Design a New York Townhouse
HGTV Star - S1 - E1
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.
HGTV Star: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - Design a New York Townhouse
July 23, 2006
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.
1x2 - Designing to Sell
July 30, 2006
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.
1x3 - "Wild Card" Design
August 6, 2006
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.
1x4 - ,000 Kitchen Makeover
August 13, 2006
Two challenges and two eliminations this time, as the designers each present their ideas for a ,000 kitchen makeover, and then must work together to complete the chosen design. Time is short, and leadership and planning nowhere to be found.
1x5 - Designing With Color
August 20, 2006
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.
1x6 - Create a Dream Room
August 27, 2006
Competing for spots in the final two, the remaining three designers hit the road, traveling to an HGTV viewer's home. They complete a ,000 dream room makeover in 28 hours, and then reveal their work to the lucky winners.
1x8 - And the Winner Is…
September 10, 2006
In the season finale, the 10 designers reunite to settle the score and discover who will be the next Design Star.
1x9 - A Design Star's Beginning
November 2, 2006
1x10 - Learning and Doing
November 9, 2006
1x11 - New Friends, Old Friends
November 16, 2006