Ellen's Design Challenge

2015-01-26 Reality TV-G

A design competition from executive producer Ellen DeGeneres features contestants trying to win a cash prize by designing a unique piece of furniture with help from an expert carpenter.

Storyline

A design competition from executive producer Ellen DeGeneres features contestants trying to win a cash prize by designing a unique piece of furniture with help from an expert carpenter.

First Aired

2015-01-26
Last Aired

2016-03-07
Creator
Genre

Reality
Seasons

2
Episodes

14
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

HGTV

Keywords:

competition design

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Crate Expectations

Six furniture designers from various places all over America gather together at a workshop where they ...More

Six furniture designers from various places all over America gather together at a workshop where they begin competing to earn the title of best designer. Contestants meet their carpenters and prepare for their first task.Less

60mins 2015-01-26

2. Contain Your Enthusiasm

For the second challenge, the furniture designers go on a field trip to a storage facility where each ...More

For the second challenge, the furniture designers go on a field trip to a storage facility where each one of them pick storage pods filled with different household items that they must build furniture for.Less

60mins 2015-02-02

3. Off the Wall

The contestants receive a special reward from Ellen before moving on to their next challenge. During t...More

The contestants receive a special reward from Ellen before moving on to their next challenge. During the building time, a couple of designers get into a small fight over exotic hardwood while a piece of work of another designer starts to take on an animalistic look.Less

60mins 2015-02-09

4. Ouch, We Have to Build A...

The contestants find out the other challenge as they arrive at the shop. One of the designers is force...More

The contestants find out the other challenge as they arrive at the shop. One of the designers is forced to change their design in the middle of the task while another designer makes a sudden mistake that results in making a tough decision. At the end the contestants face harsh criticism.Less

60mins 2015-03-16

5. From Trash to Treasure

For the next challenge, the contestants have to find items in the junkyard in order to make a piece of...More

For the next challenge, the contestants have to find items in the junkyard in order to make a piece of furniture. The designers later realise that some of material is not suitable enough while one designer's carpenter team is not up to speed.Less

60mins 2015-02-23

6. And the Winner Is...

At the season’s finale, the two remaining designers are taken to a very special location to find out t...More

At the season’s finale, the two remaining designers are taken to a very special location to find out the final task. Both contestants struggle to come up with the design. The season ends with a shocking surprise.Less