The Great Interior Design Challenge

[Davros]

New series starts tomorrow, 7pm on BBC2. Anyone else in?

I'd sort of assumed Daniel was, um, a gentleman's gentleman.

Oh yes I agree about Rob's rooms (not so much the bat cave) but that dark BLUE in the last one VILE!!!! it looked like a corridor in my worst dreams!

Apologies for coming late to the thread (I also came late to this series ) and have been off line.

I like this programme because it gives us the chance to shout at the telly with our own brilliant ideas .

I did like the box bed, it needed a little step up and maybe a shelf on the inside for the bits and pieces.

Wait! Daniel is straight? Now I never!

I've been pleasurably browsing Daniel's website and diagnose him in the 'posh and naughty' bracket. He talks about his clients being 'deeply satisfied' - ding dong

I think Daniel is gorgeous

I don't know why but I was so upset by how such a lovely Georgian room was turned into a blue monstrosity. No appreciation of its history or unique features.
I wish they'd get rid of the judges (and upcycling challenge) and just let the presenter choose the winner. I am convinced that the judges aren't real people but are just characters from Little Britain.

SheHas - I don't think strong blue is necessarily out of keeping for a Georgian room, though that particular shade might have been just a bit chemical for my taste. We have a Georgian house and have found that the larger rooms are happiest with quite strong colours and paler shades feel a bit mimsy. Painting all the woodwork blue as well though - I'm never convinced by that. Just a bit much.

The one that gave me the rage was Lucy butchering that handsome square ottoman and covering it in pleather and tartan patchwork in Next Catalogue colours

i wonder though what the audition/selection process was for the show. And also how much they know about the homeowners before they put their mood boards together.

I agree on the blue room too. I understand it was customary to experiment with a wider range of colours in Georgian times. I don't think the designer was that far off the mark, actually; if he was going to do "Parisian" though, I think he could've pulled it off with a greyer shade of blue. The shade he used was just a bit....kid's paintbox?

I've got high ceilings too and I'm desperate to put some really dark colours in..

Abnotfab - I have F&B Stiffkey Blue in one room and it's stunning. All that depth and lovely dark blue-ness but just enough green and grey in to avoid the kids' paintbox look

The thing is absolutelynot The client has to LIVE in the room. Maybe one wall a lighter greyish or something.

After moving into our beamed ancient cottagey house I painted all the dark brown stained woodwork, not the ceiling beams, the kitchen fittings, white, and the walls creamy off white ,the difference is extraordinary!!

Interestingly they didn't discuss changing the colour of the beams in the final cottages (unless I missed it at the beginning ).

Agree about cutting of the ottoman. It was unnecessary and the result looked terrible.

Georgian houses have bigger windows of course so can take darker colours. Though I still prefer to ADD my own colours in the furnishings.

Anyone else excited to have a new crop of numpties designers today?

I'm really excited manatee

I'm excited too.

Oh yes me as well (member of the saddo team too) Hopefully none of them with whiney voices.

ppeat wasn't there a condition that beams weren't to be painted in those cottages?

If not, I agree that painting them would've made a massive difference.

I missed the first bit of the programme, so I don't know if the beams were mentioned, they were a strange shiny black though, not natural at all.

I'm battling with painting our beams off white in the kitchen or keeping it 'traditional' with the stained dark brown, so they're not natural too. Sanding would be best but would involve terrible dust and expense.

I'm battling with my conscience, because I'd like to remain semi traditional!

Thinking about it, in the very 'old' days they used to 'lime' the beams which would make them whitish, so maybe we should go for that. We've done it in the hall.

I think painting the beams might have required listed buildings approval.

Oh were they grade one listed OTheHuge ?

I can't wait for tonight. And as it's half term there's no need to rush the bedtime afterwards.

I dunno ppeat but looking at the exteriors it's very possible.

Blimey her with the King Billy hair doesn't look 42

Mmm I'd love to live in a shortbread tin

The village is so cute and I love those little houses.

Rachel has cool hair.