Lets talk about Grand Designs last night. Who wants to live in a castle?

[sassy]

How mad was the bloke? How tolerant was his wife?
But that HOUSE! (swoon)

Yes, Marina, they had to rebuild the wall in stock bricks in the end (that was what the fuss what about)

Who were the tits with the stupid tap in the kitchen they all stood round looking as though it was some sort of second coming? I hated them.

I loved the castle. I do think the wife was swigging the wine rather - made me larf.

And I liked the woodcutter house best - he was lovely and I was so glad he had found a lovely wife and had a baby [fairytale ending]

They annoyed The London Festival Orchestra .

He was called Milko or something bizarre

Ah, that's what happened, thanks NDP
I somehow suspect she got few commissions after that programme aired
Agree Exbury, I had a day dream on the train in this morning about winning the lottery and commissioning Mr and Mrs Shaw to do their Lutyens max on a ruin of my choosing
I think it was the staircase going in

Marina - £300k mortgage is way out of my league though.

I loved it, and thought he rather sweetly looked about seven years old every time he looked at it or spoke about it. I also thought he deserved a medal, an MBE or a big wodge of cash from the nation for saving that beautiful building.
BTW the guy from English Heritage was such an arse, wasn't he? He and the real world were strangers indeed.

Oh mine too Jones

Milko the banker

Typo there I think NdP

Ah yes, the woodcutter house.... my fave too. He?d been living in a caravan for 20-odd years hadn?t he? Wasn?t there some condition of planning consent that only he was allowed to live in it? So when he dies the house has to be pulled down? I really hope that that will be a long way off and by then the planners are not complete jobsworth gits!! Apologies if there are any present!

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The violin factory the worst couple EVER. The eco house in the forest was brilliant. Really moving actually.

I could not believe what it started out as & how it ended up - WOW - I also loved the roof bit - stunning.
It was nice that they seemed so'normal' some of the bods on previous progs seem to live on another planet

Well, the dumb waiter is certainly in the right place

I kept thinking they needed another couple of children, then it would have that real 'I capture the castle' vibe.

to be honest I was swooning at our Kevin. He is soooooo lovely. And 90 mins of him too!Am made up there's a new series. Oh,...and the house was ok!

The staircase was fab but the hall floor was such a mistake

I turned over to More4 when it had finished and watched Kevin with Naomi Cleaver and an architect (sorry forgotten her name) pick the decor to shreds... "but dahhhling there was so much more they could have done with it"

The hall floor was the only thing I didn't like, granted...erm and maybe that granite bath. But overall the effect was absolutely wonderful (am huge fan of Castle Drogo)

Yes bath awful. Looked terribly uncomfy.

The granite bath looked too upright

Ah, you can't beat lovely Kevin. He always finds "integrity" in the building somewhere. Thought the couple last night were OK - if a bit mad. Enjoyed watching the wife swigging the wine at the end!! I loved the wood cutter story the best too - I'll never forget him running a bath for the first time in 10 years! Don't you think a lot of GD's end up a bit spartan and souless - very cutting edge I know but just can't imagine living in a sterile cube myself. Maybe I'm just a heathen.

I liked the floor, but the bath looked like a sarcophagus.

What's the betting that when those daughters inherit it they flog it straight to a hotel chain?

Yes, my DH said "lovely bath" - I thought it looked the most uncomfortable thing ever.

What's the betting the bath's sreamlind effect is ruined when someone sits in it, reclining against a poly-cotton-covered blowup bath pillow with suckers?

PInk or lilac no doubt.

OMG. Streamlined.