Battle on the Beach: The Living Room Challenge

Led by design mentors Ty Pennington, Alison Victoria and Taniya Nayak, the Battle on the Beach contestants are challenged with transforming a trio of plain, drab living rooms into stylish spaces that will enhance resale values of three gulfcoast beach homes.

By: David L. Haynes

Show: Battle on the Beach

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Battle On the Beach: The Living Room Challenge

Meet the Team Mentors. Design pros Taniya Nayak, Ty Pennington and Alison Victoria (L to R) provide inspiration and guidance for the three Battle on the Beach teams competing for the top beach-home reno.

Battle On the Beach: The Living Room Challenge

Meet the Judges. Stepping in as judges in the Battle on the Beach competition are two of HGTV top renovation pros, Mina Starsiak-Hawk of HGTV's Good Bones and Mike Holmes of HGTV series Holmes on Homes and DIY's Holmes Makes It Right.

Battle On the Beach: The Living Room Challenge

Meet the Teams. The three teams of up-and-coming designers, each with their respective mentor, assemble on the beach outside the project homes in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Ty

Meet the Contestants: Team Ty. The contestants working with HGTV mentor Ty Pennington are Josh and Shonnie Thomas, seen here in the living space they are renovating. Shonnie and Josh have been married for nine years and have renovated and flipped four houses together. Before taking on a career in real estate, Josh was a pro football player.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Ty

Before. Ty Pennington and his team are eager to transform this drab paneled living room in their Battle on the Beach project home.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Ty

After. Josh and Shonnie, with guidance from Ty, thoroughly transformed the space, creating a relaxed and bohemian vibe that's ideal for this main living area.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Ty

Before.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Ty

After. Natural materials, earthy colors and neutral tones set the backdrop for this dramatic living room makeover.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Ty

Living Room, Detail. Rope detailing lend a unique and unexpected twist for the room's newly updated stairway.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Ty

After. Mentor Ty Pennington poses for a photo in the completed living room re-imagined by his team. Among the standout design elements is a distinctive custom light fixture.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Meet the Contestants: Team Taniya. Design duo of Kerry and David (center and right) pose in their renovated living space with mentor Taniya Nayak.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Before. Taniya and team have big plans for this visually unspectacular living room.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

After. Taniya, Kerry and David transformed this living room giving it a distinctive Mediterranean meets Texas style.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Before.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

After. The redesign includes rerouted stairs, a new fireplace, updated lighting and contemporary furnishings.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Before.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

After. The hallway adjacent to the main living space gets a high-contrast makeover with fresh white paint, black doors, wood flooring in a light stain and nautically themed decorative mirrors with frames that mimic portholes.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

After. An area rug with pale blues and coral, along with throw pillows in muted tones, add just-right touches of color in the predominantly neutral space.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Living Room, Detail. Highlights in the renovation include a new fireplace and reclaimed wood mantle.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Living Room, Detail. The new bannister on the redesigned stairs provides a sleek, modern touch that complements the soft, cool feel of the space.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Living Room, Detail.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Living Room, Detail. Exposed wood beam and column provide a softening effect and nice transition between the living space and adjacent kitchen.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Living Room, Detail.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Taniya

Taniya Nayak in the Mediterranean and Texas-inspired living room design by her team

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Meet the Contestants: Team Alison. Up-and-coming renovation pros Darryl and Sunjay pose in their renovated living space which leans toward a contemporary but comfortable design. Sunjay and Darrul have been married for four years. They began working together when they were dating, and together they have rennovated and flipped four houses.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Before. Alison and team will transform this outdated and rundown living area, giving it a modern beach feel.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

After. Team Alison transformed a formerly plain and dismal living room into this bright, modern space that's ideally suited to a beach house.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Before.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

After. Key elements in the redesign include exposed wood ceiling beams, a color palette emphasizing blues and white, and unique rope-tapestry wall hanging.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Before.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

After. As seen on HGTV's Battle on the Beach, team Alison transformed this living room into a bright, modern space for the beach house. The redesign includes custom wagon wheel chandelier, new furniture, unique rope artwork and wood ceiling beams. (Afters) (Corner 3)

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Before.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

After.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Before.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

After. The entry hall that opens onto the living room gets an update with new lighting, fresh white paint and vintage doors in natural wood stain.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Living Room, Detail.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Living Room, Detail. Adding a touch of Southwestern-style influence, the redesign includes a custom wagon-wheel chandelier.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Living Room, Detail. The unique rope-art installation, in a gradient of blue tones, provides a tactile and eye-catching focal point in the redesigned space.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Living Room, Detail. An abundance of natural light from a trio of large windows helps accentuate the bright, airy feel of the redesigned space.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Living Room, Detail.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Living Room, Detail.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Living Room, Detail.

The Living Room Challenge: Team Alison

Living Room, Detail. The newly updated stairs feature natural wood treads and risers that feature a stencil pattern in pale blue and white, tying in handsomely with the room's overall palette.

And the Winners Are ...

Kerry and David. After careful deliberation by judges Mina Starsiak-Hawk and Mike Holmes, David and Kerry's Mediterranean-meets-Texas themed living space took the winnning prize for this round of the Battle on the Beach challenge.

To Be Continued ...

Keep checking back at Battle on the Beach Central for more new galleries and updates throughout season one.

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