Todd Oldham was the host, while famed potter and interior designer Jonathan Adler was lead judge.
Todd Oldham hosted, and Jonathan Adler, Kelly Wearstler, and Margaret Russell served as judges.
Winners: Goil and Elizabeth Out: Heather and Lisa Original Airdate: February 7, 2007 The contestants were assigned to design a room on an $8000 budget and were given a fact sheet about each client, who they later learned were pre-teens.
Goil's design, with a bed equipped to roll away inside the wall when not in use, and a crawl space for the child to hide if he so chose, was also liked by the judges.
Winner: Erik Out: John Original Airdate: February 14, 2007 At the beginning of the episode, each contestant were given a bag of trinkets including postcards depicting Miami, Tahiti, and St. Tropez.
They earned a weekend at the Viceroy Resort in Santa Monica, California, and private use of a cabana designed by judge Kelly Wearstler.
Andrea, with the top design for the model she prepared for the family, was made team leader of the project, with a budget of $5100 and one day to complete.
Winner: Matt Out: Erik Original Airdate: March 14, 2007 The challenge was to design a chef's room for Tom Colicchio's new restaurant, which features dishes made from the highest-quality natural ingredients.
Winner: Andrea Out: Michael Original Airdate: March 28, 2007 The remaining four designers were each assigned one of the four basic elements.
Matt was assigned water, Andrea received earth, Carissa was given air, and Goil was given fire.
Winner: Matt Out: Goil Original Airdate: April 4, 2007 The remaining contestants selected one of ten Elle Decor magazine covers as inspiration for their design.
Winner: Matt Out: Andrea Original Airdate: April 11, 2007 The final two contestants were allotted two months to design lofts in Los Angeles, based on their own taste and style, and five days to execute their plans.
The final ten paired up and were asked to create a window display showcasing dresses designed by former Project Runway winners and contestants.
Team Green (Nathan, Preston, and Shazia) had trouble deciding on their plans for their room creating a difficult shopping experience for their furniture pieces.
The next day during shopping Eddie (Red Team) engaged in a heated argument with a salesman about a broken vase and tried to argue his way out of paying for it.
Andrea, Teresa and Wisit won the challenge, and Team Green received the lowest scores, with Shazia getting voted off.
The remaining contestants re-designed the new offices of the Cadmus Group, an environmental consulting firm that helps government, non-profit, and corporate clients address critical challenges in the environment.
Simon Doonan, Creative Director of Barneys and Jonathan Adler's life partner, served as a guest judge.
Both Preston and Ondine's designs drew mostly praise from the judges, while Nathan and Eddie were criticized sharply for their choices.
Eddie was paired with Preston, Andrea with Ondine, and Natalie with Nathan, who ultimately was named the winner of $100,000 and a spread in Elle Décor.