About this season
The fifth season of HGTV Design Star premiered on June 13, 2010. The series returned to New York City for the new season. Clive Pearse did not return to host. Instead, Vern Yip served as both lead judge and host. Candice Olson and Genevieve Gorder both returned for their second season as judges. As part of the elimination process this season, the designers up for elimination are taped presenting their designs so the judges can evaluate their preparedness to host a series. The winner of this season was prop stylist Emily Henderson. Her show Secrets From a Stylist was aired as a special one-hour premiere on August 29, 2010, where she redesigned the Los Angeles home of Ian Brennan, her friend and the co-creater of Glee. HGTV has since ordered twenty-six more episodes of Secrets From a Stylist, which are due to air in 2011.
Episodes (10)
1. The White Box Challenge
Aired 13 June 2010 • 60 min
2. Fashion Forward Room Design
Aired 20 June 2010 • 60 min
3. Symphony in the Name of Design
Aired 27 June 2010 • 60 min
4. Flower Power
Aired 11 July 2010 • 60 min
5. New York's Finest Makeovers
Aired 18 July 2010 • 60 min
6. Getting Trumped
Aired 25 July 2010 • 60 min
7. Sears Catalog Kitchen Challenge
Aired 1 August 2010 • 60 min
8. Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen Challenge
Aired 8 August 2010 • 60 min
9. The Glass House Challenge
Aired 15 August 2010 • 60 min
10. Lights, Camera, Action!
Aired 22 August 2010 • 60 min