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Sep 05, 2023

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Barbie-mania is everywhere these days thanks to Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" film. Stars were wearing Barbie-inspired looks on red carpets, brands like Beis and Gap are promoting Barbie collaborations, and HGTV got in on the fun.

The network's series "Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge," hosted by Ashley Graham, is currently airing on HGTV. It features HGTV stars — and one Food Network star — competing against each other to transform a Southern California home into a real-life version of the Barbie Dreamhouse.

For the series, the designers compete in teams of two on behalf of a Barbie superfan, and the winning team's fan will get to stay in the finished house. Each team was assigned an area of the house to renovate as well as a decade their design should be inspired by.

The teams only had one week to complete their renovations.

Insider rounded up before-and-after photos of the transformations, spotlighting how the designers made a home fit for Barbie. You can watch "Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge" on HGTV on Sunday at 8 p.m., and it's available for streaming on MAX.

In episode one, Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson of "Married to Real Estate" faced off against Jasmine Roth from "Help! I Wrecked My House" and Antonia Lofaso, who has appeared on multiple Food Network series.

Sherrod and Jackson were charged with renovating the dreamhouse's entryway, living room, and dining room with the 1990s aesthetic in mind.

Meanwhile, Roth and Lofaso were tasked with transforming the kitchen and family room in the style of the 1960s.

"Farmhouse Fixer" stars Jonathan Knight and Kristina Crestin battled Alison Victoria of "Windy City Rehab" and Ty Pennington from "Rock the Block" in the second episode of "Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge."

Knight and Crestin created Barbie's perfect bedroom suite in the style of the 1980s, while Pennington and Victoria worked on the 1970s-inspired Ken's Den, which marks the first time Ken has ever had a space dedicated to him in Barbie's dreamhouse.

Mika and Brian Kleinschmid of "100 Day Dream Home" faced off against Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas of "Bargain Block" to renovate the home's exterior.

The Kleinschmids were assigned the backyard in the 2000s aesthetic, while Bynum and Thomas decorated the front of the home with inspiration from the 1990s.

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