I can’t even believe I was loading these photos in to my blog to discuss…. why???? I am horrified. This is bad isn’t it? I feel really embarrassed. Let’s get this straight though – this is a design TV show, where the contestants get a score and the winner gets a prize. Their rooms are encouraged to be discussed openly on social media. Sooooooo, why is it all so bad? Who let this happen? I have so many questions for the producers of this show! Why do these judges even exist?
I know the rules were horrible. And I can’t even blame the contestants entirely because they only had rubbish to work with. I don’t even blame David and Chiara for these vomitous rules. I will go as far to say there’s some strange producers egging everyone on! I think maybe David and Chiara weren’t overly sure on what rules they’d create so the producers used some design “buzz words” to really get them all going. Who says “bling with glam luxe style”??? WHAT IS THAT?
Some of the home was mid-century, some was provincial… It was confusing!
Here were the rules…
David & Chiara’s rules:
1. Bring the bling with glam luxe style
2. Be passionate with red, gold and silver
3. Turn the lounge room in to a swanky cinema
4. Do something dramatic in a sparkly kitchen
5. Make the master suite like an OTT 6 star hotel
Ok, so let’s check out all the photos…
Jess & Jared (Entry and Master Bedroom)
I just don’t know what to say. They didn’t get this right did they? The master bedroom was horrendous. Nothing matched, and there were so many sparkly things. If you’re going to style using black, red and silver you need to make sure the base is WHITE and then comes the black, followed by a bit of mirror/silver and then MAYBE a bit of red (which I can’t even deal with anyway).
Josh & Brandon (Girls room and Laundry)
Look, it was passable. The laundry was ok in comparison to the rest of the house. It wasn’t good, but I know they had to stick to the rules!
Toad & Mandy (girls room and Bathroom)
I’m not criticising the little girls room, because she will love it, and that’s what the show is about. Making those little faces smile and I’m ok with that. BUT the bathroom. I am yelling! WHAT THE? I like the black bath and sink. I also like the floor tiles. But then they had to stop. Just add one single red towel! Resale isn’t going to be easy for this house. LOVE the skylight though.
Mel & Dave (Kitchen and Hallway)
Why did they pick shiny gloss black? I suppose you have to when the rule is “Do something dramatic in a sparkly kitchen”. The only things saving this space are the skylights and the bar stools. Did they really add yellow to the hallway with wallpaper??? That was bad.
Leigh & Kristie (Ensuite, dining room and bonus boys room)
If anything, I can handle the dining table this week. Because it matches! Yay! I even like the wallpaper (minus the print OVER the wallpaper). That ensuite wasn’t fantastic either. Too many tile clashes. I could (minutely) deal with the red mirror if I had to (because the rules said so), and even the floor tiles. But then that needed to stop right there.
Kim & Michelle (Living room and coffee zone)
I think the coffee zone was the only good part in the house! That was ok and works best considering the rules given. BUT the lounge room… the furniture placement was wrong. Throw out the red shaggy rug and wasn’t it supposed to be a cinema room? That didn’t happen did it? Why is that mirror so high?
This house would have to be the worst I’ve ever seen. Sorry I am being very unkind here, but I really hope next season (because there is a next as I see them calling for applicants!) there are some people guiding them, some better rules and some new judges!
What did you think??
You can see the previous renos here and meet the contestants here.
♥ KC.