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HGTV Star Season 8: Photo Highlights From Episode 2

The remaining nine HGTV Star contestants take on their first team challenge: transform an empty, industrial loft in just 48 hours.
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9 Designers, 1 Urban Loft

The remaining designers met up with host and mentor David Bromstad in a downtown L.A. loft.

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Industrial Chic Loft Makeover

The designers' second challenge? Turn this empty loft space into a beautiful, functional home with four distinct spaces: living, eating, sleeping and working.

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Reimagined and Repurposed

"Because this challenge is about reimagining an old space, each of you must buy something vintage or secondhand and reimagine it in some way," David says. The designers' creative repurposing will be the premise of the season's first camera challenge.

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Bedroom Space: Anne and Tiffany

Anne and Tiffany team up to tackle the loft's sleeping space. The group determines that the "client" is a rock-glam couple to keep all rooms in the loft cohesive.

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