We’ve got an awesome giveaway courtesy of the folks at Design Star for ya this weekend!

The new season starts this Monday, July 11th (9/8 central) and will once again feature 12 talented designers, all competing for a chance to host their own design show on HGTV.





The show takes place in New York City, and like we mentioned in this post, the fabulous Mr. David Bromstad will be mentoring the contestants this time around.

Host, Tanika Ray is joining the cast this season and she’s tons of fun, so I’m stoked they’ve added her to the show! And, of course, judges Genevieve Gorder, Candice Olson and Vern Yip will be back to critique the contestants designs at the end of each episode each week.

And look! David was right! The judges are smiling and laughing more this time! (LOL)

This season will also include a few celebrity guests such as Nate Berkus, Robert and Courtney Novogratz, Kathy Ireland and Paula Deen.




Here’s a couple sneak peek videos…
And because we all love outtakes…
I’m so excited for Monday night!!!
Alright- now for the giveaway! Leave us (and the Design Star peeps!) a comment on this post and on Monday (July 11, 2011) at noon (Central Time) we’ll randomly select one lucky Lettered Cottage reader to win a $100 American Express giftcard courtesy of Design Star!

Good luck, have a great weekend, and we hope to see you next week!


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I am SO excited! This is one design show my huband will watch with me 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win!!
LOVE this show and can’t wait for it to start back!
I can’t wait for the new season of Design Star to start! Winning the gift card would be nice as I am in the process of painting a house 🙂
I’ve never watched it before but am super excited about this season! I can’t wait to see great ideas from the designs each episode. Thanks for the chance to win!
I’m in! Sounds exciting!
i’ll be watching!! thanks for the super giveaway!
That show sounds fun, I look forward to checking it out! I love design and design shows.
I can’t wait for this season to start! (Although, I have to admit, I miss Clive!)
Cannot wait for the new Design Star to start! Love the judges this year, nice folks!
Such a fun show. Can’t wait for the new episodes to begin.
What a fun show! I can’t wait for it. I love design shows!
I am so excited for the season to start! Can’t wait!
Have a wonderful weekend! 😉
So excited for the new season!!! 🙂
I can’t wait for this start! AND I could really use $100 for our kitchen reno!
Looks like a great show! I love watching design shows.
I love Design Star & can’t wait to watch the new season! We are knee deep in house projects on a tight budget so the gift card would be great!
I only recently learned about the show. You bet I’ll be watching it! Good luck to all the contestants!
Like a moth to the flame….me to Design Star. This might actually make me look forward to a Monday.
Ooo – super fun! I love rearranging furniture and redecorating little spaces in between chasing our four crazy kids around the house!
Looking forward to it!
Oh, yay…yay…yay… I can’t wait for Monday night. Candice Olson is my hero.
Love Design Star. And I’m really excited that it will hopefully be a bit more upbeat this season. The judges were real downers last go round
So excited for the new season and all the special guests!!!
So excited for the upcoming season!!
So excited for the new season to start! Love getting inspiration!
We could use some Design Star at our house!
Thanks for the chance to win the gift card! Love to watch anything on HGTV!
I’ve been addicted to HGTV since I was a teeny bopper. I’m 22 now, and while everyone else was watching MTV and Sunday morning cartoons, I was watching home improvement and design shows! After finishing my undergrad in business, I’m making a crazy career choice 180 by choosing to get my masters in design. I’d love to say I won a little piece of the Design Star pie! Best of luck to everyone! :0)
Such a great show, and such fun guest judges!
Oh great… A new show for me to get hooked on! I’ve never seen the show but from the sounds of it, I’ll get addicted!
Janna
Who hoo! Can’t wait!
One of my favorite shows! Looking forward to it, and how great is it that someone will have a bit of extra cash to decorate with!
I cannot wait for this season of Design Star!
so glad you’re doing this!!
I’m excited for this season of Design Star. But I hope they bring back some of the classic challenges, like redoing a room for a family in need and such. Can’t wait to see some of the white room designs!
Thanks for reminding us that this is starting again. During the summer it is really hard to keep things straight. Looking forward to this season! Ann
Looks like fun!! I could use $100 for paint right about now! 😉
Look forward to this season. Watched the last few episodes last season and really enjoyed it.
woo hoooo lettered cottage! woo hooooo design star!
LOVE Design Star and I am sooo looking forward to this season. Of course nothing tops TLC!!!
Can’t wait! Love the show!
It is going to be great fun!!! Thanks for hosting this giveaway! I would love to win.
I’m so excited to watch the new season!!! Can’t wait for Monday night. 🙂
~Gini 🙂
Oh how exciting! I love reading your blog and watching design star. *crossing fingers*
Michelle
I am sooo excited for this season to start. Goodness I love all of the judges, and would would faint if I ever got to pick their brain for design help.
This should be a good season! I’m glad the judges are smiling. I don’t like to watch anything too serious 🙂
So sad, wish I could watch it. 🙁 We do not have cable. Maybe I could find a way to get to my Mom’s to watch it. 🙂
I’m a Design Star junkie and would love to makeover a room in our home with the help of the gift card and inspiration from the stars!
I am usually unable to watch the HGTV shows I like because of my work schedule (and I’m too cheap to get DVR), but I usually catch the reruns or check the finished room photos online. That’s my favorite part anyways, just seeing the finished photographs.
I love Design Star and can’t wait to see the new season! Thanks for a great giveaway!