HGTV Design Stars show, competition based of which is home improvement and interior design, was down to two this evening. The finale of HGTV Design Stars is in New Orleans.
Their final challenge of the last two competitors of HGTV design stars is to design a kitchen, dining room and living room for two families who lost nearly everything in during hurricane Katrina. To pull on our heartstrings all the more, one family is headed by a fireman and the other a police officer.
They have:
36 hours over 4 days, which was broken up as follows:
Day 1 – 8 hours with 1 carpenter
Day 2 – 12 hours with 3 carpenters; plus Mikey and Trish show up to help. Matt selects Trish to help with paint and therefor leaves Mikey to Jennifer to help her to with installing a kitchen.
Day 3 – 12 hours with 3 carpenters and Trish and Mikey switch designers.
Day 4 – 4 hours with no help
Budget: $20,000
Sears – kitchen appliances
Lumber Liquidators – flooring
Yay to Jen and Matt for being such nice people and making the final task all about the homeowners. You are both winners!
Yay to HGTV for providing sufficient help to get the job done well for the sake of the homeowners and the designers. It's so frustrating when the producers shortchange the projects in the name of creating more drama. Poo! We want to see real work and real design - not forced drama by lack of time or support staff.
THE PHOTOS OF THE FINAL SPACES ARE NOT YET UP ON THE HGTV.com.
Reported by Linda Merrill of http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/
You can Vote for the HGTV Design Star on HGTV.com once a day online and up to five times a day with your cell phone until 10am EST on Wednesday, July 30. To vote via cell phone, text the letter A to 44881 for Jennifer Bertrand or the letter B to 44881 for Matt Locke.
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#1 Design Star
I want to vote for the new Star, but when I tried last night after the show my computer wouldn't take the vote for some reason. I would very much like to vote for Matt - he makes you feel happy and gives so many new and practical ways of doing things. I think he would be perfect for a new program. I am tired of all these women doing everything, makes me feel like a klutz! Please enter my vote for Matt as many times as I can vote before Wednesday.
Thank you! LOVE your channel, I watch it everyday for several hours. I am 76, still able to do many things but your channel is one of the best and upbeat channels on TV to me. Keep it up!
Thanks, Lee S. Colorado
#2 NEW STAR
I want my vote go to Matt ;He has a special way with people that is warm and from the heart and it shows in his work
He has a tender soul and i wish Him all the best . GO,MATT,GO...LOVE HGTV...Donna
#3 voting for design star
I am trying to vote for the design star and I would like to vote for Jennifer. How do I do this?
#4 how can one vote for 2008 design star.
I want to vote for Jennifer but can't seem to vote. What do I do?
#5 I THINK JENNIFER IS
I THINK JENNIFER IS THE BEST OF THE TWO HER DESIGNS ARE BETTER THAN MATTS ONTHE OTHER HAND THEY ARE BOTH GOOD HAZEL HOWARD
#6 Jennifer for new Design Star
I love your show and I think Jennfer will be a really big hit on HGTV.
#7 Design Star
I wanted to vote for the new Star but when I tried last night after the show it wouldn't let me. Tried to vote today on the the computer and can't find where to do it. They are sure making is hard.
#8 voting for Matt or Jen online
I could not find where to vote anywhere on their website. Very disappointing.
#9 voting for jen
I can't locate where to vote- it is not user friendly. I watch every week and would like to vote- can't find it.
#10 VOTING FOR JENNIFER
I TRIED TO VOTE FOR JENNIFER BUT MY VOTE WOULDN'T GO THROUGH. PLEASE VOTE FOR JENNIFER. SHERRY
#11 the voting link is buried...
the voting link is buried... try this
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/design_star_2008/
#12 the voting link is buried...
the voting link is buried... try this
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/design_star_2008/
#13 Iwant to vote for Jen
I have looked for where to vote and can't find it. please reg. my vote for Jen . She is so full of life and joy it makes me happy to see her smile.
Pat Frost
a grandma retired designer
#14 Voting for Design Star
I tried to vote for Matt but couldn't ever find how to do so. Your website is very confusing and not clear how to vote! Please register my vote and fix the website.
#15 Voting for Matt
Why is it so hard to vote in this years Design Star? What's Up????
#16 matt is the greatest and he deserves to win so much ,go matt !!
please enter my vote today for the greatest designer MATT,good luck
#17 we can't vote.
why can't we vote.
#18 voting for new design star
I try to find where to vote on line. It said to go to hgtv.com and vote could not find where to vote on that web site. i would like to enter my vote for Matt. Thanks
#19 voting for Matt or Jen
How the heck do you vote?? I couldn't figure it out and obviously neither can many others??? I want to enter a vote for Matt. They both did a great job, but Matt was so kind to Jen that I thought he deserved to win!
#20 design star vote
I couldn't figure out where or how to vote for Matt or Jen???
I wish to enter a vote for Matt, but there isn't a place to enter a vote???????
#21 CAN NOT VOTE!!!!!!!!
I WISH YOU WOULD MAKE IT EASY FOR US TO VOTE. I WANT TO VOTE FOR JENNIFER. I HATE VOTING ON LINE BECAUSE OF THIS IT'S NOT MY FIST TIME TRYING TO VOTE FOR SOMETHING ON LINE. JENNIFER IS THE ONE.......
#22 Matt gets my vote....Good for you, Matt!
Matt, good for you, man. Just saw you on tv as your Mom called me awhile back down here in AZ to let me know you would be on HGTV! People in Colorado have been calling me asking me to get the message to you that We are all happy for you and proud of you! You deserve the best. You still remember that time you helped me move at 130 in morning when your Mom closed that house for me?! Congratulations, Matt. It couldn't have happened to a better person. God Bless.
Lenny Avalos
#23 matt
I want to vote for Matt. I can't find a place to vote. I clicked on "vote" and it said that I had voted, but I was never given names on which one.
#24 design star
they are both awesome in their designs.... they both need to be the DESIGN STAR I would watch !!!
#25 want to vote for Matt
Why is it being so hard to cast our vote. You can't text it. It reads an invalid number. Help, we only have until Wed and I am voting for Matt.
#26 I am voting for JEN
I thought Jen work was very creative!
#27 Matt
I want to see Matt have his own show
#28 Design Star voting
I would like to vote for Jennifer but not able to get in Thanks
#29 i vote for jen,
it's very hard to find were to vote it must be a better way.
good luck jen. i likr jens work it has it's on take on life.
#30 I vote for Jen
Love your designs keep up the good work, could not find voting page