From the Mailbox

Andrea Schroder is appearing on Blog Talk radio on January 11th at 9:00PM EST. Click here for more information.


Eddie Ross has taken his flea market tours on the road with a trip to Scott's in Atlanta. Looks like he'll be visiting with Kerry Howard and Natalie Williams while he's there!

BTD Podcast With Preston Lee

Linda Merrill interviews Top Design Season Two finalist Preston Lee. Click here for the podcast.

Preston has launched a new business called Design and Style with business partner Jennifer Dyer. Click here for their new website.

BTD Congratulates the Swarovski Crystal Chandi Challenge Finalists

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The BTD team - Laura K, Tbone, The Scarlett and Linda Merrill have confabbed and we have selected

• Fifi Flowers
• Francoise McAree
• Sheila O'Meara
• Anne Payne
• Annilee B. Ramirez
• Kimberly Saquing

as our finalists in our Swarovski Chandi Challenge. We were originally going to pick five finalists, but couldn't totally agree, so decided to give judge Margaret Russell one additional design to ponder. Margaret is currently viewing the finalists' design boards and we are awaiting her decision!

Meanwhile a big congratulations to the finalists and a hearty THANK YOU to all fourteen of you who took to time to create such beautiful design boards! I can promise, it was not easy for us to cull the list down to six!

Click here to view all the finalists entries.

Click here to view all the entries.

Recapalooza!

The TD recapping crew close out Season 2 in style:

Miss Becky is a Season 2 recapping star...

Cliffie calls it the "$100,ooo Sarcophagus"...

Everything Eric loved Obama's room...

Tom and Lorenzo give Nathan some more love...

Karly's line about Kelly Wearstler is hilarious...

The Modermdomestic thinks it may have been more Top Time Management...

Liz says the Season 2 makeover was a success...

Toyouke thought it was going to be Ondine...

Thanks for the laughs recappers! Will there be a Season 3??

BTD Chandelier Challenge! A few more excellent entries!

We're almost done posting submissions for our Swarovski Chandelier challenge! I am so impressed with the quality and creativity of all of the entries! Thank you all for your hard work. These projects are all very time consuming and we really appreciate you sharing your creativity with us all!

Here are a few more entries:

Designer: Jean Marie Keil - click here for more details

Designer Tiffany Kim - click here for more details

Designer Annilee B. Ramirez - click here to view details

Design by Kimberly Saquing - Click here to view details

Designer Ann Payne - click here to view more details

Designed by Lisa Berardinelli - click here for more details.

Designed by Brendan O'Connor - click here to view more details.

The BTD team will select five finalists whose work will be forwarded to our celebrity judge Margaret Russell, editor-in-chief of Elle Decor, who will pick the winner! Comments are welcome. Good luck!

Click here to view all the entries.

BTD Chandelier Challenge! Friday Entries

Here are more entries for our Swarovski Crystal Chandelier Contest. The deadline to submit your entries is today (but, just between you and I, if you send something in over the weekend, that'll be okay too!)

Designer Fifi Flowers - click here to view details


Designer Becky Harris - please click here for details

The BTD team will select five finalists whose work will be forwarded to our celebrity judge Margaret Russell, editor-in-chief of Elle Decor, who will pick the winner! Comments are welcome. Good luck!

Click here to view all the entries.

Your Turn to be the Judge - The Finale

1st row: Ondine Karady
2nd row: Nathan Thomas
3rd row: Preston Lee
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poll by twiigs.com

TGIW and the Finale!

Join us tonight in the Party Room at 10:00PM! We've made it to the finale along with designers Nathan Thomas, Ondine Karady and Preston Lee. Join us for one last Party Room as we see what our finalists come up with for their last challenge.

While last week our poll showed that voters thought that Nathan was a shoe-in for the win, the picture is a bit murkier this week. So far, you believe that Nathan WILL win but you are split 50/50 between who SHOULD win - Nathan or Preston. Click here to view the results.

Entries are coming in for our BTD chandelier challenge, and you still have time to submit your entry. Deadline is Friday!

The High Schooler has done his homework and offers his final predictions.

Following the Party Room, you will be able to post your reactions and comments, send love to the latered and congrats to the winner.

And, stay tuned for my interview with the Winner and the other finalists!

See you tonight!

TGIW!

BTD Chandelier Challenge: Tuesday Entries!

Here are more entries for our Swarovski Crystal Chandelier Contest. Don't forget, the deadline to submit your entry is this Friday, November 7th!

Designer Chris Praley - Click here to view details


Designer Diana Hathaway Timmons - Click here to view details

The BTD team will select five finalists whose work will be forwarded to our celebrity judge Margaret Russell who will pick the winner! Comments are welcome. Good luck!

Click here to view all the entries.

Oh, these previews!

Ondine is freaking out, Preston is calmly going about his business and Nathan is hanging bowls on walls... it's the FINALE!

Previews!

Gee - wonder who the special guests are? Generally, on these shows, they bring back latered contestants to help out. Who do we think it will be? We know Eddie, who of course, he will be helping Preston for added dramz! Who else? Maybe they drug (dragged, drugged then dragged) Andrea back from home?

BTD Chandelier Challenge! Monday Entries!

We've started to receive some pretty excellent entries for our Swarovski Crystal Chandelier Contest. Starting today, I will be posting the entries on a daily basis. Don't forget, the deadline to submit your entry is this Friday, November 7th!

Designer: Sheila O'Meara - Click to view details

Designer: Wesley Willis - Click here to view details

Designer: Francoise McAree - Click here to view details

The BTD team will select five finalists whose work will be forwarded to our celebrity judge Margaret Russell who will pick the winner! Comments are welcome. Good luck!

Click here to view all the entries.

Who Will Win Top Design Season 2

Preston Lee, Ondine Karady, Nathan Thomas

So, here we are. We started with 13 hopefuls and in nine weeks we're down to the Final Three. A huge congratulations to Preston Lee, Ondine Karday and Nathan Thomas for making it to the finals. With three completely different styles and personalities, I don't think many would argue that they all deserve to be here.

Here is a little recap of their work, select:

• Preston
• Ondine
• Nathan

And, come back and vote in our two polls. Who do you think WILL win? And who do you think SHOULD win?

poll by twiigs.com

poll by twiigs.com

Recapalooza!

The TD recappers lead the way to the finale:

Miss Becky obsesses over Jeff Lewis...

Cliffie is a wee bit cranky...

Toyouke gets it all down...

Nobody does it like TLo...

The Moderndomestic loved Ondine's room...

Karly takes a peek into the Final 4's real homes...

Liz puts out the APB for Kelly Wearstler...
Why did Everything Eric kind of verbally, freakishly inhaled?

• And speaking of Everything Eric, a BIG BTD congrats to EE and E3K for tying the knot this weekend!! Congrats!

Julia at Hooked on Houses is also running a poll. Guess who's winning?

BTD Podcast with Eddie Ross

Linda Merrill talks with Eddie Ross, the exuberant designer from Season 2 of Top Design. Click here for the podcast.

Click here for his website.

Episode 9 - Your Turn to be the Judge

OK Top Design fans and friends - this was our final elimination challenge. What did you think of the judges decision?

Click here to tell us who you think should have been latered?

While they didn't select a winner this week, we know you have opinions. Click here to tell us whose room you thought was the most successful.

BTD Love for Eddie Ross

Eddie - you made it to the final four and along the way you've made a name for yourself. Some names haven't aways been the most positive, but your taste and style is clear. Your new blog became a must-read within the design blogosphere within a matter of weeks and your apartment has appeared in both Domino and The Washington Post. Pretty good!

This post is only for positive comments about Eddie and his work.

Click here to post your comments on the episode.

Reactions to Episode 9

So, what do we think? Do we agree with Margaret - "pretty rooms aren't memorable?" How do you feel about the final three?

Episode 9 - Party Room

Welcome Top Design fans to the Episode Nine Party Room! We're down to the final four. Who's going to make it to the finals? Do we have a dark horse coming up from behind? Only time will tell.

If you're new here - welcome! Just click the comments link and come on in! For those who come later, we'll be providing some play-by-play as well as ongoing commentary. So, join in!

TGIW!

Join us tonight in the Party Room at 10:00PM! The final four - Preston, Eddie, Nathan and Ondine - duke it out to get into the finale. Jeff Lewis is guest judge and is sure to bring the snark. The previews alone show some fireworks.

Our Poll showing who you think will win shows a big blowout for Nathan. But, is that because he's a fan favorite? Or, are we thinking he's a judges' darling? Time will tell.

Entries are coming in for our BTD chandelier challenge, so we have those to look forward to.

Following the Party Room, you will be able to post your reactions and comments, send love to the latered and congrats to the winner.

See you tonight!

TGIW!