The heat is on as the final five face off in a dramatic kitchen redesign.

Final 5 Heat Up the Kitchen

Clive Pearse

Vern Yip

Cynthia Rowley

Martha McCully

Hometown Design

Celebrity Suites

See who makes the cut to compete on HGTV's Design Star and then receive their first challenge.

Raising the Bar

The contestants design five rooms in their spectacular lake house in the first challenge of the season.

Home Sweet Lake Home

The contestants go garage sale shopping for inspiration in designing an historic Nashville home.

Making Design History

Creativity is tested as the designers use only items from a craft store to design an entire room.

Flying Solo

The designers face the music as they must makeover celebrity suites at Nashville's Opryland Hotel.

The final three head to their hometowns for a very personal design challenge.

The cast reunites and we reveal who America has chosen to be the next HGTV Design Star.

America Decides!

Ten aspiring designers seek to impress home viewers and an expert judging panel with their design expertise, ingenuity, creativity and "it" factor during the reality competition, HGTV Design Star.

Final 5 Heat Up the Kitchen

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