HGTV Star Season 8: Photo Highlights From Episode 5

David Bromstad and Tiffany Brooks with Students

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Welcome to Occidental College

A marching band serenade, an HGTV cheer and mascot Oswald the Tiger greeted the final five designers as they arrived for the season's fifth challenge on the campus of Occidental College in Eagle Rock, Calif.

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Five Designers Left

Brooks, Tiffany, Boris, Jeribai and Anne enjoy the show as they wait for David to spill the challenge details.

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Going Greek

This week's challenge? The designers will split into two groups and redesign common rooms for the Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha sorority and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Tiffany Brooks and Anne Rue Pose in Living Room

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Sorority House: Tiffany and Anne

Tiffany and Anne took on the sorority house common room.

Tiffany Brooks Completes Camera Challenge with Student

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Sorority House: The Design Plan

The sorority sisters request a sophisticated, comfortable room that's formal enough for alumni functions but casual enough for chapter meetings, group dinners and social events.

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Sorority House: Before

The sisters used the Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha colors—red and white—to create this living room's design, but it lacked a cohesive design plan.

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Sorority House: After

Anne and Tiffany reinterpreted the room's color scheme with soft gray, red-orange and cream to create a softer, more sophisticated space.

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Sorority House: Framed Crest

The sorority sisters requested that their crest remain in the living space after the redesign. Anne had the crest printed onto textured wallpaper, then she added trim around the edge to create a wall-mounted frame.

Flower Vases Made From Monogrammed Beer Mugs

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Sorority House: Floral Arrangements

Tiffany filled beer mugs monogrammed with the sorority's Greek letters as whimsical vases for the room's dining space.

Stylish Common Room with Gray Sectional Sofa

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Sorority House: Cozy Living Room

A new soft gray sectional sofa provides room for the sisters to settle in for meetings or movie night.

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Sorority House: Fireplace Makeover

This room's old fireplace jutted out into the room, taking up valuable square footage. Tiffany decide to remove the plaster facade and have the team's carpenter rebrick and add a mantel. The judges loved the makeover, but wished Tiffany had added more finishing touches. "I wish the mantel was a little bit more accessorized," judge Vern Yip said.

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Sorority House: Extra Seating

Anne added color and comfort to the room's existing window seats with a coat of red-orange paint and a patterned cushion.

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Sorority House: Chevron Console

A chevron console table juxtaposes the more traditional pattern of the drapes. A large mirror allows the house residents to check their hair and makeup as they step out the door.

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Sorority House: The Judges' Verdict

Anne and Tiffany's sorority house was the judges' favorite space of the night.

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Sorority House: The Reveal

David reveals the finished space to the sorority sisters.

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Fraternity House: The Team

Jeribai, Brooks and Boris teamed up to redesign the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The design plan: Create a gentleman's lounge with plenty of space for lounging, dining and studying.

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Fraternity House: Jeribai Vs. Boris

Boris treated Jeribai more like a carpenter than a fellow designer. "We have Jeribai to execute things," Boris said. But Jeribai was intent on having his design voice heard: "In the past I've been stuck building things; this time I'd really like to focus on design," he said.

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Fraternity House: Before

Mismatched furnishings and all-white ceilings, walls and floors made this seem more like a classroom than a residence.

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Fraternity House: After

Gray walls, leather furnishings and vintage accessories punch up the sophistication.

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Fraternity House: White Linen Sofa

In addition to the room's leather chairs, Boris selected a hard-to-keep-clean white linen Chesterfield for the fraternity house. The judges were perplexed by his choice. "Beautiful couch, wrong client," said judge Genevieve Gorder.

Masculine lounge area for student fraternity in black and brown.

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Fraternity House: Leather Loungers

Leather armchairs and a tufted ottoman create a classy-yet-durable lounge or study area in the made over fraternity house.

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Fraternity House: Vintage Details

A vintage grain sack stands in for a traditional seat on one of the room's armchairs.

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Fraternity House: Sophisticated Billiards Space

Brooks and Jeribai worked together to select the room's new pool table, a judge favorite. The yellow top and purple crest reflect the official Sigma Alpha Epsilon colors.

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Fraternity House: Dining Table Makeover

With Boris' urging, Jeribai agreed to refinish the room's existing dining table. He stained the light-wood table a dark finish to blend in with the lounge vibe.

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Fraternity House: Tabletop Accessories

Brass accessories and lighting add ambiance to the finished dining table.

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Fraternity House: Wall Details

Boris printed and mounted the fraternity's crest on foam core to use as wall art, but the judges' thought the art pieces made the space look cheap. The art also obscured Brooks' well-executed wall detailing and chair rail.

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Fraternity House: The Big Reveal

David reveals the new space to the fraternity brothers.

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Bye Bye, Boris

Boris' sofa choice and art missteps made the judges say, "We will not be producing your show." See what he had to say about going home.

HGTV Star Season 8: Photo Highlights From Episode 5

Welcome to Occidental College

Five Designers Left

Going Greek

Sorority House: Tiffany and Anne

Sorority House: The Design Plan

Sorority House: Before

Sorority House: After

Sorority House: Framed Crest

Sorority House: Floral Arrangements

Sorority House: Cozy Living Room

Sorority House: Fireplace Makeover

Sorority House: Extra Seating

Sorority House: Chevron Console

Sorority House: The Judges' Verdict

Sorority House: The Reveal

Fraternity House: The Team

Fraternity House: Jeribai Vs. Boris

Fraternity House: Before

Fraternity House: After

Fraternity House: White Linen Sofa

Fraternity House: Leather Loungers

Fraternity House: Vintage Details

Fraternity House: Sophisticated Billiards Space

Fraternity House: Dining Table Makeover

Fraternity House: Tabletop Accessories

Fraternity House: Wall Details

Fraternity House: The Big Reveal

Bye Bye, Boris

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