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BAROQUE MUSIC PLAYS
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It's the final of
Interior Design Masters,
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and our designers are
transforming two
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holiday cottages here
in the whimsical
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village of Portmeirion in Wales.
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And when we heard
the locals were looking
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for a new king and queen, we decided
to step in, didn't we, Michelle?
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Indeed. Where would you like us?
In a palace?
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Oh, I'd love a throne.
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Between the two bishops, please.
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MUSIC WINDS DOWN
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Oh. You need to write
a bigger cheque, mate.
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Welcome to the final!
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The search for this year's Interior
Design Master is almost at an end.
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Drum roll, please.
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Drrrr!
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Over the last seven weeks,
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the designers
have transformed everything...
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OVERLAPPING SPEECH
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..from hostel bunk rooms...
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Says "YHA" - it's backwards.
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..to spaces for rescue dogs...
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I am putting some of the slogans
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that Battersea uses
onto these bones.
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Oh, this is spectacular!
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..to hospitality boxes.
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Wow. Oh!
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{\an8}The Twickenham 1909 vinyls
on the doors,
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it's a small touch, but, gosh,
how effective!
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After their last performance
in Edinburgh...Ta-da!
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..Craig took a final bow.
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To fall short at the last hurdle,
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it hurts.
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Oh, wow! Now Rita...Et voila.
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..and John remain.
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BELL RINGS
Come on, come on!
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The winner of Interior Design
Masters is...
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We're in the final! Well done.
Well done, you!
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I'm in the final!
I mean, this is a dream come true!
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Like...
SHE SQUEALS
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Off to Portmeirion. I know!
Oh, my goodness,
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being in the final is everything.
My journey here has not been easy,
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but it's going to be fun to be
in the final with Rita.
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She's going
to be really tough competition.
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So we have a design technology
teacher
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and a visual merchandiser in our
final.
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They couldn't have more
different skills
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so I am so excited to see
what John and Rita do.
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That's what I said -
it looks like a hat.
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Rita's consistently excelled
with her rustic,
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textural signature style.
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What are you doing with this old bit
of corrugated iron?
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I'm cladding the wall with it.
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And brilliant ability
to visualise a room.
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Super-sexy textures.
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Winning her the first
Standout Space.
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Thank you! The gift that Rita has is
that she's able
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to take almost anything and make it
into something extraordinary.
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She really does turn trash into
treasure.
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Ta-da! We've got a light.
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Your imagination is something else.
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By week six, Rita had slightly lost
her confidence a little.
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It's all neutrals on neutrals.
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So she ended up on the sofa because
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I didn't see enough of her
in the design.
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The feedback then was,
"Lean into you,"
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which is exactly what we saw
in the semifinal,
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which is why she's in the final.
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Winning Standout Space last week
was actually the push I needed.
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I'm going to go for it.
It's going to be epic.
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SANDER WHIRS
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{\an8}Keep going! You can see you're
a teacher!
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You're just
the right side of patronising.
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JOHN LAUGHS
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John's DT background
has been evident through
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his expert use of materials.
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All of this matchboarding has been
done incredibly well.
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John really showed me that he has
an incredible attention to detail.
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HE LAUGHS
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It is exactly the right size to go
in this frame.
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But he's been on
the sofa four times.
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The words are "nice" and
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"inoffensive" - and that's not good
enough.
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I'm worried that we're not going
to get it all done.
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One of the biggest lessons that
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John's had to learn
is time management.
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He's bitten off too much, but I can
feel that he went for it. Mm-hm.
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By the quarterfinal, John turned
a corner.
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It reeks of class. Oh, I like that -
"Reeks of class."
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Along with Craig,
his shop won Standout Space.
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John, you finally did it!
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THEY LAUGH
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In his Fringe venue,
it really all came together.
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Oh, wow! Now I'm excited.
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He created a design that will really
stand the test of time.
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I am going into
the final feeling confident.
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It's well within my ability
to smash this.
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So that's the plan.
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Our final two designers!
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Yeah. How are you feeling?
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Very excited. Very excited, yeah.
The prize is really amazing.
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You'll be working
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alongside John Lewis's design team
to create your own homeware line.
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That's incredible. Yeah.
My mum...
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THEY LAUGH
..will be very excited.
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I think she'll sleep outside
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of John Lewis!
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The idea of John Cooper
and John Lewis teaming up together
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is quite exciting.
The two Johns.I know!
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But, before all that,
for the final, you're heading to
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the almost-mythical, mystical
village of Portmeirion in Wales,
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where you'll be transforming
one of their cottages.
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Portmeirion
on the north-west coast of Wales
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is a colourful
masterpiece of eclectic buildings
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and the brainchild of architect
Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.
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Over the last century,
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it's inspired creatives
from Noel Coward to the Beatles,
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and was the location of '60s TV cult
classic The Prisoner.
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Today, anyone can stay in one of
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its 13 quirky self-catering
cottages,
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and our finalists have one each
to completely transform.
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There's Battery - a cosy cottage
with a kitchen-diner and a small,
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separate living room.
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And Toll House -
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a higgledy-piggledy Grade II-listed
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building with
a more open-plan living-dining area.
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Both have panoramic views of
the estuary to the south
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and the vibrant village to
the north.
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There's two keys in front of you -
one for each cottage -
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take your pick.OK.
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{\an8}Battery Cottage. Toll House.
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Do you have any advice
for our finalists?
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Just remember the goal is to create
a destination holiday cottage
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that shows me who you are,
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but also gives me that sense
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of this incredible village
of Portmeirion.
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Now, if you thought Portmeirion
was bright and vibrant,
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wait till you see our guest judge.
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The show-stopper Sophie Robinson
is joining us in Wales.
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That's very exciting.
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She definitely loves colour.
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Good luck...Thank you.
..and we'll see you in Wales.
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Thank you. Thank you.Good luck.
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I have been to Portmeirion
many times.
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It's such an inspirational
and crazy kind of place,
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so I am going all-out on this one.
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I haven't been to Portmeirion
before,
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I've just seen it in pictures.
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It's a beautiful place
that inspires artists
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and then, hopefully, it's going
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to inspire me to do
the best space ever.
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It has to be,
cos I want to win it.
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After a week
of planning their designs...
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It's like a dream! It's amazing.
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..our finalists arrive
in Portmeirion...
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It doesn't feel real.
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I know, I know, it's magical.
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..to take inspiration from
the surreal surroundings.
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Cos everything's so bright,
I feel I'm in Alice in Wonderland.
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Oh, yes!
So I'm going to be Alice this week.
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OK, OK.
And the cottage is my Wonderland.
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Does that make me
the Queen of Hearts?
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I don't know. Oh...
Off with your head.
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Oh, my goodness, that's scary.
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Good luck. Come here. Yeah. Good
luck to us. Come on, let's go see.
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They have three days...
Here we are! Yes!
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THEY LAUGH
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..and £6,500
to make over these cottages.
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Hey! Hey, hey, hey, look who it
isn't. Hello!
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And they're getting a
little help from their friends.
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Oh, good to see you!
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Rita's reuniting
with super stylist Briony...
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I'm so pleased to be back. It feels
so special, doesn't it? Yeah.
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{\an8}Team Rita - I've got me badge.
Team Rita.
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..and John is back with
the king of colour, Craig.
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John's learned so much.
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I'm happy to be here helping bring
his vision to life.
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Shall we have a look? Good!
Come on, come on.
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HUMS A TUNE, THEY LAUGH
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Each cottage is unique.
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Oh, look! OK.
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John's living
and dining area is open-plan...
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We can really make something
special out of it.
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..while Rita's is divided into
smaller and separate rooms.
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Oh, this is so cute and small!
Both have a kitchen...
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Big plans for a very small kitchen.
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..stairs and landing, as well
as a single and master bedroom.
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Look at the view.
This is what you stay here for.
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So, Portmeirion - it's designed
by Clough Williams-Ellis,
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who's this, like, amazing architect.
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And the whole place is inspired
by Portofino and the Mediterranean.
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So that's the vibe I'm going for.
Which I think is perfect.
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I've got a lot of pattern
and colour going on here. Yeah.
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It's such an over-the-top place -
that should be reflected in here.
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Can't wait to get at it.
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I know, I know, I'm excited
to do it.
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Here we go. Wow-ee!
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I would like to bring
the outside inside,
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but more pastel rather
than strong colours.
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So it's more Rita? It's more Rita,
yeah. Because I think,
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when you're on holiday,
you want to feel calm as well.
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I'm designing a British cottage...
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SHE CHUCKLES
..because back home in Lebanon,
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we think all British people live
in cottages like this.
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Like, cute, little, cosy, romantic.
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So I want to bring
a countryside feel into the cottage.
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Just like what I used to see
in movies,
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I'm bringing it to reality.
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Et voila, this is the plan.
Et voila.
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To help bring their designs to
life...
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Morning! Hello! Hello!
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..the finalists have two carpenters
and three decorators each.
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So the vibe I'm going for, really,
in here is Mediterranean.
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Lots of colour going in here,
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lots of pattern.
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In the living room, on the walls,
it's going to be red.
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And then there are going to be
frames of gorgeous wallpaper.
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John's framed wallpaper,
featuring Amalfi lemons,
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gargoyles and a chequerboard
pattern, will sit on
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his living room's
cranberry-red walls.
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He's echoing this red
in his striped furniture and adding
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a coffee table top
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with his statement wallpaper.
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In the separate kitchen,
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he's painting the cabinets
a rich Mediterranean blue
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and the plain tiles will be covered
with a blue patent vinyl.
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In the dining area, he's adding
a new table and chairs,
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which will be painted
yellow to match
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a modernist geometric paper
above the dado.
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Below, he's adding
shiplap panelling.
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We're blessed with this gorgeous
shiplap on these walls.
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I want to add a little bit more in,
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so up to a kind of dado height,
wrapping it around this dining area,
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cos, obviously, it
just leads right through.
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Maybe we should start.
Yeah, make a start, yeah.
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I've never done shiplap before.
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So they're individual planks
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and then they have a bit
that kind of slots inside
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the back of the other one.
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And it adds a kind
of layer of texture and interest.
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While John uses shiplap to connect
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his dining room to his living
room...
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Really pleased with that.
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This looks amazing.
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..Rita is going all out to separate
hers from the kitchen.
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I wanted to have a stud wall
because I wanted
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the dining area to feel
a bit more special and separate.
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What am I doing with this?
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So my idea was to have this piece
of timber going across between
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the new stud wall
and this corner here.
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OK, so, like a beam?
Yeah, like a beam.
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Where I come from in Lebanon,
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the design of houses
does not involve beams.
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So this is, for me, really exciting
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cos it's, like, I can make
all my dreams come true.
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THEY SPEAK ARABIC
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Rita and her family settled
in the UK 18 years ago,
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having lived in four other countries
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after fleeing the war
in her childhood home of Lebanon.
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I feel it's the first time in my
life I feel settled in a country.
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It is in the UK
where I express myself as a woman,
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as an artist and now as a designer.
I love it.
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What are you thinking
for your final design?
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I just want to make it
look nice and cosy.
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So I owe a lot to my mum
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because she wanted a better life
for us.
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I would like her
to feel very proud of
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all the sacrifices she had to do
for me to be here and live my dream.
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You are in the final now. I know!
I'm so proud of you, daughter.
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I see you, Rita, to be
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the best interior design
in the world.
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I am her mum. I think that,
and I hope that.
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SHE LAUGHS
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If I compare myself from Rita week
one to Rita in the final,
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I think I gained confidence,
and fear is almost gone.
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How are you feeling about the final?
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It means everything
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because I always wanted to be
a designer.
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Yes! So high five for this! Oh!
THEY LAUGH
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Interior design is like a therapy
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that has art and creativity in it,
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cos you can change somebody's mood
by changing their space,
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and that's what I would like
to be known for.
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This is my rustic dream come true
because I love wood!
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If I ever get married, I'm going to
get married to a timber.
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SHE LAUGHS
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Rita's timber divider
and stud wall will separate
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the dining area from the kitchen,
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which she is
painting entirely pastel pink.
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She's replacing the wall cabinets
with wooden scaffolding boards,
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and scaffold will also be used
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in the living room to create
an open-display wooden cabinet.
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She's painting the walls
a pale butter yellow,
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complemented with grey-blue
woodwork.
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A huge bespoke floral
artwork will cover one wall,
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and the rich jewel colours seen
in the new cosy furniture
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are repeated in her dining room in
a bold Jacobean-inspired wallpaper.
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I love it. But you want
that wall blanketed?
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Please, yeah.
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When I saw this wallpaper
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and I looked
at Portmeirion buildings,
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I felt this wallpaper
had every colour in Portmeirion,
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and that was the starting point.
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So, the dining area,
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I just want it to be
a place you remember.
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And it's the only place I've got
the wallpaper, cos
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it's the centre of the cottage.
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This is where I picked the blue
in the doors,
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the pinks in the kitchen.
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My signature style has developed.
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Because, when I started, it was
like rustic texture,
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and now, proudly, I can
add to it colour.
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I'm going for six colours this time,
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but I think they will
work really well together
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cos they're all based on
a pastel shade.
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Oh, it's so good, Rita!
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This is so gorgeous!
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So, yellow is the theme in here.
So, bright and sunny and joyful.
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OK, lovely.
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John's dining room wallpaper
couldn't be more different.
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It's a lovely print. Isn't it?
So, it's really kind of geometric,
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which I love. Yeah, yeah. Right,
let's do it. We're going to nail it.
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Well, actually, we'll paste it.
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But his statement living
room wallpaper...That's happening.
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..which ties his scheme together...
No, not yet with that.
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..has yet to arrive.
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It's coming from far away.
328
00:15:51,290 --> 00:15:54,570
We just haven't had an update in
a while as to where exactly it is.
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Yeah. I'm going to keep thinking
positive. It's going to be here.
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MUSIC: It's Not Unusual
by Tom Jones
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# It's not unusual to be loved
by anyone... #
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Six hours. What a journey.
I've got such a numb bum.
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MUSIC WINDS DOWN
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What the...?!
CRASHING
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HORN BEEPS
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Oh!
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Where the hell am I?
338
00:16:20,970 --> 00:16:23,490
Is that a gnome petrol station?
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00:16:23,530 --> 00:16:25,450
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
340
00:16:26,890 --> 00:16:28,730
I think I'm hallucinating!
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Make it stop!
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00:16:30,330 --> 00:16:33,450
Oh! What is this place?
343
00:16:35,450 --> 00:16:36,890
This makes Disney look dowdy!
344
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What a trip!
345
00:16:44,250 --> 00:16:46,610
That's the last time I have cheese
before bed.
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00:16:46,650 --> 00:16:48,290
Phew!
347
00:16:50,650 --> 00:16:54,170
Hi, boys!Oh, hello, Alan! Hello.
Oh, Craig,
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00:16:54,210 --> 00:16:56,490
I thought I'd seen
the last of those shorts and braces.
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THEY LAUGH
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Rock on, Tommy.
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So how's he doing?
He's doing amazingly, yeah.
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When you look outside
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in this amazing place, Portmeirion,
you look inside,
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it absolutely belongs here.
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And, generally, within
the whole space,
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we're looking at just
a Mediterranean feel in here.
357
00:17:12,770 --> 00:17:16,050
Yeah, it IS Mediterranean. That
could be, like, Greece, couldn't it?
358
00:17:16,090 --> 00:17:18,410
Well, it could be, yeah, for sure!
Which is in the Mediterranean.
359
00:17:18,450 --> 00:17:20,650
Yeah, thank you for that little
geography lesson.
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THEY LAUGH
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So is everything going to plan?
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There's a key thing
that hasn't quite gone to plan.
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My, like, statement wallpaper
hasn't arrived yet.
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00:17:27,890 --> 00:17:30,450
Oh, where's it coming from?
Transylvania.
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00:17:30,490 --> 00:17:33,130
Who buys wallpaper from
Transylvania?
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Me, by mistake.
Talk me through it.
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00:17:35,770 --> 00:17:38,450
"That's my wallpaper."
"That's the one." Yeah.
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00:17:38,490 --> 00:17:41,930
"D Racula. Oh, he looks nice."
Oh, dear!
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It's all the colours that I've used
throughout the whole cottage... OK.
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00:17:45,090 --> 00:17:47,890
..come together in that wallpaper.
Let's hope you get that here,
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if it's your statement wallpaper.
I know, I know.
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John's design is very Portmeirion.
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He's got the Mediterranean colours,
now all he needs is his wallpaper
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from Transylvania.
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And if that doesn't turn
up, it's FANGS for nothing.
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MUSIC: Ghost Town
by The Specials
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# This town is coming like
a ghost town... #
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SANDER WHIRS
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# This town is coming like
a ghost town... #
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It is like a butter, makes you
hungry.
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00:18:13,890 --> 00:18:16,770
In Rita's living room...
There's a scone.
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LAUGHS:Can you see?
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..things are off to a sweet start.
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00:18:19,770 --> 00:18:21,090
Somebody left a scone!
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00:18:21,130 --> 00:18:23,050
Yeah. They're hungry.
See, I told you,
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00:18:23,090 --> 00:18:25,370
it makes you hungry
cos it's like butter!
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00:18:27,250 --> 00:18:30,410
The kitchen's going
the colour of sugared almonds.
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00:18:30,450 --> 00:18:32,610
Hello. How's it going?
All right, yeah.
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00:18:32,650 --> 00:18:35,970
Just putting a coat on these...
Oh, wow, it's a nice pink.
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00:18:36,010 --> 00:18:37,650
It's nice and gentle. Yeah.
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00:18:37,690 --> 00:18:40,130
So I'm going for pastel pink
because I want a bit of
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a contrast to the outside,
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00:18:43,130 --> 00:18:45,170
rather than just literally copying
what is outside inside.
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00:18:45,210 --> 00:18:46,730
When you're on holiday,
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I want you to feel more relaxed
as well.
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00:18:49,130 --> 00:18:51,370
It makes it look so cosy.
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00:18:51,410 --> 00:18:54,170
While Rita chooses muted tones...
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Blue is the colour! It is!
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00:18:56,770 --> 00:18:58,890
..John's going bold.
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00:18:58,930 --> 00:19:01,610
I'm so pleased with these. These
tile transfers are just a really
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00:19:01,650 --> 00:19:03,250
quick and easy way of changing
up your tiles.
402
00:19:03,290 --> 00:19:04,530
They're not permanent, so if
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00:19:04,570 --> 00:19:06,370
you change your mind again you can
alter them.
404
00:19:06,410 --> 00:19:10,610
You know, to do this space, it's 120
of these, and that's like £30.
405
00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:13,210
A lot cheaper than your tiles.
So I think they're great!
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00:19:13,250 --> 00:19:14,810
If it'd been me challenge one
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00:19:14,850 --> 00:19:17,170
doing that, I would be retiling
the thing, which would
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00:19:17,210 --> 00:19:18,930
have taken ages and cost a fortune.
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00:19:18,970 --> 00:19:20,810
I've got sea view,
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00:19:20,850 --> 00:19:24,090
I've got my Mediterranean tiles,
I've got beautiful blue units.
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00:19:24,130 --> 00:19:26,530
I'm getting a whole Mediterranean
vibe in here.
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DRILL WHIRS
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These are just
like scaffolding shelves,
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00:19:31,450 --> 00:19:34,610
but once you stain them with walnut,
they look like sexy and expensive.
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00:19:34,650 --> 00:19:38,490
I'm showcasing my signature style
while celebrating Portmeirion's
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gorgeous environment by all the wood
that I'm using.
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00:19:42,730 --> 00:19:46,050
So I'm removing the top kitchen
units and replacing them with like
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nice, chunky, rustic shelving.
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00:19:48,850 --> 00:19:50,610
Rita!Hi!
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00:19:50,650 --> 00:19:56,050
Look at this! So lovely
and pink!Very pink!
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00:19:56,090 --> 00:19:58,690
It's VERY pink! And the wallpaper.
422
00:19:58,730 --> 00:20:01,730
She's bringing all of your
Rita-isms, aren't you?
423
00:20:01,770 --> 00:20:04,570
Rita-isms, yeah. "Rita-isms," I love
that!
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00:20:04,610 --> 00:20:06,170
So we built that stud wall. And then
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00:20:06,210 --> 00:20:08,010
I wanted a beam, couldn't afford
that.
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00:20:08,050 --> 00:20:09,970
And you stole that from
a park bench, yes?
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THEY LAUGH
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00:20:11,370 --> 00:20:15,010
"What's that?" "Brenda,
she loves sitting here." "What?"
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00:20:15,050 --> 00:20:16,930
That's lovely! What's this here?
430
00:20:16,970 --> 00:20:18,970
Little Team Rita badges. Team Rita.
431
00:20:19,010 --> 00:20:22,570
Oh!Would you like to wear a badge?
This is mind games.
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00:20:22,610 --> 00:20:25,290
No. I've got to be impartial -
I'm like Switzerland.
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00:20:25,330 --> 00:20:26,410
BOTH:Aw!
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00:20:26,450 --> 00:20:28,290
Give John Team Rita's budget. Yeah.
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00:20:28,330 --> 00:20:30,330
"Budget" - "badge it".
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00:20:30,370 --> 00:20:31,490
You're very tired.
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00:20:31,530 --> 00:20:32,890
THEY LAUGH
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00:20:32,930 --> 00:20:34,730
VOICE-OVER: And on that note...
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00:20:34,770 --> 00:20:37,250
Tired and emotional.
Just leave it.
440
00:20:37,290 --> 00:20:39,490
VOICE-OVER: ..it's time to call it
a day.
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00:20:39,530 --> 00:20:40,530
End of day one,
442
00:20:40,570 --> 00:20:45,690
I think we've done...good.
443
00:20:45,730 --> 00:20:47,530
See you tomorrow, well done, guys!
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00:20:47,570 --> 00:20:50,850
I feel I'm more like a confident
designer when it comes to colours.
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00:20:50,890 --> 00:20:52,850
It fits the brief,
446
00:20:52,890 --> 00:20:55,850
it fits Portmeirion. I don't
447
00:20:55,890 --> 00:20:57,850
have doubt, it's going
to look really good.
448
00:20:57,890 --> 00:20:59,730
Looking good.
449
00:21:01,290 --> 00:21:03,050
So in terms of what I wanted
to achieve today,
450
00:21:03,090 --> 00:21:05,050
there's obviously issues
with the wallpaper,
451
00:21:05,090 --> 00:21:06,370
which still hasn't arrived.
452
00:21:06,410 --> 00:21:07,810
Let's get out of here.
453
00:21:07,850 --> 00:21:09,890
I know when to hit the panic button
454
00:21:09,930 --> 00:21:11,370
and we're not there yet.
455
00:21:19,050 --> 00:21:20,810
Good luck. Thank you.
456
00:21:20,850 --> 00:21:23,530
Day two - how exciting!
Well done.
457
00:21:23,570 --> 00:21:25,810
Everyone just smashed it yesterday
458
00:21:25,850 --> 00:21:29,010
so we need to do
the same again today upstairs.
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MOBILE PHONE RINGS
460
00:21:32,850 --> 00:21:34,130
Hiya, love.
461
00:21:34,170 --> 00:21:37,970
But John's living room wallpaper
still hasn't arrived.
462
00:21:38,010 --> 00:21:41,330
It is in a van driving around
Manchester at the moment.
463
00:21:41,370 --> 00:21:43,210
I think my wife is genuinely
worried.
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00:21:43,250 --> 00:21:45,690
It's on its way to my house,
which isn't ideal,
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00:21:45,730 --> 00:21:48,690
but I'll do whatever it takes to
make sure that wallpaper gets here.
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00:21:48,730 --> 00:21:51,090
I'll see you later, love.
Bye-bye. Love you.
467
00:21:52,330 --> 00:21:54,250
What have we got?
Oh, that's pretty.
468
00:21:54,290 --> 00:21:56,450
My wife and kids,
they mean the world to me.
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00:21:56,490 --> 00:21:58,450
Without them,
I couldn't have done this.
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00:21:58,490 --> 00:22:02,010
Even when I'm struggling to come up
with an idea for a challenge,
471
00:22:02,050 --> 00:22:03,890
they're like, "No, come on, do it,"
472
00:22:03,930 --> 00:22:05,490
and that's really encouraging.
473
00:22:05,530 --> 00:22:07,130
Are you going to put other colours
on it?
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00:22:07,170 --> 00:22:10,770
I'm going to go orange into pink
into yellow. Ah.
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00:22:10,810 --> 00:22:12,770
I'm so proud of John.
476
00:22:12,810 --> 00:22:15,330
It's really not been easy
for him juggling work,
477
00:22:15,370 --> 00:22:16,930
family and everything.
478
00:22:16,970 --> 00:22:20,450
I've often wished him goodnight
and he's been still tapping away,
479
00:22:20,490 --> 00:22:21,970
designing and doing stuff.
480
00:22:22,010 --> 00:22:24,850
So, yeah, he's definitely
put his heart and soul into it.
481
00:22:24,890 --> 00:22:27,410
So is this a dinosaur
attacking Portmeirion?
482
00:22:27,450 --> 00:22:28,450
Yes.
483
00:22:28,490 --> 00:22:31,130
I've spent many
fantastic years teaching
484
00:22:31,170 --> 00:22:33,090
and they've gone on
and done wonderful things.
485
00:22:33,130 --> 00:22:36,050
But this would be me going on
and doing a wonderful thing.
486
00:22:36,090 --> 00:22:39,570
We're really proud of you.
Keep going and doing your dream.
487
00:22:39,610 --> 00:22:41,690
Oh, thank you, sweet pea.
488
00:22:41,730 --> 00:22:44,690
I think winning the competition
would give me the self-belief
489
00:22:44,730 --> 00:22:46,170
that I can actually do this,
490
00:22:46,210 --> 00:22:49,570
give me a platform on which to
build and create an identity
491
00:22:49,610 --> 00:22:51,170
as an interior designer.
492
00:22:55,370 --> 00:22:57,770
Oh! look at these windows.
493
00:22:57,810 --> 00:23:00,290
All of a sudden,
they look completely sexy. Yeah.
494
00:23:00,330 --> 00:23:02,690
And the view, like, you're really
drawn to look at it.
495
00:23:02,730 --> 00:23:05,490
So, predominantly white
in the master bedroom.
496
00:23:05,530 --> 00:23:09,170
And you don't think it's
a bit risky using white in a final?
497
00:23:09,210 --> 00:23:12,970
I mean, there's nothing wrong with
that, you know, if you like white.
498
00:23:13,010 --> 00:23:14,730
THEY LAUGH
Well...
499
00:23:14,770 --> 00:23:16,330
From a personal perspective,
the one thing
500
00:23:16,370 --> 00:23:20,130
that slightly worries me
is all the white.
501
00:23:20,170 --> 00:23:22,170
He's all about
the Mediterranean vibes,
502
00:23:22,210 --> 00:23:24,290
but I'd probably go
for the full-colour option.
503
00:23:24,330 --> 00:23:26,090
I think I'm using the white
just because it's going to make
504
00:23:26,130 --> 00:23:27,650
the colours pop.
505
00:23:29,850 --> 00:23:32,890
John's brilliant white walls
and turquoise frames
506
00:23:32,930 --> 00:23:35,530
will be the backdrop
for his showpiece blue bed
507
00:23:35,570 --> 00:23:39,690
with matching bedside tables
that are built into a headboard.
508
00:23:39,730 --> 00:23:43,410
LED soft lighting will
illuminate textured wall art.
509
00:23:43,450 --> 00:23:45,850
And to add to
the Mediterranean vibe,
510
00:23:45,890 --> 00:23:49,490
he's building a Greek-inspired
ceramics display cabinet.
511
00:23:49,530 --> 00:23:51,650
The blue is repeated
on the banisters
512
00:23:51,690 --> 00:23:53,610
and in a trompe l'oeil wallpaper
513
00:23:53,650 --> 00:23:57,050
depicting plates
from Sorrento harbour.
514
00:23:57,090 --> 00:24:01,010
In John's single bedroom,
he's using floral soft furnishings,
515
00:24:01,050 --> 00:24:04,650
from which he's picked a
flamingo-pinky orange for the walls
516
00:24:04,690 --> 00:24:07,330
and blue alcoves,
which is the same blue
517
00:24:07,370 --> 00:24:09,570
as his master bedroom bed frame.
518
00:24:09,610 --> 00:24:12,490
I have a bed to paint.
And a beautiful bed.
519
00:24:12,530 --> 00:24:15,250
And is this in the cobalt blue?
Yeah.
520
00:24:15,290 --> 00:24:17,890
I imagine these are going
to have to be brushed
521
00:24:17,930 --> 00:24:20,050
and then everything else
just rollered.
522
00:24:20,090 --> 00:24:21,610
I'd better get cracking, then.
523
00:24:23,090 --> 00:24:25,010
Wow, what a colour.
524
00:24:25,050 --> 00:24:27,490
In Rita's master bedroom...
525
00:24:27,530 --> 00:24:28,930
I love it.
526
00:24:28,970 --> 00:24:31,650
..there'll be no white
left in sight.
527
00:24:31,690 --> 00:24:34,770
I'm going for like
cosy, romantic vibe in the cottage.
528
00:24:34,810 --> 00:24:36,810
Do you feel this is like
cosy and romantic?
529
00:24:36,850 --> 00:24:38,610
We're booked in next weekend,
aren't we, Ian?
530
00:24:38,650 --> 00:24:41,090
Oh! First booking, first booking!
531
00:24:43,650 --> 00:24:46,930
Rita's romantic master bedroom walls
have been half panelled
532
00:24:46,970 --> 00:24:49,450
with a russet red
tongue-and-groove cladding
533
00:24:49,490 --> 00:24:52,210
and cocooned in warm pale pink.
534
00:24:52,250 --> 00:24:54,330
She's adding hand-painted artwork
535
00:24:54,370 --> 00:24:58,050
and upcycling second-hand finds
into bedside lights.
536
00:24:58,090 --> 00:25:02,210
But the main feature above the bed
will be two pairs of rowing oars.
537
00:25:04,010 --> 00:25:06,650
If you want to go kayaking,
you're ready.
538
00:25:06,690 --> 00:25:08,570
Hi, Alan. Hey.
539
00:25:08,610 --> 00:25:11,250
Rita Oar-a!
540
00:25:11,290 --> 00:25:14,610
Oh! That's a joke!Good one!
That's a joke!I love it!
541
00:25:14,650 --> 00:25:16,170
So where are these going?
542
00:25:16,210 --> 00:25:19,250
We're going to try to put these oars
through the hoops
543
00:25:19,290 --> 00:25:23,050
as like a feature wall
behind the bed. I love it.
544
00:25:23,090 --> 00:25:24,370
All right.
545
00:25:24,410 --> 00:25:26,490
So we need to find number one.
546
00:25:26,530 --> 00:25:27,770
I wrote it on the end.
547
00:25:27,810 --> 00:25:29,250
Is that one? That's three.
548
00:25:29,290 --> 00:25:32,370
This would make a great
Saturday night game show.
549
00:25:32,410 --> 00:25:34,090
What's The Number Of My Oar?
550
00:25:34,130 --> 00:25:36,250
I've got one.
Quick, put it in the hoop!
551
00:25:36,290 --> 00:25:39,130
Now, would you say
this is repurposing?
552
00:25:39,170 --> 00:25:42,410
So, yeah, repurposing, because
the architect, Clough,
553
00:25:42,450 --> 00:25:46,370
that built Portmeirion,
he was all about sustainability
554
00:25:46,410 --> 00:25:49,010
and reusing materials in his build.
555
00:25:49,050 --> 00:25:53,090
So I thought oars would be a good
way to remind you of the seaside.
556
00:25:53,130 --> 00:25:55,610
Yes.
Anything else you're repurposing?
557
00:25:55,650 --> 00:25:58,090
I'm repurposing these two...
What are they?
558
00:25:58,130 --> 00:26:01,450
They used to use them
for posts, as a bag,
559
00:26:01,490 --> 00:26:05,570
but I'm repurposing them as
bedside table in the single bedroom.
560
00:26:05,610 --> 00:26:07,610
That's so clever.
561
00:26:07,650 --> 00:26:11,210
I love Rita -
she's the queen of repurposing,
562
00:26:11,250 --> 00:26:14,370
which epitomises
the whole ethos of Portmeirion.
563
00:26:14,410 --> 00:26:17,690
She finds bits of rubbish
and turns them into these
564
00:26:17,730 --> 00:26:19,570
weird and wonderful objects
565
00:26:19,610 --> 00:26:22,370
that make for a memorable stay
for guests.
566
00:26:22,410 --> 00:26:25,690
I'm sure she'll get five stars
on TipAdvisor.
567
00:26:29,530 --> 00:26:30,850
JOHN:Yeah, like that.
568
00:26:36,530 --> 00:26:38,930
Oh, look at that, Ollie. Lovely.
569
00:26:38,970 --> 00:26:42,170
The finalists both have stairwells
and landings to transform...
570
00:26:42,210 --> 00:26:45,770
John, so we've run out of paper
to do that wall. Right.
571
00:26:45,810 --> 00:26:48,690
..and John's using another
statement wallpaper.
572
00:26:48,730 --> 00:26:51,450
Have you got any good ideas? Erm...
573
00:26:52,650 --> 00:26:55,210
I think in the past I've fallen into
the trap of thinking everything
574
00:26:55,250 --> 00:26:57,330
has to be absolutely perfect.
575
00:26:57,370 --> 00:27:00,970
And, actually, sometimes,
things can be good enough.
576
00:27:01,010 --> 00:27:02,890
Why don't we just cut out
the plates,
577
00:27:02,930 --> 00:27:04,410
stick them on that wall over there.
578
00:27:04,450 --> 00:27:06,250
Then we've got kind of continuity,
at least,
579
00:27:06,290 --> 00:27:08,530
from one space to the other. Yeah.
Very good indeed.
580
00:27:08,570 --> 00:27:10,370
That's why you're in the final. Aw.
581
00:27:10,410 --> 00:27:12,250
Rita. Oh, here, in this box.
582
00:27:12,290 --> 00:27:15,250
Wow! This is orange.
583
00:27:15,290 --> 00:27:19,170
For her hallway, Rita's abandoned
her pastel palette.
584
00:27:19,210 --> 00:27:21,690
So, as you can tell,
we've got this, like,
585
00:27:21,730 --> 00:27:24,170
old-fashioned woodchip everywhere.
Yeah.
586
00:27:24,210 --> 00:27:26,570
I went for a gloss finish,
587
00:27:26,610 --> 00:27:28,170
so not only bright, but shiny.
588
00:27:28,210 --> 00:27:30,290
To give it this modern feel.
589
00:27:30,330 --> 00:27:32,090
Rita, I love it.
590
00:27:32,130 --> 00:27:33,370
It's bright, it's bold.
591
00:27:33,410 --> 00:27:36,130
It is really reflecting orange,
like a fake tan.
592
00:27:36,170 --> 00:27:40,330
Good fake tan or...?
Fake tan gone wrong, Briony, yeah.
593
00:27:40,370 --> 00:27:41,690
It's very bold.
594
00:27:41,730 --> 00:27:44,370
It's quite scary because
everything else is so pastel.
595
00:27:44,410 --> 00:27:47,450
I wanted it to feel like
the staircase of curiosity.
596
00:27:47,490 --> 00:27:49,490
So I hope it's exciting
rather than,
597
00:27:49,530 --> 00:27:51,930
"Uh! I'm not going upstairs."
598
00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:54,850
It's the final, it's the time
to go bold. Yeah, yeah.
599
00:27:56,330 --> 00:27:58,890
Rita's gloss-orange staircase
and landing
600
00:27:58,930 --> 00:28:00,690
leads to her single bedroom,
601
00:28:00,730 --> 00:28:03,930
which is half panelled and painted
in a cheerful mustard yellow.
602
00:28:06,250 --> 00:28:09,370
She's inserting a clothing rail,
open shelving
603
00:28:09,410 --> 00:28:12,010
and she's repurposing
metal sailor bags
604
00:28:12,050 --> 00:28:14,490
into a bedside table and flowerpot.
605
00:28:15,810 --> 00:28:19,010
She's painting the ceiling with
yellow and mushroom stripes
606
00:28:19,050 --> 00:28:20,530
to match the walls.
607
00:28:25,010 --> 00:28:29,850
Oh, wow. This is really
dark and green.
608
00:28:29,890 --> 00:28:32,530
It was meant to be
like a mushroom colour.
609
00:28:32,570 --> 00:28:33,570
Breathe.
610
00:28:33,610 --> 00:28:34,970
Calm down.
611
00:28:35,010 --> 00:28:36,970
BRIONY:It's green,
but it's nice green.
612
00:28:37,010 --> 00:28:40,210
I think sometimes Rita panics
when she uses colour.
613
00:28:40,250 --> 00:28:42,690
She always ends up
with this amazing result,
614
00:28:42,730 --> 00:28:44,770
but she can just forget
that along the way.
615
00:28:44,810 --> 00:28:46,930
So I'm just here to remind
her how brilliant she is.
616
00:28:46,970 --> 00:28:48,690
It matches what's going on outside.
617
00:28:48,730 --> 00:28:50,810
Yeah, this is it,
it's bringing it in.
618
00:28:50,850 --> 00:28:53,570
You're meant to do it.
Yeah. So aesthetic.
619
00:28:53,610 --> 00:28:56,730
No, aesthetic is not the word.
Ecs... Ecstatic.
620
00:28:56,770 --> 00:28:59,810
E... That's it. Oh, you're ecstatic,
not the aesthetic. Ecstatic.
621
00:29:01,090 --> 00:29:03,450
I'm ecstatic about it, yeah. Good.
622
00:29:04,650 --> 00:29:07,530
Hey. Oh, this is lovely.
623
00:29:07,570 --> 00:29:09,450
Nice. Second coat. Fabulous.
624
00:29:09,490 --> 00:29:12,690
John's also ecstatic
about his single bedroom.
625
00:29:12,730 --> 00:29:15,210
Very nice and poppy.
JOHN CHUCKLES
626
00:29:15,250 --> 00:29:17,930
I'm glad you're excited.
I am excited.
627
00:29:17,970 --> 00:29:20,930
That's a pelmet. You can make
a piece of wood... Yeah.
628
00:29:20,970 --> 00:29:23,450
..and we'll just cover that
horrible plastic.
629
00:29:23,490 --> 00:29:25,970
It'll be Velcroed onto a little...
Oh, Craig!
630
00:29:26,010 --> 00:29:28,250
While John admires
Craig's handiwork...
631
00:29:28,290 --> 00:29:31,410
Hello, knock, knock.
Hello. Come on in.
632
00:29:31,450 --> 00:29:34,290
..Rita's invited herself
over for a peek.
633
00:29:34,330 --> 00:29:36,530
Whoa!
634
00:29:36,570 --> 00:29:38,410
Very different than mine. Is it?
635
00:29:38,450 --> 00:29:41,130
Yes, because you went
a bit brighter.
636
00:29:41,170 --> 00:29:42,690
And I love this idea.
637
00:29:42,730 --> 00:29:45,050
You took the plates from here,
and it's just a bit there.
638
00:29:45,090 --> 00:29:46,930
You are clever. Thank you.
639
00:29:46,970 --> 00:29:49,930
This is bright.
It's very bright in there.
640
00:29:49,970 --> 00:29:52,410
Wow! I thought I was colourful.
641
00:29:52,450 --> 00:29:54,130
This is a bedroom for a child.
642
00:29:54,170 --> 00:29:57,490
We're going to have some florals
in the curtains and the bedding.
643
00:29:57,530 --> 00:29:59,090
It's so joyful and fun.
644
00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:00,450
Well done, John.
645
00:30:00,490 --> 00:30:03,370
I really loved what I've seen,
but I didn't feel jealous,
646
00:30:03,410 --> 00:30:06,170
just because what we've done
is so different.
647
00:30:06,210 --> 00:30:08,050
I'm going to stay
focused and positive
648
00:30:08,090 --> 00:30:09,770
because I've got a lot to do.
649
00:30:11,250 --> 00:30:13,970
Hi, John.Hello, Alan.
650
00:30:14,010 --> 00:30:18,570
I've come in here and I'm just
gagging for taramasalata.
651
00:30:18,610 --> 00:30:21,490
It feels very Greek.
I feel like Meryl Streep.
652
00:30:21,530 --> 00:30:23,010
# Mamma Mia! #
653
00:30:23,050 --> 00:30:24,490
Yeah! Yes!
654
00:30:24,530 --> 00:30:25,970
Tell me what you're doing here.
655
00:30:26,010 --> 00:30:27,730
So, planning out a build
at the moment, Alan.
656
00:30:27,770 --> 00:30:30,810
Because you know I like a build.
You love a build.I do.
657
00:30:30,850 --> 00:30:32,650
So I've got two going on in here.
658
00:30:32,690 --> 00:30:34,650
I've got a little build going on
behind the bed.
659
00:30:34,690 --> 00:30:37,290
Never seen so many
knobs in the bedroom.
660
00:30:37,330 --> 00:30:40,090
And that's going to give us some
little floating shelves either side,
661
00:30:40,130 --> 00:30:42,090
so you've got a bedside table then.
Yeah.
662
00:30:42,130 --> 00:30:45,010
And then I've got this,
which is going to be a kind of
663
00:30:45,050 --> 00:30:47,730
a fake wall with little alcoves
in it. Ooh!
664
00:30:47,770 --> 00:30:51,890
And then I've got all my kind
of Mediterranean pots going in it.
665
00:30:51,930 --> 00:30:54,010
This is so ambitious, John.
666
00:30:54,050 --> 00:30:55,970
I think it's, you know,
achievable, though.
667
00:30:56,010 --> 00:30:57,970
Time management.Time management!
668
00:30:58,010 --> 00:30:59,330
I've got there in the end.
669
00:30:59,370 --> 00:31:03,090
Well, I don't want to offend you,
but being on the sofa four times,
670
00:31:03,130 --> 00:31:05,930
you're going to get a lot of advice.
Exactly.
671
00:31:05,970 --> 00:31:07,370
I'm way more confident now.
672
00:31:07,410 --> 00:31:09,890
You'll get complete validation
if you win.
673
00:31:09,930 --> 00:31:11,370
To win this is the dream.
674
00:31:11,410 --> 00:31:13,650
You could be Interior Design Master.
675
00:31:13,690 --> 00:31:16,250
John Cooper, Interior Design Master.
Yeah.I like that.
676
00:31:16,290 --> 00:31:17,650
Get that as a tattoo.
677
00:31:17,690 --> 00:31:19,530
On me arm. Maybe not.
678
00:31:28,210 --> 00:31:30,410
It's halfway through day two.
679
00:31:30,450 --> 00:31:31,930
Lovely.
680
00:31:31,970 --> 00:31:35,010
John's bedside table-cum-concealed
lighting headboard
681
00:31:35,050 --> 00:31:36,610
is going in...
682
00:31:36,650 --> 00:31:38,770
Ooh! Look at that.
683
00:31:38,810 --> 00:31:41,170
DRILL WHIRS
684
00:31:41,210 --> 00:31:42,890
Absolutely perfect.
685
00:31:44,250 --> 00:31:46,850
The view from the master bedroom
is actually the lighthouse,
686
00:31:46,890 --> 00:31:48,210
which is really cute.
687
00:31:48,250 --> 00:31:51,650
..and Rita's getting artistic
inspiration from the landscape.
688
00:31:51,690 --> 00:31:53,090
If you have an old frame,
689
00:31:53,130 --> 00:31:56,690
stick it on the wall
and draw on your physical wall.
690
00:31:56,730 --> 00:31:58,690
Because if you don't like it,
691
00:31:58,730 --> 00:32:00,930
you can put some paint
and it's gone.
692
00:32:00,970 --> 00:32:02,810
There we go.
693
00:32:02,850 --> 00:32:04,450
So I've got some artwork here.
694
00:32:04,490 --> 00:32:05,970
It's based around texture.
695
00:32:06,010 --> 00:32:09,130
If I under-light it,
it will showcase that texture.
696
00:32:09,170 --> 00:32:11,010
So it's essentially just making
a white wall
697
00:32:11,050 --> 00:32:12,410
look a bit more interesting.
698
00:32:13,730 --> 00:32:16,770
Et voila - Portmeirion artwork.
699
00:32:16,810 --> 00:32:18,610
It's good for the time I've got.
700
00:32:29,290 --> 00:32:31,730
Right. Those curtains look amazing.
701
00:32:32,850 --> 00:32:35,290
Got the curtains up,
got the lampshade up.
702
00:32:35,330 --> 00:32:37,970
With John ahead of schedule -
for once...
703
00:32:38,010 --> 00:32:40,770
Tomorrow we can start dressing
this very early.
704
00:32:40,810 --> 00:32:43,450
..Craig's got time
to check out next door.
705
00:32:43,490 --> 00:32:46,050
Hi! Ladies.
706
00:32:46,090 --> 00:32:48,530
This is cute.
So it's all going well?
707
00:32:48,570 --> 00:32:50,730
Yeah, I think so.
There's a lot to paint still
708
00:32:50,770 --> 00:32:52,730
because I haven't left
anything white.
709
00:32:52,770 --> 00:32:55,370
Sounds very busy up there. Yeah.
710
00:32:55,410 --> 00:32:58,650
So can I go and have a look?
Of course, yeah. Come on.
711
00:33:00,930 --> 00:33:02,290
Gosh, this is very bold.
712
00:33:02,330 --> 00:33:04,170
THEY LAUGH
713
00:33:05,610 --> 00:33:07,530
Welcome to the...
714
00:33:08,690 --> 00:33:10,210
..single bedroom. Lovely colour.
715
00:33:10,250 --> 00:33:12,730
Stripey ceiling. Yeah.
Not seen that before.
716
00:33:12,770 --> 00:33:14,690
Yeah. Really nice. I have
done it here so, yeah.
717
00:33:14,730 --> 00:33:17,530
So I'm presuming you're putting this
tongue-and-groove in? Yeah.
718
00:33:17,570 --> 00:33:20,570
And it's a bit cottagey and seaside.
It looks like it's always been here.
719
00:33:20,610 --> 00:33:23,450
Oh, thank you. But I think you've
got a lot to do, haven't you?
720
00:33:23,490 --> 00:33:24,690
Yeah. You too.
721
00:33:24,730 --> 00:33:26,970
We've actually managed
to put some curtains up in one room.
722
00:33:27,010 --> 00:33:28,690
RITA AND BRIONY:Ooh!
723
00:33:28,730 --> 00:33:30,210
Yeah. So, erm...
724
00:33:30,250 --> 00:33:32,050
All right, Craig!
725
00:33:32,090 --> 00:33:34,410
Well, thank you for visiting us.
Get out now, Craig!
726
00:33:34,450 --> 00:33:37,450
I absolutely love
the full-colour option,
727
00:33:37,490 --> 00:33:40,090
but I think John's really
hit the nail on the head.
728
00:33:40,130 --> 00:33:42,810
He's really all about
balancing what's going on outside
729
00:33:42,850 --> 00:33:44,930
with what's going to go on inside.
730
00:33:44,970 --> 00:33:47,050
Just been to have a look at
Rita's cottage.
731
00:33:47,090 --> 00:33:49,170
It's very different to this.
732
00:33:49,210 --> 00:33:51,410
Colours everywhere.
What? More colour than this?
733
00:33:51,450 --> 00:33:55,730
I mean, she made a point of saying
that there is nothing white.
734
00:33:55,770 --> 00:33:58,130
Wow! But, yeah,
they've got a lot to do.
735
00:33:58,170 --> 00:34:00,130
They're still on painting walls.
736
00:34:00,170 --> 00:34:02,050
OK. That's interesting. Yeah.
737
00:34:03,890 --> 00:34:07,170
End of day two, I would have loved
us to be a bit more ahead.
738
00:34:07,210 --> 00:34:09,650
Now I'm feeling
we're slightly behind
739
00:34:09,690 --> 00:34:12,690
because I decided to paint
every door,
740
00:34:12,730 --> 00:34:14,770
every wall, every ceiling.
741
00:34:14,810 --> 00:34:16,850
BELLS CHIME
742
00:34:21,370 --> 00:34:22,370
Come on.
743
00:34:23,650 --> 00:34:24,890
We have a lot to do.
744
00:34:24,930 --> 00:34:26,530
Let's go.
745
00:34:26,570 --> 00:34:30,090
So first thing tomorrow, I want
all the carpentry work to be done
746
00:34:30,130 --> 00:34:33,650
because after lunch is all
about styling and hanging things.
747
00:34:33,690 --> 00:34:35,570
What a day, mate.
748
00:34:35,610 --> 00:34:37,690
But there's a lot been done.
749
00:34:37,730 --> 00:34:40,570
Today's been such a good day, but
750
00:34:40,610 --> 00:34:43,050
just got some bad news
on the wallpaper.
751
00:34:43,090 --> 00:34:46,050
It was out for delivery,
and then they've decided
752
00:34:46,090 --> 00:34:49,290
to not deliver it
and return to the depot.
753
00:34:49,330 --> 00:34:51,530
VOICE-OVER:The wallpaper will get
here at some point.
754
00:34:51,570 --> 00:34:52,850
Thanks, mate.
755
00:34:52,890 --> 00:34:55,650
Even if it comes right
at the last minute tomorrow,
756
00:34:55,690 --> 00:34:56,970
it's going on then.
757
00:35:03,930 --> 00:35:06,250
The final of the final!
758
00:35:06,290 --> 00:35:07,690
Good luck.
759
00:35:09,930 --> 00:35:11,810
Are you ready?
TEAM:Yes!
760
00:35:11,850 --> 00:35:14,010
Stevie, the bookcase to be built,
please,
761
00:35:14,050 --> 00:35:16,890
so then Briony could start with
all the styling.
762
00:35:16,930 --> 00:35:20,130
Decorators, guess what -
more painting, yay!
763
00:35:20,170 --> 00:35:21,330
Let's get going.
764
00:35:26,650 --> 00:35:29,090
Hello? Hello?
765
00:35:29,130 --> 00:35:32,810
Oh, my goodness.
I got deliveries from Transylvania!
766
00:35:32,850 --> 00:35:34,330
Better late than never.
767
00:35:34,370 --> 00:35:35,850
Right, let's have a look.
768
00:35:35,890 --> 00:35:38,810
John's wallpaper prayers
have been answered.
769
00:35:38,850 --> 00:35:42,330
Ooh! Oh, the suspense is just too
much!
770
00:35:42,370 --> 00:35:45,090
That's the one! Wow.
771
00:35:45,130 --> 00:35:46,890
That is stunning.
772
00:35:46,930 --> 00:35:49,850
We've finally got it.
It's worth the wait.
773
00:35:49,890 --> 00:35:52,130
John! Thank you. Woo!
774
00:35:52,170 --> 00:35:53,610
It is amazing.
775
00:35:53,650 --> 00:35:56,210
That wallpaper is the thing
that unifies everything in there.
776
00:35:56,250 --> 00:35:59,210
And so the fact that it's here now
is incredibly exciting.
777
00:35:59,250 --> 00:36:00,570
Where are you planning to put it?
778
00:36:00,610 --> 00:36:02,810
We're going to create a
framed area on there.
779
00:36:02,850 --> 00:36:05,610
Around that window wall basically.
Uh-huh.
780
00:36:05,650 --> 00:36:06,930
Yeah, yeah. Awesome.
781
00:36:11,490 --> 00:36:12,770
That's it.
782
00:36:14,090 --> 00:36:16,330
First set of curtains
in amongst the chaos.
783
00:36:16,370 --> 00:36:17,730
That's cute.
784
00:36:17,770 --> 00:36:20,010
Very cottage vibe.
785
00:36:20,050 --> 00:36:22,570
So there's chaos everywhere,
but I left them to it.
786
00:36:22,610 --> 00:36:26,450
Rita is also using a frame to make
a statement in her living room...
787
00:36:26,490 --> 00:36:28,930
I like to draw when there's chaos.
788
00:36:28,970 --> 00:36:31,130
..with an enormous flower.
789
00:36:31,170 --> 00:36:34,930
Tip of the day - if you would like
a giant frame
790
00:36:34,970 --> 00:36:37,930
and you cannot afford,
you can buy skirting boards
791
00:36:37,970 --> 00:36:39,490
and, if you cut them to size,
792
00:36:39,530 --> 00:36:41,850
you can have this beautiful chunky
frame.
793
00:36:41,890 --> 00:36:44,650
I wanted every time you turn around
in the cottage
794
00:36:44,690 --> 00:36:46,930
to see something exciting on a wall.
795
00:36:46,970 --> 00:36:48,770
I love it.
796
00:36:48,810 --> 00:36:50,210
Do we have more wood?
797
00:36:50,250 --> 00:36:52,530
To add to the cottage vibe...
798
00:36:52,570 --> 00:36:55,010
Got one more length
and a few offcuts.
799
00:36:55,050 --> 00:36:57,970
..Rita's designed a bookcase
out of scaffold boards.
800
00:36:58,010 --> 00:37:00,930
Do you think I have enough to have
another small shelf on the bottom?
801
00:37:00,970 --> 00:37:02,050
Oh, yeah.
802
00:37:02,090 --> 00:37:04,810
I thought, instead
of buying a bookcase,
803
00:37:04,850 --> 00:37:08,610
I would like to bring rustic wood
and turn it into a bookcase.
804
00:37:08,650 --> 00:37:11,250
And that will make
the space even warmer as well.
805
00:37:11,290 --> 00:37:13,050
That's cute, innit?
806
00:37:13,090 --> 00:37:14,530
It's very pretty.
807
00:37:16,650 --> 00:37:18,290
It's here, at last!
808
00:37:18,330 --> 00:37:19,570
Oh!
809
00:37:19,610 --> 00:37:22,330
I was expecting fangs and blood
and a cross.
810
00:37:22,370 --> 00:37:24,090
No, it's far more joyful than that.
811
00:37:24,130 --> 00:37:26,610
Yeah! And I'm loving it.
Aw. Thanks, Alan.
812
00:37:31,050 --> 00:37:33,650
Just move it over here for now.
813
00:37:33,690 --> 00:37:35,890
All right? Yeah, perfect.
814
00:37:35,930 --> 00:37:38,130
With just a few hours to go...
815
00:37:38,170 --> 00:37:40,490
I'm thinking I'm going to push it
right that way.
816
00:37:40,530 --> 00:37:43,010
..it's time to get furnishing.
817
00:37:43,050 --> 00:37:45,450
I'm de-bobbling
all the bits and bobs.
818
00:37:45,490 --> 00:37:48,730
I think they've been pre-loved
by some cats.
819
00:37:48,770 --> 00:37:51,410
So Clough was known to kind
of repurpose old buildings
820
00:37:51,450 --> 00:37:53,410
and I again want to pay homage
to that
821
00:37:53,450 --> 00:37:55,810
because I haven't bought a new sofa,
same with my armchairs.
822
00:37:55,850 --> 00:37:59,650
So there is sustainability
playing a part in this still.
823
00:37:59,690 --> 00:38:00,970
Oh!
824
00:38:01,010 --> 00:38:02,410
Ah!
825
00:38:02,450 --> 00:38:05,450
Are you OK?
I banged my head on the leg.
826
00:38:05,490 --> 00:38:07,290
My furniture is quite bright.
827
00:38:07,330 --> 00:38:09,450
Phew! Wah.
828
00:38:09,490 --> 00:38:13,970
Because I wanted it to be like
cottagey but slash modern.
829
00:38:14,010 --> 00:38:15,570
This feels really cosy.
830
00:38:15,610 --> 00:38:16,970
Oops.
831
00:38:17,010 --> 00:38:19,050
Pull that rug up.
832
00:38:21,330 --> 00:38:24,210
I brought back some
of the furniture that was here
833
00:38:24,250 --> 00:38:26,650
because sometimes, if you don't
need to buy something new,
834
00:38:26,690 --> 00:38:29,170
for the sake of it, don't buy it.
835
00:38:29,210 --> 00:38:31,130
SANDER HUMS
836
00:38:32,210 --> 00:38:35,490
Rita's also keeping
the existing dining table.
837
00:38:35,530 --> 00:38:37,210
This is hard work, doing sanding,
838
00:38:37,250 --> 00:38:40,770
but it will be worth it because it
was quite yellowy with this varnish.
839
00:38:42,050 --> 00:38:43,250
There we go.
840
00:38:43,290 --> 00:38:46,610
Can we talk about
that colour in there?
841
00:38:46,650 --> 00:38:47,730
Do you like it?
842
00:38:47,770 --> 00:38:50,530
It's like travelling through
a packet of Wotsits.
843
00:38:50,570 --> 00:38:51,930
THEY LAUGH
844
00:38:51,970 --> 00:38:55,410
Come on, come on! One hour to go!
845
00:38:55,450 --> 00:38:57,370
TEAM CHEERS
846
00:38:57,410 --> 00:38:59,450
Oh, yes, this is my favourite part,
847
00:38:59,490 --> 00:39:02,010
when you just throw it all up.
848
00:39:10,770 --> 00:39:12,770
So this is the basket.
849
00:39:12,810 --> 00:39:14,130
If you flip it around...
850
00:39:15,370 --> 00:39:17,290
..it's a gorgeous light fitting.
851
00:39:25,610 --> 00:39:27,850
Do you want me to pop
a chocolate there? No?
852
00:39:27,890 --> 00:39:29,890
Oh, I don't... Chocolate on bedding?
853
00:39:29,930 --> 00:39:32,570
Well, that's what they do in hotels.
I'm not that posh.
854
00:39:32,610 --> 00:39:35,370
I'm going to get you a chocolate.
Get one for myself.
855
00:39:39,050 --> 00:39:40,290
Ooh!
856
00:39:40,330 --> 00:39:42,090
Yeah. It's gorg, isn't it?
Really nice.
857
00:39:43,850 --> 00:39:45,490
Time's ticking, ladies.
858
00:39:55,330 --> 00:39:58,410
Oh! John. Hey. Hey, Craig.
I think we're done.
859
00:39:58,450 --> 00:39:59,850
I love it.
860
00:39:59,890 --> 00:40:02,210
We've done this. Well done.
861
00:40:02,250 --> 00:40:05,210
Goodness. So, you really nailed it.
Thanks, mate.
862
00:40:07,010 --> 00:40:08,290
Thank you so much.
863
00:40:08,330 --> 00:40:11,850
ALL:Team Rita!
864
00:40:14,290 --> 00:40:16,250
The guest judge for the final
865
00:40:16,290 --> 00:40:20,170
is interiors expert and colour
queen Sophie Robinson.
866
00:40:20,210 --> 00:40:24,090
Sophie, come on, this has got to be
like Sophie Robinson's happy place.
867
00:40:24,130 --> 00:40:26,490
Yes. This is literally the dream,
isn't it?
868
00:40:26,530 --> 00:40:28,010
Look at all this colour.
869
00:40:28,050 --> 00:40:31,610
Sophie is known
for her love of maximalism,
870
00:40:31,650 --> 00:40:34,490
so no better judge for Portmeirion.
871
00:40:34,530 --> 00:40:36,410
When I walk into these
holiday cottages,
872
00:40:36,450 --> 00:40:39,170
I want to feel completely
transported.
873
00:40:39,210 --> 00:40:40,450
This isn't home from home -
874
00:40:40,490 --> 00:40:42,850
this is going somewhere really,
really magical.
875
00:40:42,890 --> 00:40:46,290
This is all about dreaming big,
isn't it? I mean, what a vision.
876
00:40:46,330 --> 00:40:48,850
So, come on, I want to see
all the colour, all the pattern,
877
00:40:48,890 --> 00:40:52,290
so it can match the energy and
wonder of the rest of the village.
878
00:40:52,330 --> 00:40:56,770
Being here in Portmeirion, it's
like stepping into a dream world.
879
00:40:56,810 --> 00:40:59,450
The challenge, of course,
for our finalists is
880
00:40:59,490 --> 00:41:01,290
how do you channel that magic?
881
00:41:01,330 --> 00:41:04,810
And I've asked them to show me
an element of their signature style.
882
00:41:04,850 --> 00:41:07,410
This is not the time
for holding back.
883
00:41:10,930 --> 00:41:13,370
I'm so happy with the space
that I've created.
884
00:41:13,410 --> 00:41:16,410
I hope that when the judges
walk in there,
885
00:41:16,450 --> 00:41:18,850
that they're transported
into the Mediterranean.
886
00:41:18,890 --> 00:41:22,090
This is my chance to prove
that I can be an interior designer.
887
00:41:22,130 --> 00:41:24,330
HE SIGHS
888
00:41:33,130 --> 00:41:35,690
So this is John's holiday cottage.
889
00:41:35,730 --> 00:41:38,490
I'm just seeing real
confidence here, Michelle.
890
00:41:38,530 --> 00:41:40,050
We've got a very bold
colour palette,
891
00:41:40,090 --> 00:41:41,330
but he hasn't stopped there.
892
00:41:41,370 --> 00:41:43,730
We've also got lots of pattern
to delight the eye as well.
893
00:41:43,770 --> 00:41:47,890
I love how he's framed that window
and then put the pattern behind it.
894
00:41:47,930 --> 00:41:49,490
And we've got all kinds of like
895
00:41:49,530 --> 00:41:51,290
gargoyles and lemons and flowers
896
00:41:51,330 --> 00:41:52,730
and like the chessboard.
897
00:41:52,770 --> 00:41:55,410
So that's really connecting
to what's going on outside,
898
00:41:55,450 --> 00:41:57,010
which is really clever. I agree.
899
00:41:57,050 --> 00:41:58,730
Putting the same pattern
on the coffee table
900
00:41:58,770 --> 00:42:00,370
is maybe overegging it a little bit.
901
00:42:00,410 --> 00:42:02,090
I would like to have seen another
pattern.
902
00:42:02,130 --> 00:42:04,890
Really? Even with the stripes on all
the chairs and the sofa? Yeah!
903
00:42:04,930 --> 00:42:06,530
Ooh, interesting.
904
00:42:06,570 --> 00:42:08,530
I quite like the fact
that these are high-back armchairs
905
00:42:08,570 --> 00:42:10,090
because, in an open-plan space,
906
00:42:10,130 --> 00:42:13,810
it can be quite difficult to create
a nice, cosy, intimate setting.
907
00:42:13,850 --> 00:42:18,010
In the dining room, he's taken the
language of the original shiplap,
908
00:42:18,050 --> 00:42:21,210
but then used it just
to frame this area,
909
00:42:21,250 --> 00:42:24,130
and yet it just fits so seamlessly.
910
00:42:24,170 --> 00:42:28,130
And yellow is just THE colour
for creating a happy,
911
00:42:28,170 --> 00:42:30,490
convivial, jolly feeling.
912
00:42:30,530 --> 00:42:32,090
100%. Love it.
913
00:42:35,970 --> 00:42:37,170
Oh, my goodness.
914
00:42:38,570 --> 00:42:40,690
This blue is really zingy.
915
00:42:40,730 --> 00:42:43,130
I'm transported to
the Mediterranean.
916
00:42:43,170 --> 00:42:46,450
How clever that he's done
a minimal maximal makeover.
917
00:42:46,490 --> 00:42:50,610
Minimal that he's painted cupboards
and put stickers over the tiles.
918
00:42:50,650 --> 00:42:51,850
No!
919
00:42:51,890 --> 00:42:55,890
John has really now learnt that he
can get the look that he wants
920
00:42:55,930 --> 00:42:58,290
but it doesn't have
to take him ages.
921
00:42:58,330 --> 00:43:00,690
Or the money.
I mean, this is a budget makeover,
922
00:43:00,730 --> 00:43:02,170
but it looks really, really quality.
923
00:43:05,930 --> 00:43:07,610
Oh, Sophie.
924
00:43:13,570 --> 00:43:15,290
I haven't noticed the room yet,
Michelle.
925
00:43:15,330 --> 00:43:17,370
It's all about the view!
926
00:43:17,410 --> 00:43:19,850
But framed in the turquoise,
927
00:43:19,890 --> 00:43:22,810
which actually super lifts
the whole thing.
928
00:43:22,850 --> 00:43:24,650
Isn't this a lovely little move?
929
00:43:24,690 --> 00:43:27,170
This is a nod to the architecture
that we're seeing outside,
930
00:43:27,210 --> 00:43:28,770
these little archways.
931
00:43:28,810 --> 00:43:32,570
Look at this headboard with
the integrated side tables.
932
00:43:32,610 --> 00:43:34,170
That is a tour de force, is it not?
933
00:43:34,210 --> 00:43:36,170
I don't think I've sort of
seen something like this
934
00:43:36,210 --> 00:43:39,370
because the bed has a headboard, but
then he's added another headboard
935
00:43:39,410 --> 00:43:42,850
and backlit it, which is actually
quite a complex idea.
936
00:43:42,890 --> 00:43:45,330
He's given us loads of texture.
Yeah.
937
00:43:45,370 --> 00:43:48,850
I love the idea that he's brought
the texture even into the art,
938
00:43:48,890 --> 00:43:51,930
but I find myself somehow
wanting them either to be bigger
939
00:43:51,970 --> 00:43:54,050
or that it's across the whole bed.
940
00:43:54,090 --> 00:43:58,530
I think his choice of this
pure brilliant white
941
00:43:58,570 --> 00:44:00,130
is really working today.
942
00:44:00,170 --> 00:44:03,450
We've got amazing sunshine.
943
00:44:03,490 --> 00:44:07,490
The danger with this colour choice
is, come autumn, winter,
944
00:44:07,530 --> 00:44:10,050
this colour, white,
is going to turn to grey
945
00:44:10,090 --> 00:44:11,930
and I think this room
will feel really chilly.
946
00:44:11,970 --> 00:44:15,530
There is great bravery
in not feeling compelled
947
00:44:15,570 --> 00:44:17,930
to plaster every wall
with pattern or colour.
948
00:44:17,970 --> 00:44:20,770
Do you? I do. You think there's
an argument for that, do you?
949
00:44:20,810 --> 00:44:22,650
I'll arm wrestle you over it!
950
00:44:22,690 --> 00:44:24,370
I know you're the true maximalist.
951
00:44:24,410 --> 00:44:26,490
Just more, more, more.
Layer, layer, layer.
952
00:44:33,170 --> 00:44:34,850
I mean, he's really had some fun
953
00:44:34,890 --> 00:44:37,610
sourcing some wallpapers
for this project.
954
00:44:37,650 --> 00:44:40,650
And what's clever is
then I see echoes of it
955
00:44:40,690 --> 00:44:42,810
as I look along the landing.
956
00:44:42,850 --> 00:44:45,330
It's good to see repetition
957
00:44:45,370 --> 00:44:47,570
because it makes the whole space
feel coherent.
958
00:44:55,570 --> 00:44:59,370
I am being absolutely hit with
a dose of the feel-good vibes
959
00:44:59,410 --> 00:45:01,850
with this lovely,
sherbetty orange colour.
960
00:45:01,890 --> 00:45:03,090
So happy!
961
00:45:03,130 --> 00:45:06,450
I love this very cute
little print that's on the curtains,
962
00:45:06,490 --> 00:45:08,410
the bed, the cushion.
963
00:45:08,450 --> 00:45:12,410
There's enough happening here,
but this one coordinates perfectly.
964
00:45:12,450 --> 00:45:14,770
I would love to bring friends
and family here.
965
00:45:14,810 --> 00:45:18,850
And, ultimately, I guess that proves
the success.
966
00:45:18,890 --> 00:45:21,290
Shall we dance our way
back downstairs? Yes, let's.
967
00:45:25,690 --> 00:45:28,490
I gave this cottage my everything.
968
00:45:28,530 --> 00:45:30,090
I'm crying because I'm so happy.
969
00:45:30,130 --> 00:45:31,370
It looks so good.
970
00:45:31,410 --> 00:45:33,770
It feels so cosy and nice.
971
00:45:33,810 --> 00:45:35,450
I hope Michelle will see that.
972
00:45:42,410 --> 00:45:47,210
Wowzers. This is a lot more muted,
isn't it?
973
00:45:47,250 --> 00:45:49,850
It's very restful.
Kitchen, the pale pinks.
974
00:45:49,890 --> 00:45:52,490
There's a very
quite light touch here
975
00:45:52,530 --> 00:45:55,370
but then a contrast
with the scaffold planks.
976
00:45:55,410 --> 00:45:57,610
Well, it's quite rustic
and vintagey.
977
00:45:57,650 --> 00:46:01,570
Rita is the queen of finding
new uses for things.
978
00:46:01,610 --> 00:46:04,850
So I love the insertion of this huge
piece of timber
979
00:46:04,890 --> 00:46:07,570
to make the division between
the kitchen and the dining room.
980
00:46:07,610 --> 00:46:09,610
It just feels gorgeous.
981
00:46:09,650 --> 00:46:13,530
I rather love the massive basket
over the dining table.
982
00:46:13,570 --> 00:46:17,570
Well, it's unexpected,
and I think this brief to me
983
00:46:17,610 --> 00:46:20,570
is yearning for the designers
to be a bit unexpected.
984
00:46:20,610 --> 00:46:22,330
You've got the wallpaper,
985
00:46:22,370 --> 00:46:24,450
which is kind of exciting
and vibrant,
986
00:46:24,490 --> 00:46:27,290
and an absolutely exquisitely
dressed table,
987
00:46:27,330 --> 00:46:29,570
and all looking out
across the nature.
988
00:46:29,610 --> 00:46:30,850
It's perfect.
989
00:46:30,890 --> 00:46:33,770
I feel a lot more energy and
attention has gone down there,
990
00:46:33,810 --> 00:46:35,050
and maybe she was right to do that,
991
00:46:35,090 --> 00:46:37,370
cos that's the main focal point
of this room, isn't it?
992
00:46:37,410 --> 00:46:39,330
So this is just as important -
993
00:46:39,370 --> 00:46:42,610
this is your first expression
of what this cottage is about.
994
00:46:42,650 --> 00:46:46,610
Bit underwhelming.
Well, this half, a little bit,
995
00:46:46,650 --> 00:46:48,370
but let's go check out
the living area.
996
00:46:56,810 --> 00:46:59,810
Oh, I think I'm going
to sit myself down.
997
00:46:59,850 --> 00:47:01,930
It's a beautiful space.
998
00:47:01,970 --> 00:47:04,090
She's kept the original furniture
in the dining room,
999
00:47:04,130 --> 00:47:07,770
but then introduced the kind
of much more jewel colours here.
1000
00:47:07,810 --> 00:47:09,370
It's really quite lovely.
1001
00:47:09,410 --> 00:47:11,850
In terms of an all-year-round,
1002
00:47:11,890 --> 00:47:14,490
cosy, cocooning, inviting feel,
1003
00:47:14,530 --> 00:47:16,570
I think she's absolutely nailed
the colour palette.
1004
00:47:16,610 --> 00:47:19,130
I like the introduction of this
almost like ticking fabric
1005
00:47:19,170 --> 00:47:22,250
for the curtains, because
that's very country cottagey.
1006
00:47:22,290 --> 00:47:24,890
This! Framing you, Michelle,
1007
00:47:24,930 --> 00:47:28,170
is this incredible oversized
piece of artwork
1008
00:47:28,210 --> 00:47:30,010
which I can tell she's made herself.
1009
00:47:30,050 --> 00:47:32,690
It's excellent and it makes
a real statement.
1010
00:47:32,730 --> 00:47:34,170
It's extraordinary.
1011
00:47:34,210 --> 00:47:37,450
And this wall is broken up
quite well with display.
1012
00:47:37,490 --> 00:47:39,770
It's nice to see that she's used
the scaffold boards,
1013
00:47:39,810 --> 00:47:41,690
which continues from the kitchen.
1014
00:47:41,730 --> 00:47:44,130
Also, it does make a lovely tableau
1015
00:47:44,170 --> 00:47:46,290
that she's incredibly good at
1016
00:47:46,330 --> 00:47:47,610
out of this whole wall.
1017
00:47:57,290 --> 00:47:58,890
I love it!
1018
00:47:58,930 --> 00:48:01,890
You're on holiday,
you want to exhale,
1019
00:48:01,930 --> 00:48:03,730
drop your bags and relax.
1020
00:48:03,770 --> 00:48:07,330
And this room, through its warm,
cocooning colour palette,
1021
00:48:07,370 --> 00:48:09,370
the textures on the bed,
1022
00:48:09,410 --> 00:48:11,970
yeah, I can't wait to get in
and curl up with a good book.
1023
00:48:12,010 --> 00:48:15,290
This whole statement
is just kind of glorious.
1024
00:48:15,330 --> 00:48:18,170
She's not really looking
towards Portmeirion village,
1025
00:48:18,210 --> 00:48:21,210
she's looking out to sea. We've got
the fishing baskets, the oars.
1026
00:48:21,250 --> 00:48:23,170
There are some lovely,
original ideas.
1027
00:48:23,210 --> 00:48:26,410
I mean, it's quirky, it's bonkers,
but it really works.
1028
00:48:26,450 --> 00:48:30,890
From the beautifully framed picture
that I imagine she's drawn herself,
1029
00:48:30,930 --> 00:48:34,010
so she's picked out a little
bit of the iconic architecture.
1030
00:48:34,050 --> 00:48:35,570
It's quite witty, isn't it? Yeah.
1031
00:48:35,610 --> 00:48:38,410
And then she's actually kept,
though, all the original furniture
1032
00:48:38,450 --> 00:48:39,890
on the other side of the room.
1033
00:48:39,930 --> 00:48:42,050
I think it's really good
to re-use things.
1034
00:48:42,090 --> 00:48:46,330
Maybe just some lovely sheepskin
over those armchairs to soften them.
1035
00:48:46,370 --> 00:48:48,650
I feel like the black
kind of kills off
1036
00:48:48,690 --> 00:48:51,010
this lovely, cosy cottage vibe
for me.
1037
00:48:52,130 --> 00:48:54,250
Oh, wow, this is pretty impactful.
1038
00:48:54,290 --> 00:48:58,370
It's a gorgeous colour and, look,
it's gloss,
1039
00:48:58,410 --> 00:49:00,210
it's reflecting all the light.
1040
00:49:00,250 --> 00:49:02,050
And, actually, do you know what
as well, really practical
1041
00:49:02,090 --> 00:49:04,290
because you've got lots
of people bashing up with luggage,
1042
00:49:04,330 --> 00:49:05,970
it's much more durable.
1043
00:49:10,610 --> 00:49:12,450
What a happy room.
1044
00:49:12,490 --> 00:49:15,570
You look outside the window
and this mustard yellow
1045
00:49:15,610 --> 00:49:17,930
is right there on the buildings.
1046
00:49:17,970 --> 00:49:20,650
She's panelled
the whole of the room,
1047
00:49:20,690 --> 00:49:23,050
which is absolutely beautiful.
1048
00:49:23,090 --> 00:49:24,730
Just feels
a little bit more unusual.
1049
00:49:24,770 --> 00:49:27,730
Some really interesting visual
references and styling moments -
1050
00:49:27,770 --> 00:49:29,290
bold stripes on the ceiling -
1051
00:49:29,330 --> 00:49:31,610
so it's elevating your experience in
here.
1052
00:49:31,650 --> 00:49:33,970
I think that's what I
might have liked to have seen
1053
00:49:34,010 --> 00:49:36,410
a little bit more of downstairs,
because that tells me,
1054
00:49:36,450 --> 00:49:38,890
"Oh, you're somewhere
a little bit quirky."
1055
00:49:38,930 --> 00:49:41,810
I am super excited to meet
the people
1056
00:49:41,850 --> 00:49:44,010
who've created these
holiday cottages.
1057
00:49:44,050 --> 00:49:46,850
I feel John has been looking towards
the village,
1058
00:49:46,890 --> 00:49:49,490
this kind of slightly quirky
Mediterranean influence.
1059
00:49:49,530 --> 00:49:51,970
And yet Rita has looked to the
1060
00:49:52,010 --> 00:49:55,090
amazing coastal countryside view.
1061
00:49:55,130 --> 00:49:57,210
So one's looking that way,
one's looking that way -
1062
00:49:57,250 --> 00:49:58,530
who's got it right?
1063
00:50:02,250 --> 00:50:05,970
It's the finalists' last chance
to convince Michelle and Sophie
1064
00:50:06,010 --> 00:50:07,730
that they should be the winner.
1065
00:50:11,650 --> 00:50:14,170
Hi.Hello.
1066
00:50:14,210 --> 00:50:15,610
Oh.
1067
00:50:15,650 --> 00:50:17,570
Rita, congratulations.
1068
00:50:17,610 --> 00:50:20,450
What an amazing transformation.
Thank you.
1069
00:50:20,490 --> 00:50:23,130
So tell us a little bit
about your inspiration
1070
00:50:23,170 --> 00:50:24,730
for your holiday cottage.
1071
00:50:24,770 --> 00:50:27,970
I wanted to bring
the outdoors indoors,
1072
00:50:28,010 --> 00:50:31,170
but I wanted it to be a bit more
muted because I want people to feel
1073
00:50:31,210 --> 00:50:34,530
cosy, relaxed, a bit of romance,
1074
00:50:34,570 --> 00:50:37,050
because that's
how I see British cottages.
1075
00:50:37,090 --> 00:50:39,010
Those lovely warm russets
1076
00:50:39,050 --> 00:50:42,570
absolutely delivered that feeling.
Thank you.
1077
00:50:42,610 --> 00:50:44,290
So lovely use of repurposing.
1078
00:50:44,330 --> 00:50:48,450
I wanted people to remember one
object at least in every room.
1079
00:50:48,490 --> 00:50:51,050
These were the moments of joy
and intrigue
1080
00:50:51,090 --> 00:50:54,570
that I think Portmeirion
is a real sort of part of
1081
00:50:54,610 --> 00:50:57,730
this destination...
Yes, something unexpected. Yeah.
1082
00:50:57,770 --> 00:50:59,770
What would it mean to you
if you won?
1083
00:50:59,810 --> 00:51:03,290
So winning for me
will mean obviously a lot.
1084
00:51:03,330 --> 00:51:05,770
VOICE BREAKS:If you believe
you want to do it,
1085
00:51:05,810 --> 00:51:09,170
it doesn't matter what age
or where you're from.
1086
00:51:10,690 --> 00:51:12,010
Yeah, it would mean everything.
1087
00:51:12,050 --> 00:51:15,410
You are already
a complete inspiration.
1088
00:51:15,450 --> 00:51:16,610
Thank you.
1089
00:51:16,650 --> 00:51:18,010
Thank you.
1090
00:51:18,050 --> 00:51:21,130
Right now to the feedback,
I feel very emotional
1091
00:51:21,170 --> 00:51:24,370
because it's been the best
eight weeks of my life.
1092
00:51:24,410 --> 00:51:27,210
This competition gave me
this massive boost
1093
00:51:27,250 --> 00:51:28,890
to start to believe in myself
1094
00:51:28,930 --> 00:51:31,650
that I could create spaces
that people will love.
1095
00:51:31,690 --> 00:51:36,050
This is the essence of
what I always wanted.
1096
00:51:36,090 --> 00:51:37,490
Hi.Hello. Hey.
1097
00:51:37,530 --> 00:51:38,690
Hi.
1098
00:51:38,730 --> 00:51:40,770
John, how are you feeling?
1099
00:51:40,810 --> 00:51:43,210
I feel over the moon, actually.
1100
00:51:43,250 --> 00:51:45,970
The blossoming of your confidence
1101
00:51:46,010 --> 00:51:49,410
is just the most exhilarating thing
to see.
1102
00:51:49,450 --> 00:51:53,250
I thought that kitchen makeover
was a masterpiece.
1103
00:51:53,290 --> 00:51:56,170
Change the cupboard colour
and those genius tile stickers.
1104
00:51:56,210 --> 00:51:58,530
We wanted to come
from this magical village
1105
00:51:58,570 --> 00:52:01,970
into this magical holiday cottage
and the narrative continued,
1106
00:52:02,010 --> 00:52:03,570
and you nailed it. Oh, thank you.
1107
00:52:03,610 --> 00:52:05,290
I know if I'd done that
kind of challenge one,
1108
00:52:05,330 --> 00:52:08,530
I'd have been there like taking
tiles off and putting new ones on.
1109
00:52:08,570 --> 00:52:10,090
I was going to say, because that was
1110
00:52:10,130 --> 00:52:11,970
your big learning curve, wasn't it?
Yeah.
1111
00:52:12,010 --> 00:52:13,930
Because you weren't short
of ambition,
1112
00:52:13,970 --> 00:52:16,730
but you just couldn't get
the stuff done in the time.
1113
00:52:16,770 --> 00:52:20,370
Certainly the last two challenges,
that's not been the case.
1114
00:52:20,410 --> 00:52:22,170
What would it mean to you
if you won?
1115
00:52:23,730 --> 00:52:28,330
If I won, it would be every
bit of validation I ever needed.
1116
00:52:28,370 --> 00:52:31,450
You know, I've spent
such a long time now,
1117
00:52:31,490 --> 00:52:34,770
18 years, teaching children design
1118
00:52:34,810 --> 00:52:36,610
and following their dreams
1119
00:52:36,650 --> 00:52:40,610
and I think I'm exemplifying
that now.
1120
00:52:40,650 --> 00:52:42,330
Thank you. Thank you.
1121
00:52:42,370 --> 00:52:43,570
Thank you.
1122
00:52:43,610 --> 00:52:45,410
Wow, that was amazing.
1123
00:52:45,450 --> 00:52:48,570
This sofa chat was different
to the others.
1124
00:52:48,610 --> 00:52:51,370
This was the most lovely sofa chat.
1125
00:52:51,410 --> 00:52:55,330
I've grown. Yeah, I can call myself
a designer now.
1126
00:52:55,370 --> 00:52:56,730
It blows my mind.
1127
00:52:56,770 --> 00:53:01,250
I have now got to get really nitty
gritty about what was on the brief,
1128
00:53:01,290 --> 00:53:03,610
and that's the only thing
that can determine the winner.
1129
00:53:07,810 --> 00:53:09,970
Hey! Hello. Hey, guys.
1130
00:53:10,010 --> 00:53:12,850
The previous designers
have arrived in Portmeirion
1131
00:53:12,890 --> 00:53:15,490
to give their critique
of the finalists' work.
1132
00:53:17,850 --> 00:53:19,850
GASPS
1133
00:53:19,890 --> 00:53:22,090
Oh, my God. I'm actually gobsmacked.
1134
00:53:22,130 --> 00:53:24,610
This is bold, isn't it?
1135
00:53:24,650 --> 00:53:26,290
Wow.
1136
00:53:26,330 --> 00:53:28,650
This is gorgeous.
John could definitely win this.
1137
00:53:28,690 --> 00:53:32,090
You can see like
the evolution of their design style.
1138
00:53:32,130 --> 00:53:33,250
It's amazing.
1139
00:53:33,290 --> 00:53:35,810
So this is Rita's cottage.
Very nice.
1140
00:53:35,850 --> 00:53:37,530
Oh! Oh, wow!Isn't it?
1141
00:53:37,570 --> 00:53:40,170
Love the dining area. So cosy.
1142
00:53:40,210 --> 00:53:41,850
I love the wallpaper.
1143
00:53:41,890 --> 00:53:45,090
If I was a holiday-maker,
I'd probably choose Rita's
1144
00:53:45,130 --> 00:53:47,370
because I found it slightly
more restful.
1145
00:53:47,410 --> 00:53:49,210
Well done, girl. Yeah.
1146
00:53:49,250 --> 00:53:50,610
It feels very Tuscany in here.
1147
00:53:50,650 --> 00:53:54,290
Yeah, and that is obviously in
keeping with Portmeirion. Exactly.
1148
00:53:54,330 --> 00:53:55,690
I think John could win.
1149
00:53:55,730 --> 00:53:59,730
The details with, like,
the taste of Italy in the wallpaper,
1150
00:53:59,770 --> 00:54:01,250
it just felt perfect.
1151
00:54:01,290 --> 00:54:03,610
Ooh, that's a bit of lux, isn't it?
1152
00:54:03,650 --> 00:54:05,370
It's lovely. Yeah, I love it.
1153
00:54:05,410 --> 00:54:07,290
Love the oars. Aren't they cute? Oh!
1154
00:54:07,330 --> 00:54:08,850
I love it.
1155
00:54:08,890 --> 00:54:10,370
So clever.
1156
00:54:10,410 --> 00:54:12,810
Think Rita's got a really
good chance of winning this.
1157
00:54:12,850 --> 00:54:15,930
It's so cosy. You just want to spend
all day in her cottage.
1158
00:54:15,970 --> 00:54:17,610
Yeah, it's really nice.
1159
00:54:17,650 --> 00:54:19,730
It feels like someone's
actual bedroom.
1160
00:54:19,770 --> 00:54:21,210
It's very comfy. Mmm.
1161
00:54:21,250 --> 00:54:23,650
Rita actually had very similar
light fittings...
1162
00:54:23,690 --> 00:54:25,130
Yeah, very similar.
1163
00:54:25,170 --> 00:54:29,610
What a transformation John and Rita
have done within those cottages.
1164
00:54:29,650 --> 00:54:31,130
They both should be so proud.
1165
00:54:31,170 --> 00:54:32,450
Ooh! Ooh!
1166
00:54:32,490 --> 00:54:34,250
Look, the orange!
1167
00:54:34,290 --> 00:54:36,330
Glossy. Isn't it stunning?
1168
00:54:36,370 --> 00:54:38,530
I really can't call
who's going to win.
1169
00:54:38,570 --> 00:54:40,850
It's a tough one.
I wouldn't want to be Michelle.
1170
00:54:46,130 --> 00:54:50,570
After eight weeks, the time has come
to reveal the winner.
1171
00:54:50,610 --> 00:54:52,810
Hello.Hey.
1172
00:54:52,850 --> 00:54:55,570
So lovely to see you again.
1173
00:54:55,610 --> 00:54:57,530
So, what do you think
of Portmeirion?
1174
00:54:57,570 --> 00:55:00,770
Amazing. It's like being in a dream,
isn't it?It is.
1175
00:55:00,810 --> 00:55:04,130
Let's welcome back Rita and John.
1176
00:55:11,010 --> 00:55:12,650
LAUGHTER
1177
00:55:13,890 --> 00:55:17,930
I am so very proud of both of you.
1178
00:55:17,970 --> 00:55:20,090
And there's no doubt
that you will both go on
1179
00:55:20,130 --> 00:55:22,610
to have extraordinary careers.
1180
00:55:22,650 --> 00:55:24,610
After much deliberation,
1181
00:55:24,650 --> 00:55:26,890
a decision has been made.
1182
00:55:28,810 --> 00:55:33,490
The winner of
Interior Design Masters is...
1183
00:55:38,890 --> 00:55:40,210
..John!
1184
00:55:40,250 --> 00:55:42,370
APPLAUSE
1185
00:55:44,690 --> 00:55:45,970
Well done.
1186
00:55:48,690 --> 00:55:51,050
I've just won
Interior Designer Masters!
1187
00:55:52,450 --> 00:55:53,890
Oh, my goodness!
1188
00:55:53,930 --> 00:55:55,770
Congratulations. You did it.
1189
00:55:57,410 --> 00:56:00,890
When my students see this,
I hope, you know, it inspires them.
1190
00:56:00,930 --> 00:56:03,210
You know,
my ambition is boundless right now.
1191
00:56:03,250 --> 00:56:05,130
There's so much I want to do
1192
00:56:05,170 --> 00:56:07,090
and this feels like that first step.
1193
00:56:09,850 --> 00:56:12,250
SOPHIE:You're incredible.
What a talent. Thank you.
1194
00:56:12,290 --> 00:56:15,810
I feel amazing
because I'm so proud of myself.
1195
00:56:15,850 --> 00:56:17,170
I'm proud of John.
1196
00:56:17,210 --> 00:56:21,050
Cheers to John
and cheers to me for a great future.
1197
00:56:21,090 --> 00:56:23,450
I think this is just the beginning.
1198
00:56:23,490 --> 00:56:25,370
I loved it.
1199
00:56:26,570 --> 00:56:28,330
Woo!
1200
00:56:28,370 --> 00:56:29,770
Well done.
1201
00:56:29,810 --> 00:56:33,530
Two extremely talented
creative designers.
1202
00:56:33,570 --> 00:56:35,050
But John clinched it.
1203
00:56:35,090 --> 00:56:39,090
His space really mirrored the
magical eccentricity of Portmeirion,
1204
00:56:39,130 --> 00:56:42,890
and he's created a really special,
uplifting, joyful space
1205
00:56:42,930 --> 00:56:44,930
for people to create happy memories.
1206
00:56:44,970 --> 00:56:46,810
Well done.
1207
00:56:46,850 --> 00:56:49,650
A key part of this brief
was to capture the essence
1208
00:56:49,690 --> 00:56:53,170
of this incredible,
magical, mystical place.
1209
00:56:53,210 --> 00:56:57,410
And John did that using colour,
pattern, texture and design.
1210
00:56:59,290 --> 00:57:01,490
I'm so proud of you.
You've done amazing.
1211
00:57:02,810 --> 00:57:03,970
I've actually done it.
1212
00:57:05,970 --> 00:57:07,090
I'm an interior designer.
1213
00:57:09,450 --> 00:57:11,170
HE LAUGHS
1214
00:57:11,210 --> 00:57:12,850
Oh, my goodness.
1215
00:57:12,890 --> 00:57:14,330
Cheers. Cheers.
1216
00:57:22,050 --> 00:57:24,010
This is life-changing.
1217
00:57:24,050 --> 00:57:25,370
Changes everything.
1218
00:57:26,770 --> 00:57:28,770
GROUP LAUGHS