The Great Interior Design Challenge

[Davros]

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

bibliomania I was going to say exactly that The actual workers are the ones that make those rooms anywhere near worthwhile. Their faces are a picture (esp. the woman painter's).

The judges are so blinded by (esp. Sophie) everything having to be 'contemporary' that they make the words 'fashion victim' seem understated. So the grey beams of her room, that was linked upthread, are terribly old fashioned now. We can't have that can we?

PPeat but the thing is you don't necessarily have the most cutting edge stuff in your house non stop do you (as a successful designer)- or you'd never be finished. I used to work in fashion and would cringe anytime anyone asked what I did- 5/10 I'd get asked "So what you're wearing is the top fashion at the moment is it?"

(err no, it was a full laundry basket day actually was normally the answer to that question)

No of course not Vache I was being sarky btw. I too worked in the fashion world for a couple of years (that was more than enough TBH).

I couldn't bear the type of people who totally blanked you because you weren't wearing what they deemed to be the latest 'look'. Talk about 2 faced.

Just caught up. Tali's was ok but underwhelming but the bloke's-wtf.

Glad he's gone. I'm quite liking Talli (sp)? but none of the others have an ounce of self-awareness, it seems.

Vache, but would you put up a selfie if you were wearing whatever happened to be in your laundry basket at the time to promote your self and your skills? Because that's a staged photoshoot, not how her living room looks day to day

Vache as the great Dolly Parton said:
'It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.'

www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/d/dollyparto446782.html

Horton no I wouldn't but I also wouldn't go out and get a boob job and buy an complete and current designer wardrobe for that one photos shoot either .

I'd love to know if the home owners and steered towards "liking" their rooms - perhaps they get promised a complete free overhaul if they hate it?

Tali is a furniture restyler in real life, what is that?
I think the editing of the show has been unfair to Anne. With the Japanese room the just showed her making bunting. But then she also managed so get in a dressing table, desk and sofa bed for the girl which weren't properly shown. Yesterday they just showed her faffing around with the window seat but at the end you could see that she'd done a lot more. However, I am convinced that she is Sarah Millican in disguise playing a character.
I still think Jamie who didn't get through last week is better than any of the designers this week.

Em, is it a furniture painter? That's what she seems to focus on and enjoy most. To be fair to her, she is very good at fulfilling her clients' briefs and giving them what they want, even if she's not very creative.

I suppose a furniture restyler is a tarter-upper of furniture? I paint all my own furniture; does that make me a furniture restyler or a batty old dear weilding a paintbrush.

I don't get what Sophie means about Tali not being creative. She's giving furniture a new lease of life so what's wrong with that? I think that's far more useful than some old bits of fabric strung together.

At least she's fulfilling the brief-surely that's what it's all about?

I think the judges need to clarify what they want. They say they want someone who gives he clients what the want then they say they want the designer to push the client and take risks. They want them to be creative then complain that too many things are homemade then complain that too many things are shop bought 😴

I don't know why they thought the copper edging on the shelves was a contemporary touch compared to the Arts and Crafts theme. Copper is a classic A&C material.
Craig's room was a joke!!

That cottage garden is to die for.

Both those kitchens are lovely now. 'This kitchen is small and gloomy for a farmhouse' - well they should come to my farmhouse and see my shitty kitchen - appliances slowly breaking, drawers breaking, doors falling off, no heating ..

DH and I are currently hoping both kitchens are wrecked as we are furiously envious.

Evening! I missed the beginning, what are they destroying tonight?

I absolutely hated the bird's nest on the head woman's Japanese room on Monday. Can't believe she's still in.

Just about to tune in, about half an hour behind.

Nothing seems to have happened yet. There's so much blooming filler on this show.

Anne is seriously lacking in practicality. Wallpaper as a splashback!

Agree about grey and cream being bad together.

The village this episode is set in is utterly gorgeous.

My least favourite bit of the show is the "upcycle" challenge. It's all so tacky.

At least Tali's having a laugh! Correct reaction, imo.

I would be laughing from embarrassment as well.

Laminate isn't very practical in a farmhouse kitchen, is it?

Oliver in plain top shocker! Where are the stripes?

Oh God does his top have white scribbles on it??

Bring back the Breton!