The seventh season of the American reality television competition series HGTV Design Star premiered on May 29, 2012. The host and mentor this season is David Bromstad. Danielle Colding is the winner of Season 7 of Design Star. Her show Shop This Room premieres on August 4. Designers 1 Age at the time of the show's filming Elimination table (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. (HIGH) The designer was selected as one of the top entries in the elimination challenge, but did not win. (IN) The designer advanced to the next challenge, but was not selected as a top nor a bottom entry in the elimination challenge. (LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the elimination challenge, but was not the final contestant to move on to the next round (LOW) The designer was selected as one of the bottom entries in the elimination challenge and was the final contestant to move on to the next round. (OUT) The designer was eliminated from the competition. Challenges Challenge 1: Home Sweet Hollywood Designers get into six teams of two and three days to design a great room, three bedrooms, a den, and a design studio and lounge. First Aired: May 29, 2012 Guest Judge: Daisy Fuentes Challenge 2: White Room Challenge First Aired: June 5, 2012 Guest Judge: Vanilla Ice Challenge 3: Klassically Kardashian Design First Aired: June 12, 2012 Guest Judge/Client: Kris Kardashian Jenner Challenge 4: Designers Transform Indoor/Outdoor Spaces First Aired: June 19, 2012 Guest Judge: Sabrina Soto Challenge 5: Designers Celebrate Hollywood's 125th Birthday The remaining seven designers must create small lounge areas for a party thrown by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Each lounge must be inspired by a different time/design period seen in the history of Hollywood. For their Camera Challenge, the contestants must speak publicly to the event's guests about their space. First Aired: June 26, 2012 Guest Judge: Marg Helgenberger Challenge 6: Dream Kitchens First Aired: July 3, 2012 Guest Judges: The Kitchen Cousins Challenge 7: Final Four Designers Make Over Condos Designers randomly select different color hues and work on different condominiums and appear on National Daytime Show, The Talk. First Aired: July 10, 2012 Guest Judge: Meg Caswell Challenge 8: Yurt Last Chance In order to move on