To think Kirstie's Vintage Homes duck blind was shit?

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Have just watched a bit of said programme and Kirstie Allsop has made a blind using some lino cut in to a duck shape and a bit of paint.

It was absolutely atrociously shit. Seriously if I had as much time to cut out the bloody duck and arse about painting and printing I could have just gone to the shop and bought a blind which actually looked nice.

I have now come away disturbed because it looked as though the guy whose house she is "improving" was doing basket weaving after the break.

If there was any wine in the house I would be drinking it now!

Those wicker place mats..
I agree most of the stuff looks awful, and the poor people doing the basketry with Kirstie seemed to know they were making something they'd never actually use.

Shabby chic, bunting, soooooo over

Admittedly I find her home shows to be like a drug...I don't need it, don't really like it but have to give up an hour of my life to see it through to the end and watch just how dreadful her efforts can be!

I couldn't bear that hanging kitchen basket though-looked dead cheap and wasn't 30's at all- and their little DS would have all the plates/crokery/everything off that dresser in a flash....
Her first home show ("pay me lotsa cash to create my own v.v.expensive holiday home") was so aggravating, and I can't belive she's still harping on 3 years down the line about this kind of thing!

The fabric for the blind just looked a bit too twee- if DS had done it, it would have been sweet, but for a middle aged woman to make a cock up like that, especially when you have to look at it all the time when you're in the kitchen- I'd personally want to stick my head in Kirstie's Aga and end it all.....

I have never forgotten the buttony thing she gave as a lovely homemade Christmas gift.

Absolutely Cybbo - I can't believe this is having a whole series devoted to it.
Now, a series by an actual interior designer taking you through the process of measuring up, scale drawings, coming up with a design and seeing it through - that I'd avidly watch. But these extended magazine articles are utterly pointless - just buy one of the many books on shabby chic - or read a magazine - don't shove Kirsty on telly to waft around producing shoddy examples.

It really annoys me how TV execs will choose a personality to present something they are clearly no good at. As someone else said, why not use a great interior designer? Should be called ?Kirsty makes twee crap?

There is so much exciting and interesting stuff out there, being done by real designers, who would be great on TV.

On that Sarah Beany selling homes show the other night a woman had stuck buttons all around her window frames

Now that is funny.

I like Beany tbf. Plus it's a novelty if she is on your TV and not actually pregnant

Gutted I missed the stuff on buttons (sort of) !