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Designer Finals

Designer Finals

Top design students face their final test, a real-life makeover with a small budget. They are allowed to consult with mentors and to have crews help with the labor, but they must make the designs they dream up work. Each episode, hosted by Paul Zimmerman and Penn Holderness, features a student who gets their chance to redo a room in a real family's house.
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Season 113 of 13 Episodes

  • A student designer transforms a bland bedroom into a modern, sleek room.

  • A large bare room is turned into a rustic mountain retreat.

  • A design student must remodel a 1950s kitchen with just two days and $2,000.

  • A designer-in-training tries to transform a family room with just two days and $2,000.

  • An uninviting guesthouse gets a transformation.

  • A student designer adds fun and flamboyance to a bland dining room.

  • A couple trusts a design student to turn their multiangled beige bedroom into a warm master suite with a French flair.

  • Warmth and coziness is added to a living room through textures, fabrics and a colorful mural.

  • A growing family looks to a student to design a playroom that can put up with a lot of wear and tear.

  • A couple hopes a student designer will give their living and dining room a look that expresses their maturity and style.

  • A student designer adds some French style to a master bedroom.

  • A family room is broken up into an area for adults and one for the kids.

  • An outdated living room gets a more modern look.
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Top design students face their final test, a real-life makeover with a small budget. They are allowed to consult with mentors and to have crews help with the labor, but they must make the designs they dream up work. Each episode, hosted by Paul Zimmerman and Penn Holderness, features a student who gets their chance to redo a room in a real family's house.

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Penn Holderness, Paul Zimmerman

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