September 8, 2025

NDSU students compete in the Scheels Design Challenge

An interior design student decorates a shelf at Scheels Home & Hardware.

Voting has now opened for the eighth annual Scheels Design Challenge.

A total of 15 NDSU interior design students participated in this year’s design challenge on Sunday, Sept. 7, where they had four hours to transform a randomly selected theme into a fully designed display using furniture, décor and art found on the Scheels Home & Hardware sales floor.

You can vote for your favorite design in person at Scheels Home & Hardware, or online through Sunday, Sept. 14. The student team with the most votes will be crowned the People’s Choice Award winner.

Student teams also have the chance to win the Judge’s Choice Award, made up of a panel of local design experts who will score each display based on a detailed rubric.