Design on a Dime is a decorating television series that aired on HGTV from 2003-2013. In this long-running series, a design team demonstrates how problem areas can be revitalized on a budget of only $1,000. The show was based in Chicago, Ill. and featured a rotation of design teams and hosts. Later episodes featured designer Casey Noble (a season five Design Star contestant) using innovative solutions to the toughest makeover scenarios, and with a bigger budget of $2,500. There were a few variations, including episodes highlighting a $3,000 wedding, Christmas, a special "Etsy" episode and more. Hosts Casey Noble (2011-2013): Noble began her design career as a computer graphic artist in Washington, D.C., before moving to California to study interior design at The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. In 2009, Noble founded her own design firm with two colleagues. She competed in season five of HGTV's Design Star, finishing in the top three. Kahi Lee: Lee started her HGTV career hosting the series Freestyle (2005-2007). She joined Design on a Dime in 2007. She also works as an interior designer in Los Angeles. Sam Kivett Frank Fontana: Fontana won The Great Domestic Showdown, a reality television show on ABC in 2004. He joined Design on a Dime in 2007 and worked primarily with Kelly Edwards and Ali Azhar. Lee Snijders: Lee was the second host and lead designer on Design on a Dime. In 1990, Snijders created Lee Snijders Designs, which encompassed his love of interior and furniture design. He worked for five years with Walt Disney Imagineering. In 2001, he became the designer spokesperson for House to Home and appeared on numerous television design shows until becoming the host and lead designer for HGTV's Design on a Dime. Kristan Cunningham: Cunningham studied interior design at the University of Charleston, eventually heading to Los Angeles to work in high-end furniture showrooms. She published the book Design on a Dime: Achieve High Style on a $1000 Budget in 2003 and Six Steps to Design on a Dime. Cunningham hosted the first 10 seasons of the show, beginning in 2003. She left HGTV in 2011 after filming more than 150 episodes. Design team Spencer Anderson: Anderson grew up in Houston, Texas, where he studied art and metal sculpture. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he began assistant art directing on small cable films. Ali Azhar: Azhar's philosophy of design is