HGTV host David Bromstad has indicated that his December 2025 network special will likely be his final television design project.
The announcement came during an interview with Barron Designs, following a challenging personal home renovation in Florida.
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Bromstad, who won the inaugural season of HGTV Design Star in 2006, will continue hosting My Lottery Dream Home.
However, he is stepping away from onscreen makeover work.
A Grueling Renovation and Personal Struggles
The four-year transformation of his own Tudor-style home created immense creative pressure after a long break from televised design.
“It’s been so long since I’ve done any sort of design in front of America,” Bromstad said. “And I’m an artist, you know?
I love my job with Lottery but I am a creative through and through.
So it was really nice to be able to flex my muscles a little bit.”
Production faced severe complications when a major storm flooded the Florida residence, destroying initial progress and forcing a complete reconstruction.
“My vision for the house was no longer clear. Everything was in chaos,” Bromstad said in the special, as reported by EntertainmentNow.
“I was starting to spiral. I got into some unhealthy behaviors, and it’s really easy to go there when you’re under distress.”
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He halted production to enter a trauma-based rehabilitation facility for mental health and substance use issues.
“It was a difficult process,” he shared during an Instagram Live with Ross Matthews, according to People. “The house reflected what was really going on with me personally.”
