Mikel Welch is a bonafide design celebrity. A Season 7 contestant on HGTV’s Design Star, Mikel went on to share his gift for transforming spaces on The Steve Harvey Show and The Real Housewives of Atlanta before joining the cast of Trading Spaces. Mikel has now used all of that talent and experience to turn a 650-square-foot apartment in New York City into his own Hamptons-inspired getaway.