HGTV’s Design Star Season 5, Episode 5

It was about time they tossed Nina. Braille? Really? C’mon. I actually liked Tom’s ceiling. The connotation of the black being smoke didn’t really factor in with me. What would the alternative been? Silver? Copper? I also wondered about the paneling in the “man cave” but found it ironic that the DS studio is partially paneled…albeit in a warmer tone and horizontally rather than vertically. Finally, although the judges liked it, what was up with that sad, got it at Michaels for my HS locker #5? If you’re gonna celebrate the station number be bold! That thing shoulda been huge on the wall contained within the firefighter’s crest. Total missed opportunity there. I also wanted to see the silhouette on the wall instead of on a canvas, with a more heroic pose and a couple more bodies thrown in. Firefighters are a team, not individuals. They have each others backs when they go into a burning building. I wanted to see the team in that graphic.

OK, now as Vern said, I’ll “GET OUTTA HERE”!

I’m curious how many clients Nina has had for outside of working for RL. Any that weren’t retail? Any real clients before Design Star? I would assume that the RL gig would be fairly mandated by the corporation & their branding/marketing team & she would have had the job of implementing that vision. Just wondering…

Also, her first thought was to give the station a “spa”, which was hilarious! Did you notice the reaction to that suggestion? At least she was smart enough to move on quickly.