I had the chance to sit down and chat with the amazingly talented (and extremely good looking) David Bromstad to get the skinny on the new season of Design Star on HGTV. The sixth season of Design Star premiered on July 11th with Bromstad in a new role you won’t want to miss.

What your role is going to be on this season of Design Star?

Well, I am going to be doing the mentoring role, and I’m really focusing on really honing their skills as on-camera talent and doing camera challenges.  I’m there to assist them, and I’ve been there.  I’ve done it.  I know how nerve wracking it is.  I know what craziness is going through those brains and so what better person then to mentor them than me.

What were your initial thoughts going into Season Six as a mentor after winning Season One?

It was like everything’s just been full circle.  I was thinking wow, this is pretty amazing.  I’ve been watching Design Star since I won and just in awe of the talent that has come through there, and now to be a part of it is just, it feels right.  It feels amazing, and I had so much fun.  It’s a true honor.  It really is.

How do you mentor without diminishing their style and still let them do their thing?

You know, it’s I’m not giving so much design advice.  I’m definitely there checking if they’re on their design and being intriguing asking them questions, but you’ve got to keep it pretty neutral because it is a competition.  And yes, I have to have very strong opinions about certain designs, but if I’m going to give those opinions, then that’s an unfair thing to the other contestants.  So, I’ve just stayed very neutral, ask challenging questions.  I’m there as basically America.  I’m representing America going I’m going to ask you a question that everyone else out there wants to know.  Why are you doing this?  Are you scared about this because what happened last time?  What’s going to happen this time?  I’m that person.

And on a personal note, what is your favorite type of room to design?

I think that my favorite room to design is the bedroom.  There’s just something about it that’s really personal, really dramatic.  It can be elegant.  There’s just so many things you can do, and the great thing about a bed is that your bed is the feature piece of furniture, and you can really go fantastic with it. Like with the living room, you have a lot more pieces to deal with.  You have the couches.  You have your feature wall behind the couches.  You have your TV area.  There’s a lot more things for you to focus on, and I think the bedroom is like one focus, the bed.  Let’s make it fabulous.

I can’t wait for all the fabulousness to unfold on this season of Design Star! Be sure to tune in Mondays at 9/8 Central where 12 designers compete to see if they have what it takes to be the next Design Star.