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Who Won HGTV Barbie Dream House Challenge Tonight? Weekly Winners

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James Bradley

Published Feb 09, 2026

Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt won HGTV Barbie Dream House Challenge tonight. The show premiered on July 16, 2023.

There are four events that make up the Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge. Eight teams of HGTV superstars and one renowned Food Network chef are featured on the program.

The show revolves around the eight teams who are assigned to do a set of tasks each week in order to turn a Southern California home into a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse.

Additionally, each renovated space must draw inspiration from a particular decade in the Dreamhouse. Only then they will be declared the winner.

Every week, one room design will be selected as the winner and at the grand finale whoever can impress the judges will be the title winner.

The winning team will have a donation to charity made in their honor. Also, one lucky Barbie lover will ultimately get the chance to stay in the house.

The Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge show premiered on Sunday, July 16, 2023. The first episode was named Barbie’s First Floor Face-off.

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Who Won HGTV Barbie Dream House?

Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt won the HGTV Barbie Dream House Challenge Episode 3. They are from the show 100 Day Dream Home.

Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge episode three was titled Dream in the Front, Party in the Back. The teams needed to make a Party place in the front and back of the house.

Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas competed against Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt in the third episode and transformed the exterior of the house.

In the sneak peek of the third episode, Judge Tiffany Brooks, along with two other judges, was mesmerized to see the final result of both team’s work.

The guest judge for this episode was Marsai Martin; he praised the color coordination, which includes a row of pastel-hued surfboards.

Similarly, the judge of the show, Adler gasped with surprise as he saw the backyard’s pink turf, and Brooks was impressed by the swim-up drink station.

Team Keith and Evan were assigned to transform the front exterior of the house, while the winning team was assigned to transform the backyard party place.

Both of them did beautiful work and transformed the whole look of the exterior. Bynum and Thomas were praised for the front door and carrying handle on the top.

Additionally, the judges felt like the backyard pool party created by the Kleinschmidt couple was dreamy and the space for the party looked perfect for Barbies.

The fans were happy to see the HGTV couple winning the challenge, they enjoyed the episode where both the team enjoyed making the space, and the result was outstanding.

The first episode of the series was won by Antonia and Jasmine. They were put against Married to Real Estate stars Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson in the first episode.

Ty Pennington and Alison Victoria won the second challenge of the series. Jonathan Knight and Kristina Crestin were their competitors in the second episode.

The third episode aired on July 30 and the fourth and final episode will premier on August 6, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV and Max.

HGTV Barbie Dream House Cast

HGTV Barbie Dream House cast consists of Alison Victoria, Ty Pennington, Egypt Sherrod, Antonia Laofaso, Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas.

All of them are divided into two teams, the teams have to accept the given challenges and work with each other while renovating Barbie’s House.

Here are the lists of the team member of the HGTV Barbie Dream House Cast:

  • Ty Pennington and Alison Victoria
  • Michael Smith Boyd and Anthony Elle
  • Kristina Crestin and Jonathan Knight
  • Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson
  • Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas
  • Jasmine Roth and Antonia Lofaso
  • Christina Hall and James Bender
  • Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt

Meet The Judges of the Barbie Dream House Challenge

The Barbie Dream House Judges are Jonathan Adler and Tiffany Brooks. They are both renowned celebrity designers and experts.

Jonathan Adler

In the HGTV show Barbie Dream House, Jonathan serves as the head judge. He is an American Potter, interior decorator, and author.

He was a judge on the Bravo network television show Top Design in 2007 and 2007. Later, in 2021 he was in the show Design Star: Next Gen as a Judge.

Jonathan has four published books in his credits and has his own home furnishing business in Soho, Manhattan, and owns 17 other stores.

Tiffany Brooks

Tiffany is popularly known for her design work in the greater Chicago area as well as the renowned face of the HGTV channel network.

She was also named one of The 20 Most Famous Interior Designers. Currently, she is a Lead Interior Designer at her own residential Interior Design Firm.

In 2013, she won the competition show HGTV Design Star. Brooks has been working with HGTV for almost a decade now.

Who Is The Host Of Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge?

Ashley Graham is the host of the Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge. She is an American plus-sized model and television presenter.

She started working as a model at the age of 12. She has worked with several renowned agencies and gained a place for herself.

The actress has also published a book named A New Model which contributes to her advocacy in the body-positive and inclusion movement.

She was in an interracial relationship with Justin Ervin and married in 2009. The couple shares three children together.

Per USA Today, she revealed that she is a huge Barbie fan and she had a wonderful experience watching the renovation in real life.

Graham was looking amazing in her Barbie-themed wardrobe. She has made a staple as the fashionable host of the season.

Ashley also attended the premiere of the new yet-to-be-released Barbie movie in Los Angeles wearing a vibrant dark Nina Ricci gown.

Barbie Dream House Airbnb Price and Features

Barbie Dream House Airbnb Price is yet to be disclosed by the company. However, the booking is open actively from the 17th of July.

The new Brabie’s Malibu Dream House is available for the customer to rent on the Airbnb website or application. Up to four guests can stay in the house.

The guest who is interested in staying at the newly made exotic mansion needs to manage their own transportation to and from Malibu.

The beautiful Barbie-themed house is located in Malibu at the oceanfront mansion. It serves beautiful views and gives the vibe of the new Barbie movie.

The feature of Malibu’s house consists of an infinity pool, wraparound balcony, outdoor disco dance floor, workout area, and a beautiful view.

Airbnb is also offering a free one-night stay in Barbie’s Malibu Dream House. The two individual guests can stay up to one night on July 21 and 22.

As said earlier, the booking can be done from July 17 and the company will select four lucky guests (two per night) to spend a night at the villa.

As the live-action film hit the cinema house, the makers of the film wanted a few of the lucky members to experience the life of Barbie and Ken.

This all falls under the marketing campaign of the film and the actor of the movie Ken played by Ryan Gosling is hosting the stay himself.