Your Home Made Perfect (BBC Two Tuesday 20.00)

[CrossPurposes]

A new series began tonight. Looks like more of the same: kitchen islands and eye-watering overspending ahead.

I agree. Her favourite aspect of the outcome was the garden......

I’ve just caught up (while folding laundry). I preferred Damian’s design but without the vaulted ceiling and just 1 gangway out.

The downstairs would have the bedrooms and a utlilty / laundry room.

Where Lizzie put the roof meadow I would have made that a balcony to enjoy the front views.

Think you could be right there.

I preferred Lizzie's design as it was. I didn't like the end result. There were elements of Damion's that I liked, but again, his designs are so impractical. Like Robert's and Will's. I think Julian is better at practical designs than the other blokes.

I'd like them to show the floor plan of all the designs so it's easier to understand what they've done.

Why didn't they say from the get go that the had £350k to spend but could they please incorporate some second hand doors they'd bought?

The whole "we bought these doors online so they had to be part of the design" was probably what made lizzie the architect totally mad! Ridiculously naive of the owners.

I’m starting to wonder if the people say to the producers ‘we have a budget of £X’ and they’re told to say something around two thirds of X when it comes to filming.

Costs have increased massively over the last few years, that would have been behind a lot of the increases in budget.

I much preferred Damien's design. It really had the wow factor. In their finished house they had a big open living space upstairs, so did they get rid of a bedroom?

They seemed to take the whole house back to the brick. The problem with that is that of you are in that position when the prices start going up then you’ve got no option but to pay it. They said they had to borrow from family and increase the mortgage to find the extra. They clearly weren’t planning on spending that much.

I was very disappointed with the result. It should have been so much better.
It felt disjointed and I didn't like the feature wallpaper or those tiles stuck on a wall.
Damion's design - the upside down house was a better design - I was very proud of myself because that is what I had thought myself before he showed his design.
The little terrace in the front was nice.

I really think they chose the correct design!

They are not living in that house. No curtains or blinds in any windows, and they’ve put the new bedroom where the kitchen was, so where are they cooking and eating?

Lovely episode.

Much preferred Lynsey's design to Damion's, and I loved the finished phase 1. But yes where are they eating?! Shame it's finished.

Damion's was terrible, there was really no option today! He only redecorated really and didn't give a nice eating area. The chosen design clearly looked like it was going to be over budget.

They chose the design that clearly worked the best for them and their immediate needs. She needed a comfortable bed and an accessible bathroom.

Lindsey’s design was far and away the better one.

I wonder that they have some of the kitchen cabinets and oven in another room.

There were no wardrobes in the bedroom.
The lady was so excited when she saw a wardrobe for her clothes in the preview.
Lynsey's design was so much better. I'm glad they half went with it.

It was so clearly not finished, and they were kidding on they were living in it for the cameras. There had been a delay as the lady was unwell and they were probably rushed into it for the crew.

Lynsey's was definitely the best design but was as usual not possible for their budget even allowing for the cost of living increases.

And it was definitely not finished unless we are supposed to believe that Lizzie was going to use that shower without a grab rail.

They should have moved to a more accessible house/bungalow. Surely Norwich has bungalows? The disruption and expense must have taken it out of her badly.

That's what I thought too. Would have been easier.

I wondered about that but maybe it was location, location, location.

I'll just remembered that pink seat in the chimney breast...

Yes! I did like it, but it also reminded me of sponge fingers in a cake 🎂