: Somewhere in the warehouse - Tanika was there with White Boxes.

SEARS CHALLENGE: Designing Dream Challenge with the White Boxes marked off with most design layouts: L-Shaped, U- Shaped, Gallery, and Peninsula.  Working again in pairs: In 2 Days.

- Cathy & Karl,   Kevin & Meg,   Kellie & Mark,   Leslie & Tyler.

NOW CHOOSE A STYLE:  Traditional, Shaker, Tuscan, Contemporary, Farmhouse, Industrial, Global, & French Country.

DAY 1:  Begin Work & David came by to help.

DAY 2:  Finish Work.  Camera Challenge.

- JUDGES WALK THRU:  GUEST JUDGE:  Paula Deen.

EVALUATION ROOM:

WINNER - Cathy.  ( I do not think she should be a winner - she's fighting with her partners)

SAFE - Kellie, Mark, Leslie , Meg, & Karl.

BOTTOM 2:  Tyler & Kevin.

ELIMINATED:  Tyler.

EPISODE #6:  24 Hour Wedding Challenge.                                                       7 Left.

START OFF:  In the Designer's Penthouse waiting to leave.

ARRIVED AT:  A Studio Loft Space in Brooklyn, New York with Tanika is there.

CHALLENGE:  A Wedding Reception in 2 Days.  Clients:  Cynthia & Val.

CAMERA CHALLENGE: Do a Stand Up where you tell the viewers what a creative design solution you are going to solve in 30 seconds.

- Cathy keeps mentioning her credentials & how her work had been published & never listens to anyone. She's very bossy.

JUDGES WALK THRU:  GUEST JUDGE:  Dina Manzo.

EVALUATION ROOM:

- WINNER - Mark.

SAFE:  Kevin, Kellie, & Meg.

BOTTOM:  Cathy, Karl, & Leslie.

ELIMINATED:  Cathy - for all her credentials - the judges DID NOT see it.

EPISODE #7:  Fan's Home Makeover.                                                             6 Left.

START OFF:  In the Penthouse.

ARRIVED IN: West Orange, New Jersey, then an HGTV'd Truck pull up with Tanika in it.

DESIGN CHALLENGE: 3 days to give a family an HGTV'd makeover.  Clints: The Bashoff Family - Nikki & Perry with their 3 sons - Mason - 6 yrs. old & Kyan - 2 yrs. old.

- Karl - Master BR, Kevin - Family Room, Leslie - Kyan - BR, Mark - Living & Dining Room,

- Meg - Foyer & Kellie - Mason BR.

DAY 1:  Begin Work, Meet the Clients & Start Shopping.

DAY 2:  Continue work.  David came by to practice their camera challenge - Reveal themselves.

DAY 3:  Finish up the work

- JUDGES WALK THRU:  GUEST JUDGE:  John Gidding.

- Camera Challenge.

EVALUATION ROOM:

- WINNER - Karl.

- SAFE - Mark

BOTTOM - Leslie, Kellie, Meg & Kevin.

ELIMINATED:  Leslie - did not give them want they wanted.

ELIMINATED:  Kevin.                                                                                  4

EPISODE #8:  Nate Berkus Design Surprise.                                                   4 Left.

START OFF:  In the Penthouse.

      FINAL FOUR:  Meg, Kellie, Karl & Mark.

- Then Tanika arrived to tell them their next challenge.

CHALLENGE:  Assigned a simply furnished apartment goal, to give the main  room a high end

designed makeover &U budget of $2,500.  in 2 Days with help from a handyman & a painter.

CAMERA CHALLENGE:  will be "Look for Less" segment.

DAY 1:  Start Working & shopping.

- David arrived.

DAY 2:  Finish work.

- JUDGES WALK THRU: GUEST JUDGE: Nate Berkus. - The camera Challenge will be LIVE on his show.

NEXT DAY:  ARRIVED AT:  At his Show - do their Camera Challenge..

EVALUATION ROOM:

- WINNER:  Meg.

- SAFE:  Karl.

BOTTOM 2:  Kellie & Mark.

ELIMINATED:  Kellie - Too Country.   

EPISODE #9:  Tiny Houses Makeover.                                                           3 Left.

START OFF: In the Designer's Lounge ager the last elimination.  Then Tanika came in to tell them briefly about their next challenge.

CHALLENGE:  Design Star First - Designing an entire house from Top - Bottom.  Meet tomorrow where the 3 New Houses have been completed.

NEXT DAY:  Arrived At:  Battery Park in the rain.  They see 3 Tiny Houses. 

Create smart solutions including Sleeping area, Living & Dining Room, Kitchen & bathroom in 2 Days.  Have to do a CAMERA CHALLENGE:  with co-stars:  Meg - Chip Wade, Mark - Carmen - De La Paz, & Karl - Mark Bartolomeo.   Have 2 Two Camera Challenge:  1st one is mentioned above,

  2nd - Walk Thru revealing your work.

DAY 1:  Begin Work, Shopping.  Overnight the floor goes in.

DAY 2:  Continue Work & Finish the work.

- David arrived.      Done the Work.

- Walk Thru Challenge.

NOW, JUDGES WALK THRU - with Candice back/

EVALUATION ROOM:

ELIMINATED:  Mark - still has problems with his camera challenge.

                     FINAL TWO:  Karl & Meg.

EPISODE #HGTV Design Star Finale.                                                  2 Left.

    START OFF:  Meg vs. Karl   Final Two.

FINAL CHALLENGE: Each to be assigned a different client & one room in their home to makeover room as part of the fully produced pilot presentation of your own TV Show in 3 Days.  Will have a carpenter & two help from 4 previous competitors:  Kevin, Leslie, Kellie & Mark.

MEG:  Kelie & Leslie. PRODUCER - Tucker. Design:  Vintage Palm Beach.

KARL:  Kevin & Mark.  PRODUCER:  Mary Beth.  Design - Contemporary.

NEXT DAY:  Arrive At:  At the Brownstones in Harlem.

- Meet the homeowners & start working & producing the show.

DAY 2:  Continue working.

DAY 3:  Finish the pilot & the design.

                         DONE.

EVALUATION ROOM:

- Welcome Back All the Competitors.

- Review the Pilots.

                        THE WINNER IS MEG!