The Great Interior Design Challenge

I thought the girl who was supposed to put orange accents (Angelica)? missed a great opportunity. Those unusually shaped alcoves would have been a real feature if she'd painted the back wall of them burnt orange!

great minds Lona that was my first thought as soon as I saw the room. Even before she said orange was going to be the accent colour.

gettingonabit the client wanted hidden storage, it would have been sacrilege to box in those lovely shaped alcoves.

I wasn't keen on any of the rooms, one too beige and brown, one with way too much royal blue and a black floor with white bits, ugh.The other too pale and boring.I love the series though.

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I was told by someone in a local shop that the contestants in previous programmes weren't amateur at all and that they'd seen them at trade fairs. I get the feeling that the contestants this time are genuine amateurs. I'm still enjoying it though, as I'm currently 'dressing' a little house that the S.O. has bought in Northumberland. He spends all day painting walls and I walk around re arranging pictures and candlesticks! But we're also going to a lot of charity shops and auctions looking for bargains and I can't remember the last time I enjoyed myself so much. The house also has a large empty garage for me to paint the furniture in. These are some of my 'bargains'.

They look great Tegan.

Just watched last night's episode in time for tonight. I wasn't keen on any of the rooms, but I hated Rob's blue room and I love blue. I didn't like the sofa blocking the views, her presentation was dreadful as was her wallpaper sculpture and chandelier. And not planning any concealed storage wasa big mistake. Her client was probably so bamboozled by her presentation that she didn't notice the lack of concealed storage at the time. Plus her voice grates on me.

I would have kept Angelica and sent Lucy home.

On Monday I think the judges sent the right person home. I liked Lucy's bedroom until she produced the tacky tacky lightshade.

Tegan I think all of the contestants will already be doing work so they can build up a portfolio. My guess is the ones with well planned mood boards are the more experienced. Lucky you having someone so hands on, it must be great fun!

Batman da da da da batman ! Loved it.

Anyone else notice how Lucy drags out her final syllables ? aggravating to listen to.

I'm so surprised Rob didn't go through. I thought he was very talented, what's more Lucy drives me up the wall with the way she talks.

Same here but I thought her bedroom design tonight was fabulous. However, I hope I'm never a guest in that house as the bed looked like a nightmare to get in and out of [which I have to do several times each night these days ]....[or should I say these nights]

I'm another one who thought Rob should have gone through, he was much more inventive. I loved his Lego and bat lights.

Lucy's design although I did like the look, could have been achieved with a quick Google and a look at Pininterest.

Her voice also drove me up the wall, the nazel drawl seemed to disappear at the end. Maybe it was a stress thing

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I'm glad it wasn't just me who thinks her voice is annoying. I would have chosen Rob to go through to the next round. I think the problem with the bed is it should have had a step to make it easier to get in and out. The art work on the wardrobe was poorly done and the judges were right about the decoration on the curtains being too little and too low. It was like she didn't do her research properly. I don't think she stands a chance against the likes of Frankie.

Well I loved Lucy's Scandinavian room although I agree that some of the decorative painting was a bit rough, but then it was supposed to be folksy.

I thought Rob did an excellent job with the batman room but overall I've hated his schemes. That dark blue room was a nightmare so glad Lucy went through.

I too think the judges are a pain and only interested in current fads, and I do wish they'd drop that stupid upcycling thing with bits if rubbish. Nobody has made anything decent with any of it and it just uses up precious time that should be spent doing the rooms.

Rob's phone must be ringing off the wall with orders from mega wealthy parents who look upon a bespoke bedroom for their kids as the norm.

He doesn't need to win the competition.

Lucy's voice drives me mad as well. Sounds like a creaky gate.

Now it's getting good !

I loved Lucy's Scandi Folk art room - at last something I really like - so much so that I'm going to do it to a mirror tonight !!

Tegan, your bargains look great. Do you watch Fixer Uppers on ITVbe? It is American and a bit samey, but some of the artefacts she uses are imaginative, I like looking for them on the programme.

I liked both rooms last night, it was a difficult call for the judges.

I'll check that out shysal.

nina I disagree about the storage issue. I believe good design is about far more than prettiness-it has to actually work in a practical sense.

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I don't understand why Sophie said the toy box in the boys room was too big. I don't think any toy box can be 'too big' . Bought another couple of bargains today...chairs for painting and reupholstering and the coat stand I just love, although no idea what I'm going to do with it ...

I think her problem with the toy boxes was you can shove anything in them. I thought that was the point of a toy box and Rob did 2 smaller boxes rather than one big one, so that was even better in my opinion. They can be dumping places, but for a quick tidy up, what could be easier for a young child? Maybe she has a nanny to help with the children miaow!

Tegan your coat stand would become a standard lamp if it was on the show!

I did like Lucy's bedroom, I just didn't think it was very well done in places. Folksy doesn't automatically mean rough.

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The problem with Lucy's box bed was she did something in between the styles you normally see. With a high bed you need a step to help you get in and out, especially with such big side pieces. The step can usually be moved out of the way to get at the storage space below the bed, which was the point of having a high bed. I think that's perhaps what her client would have expected. Lower beds without steps are usually for children.

I thought the 'table lamp' idea was monstrous and a waste of some rather sweet tables that I could have upcycled. Having said that, I was thinking today [I do that sometimes ] when we were travelling back from Nottingham of what I would do if someone asked me to come up with a truly original idea and I couldn't think of a single thing .

The bright blue on in the central picture must have been designed by Rob in a previous incarnation...#y'canhavetoomuchblue

I hate the idea of the high bed, all that getting in and out at night!A couple of years ago we stayed in an old cottage which had an old fashioned high bed, and DH was very amused that I had to use the kitchen step to get into bed like a child.