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1 Top Design, Episode Four: "Bachelor Pads"
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2 This Just In: India Hicks to Host Top Design
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3 Top Design, Episode Three: "Window Display"
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4 Designer Spotlight: Todd Oldham
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5 Top Design, Episode One: "Impress the Best"
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6 Designer Spotlight: Jonathan Adler
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7 Halloween How-To: Kelly Wearstler
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8 Top Design, Episode Nine, "House Challenge"
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9 Test Your Top Design Know-How
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11 Who Do You Think Will Win Top Design?
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13 Top Design, Finale: "House Challenge"
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14 Are You Tuning In to Top Design Tonight?
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15 Found It! Preston Lee's Bedroom Wallpaper
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16 How-To: Decorating Tips From Top Design Contestants
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17 Top Design, Episode 2: "Archie Bunker"
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18 Designer Spotlight: Ondine Karady
Inspired by a textured, diamond-pattern wallpaper on an episode of Top Design, Su Casa member anti curl and her husband decided to paint a small hallway wall, "the Wall of Sound," with a diamond pattern to showcase their guitar collection. The project is a little tedious, requiring planning, sketching, and lots of taping. So the pair chose a smaller wall, which would require less time, and could Read more
Today's Designer Spotlight goes by the name of Ondine Karady. Ring a bell? That's probably because you've watched her facing challenges and wowing us with her design skills on season two of Top Design. As you may know, Ondine was part of a small team of designers on the set of Sex and the City. Unfortunately for all of us (tear) Sex and the City's television pulse stopped beating, but Ondine Read more
We've finished the second season of Top Design, but there's still plenty of material to reflect on before we bid it adieu! Recently, PointClickHome assembled 11 decorating tips from the final three contestants. I've gathered together six of these tips. For all of the contestants' tips, check out PointClickHome's article. To see my fave tips, check out the slideshow. Photos courtesy of Bravo Read more
If you follow Top Design, I'm sure you have lots to say about the contestants' designs . . . and you might have even been inspired every now and then. In the finale, the "House Challenge," each room had its own appeal, but I couldn't help but love the wallpaper in Preston's polished, though slightly impersonal, bedroom. Personally, I love it! Does it look familiar to you? If you follow Casa, it Read more
At long last, we're down to the final three contestants on Top Design: Ondine, Nathan, and Preston. I actually really like each of these contestants, and would be happy to see any of them win the grand prize of $100,000 to expand their design business, as well as a feature in Elle Decor. (Though of course I have my favorite, as I'm sure you do.) For the second half of the finale, the three Read more
Photos courtesy of Bravo Who Do You Think Will Win Top Design? Preston! I love his chic boutique hotel style. Nathan! His style is so singular and intriguing. Ondine! Her modern, feminine style really speaks to me. Read more
Have you been watching Top Design faithfully this season? We're down to three designers, Ondine, Nathan, and Preston, and tonight's the finale! To see if you can identify the three designers' signature styles, take my quiz. Question 1 of 9This room, which was featured in Episode Seven, "Room of the Future," was designed by whom? Ondine Preston Nathan Read more
Just in case you're not interested in going as Jonathan Adler or Simon Doonan this Halloween, I'm also providing you with a more feminine option: Kelly Wearstler. If you're a Top Design fan, as I am, you probably watch the show in part to check out Kelly Wearstler's kooky sartorial style. I adore her mix of high fashion with vintage finds and her daringly odd clothing combinations. Here, I've Read more
For last night's Top Design, which is the first of a two-part finale, the remaining contestants face a daunting challenge. Instead of a single room, Eddie (who celebrated his birthday on this episode), Ondine, Nathan, and Preston are responsible for styling an entire house in two days. For the first half of this finale episode, each designer is given one room for improvement in each house. The Read more
Three men (Preston, Eddie, and Nathan) and two women (Ondine and Andrea) remain on Top Design. Right off the bat, we are treated to more homesickness from Andrea (in case you forgot, which it is literally impossible to do if you watch the show regularly, she's Ricky Schroder's wife). As the episode begins, Andrea receives flowers and a love poem from her hubz, which she says makes her even more Read more
