The sixth season of the American reality television competition series HGTV Design Star premiered July 11, 2011. The two major additions to the show were Tanika Ray as host, and David Bromstad as mentor.
Designers DesignerAge1Current CityPlaceBlanche Garcia32Montclair, New Jersey12thAlisha "J" Allen31Chevy Chase, Maryland11thDoug Hines44Atlanta, Georgia10thBret Ritter30Brooklyn, New York9thTyler Wisler35Orange, New Jersey8thCathy Hobbs42Brooklyn, New York7thLeslie Ezelle43Dallas, Texas6thKevin Grace42Chicago, Illinois5thKellie Clemets (Fan Favorite)33Edmond, Oklahoma4thMark Diaz33Miami, Florida 3rdKarl Sponholtz42Chicago, Illinois 2ndMeg Caswell33Chicago, Illinois 1st 1 Age at the time of the show's filming
Contestant progress Place Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Comments 1 Meg IN LOW IN WIN IN IN LOWWIN IN WINNER Winner of Design Star Season 6 2 Karl WIN IN HIGH HIGH IN LOW WIN LOW IN RUNNER-UP Runner-up of Design Star Season 6 3 Mark LOW WINLOW HIGH HIGH WIN HIGH LOWOUT Elimin: Tiny Houses 4 Kellie HIGH IN HIGH IN WIN IN LOWOUT Elimin: The Look For Less 5 KevinLOW HIGH WINLOW LOW HIGH OUT Elimin: HGTV'd 6 Leslie HIGH IN IN IN IN LOW OUT Elimin: HGTV'd 7 Cathy HIGH LOW IN LOW WIN OUT Elimin: Wedding Reception 8 Tyler IN HIGH IN IN OUT Elimin: Dream Kitchen 9 Bret LOW IN LOW OUT Elimin: Bed & Breakfast 10 Doug IN IN OUT Elimin: Old Room, New Life 11 J IN OUT Elimin: White Box Challenge 12 Blanche OUT Elimin: Make Over Your Living Space
(WINNER) The designer won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) The designer received second place. (WIN) The designer was selected as the winner of the episode's Elimination Challenge. (WIN) The designer was selected as the winner of the episode's Camera Challenge. (HIGH) The designer was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win. (IN) The designer was not selected as either top entry or bottom entry in the Elimination Challenge, and advanced to the next challenge. (LOW) 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. (LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, and was deemed the worst of the designers who advanced in that particular week. (OUT) The designer was eliminated from the competition.
Challenges Make Over Your Living Space The designers get into 6 teams of two and design bedrooms, a great room, and a bonus room. First Aired: July 11, 2011 ELIMINATED: Blanche
White Box Challenge The eleven remaining designers design white rooms. First Aired: July 18, 2011 ELIMINATED: J
Old Room, New Life The ten remaining designers design rooms in their first homeowner challenge. First Aired: July 25, 2011 ELIMINATED: Doug
Bed & Breakfast The nine remaining designers design rooms at a home. First Aired: August 1, 2011 ELIMINATED: Bret
Dream Kitchen The eight remaining designers design dream kitchens. First Aired: August 8, 2011 ELIMINATED: Tyler
Wedding Reception The seven remaining designers design a wedding reception. First Aired: August 15, 2011 ELIMINATED: Cathy
HGTV'd First Aired: August 22, 2011 It is Design Star meets HGTV'd as the designers help an HGTV fan and her family renew their home. The finalists, who will renovate the house and will each be responsible for a different room in the home. This week's hosting requires that each finalist show how good they are by showcasing an on-camera reveal of their rooms to the homeowners. GUEST JUDGE: John Gidding ELIMINATED: Leslie, Kevin
Look For Less The four remaining designers design rooms with a budget of $2,500 First Aired: August 29, 2011 ELIMINATED: Kellie
Tiny Houses The three remaining designers must transform an 86 sq. ft. house into a home with a kitchen, bathroom, living area, bedroom, and dining area. First Aired: September 5, 2011 ELIMINATED: Mark
The Next Design Star Is? The two finalists must each redesign a room in a Harlem brownstone while shooting a pilot episode for their proposed HGTV series. First Aired: September 12, 2011 ELIMINATED (RUNNER-UP): Karl Winner: Meg Caswell
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