About this season
The winning designer was: ⁕Jennifer Bertrand; show: Paint-Over! with Jennifer Bertrand
Episodes (8)
1. Raising the Bar
Aired 8 June 2008 • 60 min
See who makes the cut to compete on HGTV's Design Star and then receive their first challenge.
2. Home Sweet Lake Home
Aired 15 June 2008 • 60 min
The contestants design five rooms in their spectacular lake house in the first challenge of the season.
3. Making Design History
Aired 22 June 2008 • 60 min
The contestants go garage sale shopping for inspiration in designing an historic Nashville home.
4. Flying Solo
Aired 29 June 2008 • 60 min
Creativity is tested as the designers use only items from a craft store to design an entire room.
5. Celebrity Suites
Aired 6 July 2008 • 60 min
The designers face the music as they must makeover celebrity suites at Nashville's Opryland Hotel.
6. Final 5 Heat Up the Kitchen
Aired 13 July 2008 • 60 min
The heat is on as the final five face off in a dramatic kitchen redesign.
7. Hometown Design
Aired 20 July 2008 • 60 min
The final three head to their hometowns for a very personal design challenge.
9. America Decides!
Aired 3 August 2008 • 60 min
The cast reunites and we reveal who America has chosen to be the next HGTV Design Star.