This season is the first season of HGTV Design Star

HGTV Design Star

HGTV Design Star is an American reality competition show airing on the cable television network HGTV. It premiered July 23, 2006, and has been renewed for a sixth season.Clive Pearse served as host for Seasons 1-4...

. It features 10 designers competing for their own show on HGTV.

Designers

• Ramona Jan
• Joseph Kennard
• Teman Evans
• Vanessa Deleon
  Vanessa Deleon
  Vanessa Deleon is a New Jersey-based interior designer and television personality with offices on the Gold Coast of NJ and in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City...
  
  
• Teran Evans
• Donna Moss
• Temple McDowell
• Tym De Santo
• Alice Fakier
• David Bromstad
  David Bromstad
  David Reed Bromstad is an American designer and television personality. In 2006, he became the winner of the debut season of HGTV Design Star...
  
  

The winning Design Star was David Bromstad

David Bromstad

David Reed Bromstad is an American designer and television personality. In 2006, he became the winner of the debut season of HGTV Design Star...

, who went on to host Color Splash

Color Splash

Color Splash is a television show on the U.S. cable network HGTV, hosted by David Bromstad.The series was created for Bromstad after winning season one of HGTV Design Star. It debuted March 19, 2007, on HGTV...

. David and Alice each also won a brand new Mercury Mariner

Mercury Mariner

The Mariner Hybrid powertrain is identical to its sibling, the Ford Escape Hybrid, and it was launched to the U.S. market in 2006.Like the Ford Escape Hybrid, the Mariner Hybrid is a "full" hybrid electric system, meaning the system can switch automatically between pure electric power, pure...

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Contestant progress

Place	Contestant	1	2	3	41	5	6	7	Vote	Comments
1	David	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	HIGH	IN	IN	WINNER	Winner of Design Star season 1
2	Alice	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	IN	RUNNER-UP	Elimin: Design Star Finale
3	Tym	IN	HIGH	LOW	IN	LOW	OUT			Elimin: Create a Dream Room
4	Temple	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	OUT				Elimin: Designing with Color
5	Donna	LOW	IN	HIGH	OUT					Elimin: $10,000 Kitchen Makeover
6	Teran	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	OUT					Elimin: $10,000 Kitchen Makeover
7	Teman	IN	HIGH	OUT						Elimin: 'Wild Card' Design
8	Vanessa	WIN	LOW	OUT						Elimin: 'Wild Card' Design
9	Joseph	IN	OUT							Elimin: Designing to Sell
10	Ramona	OUT								Elimin: Design a New York City Townhouse

The designer won America's vote and the competition.

The designer lost America's vote and received second place.

The designer was selected as the winner of the episode's Elimination Challenge.

The designer was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.

The designer was not selected as either top entry or bottom entry in the Elimination Challenge, and advanced to the next challenge.

The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not deemed the worst of the designers who advanced in that particular week.

The designer was selected as one of the bottom two entries in the Elimination Challenge, and was deemed the worst of the designers who advanced in that particular week.

The designer was eliminated from the competition.

The designer was eliminated outside the panel from the competition.

¹ In the fourth episode, the designer with the worst design in the clients' eyes would be eliminated outside of the judging panel. The worst design was Teran's, and so he was cut. The design deemed best was Temple's.

Episodes

1. "Design a New York City Townhouse"
2. "Designing to Sell"
3. "'Wild Card' Design"
4. "Designers' Challenge: $10,000 Kitchen Makeover"
5. "Designing with Color"
6. "Create a Dream Room"
7. "Glass Houses"
8. "Finale"