Battle on the Beach: The Home Exteriors Challenge and Finale

See the before-and-after photo gallery from the final round of HGTV's first-ever Battle on the Beach competition — including the renovated home exteriors and the winner reveal.

By: David L. Haynes

Show: Battle on the Beach

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Battle On the Beach: The Home Exteriors Challenge

The Gang's All Here. The entire cast of judges, mentors and design teams from HGTV's Battle on the Beach assemble outside the newly renovated beach homes in Gulf Shores, Alabama. With the help of HGTV all-star mentors, three teams transformed three homes, inside and out, as they battled for a $50,000 prize in the ultimate beach house competition. The images that follow detail the before-and-afters from each team's exterior renovations — followed by the final reveal of the winning design team in the overall competition. The Teams & Judges (L to R): Shonnie and Josh Thomas and Ty Pennington of Team Ty, competition judge Mina Starsiak-Hawk, Darryl and Sunjay Williams and Alison Victoria of Team Alison, competition judge Mike Holmes, and Kerry and David Kersh and Taniya Nayak of Team Taniya.

Battle On the Beach: The Home Exteriors Challenge

Before. The project homes for the Battle on the Beach are these three outdated and rundown beach houses in Gulf Shores. The houses, in a beautiful gulf-coast location, each gets an exterior facelift by their respective renovation teams.

Battle On the Beach: The Home Exteriors Challenge

After. Each of the homes gets an updated color palette in more subdued shades, as well as fresh updates to the exterior decks and porches and new outdoor features and furniture.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

The Contestants. Contestants — and up-and-coming renovation pros — Darryl and Sunjay Williams pose for a pic outside Team Alison's newly renovated project home.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

Darryl and Sunjay worked with design mentor Alison Victoria (left), host of HGTV's Windy City Rehab, to turn their project home into an inviting beach retreat.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

Before. The house transformed by Team Alison, is seen here before the renovation. One of the first things to go in the upgrade is the peachy-orange exterior paint color.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After. Team Allison's transformation of the home exterior includes new exterior paint in a more visually soothing nautical blue with white trim and new outdoor sconce lighting.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After. A focus of Team Alison was to create plenty of outdoor lounging space. Featured additions include an outdoor shower and fire pit with adirondack chairs painted in a vivid shade of blue.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After. The porch is arranged to provide two distinct spaces — an informal outdoor dining space and this seating area.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After, Deck Detail.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After. Updated windows, trim and a new door with natural wood frame freshen up the home's exterior profile.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After. A traditional picnic table in raw wood finish ties in visually with the new privacy wall.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After, Deck Detail.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After, Deck Detail. The upgraded porch columns get a more substantial profile, with a new wood wrap, accent trim and fresh white paint.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After, Deck Detail. An outdoor shower with rain showerhead is added next to the front stairs.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Alison

After, Detail.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

Team Work. Design mentor Taniya Nayak works with contestants Kerry and David to choose exterior colors and stains for their project beach-house.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

Team Spirit. Taniya, Kerry and David discuss some of the final changes and additions they can make to the beach house to improve their winning chances.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

Before. The house transformed by Team Taniya, seen here prior to the renovation

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

After. A key feature in Team Taniya's exterior design is the signature red door, with adirondack chairs and outdoor throw pillows, also in red, that tie in visually.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

After. The exterior of Team Taniya's beach house gets an exterior transformation with new siding and addition of a new pergola in natural wood finish.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

After. For the outdoor dining area, Taniya's team went with a wood farmhouse table with a set of matched black chairs.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

After, Deck Detail. A high-top serving-bar-for-two and matching bar stools provide additional space for outdoor dining or cocktails.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

After. The exterior upgrades in Team Taniya's design include addition of an outdoor shower as well as a separate seating area below the raised porch deck.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

After. A second seating area below the deck provides an additional spot for conversation and relaxing.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

After. The lower lounge area includes additional outdoor seating, a hammock, tiki bar and corn hole game.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Taniya

Team Photo. Team Taniya (L to R: Kerry, David, Taniya) poses for a group pic, clearly exhibiting justifiable pride in their newly completed renovation.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

Team Pride. Contestants and experienced house-flippers Shonnie and Josh Thomas worked with design mentor Ty Pennington.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

Team Planning. Ty works with Shonnie and Josh on picking exterior colors and stains for their beach-house exterior.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

After. The newly transformed exterior takes the paint color from the rather daring shade of mint green to a more neutral and classic battleship gray.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

Before. The spacious decks of each of the project homes offers potential for imaginative makeovers.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

After. This end of the deck is defined by a patterned area rug in shades of blue and gray, contemporary outdoor furniture and a striking high-contrast palette.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

After. A rustic porch swing and contemporary chairs create a fun and relaxed second seating area in the section of porch beneath the metal-roof overhang.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

Before. As seen on HGTV's Battle on the Beach, team Ty will renovate the exterior and deck of this outdated and rundown beach house in Gulf Shores, Alabama. (Before)

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

After. Design highlights and additions in Team Ty's deck improvements include a gas grill, beach shower with a steel basin and outdoor projection TV.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

Before, Rear Exterior. The home's back stairs and rear entrance, prior to the renovation

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

After, Rear Exterior. The old siding was replaced with new wood siding with a vertical profile.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

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The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

After, Deck Detail.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

After, Deck Detail. The newly added outdoor shower with industrial steel tub/basin

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

After, Deck Detail.

The Home Exteriors Challenge: Team Ty

Design mentor Ty Pennington beams with pride over his team's newly transformed home-exterior and outdoor lounge area.

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

The Judges' Decision. Contest judges Mina Starsiak Hawk and Mike Holmes prepare to announce to the teams the final appraisals of their renovated beach houses.

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

The Judges' Decision. Mina and Mike's announcement of the final overall ruling, as determined in part by a group of expert local realtors, reveals the ultimate winners of the Battle on the Beach and who gets to take home $50,000 prize.

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

And the anticipation builds ...

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

(It's not a proper finale without fireworks!)

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

And the winner is ...

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

Wait for it ...

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

... Team Taniya!
With design contestants Kerry and David Kersh, led by team mentor Taniya Nayak, Team Taniya was chosen as the overall winners of HGTV's first-ever Battle on the Beach.

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

Team Taniya celebrates victory in HGTV's first-ever Battle on the Beach competition.

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

Kerry and David celebrate their victory in HGTV's Battle on the Beach.

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

To the Winners Go the Spoils. Taniya Nayak and contestants Kerry and David pose with a briefcase containing the $50,000 cash prize for the winner of Battle on the Beach.

Battle on the Beach: The Finale

Winners' Circle. Grand-prize winners Taniya Nayak (center), Kerry and David Kersh (right) pose with judges Mina Starsiak Hawk and Mike Holmes inside the winning beach house.

Be sure to also check out these other galleries dedicated to the various spaces renovated in HGTV's Battle on the Beach:
• Battle on the Beach: The Kitchen Challenge
• Battle on the Beach: The Living Room Challenge
• Battle on the Beach: The Bedrooms Challenge

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