Love it or List it: Kirsty & Phil

I wonder if not having included lifts is a clear indication of an intention to move?

I think that too Easybee. I wondered would they organise my extension.

Sparklefizz yes I thought one of those modern homelifts would be included.

Kirsty doesn’t actually do the design , I know it’s a tv programme , but I think the Architect should get the kudos for doing the actual plans
I do like the pair of them , and I enjoy the banter

Yes,I am beginning to think many of these householders want their house redesigned, profess to be thrilled with the result, and then two years later it is on the market, revamped by Kirstie.

However, the £57K outlay for the work added almost twice as much to the value of the house
What the programme omits to explain is that house prices were going bonkers at that particular time, so the double figure was as much down to a good market as anything.

Yes, I guess they preferred to stay with the familiar, and after all that upheaval, can you really blame them? I used to live in Mapperley and it's a very hilly part of town.

I wonder if the cost of moving - £22K made them think twice, as well as all the upheaval? Perhaps there’s hope the chap’s mobility might improve - it can take up to 4 years after a stroke, However, the £57K outlay for the work added almost twice as much to the value of the house for a future move, which I think is probably on the cards.
It did seem a shame that access to the garden was so important and was only partly addressed.

I must admit I didn’t give the programme my full attention, but was there no talk of a stairlift or proper lift (my DD’s thinking of the latter if and when she moves), as it was a big house, so the chap could access upstairs?

I quite like that programme,

I'm getting suspicious that a lot of what they say in LIOLI is put on. Either the husband wasn't as immobile as was made out, or he was quite happy to stay put. I think they just make a story out of two people having different ideas, when all they want is their house done up by Kirsty.
The kitchen hardly looked any different apart from the open dining area.

Yes, but if you want open plan all on one level, then modern and possibly "soulless" is what you get. He struggled with getting up one step - how did he get upstairs to bed? I thought the fitting of a stairlift would be bound to be included in the makeover but no mention of it.

As they point out on "Escape to the Country" - there's always a compromise.

I worked with someone whose husband designed and built their house .... and there were still things they found wrong once they began living in it.

I think he couldn’t cope with the upheaval of moving and perhaps having to do more work. She did say that she thought they would move at some point.

They had a house with character and all the ones Phil showed them were modern soulless ones.