1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,240 AFRICAN-STYLE MUSIC TIGER ROARS 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,920 It's the final, and we're throwing our remaining two designers 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,760 into the lion's den, literally, 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:14,680 transforming cottages at Longleat. 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,440 Would you like to meet our residents? BOTH:Yes! 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,640 Oh! Oh! 7 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,840 Look, Alan, it's so beautiful! 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,800 I know! I love that mane, so much volume. 9 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,200 I wish I had that with my hair. No, not the lion. 10 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:37,720 Its lair. 11 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,040 Look at the use of colour, the natural textures. 12 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,120 There's not a fake plant in sight. 13 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:45,600 Oh, Michelle, you really are wild about interiors. 14 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,800 Welcome to the final! 15 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:50,720 BOTH SCREAM 16 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,320 Eight weeks ago, ten novice interior designers 17 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,400 put themselves forward to realise their dream, 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,920 to go pro and win a life-changing prize. 19 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:03,960 Wow, that is amazing! 20 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,480 They've put their design skills to the test 21 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,400 on everything from beach huts... 22 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,440 Come and get me juicy cockles! ..to shops... 23 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,200 Oh! 24 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,520 SHE LAUGHS I'm fine. 25 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,800 ..even Royal Navy mess decks. 26 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:19,200 BOTH SCREAM EXCITEDLY 27 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,600 After tackling a Premier League football stadium last week... 28 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,240 Wow, this is a good view. 29 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,560 ..Emily was given the red card. 30 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,600 I mean, I'm gutted, obviously, but what a ride. 31 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,600 Now, just Lia...Whoo-hoo! 32 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,200 ..and Sophie remain. 33 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,080 ..and the biggest design project yet. 34 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,880 The winner of Interior Design Masters is... 35 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,400 And then there were two. THEY SQUEAL 36 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,080 I can't believe it's just two of us walking down this hill. 37 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,200 It's the final! Featuring me! 38 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,120 SHE GIGGLES 39 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,480 The dream was always to be an interior designer, 40 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,560 to wake up every day and do something I love. 41 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,240 Being in the final, I feel like, maybe I could do this forever. 42 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,080 Are you excited or terrified for this? 43 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,680 I'm excited. I am. 44 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:27,680 A whole holiday cottage at Longleat is going to be so much fun. 45 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,640 Longleat Safari Park, I mean, it's animals. 46 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,640 I've got licence to do animal print, finally. 47 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,360 It's finally my time to shine. 48 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,200 Rock and roll maximalist Sophie has showcased her love 49 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,560 of animal prints since week one. 50 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,800 Who doesn't love a bit of zebra print? 51 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,880 And by week two, her limewash finish 52 00:02:46,920 --> 00:02:50,800 and pattern clashing in the castle won her Stand Out Space. 53 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:51,960 EXHALES 54 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,280 A real strength that Sophie has brought to her challenges 55 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,600 is her beautiful, painterly eye for colour and texture. 56 00:02:58,640 --> 00:03:01,880 She comes in with a background as a specialist painter. 57 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:04,600 We haven't got enough wood. I'm stressed. I'm so stressed. 58 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:07,800 The only thing holding Sophie back is her lack of confidence. 59 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,280 When she has a little bit of a wobble, 60 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,280 then everything slightly crashes down. 61 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,600 I honestly, I can't even direct you because I just don't know. 62 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:17,120 But when she can pick herself up and believe in herself, 63 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,120 I think she's capable of amazing things. 64 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:24,560 In Shops Week she pulled it together to win Stand Out Space with Lia. 65 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,640 And in the semi-final... Sophie's back! 66 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,440 ..achieved her goal. 67 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,920 Hiya, kid, I'm a finalist. 68 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,440 ON PHONE:Get out of town! 69 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,720 I'm hoping to see that Sophie just leans in 70 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,280 to the amazing designer that she has the capacity to be. 71 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,160 I mean, we're going to Longleat. She's surrounded by animals. 72 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,280 This has got to be her happy place. 73 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,800 Lia is also a maximalist. 74 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,880 Oh, my God, it looks so nice. 75 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,080 And from week one has gone big with botanicals. 76 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,520 Oh, look, like an authentic lemon tree. 77 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,800 She's used dried flowers in all her schemes... 78 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,080 Very distracted by the whole frou-frou thing. 79 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:04,760 ..but has learnt to edit. 80 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,040 We've made a big decision to take the flowers down. 81 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,560 Lia's work has been strongest 82 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,880 when she really does lean into her roots, 83 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,840 that sense of conviviality and family. 84 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,320 The whole kitchen are will be here with a massive island. 85 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,440 You're so Italian. SHE LAUGHS 86 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,840 And that helped her win her first Stand Out Space. 87 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,280 Ah! 88 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,400 I've always wanted to hear Michelle shout my name and I heard it. 89 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,160 Lia's ambitious designs 90 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,360 have pushed her trades to the max. 91 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:34,560 I'm not happy with the bar. 92 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,040 I've adapted the design about 60 times today. 93 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:42,160 But in the end, it paid off and won her a place in the final. 94 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,200 This, to me, is a real triumph of a space. 95 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,760 Both Lia and Sophie have an enormous amount of talent, 96 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,480 so I just hope they bring all the lessons 97 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,120 that they've learned over all the previous challenges 98 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,200 and just go for it. 99 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,600 Here are our finalists. Come and sit down on the sofa. 100 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,200 I've even plumped the cushions for you. 101 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,280 Lovely service. How are you feeling? 102 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,520 BOTH LAUGH Pinch-me moment?Yeah. 103 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,600 Up for grabs is a game-changing prize. 104 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,000 The winner will be working with Next 105 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,880 to create their own line of homeware. 106 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,200 How amazing is that? 107 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,760 Yeah, incredible. 108 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,800 Imagine having your name next to that. 109 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:28,160 All that stands between you and the prize is one challenge, 110 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:33,360 32 lions, five rhinos, three gazelle and a pack of wolves. 111 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,320 You're off to Longleat to transform two holiday cottages. 112 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,200 Magnificent Longleat House in Wiltshire 113 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,600 is a stately home surrounded by 9,000 acres, 114 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,440 including the famous safari park. 115 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,760 There are many period rental properties on the estate. 116 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,800 The finalists will transform two of them, 117 00:05:54,840 --> 00:05:57,920 either the Grade II Georgian cottage called The Island 118 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,800 or the Victorian Stalls Farmhouse. 119 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:04,080 Pick a key. 120 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,720 I've got The Island. OK. And you must have... 121 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,560 The Stalls farmhouse. The Stalls farmhouse. 122 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,760 So do you have any advice for them to clinch that win? 123 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,080 You just have to believe in yourself 124 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,040 and know that you deserve to be here 125 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,280 and go do your thing. 126 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,400 The guest judge this week is a designer 127 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,200 who is at one with wildlife. 128 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:28,800 He dresses like a peacock 129 00:06:28,840 --> 00:06:31,160 and can talk the hind legs off a hyena. 130 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,920 It's Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. 131 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:34,760 Good luck. 132 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,600 See you at Longleat.See you there. 133 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,040 There's definitely two angles that can be taken, 134 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,760 the beautiful architecture and the gardens 135 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,800 or you take inspiration from the animals in the park. 136 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:48,240 This is just my dream brief. 137 00:06:48,280 --> 00:06:50,800 If I can believe in myself 138 00:06:50,840 --> 00:06:52,640 and trust myself, 139 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,280 I could potentially have the edge. 140 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,200 But I know Lia is full of surprises. 141 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,880 After a week of prepping designs, 142 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,840 our finalists arrive at Longleat.. 143 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,920 I mean, this is giving final vibes. It's a fitting setting. Very grand. 144 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,680 ..to soak up the historic estate and gardens... 145 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,440 Look, there's the house. Wow. Oh, my God, it's stunning! 146 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,560 I love all the hedges! Botanicals, dude. 147 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,360 ..and meet the exotic residents. 148 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:30,560 The monkeys! 149 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,040 BOTH:Zebras! 150 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,520 All the prints! All the prints! 151 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,600 Now they have just three days 152 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:43,520 and £7,000 to create a winning holiday cottage... 153 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,200 Battle of the maximalists. 154 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,880 ..with the help of two familiar cheeky monkeys. 155 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:57,400 Fellow designer Ben is back to lend Sophie his upcycling expertise. 156 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,160 I'm going to be trying to keep Sophie calm as possible, 157 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,480 do all the jobs that she needs me to do 158 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:04,480 and work as hard as I possibly can. 159 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:08,040 And sewing whizz Jonni is reuniting with Lia. 160 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,240 Oh, I'm so excited to be back with Lia. 161 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,920 I'm so proud of her and I will do anything to help her win it. 162 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,400 Should we go and check the cottage out? 163 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,720 Yeah, come on. Got your breakfast. 164 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,840 Each holiday let is a unique period property. 165 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,160 Sophie's cottage is a residential rental. 166 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,200 It looks big. Yeah, it looks big. 167 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,720 While Lia's is a former farmhouse. 168 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,440 Let's see. 169 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,840 Inside, both designers must totally transform 170 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,600 a hallway and a landing... 171 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,480 We're painting over that. Absolutely! Begone, white! 172 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,240 ..a twin bedroom and a master bedroom... 173 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,080 Oh. 174 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,080 We don't have time for that, Sophie. Get up! 175 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:50,640 ..a dining room... 176 00:08:50,680 --> 00:08:52,440 It's a bit smaller than I thought. 177 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,200 ..and a living room. 178 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,360 Far too beige for my liking. 179 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,440 These are holiday lets, 180 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,840 and I want this place to be so fully booked 181 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,320 that people can't even get in because it's that busy. 182 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:08,920 I'm making it enticing by hoping to create a wild escape. 183 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,080 So... Oh wow, that is exciting. 184 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:14,200 Imagine... 185 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,160 ..all the ceiling in the leopard print. 186 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,080 Crazy and amazing. All the way through, 187 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,320 upstairs, landing, everything. 100%. 188 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,120 Safari-madness style. That's what you need here. 189 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,480 My whole concept of this cottage 190 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,480 is not to the safari side of Longleat, 191 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,400 but the gardens at Longleat. 192 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,720 All the nature and all the trees will just come to life. 193 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:38,120 Hopefully they come to life. 194 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:42,160 To realise their contrasting concepts, 195 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,800 Sophie and Lia will each get two carpenters 196 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,120 and three decorators. 197 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,160 Welcome, welcome. ALL:Whoo! 198 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,520 Final time. I know! Final time. 199 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:55,840 How are you feeling? I'm excited. 200 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,240 We're going big. We're going bold. 201 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:58,640 We're going botanical. 202 00:09:58,680 --> 00:10:01,040 But yeah, the big change in this room is... 203 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:02,160 Big mic drop moment. 204 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,960 I'm switching around the configuration 205 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,120 just to confuse things. Yeah. THEY LAUGH 206 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,240 Lia plans to swap around her downstairs rooms, 207 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:15,520 making the largest space the social heart of the home. 208 00:10:15,560 --> 00:10:16,600 The current living room 209 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,160 will be transformed into a dining space with a cocktail nook, 210 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,600 and she's building a large, structural arch 211 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,080 to divide the areas. 212 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,520 The dining area will be a dusky olive green 213 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:31,200 with a built-in bar and alcove unit, 214 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:36,480 plus upcycled dining set and dried flowers on the mantel. 215 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,880 The den will have botanical-print paper 216 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:43,800 with inky blue ceiling and panels, plus terracotta velvet chairs. 217 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,520 Her new, smaller living room will be painted 218 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:48,200 in a paler olive green, 219 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,960 with more inky blue on the skirting and picture rail, 220 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,400 plus botanical paper on the ceiling. 221 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,240 The fireplace will be painted terracotta pink 222 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,600 and clad with geometric tiles, 223 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:04,200 flanked by two new arched alcove units. 224 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,960 Comfy velvet sofas and an armchair 225 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,160 will give guests generous seating to lounge upon. 226 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,560 The big swap of the dining room and the living room, 227 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:15,840 it's quite a big risk. 228 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,560 I reckon we're ready to get started. Let's do it! 229 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,720 But I love hosting, 230 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,840 and that's been such an important part of all of my designs. 231 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,040 Hello! How are you? Good. 232 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,920 I grew up in Glasgow. We are Scottish-Italian. 233 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,400 So there was never, never a quiet moment. 234 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,960 Would you like a coffee? Espresso, please. 235 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,880 Growing up, I loved going on holiday with my parents 236 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,200 and still do with my friends and family. 237 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:44,280 We all make dinner 238 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,560 and we always love socialising together. 239 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,840 I think what's really important is making large, open spaces. 240 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:51,120 Where you can all sit together 241 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,280 but somewhere to make a nice drink as well. 242 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,840 Lia has always been very creative from a very, very early age 243 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,320 and it definitely comes from her dad. 244 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,120 Happy with that? Yeah. Right, OK. 245 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,560 My dad is my main inspiration. 246 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,680 He is the biggest DIY person you'll ever meet. 247 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,680 Keep your saw flat. That's it. 248 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,600 Lia would always watch everything that I did 249 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,760 and ask questions on, "Why this screw, why that nail?" 250 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,320 "why are you doing it that way, Dad?" 251 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:22,520 I think she has now far surpassed my ability of doing any DIY. 252 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:24,840 I think there should be a stronger word than proud. 253 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,640 I think that's spot on. Perfect. 254 00:12:27,680 --> 00:12:32,080 I would love to win just to make them that one inch prouder. 255 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,160 ALL:Yay! 256 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,880 Good luck. 257 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:40,560 Going to need it. Oh, no you're not. 258 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,800 To me. To you. To me. 259 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,120 With the teams out of the starting blocks... 260 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,920 Ugh! Why am I so small? Oh, God. 261 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:55,160 ..Lia's first job is to get her giant room divider underway. 262 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,360 So I'd like to build an arch 263 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,520 to kind of separate these two spaces. 264 00:13:00,560 --> 00:13:04,600 Straight up on both sides, but then carving into a flat. 265 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:08,400 OK. It's definitely risky to task a carpenter 266 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:10,680 pretty much his whole time to make the arch. 267 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:15,520 After last week's sofa, I need to be able to finish 268 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:18,640 in a reasonable time and not panic at the end. 269 00:13:18,680 --> 00:13:20,560 How many lengths of this timber have you got? 270 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,600 Ten. You need more? 271 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,960 I'm going to need at least another 10 or 15. 272 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:29,400 Across the estate, Sophie's got simpler constructions... 273 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:33,480 So plan for this alcove is a tall log store, 274 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:34,960 a shelf for the TV, 275 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,960 and then shelf on top for board games, 276 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,440 blankets, that kind of thing. 277 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,800 ..leaving her free to prioritise paint. 278 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,600 Gorgeous colour, that is. Oh, guys! 279 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,280 Oh, it's giving opulence. 280 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:51,440 I will be demonstrating my signature style in full-fat effect. 281 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:53,400 There's going to be lots of rich colour. 282 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,680 Oh, yes! 283 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,760 It does make me want a glass of Merlot, though. 284 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,280 THEY LAUGH 285 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,120 Each of the rooms will be different, 286 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:06,280 but those colours together are going to clash beautifully. 287 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:10,600 Sophie's inspiration for her clashing colours and prints 288 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,880 is from the safari park, to create a wild escape. 289 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:16,360 Her living room will be covered 290 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,080 in an exotic animal-embellished wallpaper 291 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:23,520 sitting above panelling painted avocado green. 292 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,680 The colour will continue on the window frames and mantle 293 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,880 and the ceiling painted rich burgundy. 294 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:33,400 She's adding a log store and TV unit in the corner, 295 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,400 plus two large fringed lights 296 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:39,400 to illuminate her furniture, adorned with faux-fur throws. 297 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:44,840 Her hallway is going a bold peacock teal with gold stairs, 298 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,960 fake animal decor and leopard-print wallpaper 299 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:52,120 across the entire ceiling, leading through to the dining room, 300 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:53,720 where she sourced 301 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,320 a second-hand dining table and chairs, 302 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,480 which Ben will upholster. 303 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:03,080 The alcoves are going stripy, and a corner bar will be built in. 304 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,200 She'll showcase her signature limewash walls 305 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:07,560 before embellishing them 306 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:12,000 with hand-painted black and gold maps of African countries. 307 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,560 Oh-la-la. 308 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,040 This is a beautiful warm stone colour. 309 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,640 Couldn't resist doing some limewash for the final. 310 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,640 I'm feeling quite positive. I'm trying to stay calm. 311 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:28,280 Not going to panic. And yeah, see what happens. 312 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,880 While Sophie is using different colours in every room, 313 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,880 Lia has another game plan when it comes to her paint palette. 314 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,000 So I'm using a green-tones blue 315 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,200 and a kind of terracotta colour in every single room. 316 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,400 I think all of the colours are just so complementary. 317 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:50,160 Plus, in each room she will add a botanical element using print... 318 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:52,560 That's it. 319 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,280 ..as well as her dried flowers. 320 00:15:55,320 --> 00:16:00,080 This is going to go on top of the mantel in the new dining room. 321 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:05,160 I incorporate dry flowers into a lot of things and I always like to add. 322 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,600 But what I have learned is to edit. 323 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,400 But that's much harder to do than it sounds. 324 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,520 I mean, right now it's a bit of a mess, 325 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,040 but once I'm finished with it, it'll be lovely. 326 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,320 When I heard Longleat had a cruise, 327 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,760 I couldn't wait to dust off my cravat. 328 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,040 What a sophisticated way to check on the designers. 329 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:34,320 Fingers crossed, I'll be invited 330 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,560 to the captain's table for a bit of supper. 331 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,360 Excuse me. What's on the menu today? 332 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:42,280 Sprats. 333 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,360 But I'm a prawn cocktail kind of guy. 334 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,800 They're for the sea lions. Sea lions? 335 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:51,200 SEA LIONS GROWL AND HONK 336 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,200 All right, all right! It's coming, it's coming! 337 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:56,760 You'll get indigestion. 338 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,280 You're not chewing it. SEA LION HONKS 339 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,320 Oh, you're a right chatty Cathy! 340 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,560 Oh, I bet Jane McDonald didn't have to do this. 341 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,760 Can you swim me to the designers, please? 342 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,960 Hi, Lia.Hey, Alan! Hi, Jonni.Hi, Alan. 343 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,600 I've got a bucket of omega three. Who wants a bit of sprat? 344 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,880 Um...I'm going to pass. I'll wait for lunch. 345 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,800 Well, don't come to me when you're hungry later. 346 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,240 Lia, you seem quite zen. 347 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:30,880 Last week you were stressed. 348 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:32,520 So how are you feeling? Are you stressed now? 349 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,160 No. I'm feeling really calm this week. 350 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:36,880 She's been channelling her inner giraffe. 351 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,440 Very calm. I thought your neck had got longer. 352 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,160 THEY LAUGH 353 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,120 So you're a maximalist. 354 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,360 Sophie's also a maximalist. 355 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,320 I don't think Longleat's going to know what's hit it. 356 00:17:48,360 --> 00:17:50,480 THEY LAUGH What's happening? 357 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:54,400 So there's definitely some elements of my signature style. 358 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,560 Dried flowers. Love it. 359 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,320 But then there's lots of kind of new elements that I've learned. 360 00:17:59,360 --> 00:18:02,080 So this used to be the living room, 361 00:18:02,120 --> 00:18:04,200 and next door was the dining room. 362 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,760 But I decided to switch them around. 363 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,920 I wanted this to be like the hub where everyone would enjoy a meal. 364 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,520 I think where you excel at it's the communal spaces. 365 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,200 It's making everyone feel, "Come round the table! 366 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,200 "Let's eat like a big, hearty meal." 367 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:23,800 Well, hopefully this room will be a addition to that as well. 368 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,160 Well, good luck with everything. It's looking great. 369 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:27,880 Lovely to see you again. 370 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,600 I'm going to take me bucket of sprat. 371 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,760 You might want to get some room spray. 372 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,560 Still smells of fish. THEY LAUGH 373 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,160 Sorry about that! 374 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,520 What other countries are you doing? Kenya. Kenya's going over there. 375 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:51,920 I might have Tanzania somewhere. 376 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,960 Hi, guys.Hi, Alan! Hi. Hello. 377 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,360 Sophie and Ben, you're back! 378 00:18:58,400 --> 00:18:59,640 I've returned. 379 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,160 So listen, for someone who loves animal print 380 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,560 to then get a job in a safari park. 381 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,800 Yeah. I mean, it's like, "Hello!" I'm having the best time. 382 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,320 I know, I can see, I can see! And I see you've got limewash. 383 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:14,040 Yeah. I think it's really timeless and elegant. 384 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:18,000 And actually it's creating a really good canvas for all my crazy stuff. 385 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:22,360 So what's this then? It's not dry rot, is it?No, no. Good. 386 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,560 So it's actually the outline of Namibia. 387 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:29,120 Oh, oh, I see.Yeah. 388 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,640 I did want to kind of pay respects to 389 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,240 the African countries that are famous for safaris as well. 390 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,440 So there's going to be African countries everywhere all around here. 391 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,960 There'll be two or three. All right. 392 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,360 Can you show me the door? 393 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,080 Did you get it?Just that way. 394 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:45,800 I'll Serengeti my coat.Bye. Bye. 395 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:56,160 Both finalists are using mainly second-hand furniture, 396 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:57,960 which the boys are upcycling. 397 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,240 Jonni's smoothing things down... 398 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:04,040 I've sanded the dining chairs. I'm sanding this dining table. 399 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:05,800 I'm in the zone on sanding. 400 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:08,560 ..whilst Ben's tarting things up. 401 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:13,840 Sophie wants me to use these curtains as the cushion cover. 402 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,600 It's got like a nice little, like, giraffe pattern feel to it. 403 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,560 Curtains you can find in charity shops 404 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,080 and the fabric works out so much cheaper. 405 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:22,640 It's a nice little hack, actually. 406 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,320 The first day is drawing to a close. 407 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:30,520 Paper's here. That's nice. 408 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,200 Looks like you're wearing it. THEY LAUGH 409 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:36,520 Look, look, look. 410 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:44,360 Oh, yeah. End of day one, I am really happy with progress. 411 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:45,960 Those guys are quick. 412 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,880 We have a lot of paint on the walls. 413 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,360 We have one of the carpentry builds complete. 414 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,400 We have some upholstery already done. 415 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,120 Yeah, I'm feeling good. 416 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,520 Let's get a pint. THEY LAUGH 417 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,200 Day one done and dusted. 418 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,120 I really wanted to be started in the den. 419 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,360 But we can't wallpaper the den until the arch is done. 420 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,320 So that bit will need to kind of hang fire. 421 00:21:08,360 --> 00:21:09,920 Obviously that's quite a big build. 422 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,640 So yeah, tomorrow I'll get more things done. 423 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,600 Right then, day two. Oh, here we go again. 424 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,200 Another day. Another day with you. 425 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,840 With both cottages taking shape downstairs... 426 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,200 Begone, horrible fireplace. Yeah. 427 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:38,560 ..Lia and Sophie turn their attentions to the bedrooms upstairs. 428 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:42,040 The plan for the master bedroom is completely colour drenched 429 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:44,560 in a really sort of dark greige colour. 430 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,360 It's super calming. 431 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,120 And then I'm going to bring the prints in through soft furnishings. 432 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,640 But I'm making it so that both of my bedrooms 433 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,080 are that amazing, 434 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:56,400 that people aren't going to be fighting over the master 435 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,480 because the twin is also awesome. 436 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:01,120 Sophie's twin bedroom 437 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:05,840 will also be colour drenched but in a punchy coral pink. 438 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:09,360 She's dressing the room with mismatching antique furniture 439 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:12,600 and giving the beds cheetah-print headboards 440 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,920 to clash against snake and insect wallpaper. 441 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,040 I'm using the most amazing wallpaper I've ever seen. 442 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:24,880 It just adds to that maximalism. 443 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,360 Snakes and grasshoppers. 444 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,440 My signature style is very much the same 445 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,400 as when I started the competition. 446 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:33,080 A lot of things have developed. 447 00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:35,480 I can put together a space much better, 448 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:36,520 but fundamentally, 449 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,280 my signature style is still rock and roll maximalism. 450 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:46,560 My mum inspired me to get into interior design. 451 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:48,360 She qualified as an interior designer 452 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,080 herself a few years ago. 453 00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:51,680 I like that. 454 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,960 My style is more classic, traditional, 455 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,200 but with a French twist, 456 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,320 and obviously Sophie's a maximalist. 457 00:22:58,360 --> 00:23:00,760 Beige and boring are not Sophie at all. 458 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:02,160 She's never been like that. 459 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,320 She's always had this colourful way about her, really. 460 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:08,960 That lamp's mega. I love that. Yeah. I like that as well. 461 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,840 She makes my heart sing. She's just... She's... 462 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,600 I wish I could be like her, put it that way. 463 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,280 I feel like this experience has brought us closer together, 464 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:24,520 because we really do share a huge passion for interior design. 465 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:26,120 Having my mum's support's... 466 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:27,640 ..the best. 467 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,800 You know how proud I am of you. 468 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,080 You've astounded me every step of the way. 469 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:33,880 Oh, you'll make me cry. 470 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,400 Oh. Love you. Love you. 471 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:39,760 SHE GASPS 472 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:41,720 SHE SQUEALS 473 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,120 That is amazing. I love it. 474 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:48,000 It's mad because it's so pretty, even though it's full of snakes. 475 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,720 Ta-da! CHEERING 476 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,720 Love it. Very stripy. 477 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,600 In Lia's farmhouse, her twin room vibe is more subtle. 478 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,560 It's going all on that wall and all on this wall. OK. 479 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,840 Twin rooms are normally maybe for kids, 480 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,120 so it's quite a neutral palette. 481 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,480 When I started the competition, I hated white. 482 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,560 But I have learned that sometimes it is OK to use it. 483 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,800 So we're growing. We're learning. 484 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,880 Lia's twin room will have light taupe walls 485 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,960 as well as sage green stripy wallpaper 486 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,840 and headboards upholstered in mottled pink, 487 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,640 furnished with a blue teal chest of drawers, 488 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,360 a clothes rail and botanical prints. 489 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,600 Her master bedroom will be colour drenched in a muddy green, 490 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,640 which she's contrasting with muted pink curtains, 491 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,240 headboard and cushions. 492 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,280 The centrepiece will be a show-stopping mural 493 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:43,920 of a bucolic scene. 494 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,800 We'll just go up to that break line there. 495 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,160 I really love this paper. It looks so good. 496 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,160 Mm! It's gorgeous. 497 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,520 Have you seen your naked woman in there as well? 498 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:58,000 Oh, yeah! In the trees. SHE LAUGHS 499 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:01,200 Looks a bit like you. Cheeky. THEY LAUGH 500 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,240 I've left them a little memory of me. 501 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,240 THEY LAUGH 502 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:06,960 The master bedroom wallpaper 503 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,000 has been a firm favourite of mine for years, 504 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,800 but I could never afford it. SHE LAUGHS 505 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,920 So when we got this challenge, 506 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:15,760 I was like, "I'm ordering that paper. 507 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,760 "I don't care how much it costs." SHE LAUGHS 508 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,160 Hi, Lia.Hey, Alan! 509 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,400 This looks expensive. 510 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,480 Good, cos it was. Oh. SHE LAUGHS 511 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,440 Dare I ask how much? 512 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,800 Just this wall was around £500. 513 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:34,080 The paper is the showstopper here. 514 00:25:34,120 --> 00:25:36,200 It does look like those tapestries you get 515 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,240 in stately homes like Longleat House. 516 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,480 Yeah, that's kind of where the inspiration came from. 517 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,120 And also, the drive down to Longleat House 518 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,200 has very similar trees. 519 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:46,960 And then you've got the beautiful lake. 520 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,560 Why don't you draw a hippo, so it looks really authentic? 521 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,960 SHE LAUGHS Do you want me to go and get my biro? 522 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,480 So what would it mean to you if you did win? 523 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,440 Honestly, I have always wanted to do interior design, 524 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,280 but it's hard to get a job in interior design 525 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:01,520 when you have no experience. 526 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,920 So to be the winner and be one of those people who says, 527 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:06,960 "I love my job 528 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,360 "and every day I get to do something I love" 529 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,640 would just be unbelievable. 530 00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:15,400 Sophie. Yeah. 531 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:17,360 When it comes to wild wallpaper... 532 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:20,000 Oh! Yes! 533 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:23,000 ..Sophie's hallway is a whole new level. 534 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,760 All my dreams are coming true right now. 535 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:29,400 Says Team Sophie, doesn't it? Yeah, it does. 536 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,880 Not Kat Slater? Maybe. Maybe Kat Slater. 537 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:36,480 And Lia also wants guests to see her signature style 538 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,480 as soon as they walk in the door. 539 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,760 I'm going to put a bunch of dried flowers inside wooden crates. 540 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,280 I'll use that as artwork for the hallway when you come in. 541 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,760 So, botanical feels. 542 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,520 Designers, we're halfway through day two. 543 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,120 Not that she cares. 544 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:10,160 Oh-ho-ho! 545 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:14,200 Now, Sophie, look at this! Wow. 546 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,400 This has got to be your dream hallway. 547 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,880 I mean, yeah, it's very me. 548 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:23,480 And it's the final. This isn't the time to be meek and mild, is it? 549 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,400 No, no, no, I've gone... No.I've gone all out. 550 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,120 If it is, you're in trouble. 551 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,640 SHE LAUGHS 552 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,240 I suppose when people come through the door, 553 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:37,000 it's setting up your stall, isn't it? This is fun, this is wild... 554 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:40,120 Don't take it the wrong way, but you deserve to be in a zoo. 555 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,240 THEY LAUGH 556 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,840 Thanks, Alan, sweetie-cake. That comes from a really good place. 557 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,240 Any worries at the minute? 558 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:50,280 I am still waiting for a couple of deliveries. 559 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:54,160 Oh, gawd...Yeah, I'm waiting for cheetah print fabric 560 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:55,920 to upholster some headboards with, 561 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:59,160 which I'm now starting to get a bit anxious about. 562 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:00,440 Oh, gawd...I know. 563 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:05,360 Up a wee bit more. Yes. 564 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,560 So the lighting is currently going up. 565 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:10,200 They're all slightly different, but they will all give the same feeling. 566 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:11,800 These ones are quite expensive, so yeah. 567 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,280 THEY LAUGH No pressure, Liam. Don't drop them. 568 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,520 Right. We've got some fun light shades. 569 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:17,680 OK. OK. 570 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,360 I'd like one lower than the other, sort of on the diagonal, 571 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:22,640 but lounge vibes. 572 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,760 On the diagonal? On the diagonal. HE LAUGHS 573 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,600 Basically, just go...and see where it lands. That'll do. OK. 574 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,320 SHE LAUGHS 575 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,120 Woo! 576 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,520 With house lights up... Yes! 577 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,600 ..and Lia's arch getting set... I'm coming. 578 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:44,880 It's like it grew there, mate. 579 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:48,440 ..drama teacher Jonni is enjoying a curtain call. 580 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,960 Lia was quite inspired by the mazes at Longleat House, 581 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:56,080 and so when you look at this curtain fabric, it is maze-like. 582 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,440 But in Sophie's master bedroom... 583 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,800 So, I'm just thinking about the curtains that I've got for here. 584 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:03,920 ..she's drawing a blank. 585 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:08,240 I didn't realise the beams run straight either side of that window, 586 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:10,280 which means that if I put a curtain rail across, 587 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:12,520 it would have to be lower and it would cut the top of 588 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,160 the window off, which I just can't do. 589 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,440 Ooh...! Yeah. OK. 590 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:21,640 What have you got? What about... 591 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:23,160 She's got a brainwave. I've had a brainwave. 592 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,760 HE LAUGHS 593 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,560 What about we hang the curtains behind the bed? 594 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:30,160 So, the windows have shutters we're going to leave as-is. 595 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,960 Instead, we're going to get a brass curtain rail 596 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:37,000 and put that behind the bed and hang the curtains behind the bed. 597 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,080 Oh-ho-ho! 598 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:41,200 Oh, see, that looks really nice, actually, that does. 599 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,600 It blends in really nicely with that colour on the wall. 600 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:46,280 So all of that will then soften that bed area 601 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,160 and make it really inviting. 602 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,520 Ye-e-es! 603 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,080 That's going to be mint. 604 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:58,160 After nearly two days, Lia's arch divider is finally installed. 605 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:04,000 The arch was definitely a risk in terms of timing. 606 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:06,840 I think it's been crowned as the biggest build in any final, 607 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,960 so, I mean, I'll take the title. 608 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,880 This looks so good. I love it. Epic. Yeah. Love it. 609 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:15,800 A whole false wall wood archway. 610 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:17,600 LIA LAUGHS 611 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:21,960 It is the final. Yep. Got to give it my all. 612 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,720 It was definitely risky, but I think the arch looks incredible. 613 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,240 And it looks like it was always meant to be there, 614 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,960 and that's exactly how you want a build like that to look. 615 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,920 I'm so happy with how that's come out. 616 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:36,600 Oh, look at that! 617 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,080 As the trades down tools for the day... 618 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:41,960 Just done. 619 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,600 Simple as that. 620 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,920 ..Sophie decides to take a peek at the competition. 621 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:52,520 Lia! Hello! Hey, pal. How are you doing? Hi. 622 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,600 Oh-h-h... Ooh! 623 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:56,960 So what's... What is this room? 624 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:02,400 So this room used to be the living room with no arch. 625 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:07,200 {\an8}Yeah. And then we are making it into the dining room and a den. 626 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:11,840 Oh, cute! Like a little snug. A little snug. Oh-h-h! Yeah. 627 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:14,400 And then this is going to be the new living room. 628 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:19,480 Ooh, yes! This ceiling is amazing. It's a magical ceiling. 629 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:23,160 Oh, no, it's too good! No! Stop it! 630 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:29,320 I have just seen Lia's house, and I think Lia's idea to do 631 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:30,760 the snug at the end of the dining room and to switch 632 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,840 the spaces over is genius. 633 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:35,960 So I'm panicking a little bit. 634 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,400 Ugh...! SHE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY 635 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:38,520 Yeah. 636 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,760 Let's get 'em, come on. Yeah, let's go. 637 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:43,240 We made so much progress today. 638 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:48,200 The arch is done, so tomorrow I've made enough time to actually do 639 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:52,160 all the finishing touches with plenty of time... 640 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:53,560 ..maybe. 641 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:57,880 Dude, thank you. Not a problem. Right. Let's go. Come on. 642 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:00,360 End of day two. STRAINED INHALATION 643 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:06,360 Yeah. Very overwhelmed. Got a lot of emotions. 644 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:12,040 Tomorrow's the last day to finish the design, so there is a lot to do. 645 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,920 I feel concerned at the minute cos it's just hitting me like 646 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,680 how huge a job this is. 647 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:20,560 When you actually think about it, it's just a stupid amount to do 648 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,040 in a couple of days. 649 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:23,040 SHE LAUGHS 650 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:32,120 It's the final day of the final challenge. 651 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:38,760 Morning! TEAM:Good morning! Last day! Yeah! Woo! 652 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,120 Ready to go? TEAM:Yeah! Yeah? 653 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,480 Ready to win?! TEAM:Yes! YES! 654 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:46,360 In just a few hours, the judges will arrive 655 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:48,800 to pick their winning rental cottage. 656 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:53,320 So the plan of action today is to crack on with the den. 657 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,600 We had to sort of take a step back on it yesterday 658 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:57,680 whilst we finished off the arch, so we really need to 659 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,800 focus on getting that sorted ASAP. 660 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,960 But whilst in Lia's den things are going up... 661 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,640 Yeah. Perfect. 662 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:10,920 ..in Sophie's dining room, things are coming down. 663 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:14,520 I tried something new, doing those outlines of the African countries. 664 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:16,280 It didn't work. 665 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,360 I just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted to, 666 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:22,040 so I made the decision - we've scrapped it. 667 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:32,360 Mid-morning, and all final builds are being installed... 668 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:42,320 Sophie? Oh, yes! Yeah? Oh, God. This looks great. Yeah. 669 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:45,400 ..plus, the hallways are getting some finishing touches... 670 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:51,120 These are the dado rails that will go in the entrance hall. 671 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:54,360 I'm painting the bottom half of these steps all in gold, 672 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,960 to throw a bit more of an opulent look. 673 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,800 ..and Jonni is getting a-head...board. 674 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:03,160 I'm making two headboards for the twin bedroom. 675 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:06,000 This is my absolute happy place. 676 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:07,000 Urgh...! 677 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:10,200 Ta-da! 678 00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:14,520 Sophie's headboards, however, are giving her a headache. 679 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,360 Nervously waiting for some fabric for my headboards in the twin. 680 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,040 SHE EXHALES SHARPLY That has to arrive. 681 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,200 If it doesn't, I don't know what I'm going to do. 682 00:34:22,240 --> 00:34:23,600 I'm losing my mind. 683 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:25,080 I don't think this fabric is going to come. 684 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:28,680 OK. We literally have hours left. Stop stressing. 685 00:34:28,720 --> 00:34:31,200 You're going to be fine. It's not fine, Ben. 686 00:34:31,240 --> 00:34:34,800 I don't know how you can be so calm. It's not fine. It WILL be. 687 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,160 Soph's biggest stress at the moment is the fabric for the headboards, 688 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,200 and she's just in that moment now where she sees the finish line 689 00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:44,080 and she's... And she's also seeing what's not done and then she panics. 690 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:46,560 So yeah, I've just got to make sure I keep supporting Soph, 691 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,280 make sure she's calm and just keep her a clear head 692 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:50,560 so she can get this done properly. 693 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,720 We're halfway through the final day - a little birdie told me. 694 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:58,560 BIRD SQUAWKS 695 00:34:58,600 --> 00:34:59,920 Here we go... 696 00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:02,560 I'm just currently trying to fit the bed base together. 697 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:06,520 Sophie's gone for this bed because it's got that nice 698 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:08,080 antique kind of look. 699 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,280 Makes a really nice statement in this room. 700 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:14,880 We do the armchair... Yeah? Do we put that there? 701 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:16,760 Do we just do the armchair and the sofa? 702 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,880 So for the living room, we've got a second-hand blue sofa 703 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,200 and an orange sofa, which will just highlight 704 00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:26,560 the terracotta colour within the paper and the fireplace. 705 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,120 Best seat in the house. Cosy. 706 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:35,920 My concern in this room is that the furniture looks mental. 707 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:37,960 Well, to be fair, right now we're all over the place. 708 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,160 I'm worrying, to have antique furniture, the colour's not right. 709 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:42,920 It should be a jewel tone. 710 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,160 Stop doubting yourself. This is doubt. 711 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:46,720 You chose right, because remember when you first 712 00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:48,840 walked into this room, you saw it and you went, 713 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,120 "Wow, that is an amazing room." 714 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:53,920 Put that back in your head, yeah? Yeah. 715 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:55,960 Cool? Thank you. 716 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,160 With just a few hours to go... 717 00:35:58,200 --> 00:35:59,960 Designers, you haven't got long! 718 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:05,200 {\an8}Have you been on the telly? Did you sell me insurance once?! 719 00:36:05,240 --> 00:36:07,800 ..both finalists start to style. 720 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:12,000 Styling is not my calling, I think it's safe to say. 721 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:15,040 But that... Whereas, I think Lee is great at styling. 722 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:16,120 That's why I'm panicking. 723 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:21,920 Just trying to think how to make this shelf look a bit fuller. 724 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:25,560 Normally I'm the one going around making stressful decisions 725 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,800 and they've ended up being the wrong decisions. 726 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,960 Especially after last week when I was panicking 727 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,560 and I was running out of time. 728 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:34,440 This week I've really gone into every room 729 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:38,120 in a calm state and thought about everything in it. 730 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:42,680 Hi, guys. BOTH:Hi, Alan. Got your cushions! 731 00:36:42,720 --> 00:36:44,520 Oh, thank you so much! What a great help. 732 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:45,840 Where do you want to put them? 733 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:49,560 Pass them to my qualified assistant, I think. You don't trust me?! 734 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:51,080 LIA LAUGHS 735 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:52,920 She does... But I will take them. 736 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:54,960 THEY LAUGH 737 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,720 This is the final, so we've got to make sure that 738 00:36:57,760 --> 00:36:59,720 karate chop cushion is perfect. 739 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:03,240 Oh, are you sure I can't just put one...?Go on, do it. 740 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,200 This is going to kill you, isn't it? SHE LAUGHS 741 00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:08,480 There you go. HI-YAH! 742 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:14,600 As the judges approach the estate, Sophie's cheetah print delivery 743 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:16,240 has arrived. 744 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:21,760 So the fabric finally turned up. Literally, minutes to spare. 745 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:25,320 So I've managed to get that quickly on the headboards 746 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:26,720 and I'm really happy now. 747 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,640 It was worth the stress, I think. 748 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:31,720 Ta-da! 749 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:34,400 Where do you want it? 750 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:38,000 LIA LAUGHS NERVOUSLY Don't rush me, Piers! 751 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:39,720 That has to go on there... 752 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:46,280 Last minute addition - I'm making a pair of curtains out of duvet cover. 753 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:49,040 I think it needs to come down. It's too...too high up, isn't it? 754 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:51,400 Can't have the fabric all bunched up like that. 755 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:53,000 Curtain coming through. 756 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:56,720 Miaow!Oh, my God...! SOPHIE LAUGHS 757 00:37:59,960 --> 00:38:01,200 Where's Africa gone? 758 00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:03,240 I thought I was coming home as a lion! 759 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,400 I scrapped it and I've gone back to limewash. 760 00:38:05,440 --> 00:38:07,400 You got rid of Namibia!I did. 761 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:08,880 Oh, it's the circle of life, innit? 762 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:14,720 I love them! Just little wooden trays and then I've just 763 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:15,920 turned them into artwork. 764 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:20,560 OK, just... Just lift it up a little bit. Yeah. Like that. 765 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:22,480 Voila, a curtain. 766 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:24,320 A little bit of dressing... Oop! 767 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:34,040 Time is up. 768 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:36,120 Well done. Proud of you. Thank you so much. 769 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,240 I mean, I couldn't have done that without you, mate. You smashed it. 770 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:41,840 You did it! I can't believe it. 771 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:45,480 I'm going to cry. Honestly, thank you so much. 772 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:49,760 This has been, like, the most mad, surreal experience. 773 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:53,560 And to think that it's coming to an end now is, um... 774 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:59,200 Yeah, I'm quite sad, but I've just had the best time. 775 00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:01,080 Like, the best time. 776 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:05,920 I want it so bad. Like, so bad that it's... 777 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:07,800 Yeah, it's all very emotional now. 778 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,240 To help Michelle judge the winning rental cottage 779 00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:19,240 is Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 780 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:24,280 a fellow maximalist designer renowned for his wild style. 781 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:27,000 Laurence, somehow I imagine that you're very at home 782 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:28,360 here at Longleat. 783 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,640 Well, this is a building that was built by the Elizabethans, 784 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:32,520 basically to just show off. 785 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:35,760 So that, combined with the fact you've got some gorgeously 786 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,480 furry apex predators wandering around in the countryside, 787 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:40,920 yes, I feel as if I've come to my spiritual home. 788 00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:45,920 One of the things the finalists have to give me is impact. 789 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,880 Because people are going to be paying money to stay in them, 790 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,920 you want to walk in and go, "Wow!" 791 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:56,880 "Nice" is a word I hope never to use. 792 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:58,960 Really, when I walk into those spaces, 793 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,520 I just hope that they have believed in themselves to say, 794 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:06,520 "I'm here in the final. I am an Interior Design Master." 795 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:15,320 Sophie's wild escape cottage is the first to be pored over. 796 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:21,960 Oh, pretty. Isn't this super pretty? It's like a little tea caddy. 797 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:25,800 Every room in that cottage looks exactly how I wanted it to. 798 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:30,080 I honestly could burst, I'm so proud. 799 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:39,800 Oh, heavens. 800 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:44,160 Can you tell that Sophie loves an animal print? 801 00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:46,240 HE GROWLS 802 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:48,200 We've got the leopard on the ceiling, 803 00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:51,960 faux leopard underneath us and feathers on the lights. 804 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:55,160 There's a lot of, kind of, anti-good taste, in here. 805 00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,800 And I actually rather love that. I rather love the passion. 806 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:02,440 Also, I love this colour. This kind of peacocky, greeny blue. 807 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:03,520 Feels very precious. 808 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:07,120 I feel like I've walked into the inside of a jewellery box. 809 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:08,480 If this is the way we're going with, 810 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:12,720 then let's buckle ourselves in and shout, "Huzza!" for the ride. 811 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,120 Ooh! 812 00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:29,760 Sophie really is taking every opportunity 813 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,160 to remind us that we're in a safari park. 814 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:37,320 Mmm. It's writ large over the wallpaper, it's in the imagery. 815 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:39,800 In the context of a holiday let, I think people would love this. 816 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:40,920 I think people would come and go, 817 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:43,000 "Oh, yes, we saw one of those, didn't we?" 818 00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:44,960 And there's something so joyful 819 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:48,840 about all of this maximalist confidence. 820 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:51,520 This is someone that's so good at colour. 821 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,680 There's so much lovely detail with the pair of lampshades, 822 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:57,440 so not just one, but two, and their fringing detail. 823 00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:01,640 But then she's plonked this huge unit in the corner. 824 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:05,440 If those shelves were full of very thoughtfully curated objects, 825 00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:06,760 then I'd get it. 826 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:09,880 But we've got two kind of furled-up blankets and a box of matches. 827 00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:18,000 Wow. 828 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:21,040 We've really changed beat, now. 829 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:25,040 Her genius moment is obviously the walls. 830 00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:28,360 There's this lime-washed stone effect sort of finish. 831 00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:29,640 Almost looks like onyx. 832 00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:32,720 And in candlelight, I think it would feel very romantic. 833 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:35,920 I love the upholstery on the chairs and the stripes. 834 00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:37,840 That friction, it's a bit unexpected. 835 00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:40,280 But I feel as if we're missing something, here. 836 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:42,800 I think this is crying out for some kind of pattern 837 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:43,960 or some kind of motif. 838 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:47,320 Apparently she was going to draw on the wall a sort of map, 839 00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:50,240 but then she changed her mind and decided to paint over it. 840 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:52,120 I think the map might be a bit too literal. 841 00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:53,680 And then, like in the living room, 842 00:42:53,720 --> 00:42:57,000 I am missing all of the little styling touches. 843 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:03,320 Oh, wow. I'm warming to the leopard print on the ceiling 844 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:05,360 as I see it all the way up. You're being seduced. 845 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:08,240 And I love how I'm seeing the upholstery 846 00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:10,120 from the dining chairs suddenly reappear here, 847 00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:12,040 making that gorgeous little window seat. 848 00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:21,880 Ah! Yes. 849 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:26,040 How fabulous are those headboards 850 00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:28,600 against that totally bonkers wallpaper? 851 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:31,680 That is absolute textbook. This is what maximalism does. 852 00:43:31,720 --> 00:43:35,920 It throws snakes and lemons and spiders, and then suddenly, 853 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:39,080 leopard print looks like it's quite well-behaved next to it. 854 00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:43,400 And let's absolutely revel and roll 855 00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:46,360 in the gorgeousness of this Percy Pig pink. 856 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:49,760 I love the little details, like, the introduction of this round table 857 00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:51,080 with the two little chairs. 858 00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:55,440 There is something that really sings in this room. 859 00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:58,480 You almost sang that. I did. I'm happy! 860 00:43:58,520 --> 00:43:59,640 I love it. It's her. 861 00:44:06,240 --> 00:44:07,240 Aha! 862 00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:11,360 This is, like, the grown-up bedroom, isn't it? 863 00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:14,920 We've had the fun one next door, and then this is looking strong. 864 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:18,640 The lion sleeps tonight, in here. I can imagine a very, very lovely 865 00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:20,480 and very comfortable night's rest in here. 866 00:44:20,520 --> 00:44:23,800 We've got the zebra print, different version of it behind the bed, 867 00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:26,400 which is quite a fun way of doing softness 868 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:28,520 behind the metallic headboard. 869 00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:30,040 It just hangs together. 870 00:44:30,080 --> 00:44:32,760 It is very elegant and I think very commercial. 871 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:36,960 People who are going to put money towards a couple of nights, 872 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:39,280 this is absolutely the sort of the boutique hotel experience 873 00:44:39,320 --> 00:44:42,040 that they would be longing for. 874 00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:46,640 Next, Lia's floral-inspired farmhouse. 875 00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:48,400 The big swap of the dining room 876 00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,560 and the living room was quite a big risk. 877 00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:53,320 Hopefully that paid off. 878 00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:03,920 So the transformation starts in the hallway. 879 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:06,280 Yeah, it's very elegant. 880 00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:09,920 We've got a sense of one of Lia's signatures, the dried flowers. 881 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,640 And I rather like that she's housed them in these sort of 882 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:13,720 wooden containers. 883 00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:15,920 It's a clever way of framing the flowers, don't you think? 884 00:45:24,560 --> 00:45:25,560 Oh! 885 00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:30,680 Oh, this is beautiful. 886 00:45:30,720 --> 00:45:34,920 This, originally, was the living room and she's switched it. 887 00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:38,200 So she's given the bigger, more generous room over to dining. 888 00:45:38,240 --> 00:45:40,200 In the context of a holiday cottage, 889 00:45:40,240 --> 00:45:44,160 you are more likely to want to have these sprawling meals 890 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:46,040 than sit around and watch television. 891 00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:48,600 So, in fact, she has been quite clever. 892 00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:51,960 And who knew that several shades of Kermit could look quite so chic? 893 00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:53,880 But the thing I'm most excited about is, 894 00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:58,080 in this large room, she's architecturally divided it 895 00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:02,000 to make this little pre-cocktail seating booth. 896 00:46:02,040 --> 00:46:04,400 I love the conversational snug. 897 00:46:04,440 --> 00:46:07,000 I'll be pinching that idea. Oh, yes. 898 00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:10,880 So there must be another space that has now become the living room. 899 00:46:10,920 --> 00:46:12,640 We need to go on a sofa safari, come on. 900 00:46:18,920 --> 00:46:20,400 Here be the sofas. 901 00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:25,440 Oh, look at that ceiling. I love the ceiling. 902 00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:26,800 Why bother with telly? 903 00:46:26,840 --> 00:46:29,720 It's like a whole box-set going on up there. 904 00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:31,800 It could have been a horrible compromise, 905 00:46:31,840 --> 00:46:34,680 forced to sort of lounge in this teeny, teeny room. 906 00:46:34,720 --> 00:46:37,320 But in fact, I think, here, you're going to snuggle. 907 00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:40,360 I'm finding the furniture a little squeezed in. 908 00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:43,920 I think I would have chosen more streamlined pieces, 909 00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:46,440 but these arched-top niches 910 00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:50,640 are exactly the sort of thing that you'd see in a Victorian cottage. 911 00:46:50,680 --> 00:46:54,440 It's where you put your posh front-room china, really. 912 00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:57,000 And again, she's used this blue and the green 913 00:46:57,040 --> 00:46:59,000 and then this terracotta colour. 914 00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:01,000 It's got a lot of personality to it. 915 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:03,240 Shall we see whether there is more green to be seen? 916 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:04,280 Well, shall we? 917 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:11,520 Quite simple, up here. 918 00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:14,640 Yeah, but that's nice, though, isn't it? Yes. 919 00:47:14,680 --> 00:47:16,120 Having the wooden chest below the window, 920 00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:18,040 it's a lovely way of giving this landing a point. 921 00:47:23,160 --> 00:47:24,120 Oh. 922 00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:29,960 This is pretty. Isn't it? It's the same hues as downstairs, 923 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:32,600 but everything's just toned itself down. 924 00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:36,320 I like the stripey wallpaper against the headboards. 925 00:47:36,360 --> 00:47:38,320 That's a nice sort of pattern clash. 926 00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:41,880 I do love the evolution of her palette, 927 00:47:41,920 --> 00:47:46,800 the fact that it's becoming so much more kind of gentle 928 00:47:46,840 --> 00:47:48,720 as we go further and further up the house. 929 00:47:48,760 --> 00:47:50,520 I think she's a very empathic designer, 930 00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:53,600 and I think she understands what rooms feel like, 931 00:47:53,640 --> 00:47:56,520 what people would like to feel in that room. 932 00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:59,320 This would be a real seller, I think, for a holiday cottage. 933 00:47:59,360 --> 00:48:00,400 After you, this time. 934 00:48:00,440 --> 00:48:02,400 I'm going to take the first bullet, for a change. Yes. 935 00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:12,880 Ah! I was hoping for a grand finale. 936 00:48:12,920 --> 00:48:16,120 And I'm going to say this, I love it. 937 00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:19,240 This feels like a real evolution of her design style, 938 00:48:19,280 --> 00:48:23,720 into something that now fits totally perfectly with this space. 939 00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:27,880 And again, it's this pinky, greeny colour palette. 940 00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:31,360 Yes. She's connecting us back to the main room downstairs. 941 00:48:31,400 --> 00:48:33,400 And the wallpaper behind the headboard, 942 00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:37,280 the fact that it looks like a tapestry is quite wonderful. 943 00:48:37,320 --> 00:48:39,960 It's clever. There are tapestries in Longleat. 944 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:44,040 So actually, as a paying guest, that is such a wonderful 945 00:48:44,080 --> 00:48:47,320 way of giving a real sense of, you know, 946 00:48:47,360 --> 00:48:49,760 they are staying in the Longleat estate. 947 00:48:49,800 --> 00:48:50,920 Teeny tiny thing, though, 948 00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:53,160 would you have taken the tapestry paper 949 00:48:53,200 --> 00:48:55,080 just up that piece of the ceiling? 950 00:48:55,120 --> 00:48:59,320 I mean, it would have given a really beautiful feeling of enclosure. 951 00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:03,000 I think this feels very accomplished. 952 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:05,400 I think this feels very confident. 953 00:49:05,440 --> 00:49:08,760 She has created somewhere that she would want to stay, 954 00:49:08,800 --> 00:49:11,400 but also she's created somewhere that people coming 955 00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:13,040 to visit Longleat would want to stay. 956 00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:19,320 Before the judges pick their winner, 957 00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:22,720 they want one last sofa chat with the finalists. 958 00:49:24,240 --> 00:49:26,280 So, Lia, welcome. 959 00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:32,080 We walked into your dining room and were just knocked away. 960 00:49:32,120 --> 00:49:35,360 It was a big decision to make the biggest room into 961 00:49:35,400 --> 00:49:38,200 the dining room and then by adding the arch, I loved that. 962 00:49:38,240 --> 00:49:39,960 I mean, that's beyond decorating. 963 00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:42,040 Oh, she was skipping around that room. 964 00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:44,760 I've seen that as a little bit of 965 00:49:44,800 --> 00:49:46,400 a theme through some of your designs, 966 00:49:46,440 --> 00:49:49,640 where you create this kind of wonderful, convivial atmosphere. 967 00:49:49,680 --> 00:49:52,440 Yeah, they're always so welcoming. You just want to... 968 00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:56,400 Just want to sit in the seat and just enjoy it, soak it up. 969 00:49:56,440 --> 00:49:58,680 The overwhelming sense that I got was 970 00:49:58,720 --> 00:50:02,720 that this was someone who felt very in control of what they were doing. 971 00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:04,600 So there were a lot of colours that were similar, 972 00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:07,120 but the way that the colours gradually kind 973 00:50:07,160 --> 00:50:09,440 of got a bit paler the further up you went. 974 00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:10,600 I thought it was so clever. 975 00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:13,120 It was so enjoyable to connect them all. 976 00:50:13,160 --> 00:50:14,960 The colours were similar, but they 977 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:18,720 all had a slightly different tone and I think I now know 978 00:50:18,760 --> 00:50:21,840 how to use that much better than I did at the start. 979 00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:23,440 So what is next? 980 00:50:23,480 --> 00:50:26,560 Do you actually want to become a professional interior designer? 981 00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:30,520 Absolutely. I want to wake up every single day being able to say, 982 00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:32,040 "I am an interior designer." 983 00:50:32,080 --> 00:50:36,440 And it makes me have goose bumps because that is my dream job. 984 00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:38,760 You've found your purpose. Mmm. 985 00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:39,800 Thank you. 986 00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:48,480 I feel like a massive weight has just been lifted off my shoulders, 987 00:50:48,520 --> 00:50:50,320 and I can just go, "Ah!" 988 00:50:51,800 --> 00:50:57,440 Now I have found what I love, and I know exactly what I want to do, 989 00:50:57,480 --> 00:50:59,760 it would mean everything to win. 990 00:50:59,800 --> 00:51:02,000 But I am really proud of myself. 991 00:51:02,040 --> 00:51:04,200 And if that doesn't happen, I still need to remember 992 00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:06,400 that my dad would still tell me I was a winner. 993 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:12,280 Next up is Sophie. 994 00:51:12,320 --> 00:51:16,120 I got the feeling that you really enjoyed this project. 995 00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:19,120 Yeah, I've had a blast, I really have. 996 00:51:19,160 --> 00:51:23,600 Your sorcery of colour was just so empowering, that... 997 00:51:23,640 --> 00:51:26,320 Are you calling her a witch? Kind of, but in a good way. 998 00:51:26,360 --> 00:51:28,840 I'm calling you a colour witch. Is that all right? 999 00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:32,480 But that hit of peacock in the hallway 1000 00:51:32,520 --> 00:51:35,200 was so unbelievably invigorating. 1001 00:51:35,240 --> 00:51:39,200 My concept was wild escapism, and I wanted impact. 1002 00:51:39,240 --> 00:51:43,120 You never, ever, ever lose that bravura. 1003 00:51:43,160 --> 00:51:47,840 How do you feel that you've changed from week one to now, in the final? 1004 00:51:47,880 --> 00:51:51,000 Because I feel like I've seen a lot of evolution. 1005 00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:54,120 I feel that there is a lot I've learned, 1006 00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:56,440 but especially in the last two weeks, 1007 00:51:56,480 --> 00:52:00,000 a lot has clicked and I've... Yeah. 1008 00:52:00,040 --> 00:52:02,480 I feel that that confidence has really come, now. 1009 00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:06,440 I've been my own worst enemy and really, really doubted myself 1010 00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:07,640 and my own abilities. 1011 00:52:07,680 --> 00:52:11,840 But, yeah, I can do it. There we go. 1012 00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:15,560 Thank you. 1013 00:52:15,600 --> 00:52:17,480 Yeah. 1014 00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:19,400 I'm going to be confident from now on. 1015 00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:23,040 I have to be, because I've done something really good this week. 1016 00:52:23,080 --> 00:52:26,120 I've just designed an entire cottage at Longleat. 1017 00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:29,880 What? It's crazy. 1018 00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:33,040 I want to win. I want it to be me. 1019 00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:36,200 Hopefully, I've done enough. 1020 00:52:39,640 --> 00:52:43,680 As if Longleat didn't already have plenty of wild animals... 1021 00:52:43,720 --> 00:52:46,160 Hi, guys! Nice to see you. Nice to see you, as well. 1022 00:52:46,200 --> 00:52:50,400 ..the previous designers have arrived to explore the cottages. 1023 00:52:50,440 --> 00:52:53,440 Wow. Who did this house? 1024 00:52:55,160 --> 00:52:57,320 A I inside Sophie's head, right now? 1025 00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:00,960 It's so cosy. Look at this wallpaper. 1026 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:03,760 I would definitely be at Sophie's for holiday 1027 00:53:03,800 --> 00:53:06,000 because it feels like an experience. 1028 00:53:06,040 --> 00:53:08,960 It's honestly, like, going into a dream. 1029 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:11,200 I'm firmly team Sophie, today. 1030 00:53:11,240 --> 00:53:13,240 Look at this. Whoa! 1031 00:53:14,560 --> 00:53:17,960 That arch is just a stroke of genius. 1032 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:21,080 Oh, it's making me really emotional because it's so pretty. 1033 00:53:21,120 --> 00:53:23,640 I absolutely love Lia's cottage. 1034 00:53:23,680 --> 00:53:25,960 The judges have got a difficult decision, 1035 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:28,600 but I feel like Lia's is slightly there. 1036 00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:32,680 Oh, wow. Those headboards! This feels so joyful. 1037 00:53:32,720 --> 00:53:34,440 I couldn't possibly choose, 1038 00:53:34,480 --> 00:53:37,040 but maybe Lia might just have a slight edge. 1039 00:53:37,080 --> 00:53:40,360 Just superbly styled and very elegant. 1040 00:53:40,400 --> 00:53:45,440 This is bonkers. Wow. That wallpaper is crazy. 1041 00:53:45,480 --> 00:53:49,640 I personally enjoyed Sophie's more. I want that snake wallpaper. 1042 00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:52,240 I want it as, like, an outfit. It's so cool. 1043 00:53:52,280 --> 00:53:55,120 Leopard print or florals? Pick your fighter. 1044 00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:02,960 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 1045 00:54:05,880 --> 00:54:10,000 There's some faces I recognise. Oh! 1046 00:54:10,040 --> 00:54:12,800 And what an honour to meet Noddy Holder. 1047 00:54:12,840 --> 00:54:13,960 Made my day! 1048 00:54:16,360 --> 00:54:20,640 Let's meet our two finalists, Lia and Sophie. 1049 00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:34,760 So a decision has been made. 1050 00:54:35,840 --> 00:54:38,400 After eight weeks of designing and transforming 1051 00:54:38,440 --> 00:54:41,040 the most incredible spaces, 1052 00:54:41,080 --> 00:54:44,520 the winner of Interior Design Masters is... 1053 00:54:50,560 --> 00:54:52,520 ..Lia. 1054 00:54:57,920 --> 00:54:59,360 Well done. 1055 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:12,160 I just won Interior Design Masters! What on earth is going on? 1056 00:55:17,920 --> 00:55:22,200 Yeah, I just won. Just won. Oh, my God. 1057 00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:23,560 Yes! 1058 00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:28,480 I'm literally going to change my life. 1059 00:55:28,520 --> 00:55:31,360 And that's what I wanted to do. 1060 00:55:31,400 --> 00:55:33,720 Now I can fully go into interior design 1061 00:55:33,760 --> 00:55:36,520 and I can wake up every day doing a job I love. 1062 00:55:36,560 --> 00:55:39,400 Yeah, my dream has just come true. 1063 00:55:39,440 --> 00:55:40,720 Ah! 1064 00:55:44,480 --> 00:55:47,400 I'm really proud of myself and I couldn't be happier for Lia. 1065 00:55:47,440 --> 00:55:49,520 Genuinely, she's kick-ass. 1066 00:55:50,800 --> 00:55:54,080 It's been a dream come true to design that holiday cottage 1067 00:55:54,120 --> 00:55:57,240 and to be able to completely unleash Sophie on the world. 1068 00:55:57,280 --> 00:56:04,120 So, yeah, I'm leaving really happy and excited for the future. 1069 00:56:04,160 --> 00:56:07,040 Cheers to Lia and cheers to me. 1070 00:56:07,080 --> 00:56:09,960 What an absolutely extraordinary final. 1071 00:56:12,200 --> 00:56:15,600 With Lia's scheme, it was the fact that she stuck 1072 00:56:15,640 --> 00:56:19,760 to this extremely sophisticated colour palette. 1073 00:56:19,800 --> 00:56:22,680 And I think that that sort of was the thing 1074 00:56:22,720 --> 00:56:25,000 that kind of just nudged it a little bit, for me. 1075 00:56:25,040 --> 00:56:27,840 There was something so magical about Lia's holiday cottage, 1076 00:56:27,880 --> 00:56:30,480 from the moment you walked into that dining room. 1077 00:56:30,520 --> 00:56:32,360 I mean, I just stepped into it, 1078 00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:35,520 as a world, and I immediately wanted to stay there. 1079 00:56:35,560 --> 00:56:38,240 My dad, I totally have him to thank, for this. 1080 00:56:38,280 --> 00:56:41,000 I always just wanted to do what he could do. 1081 00:56:41,040 --> 00:56:42,720 Yeah. Oh, my God, I can't wait to tell him. 1082 00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:47,880 Hello? 1083 00:56:47,920 --> 00:56:50,120 I won, I won! 1084 00:56:50,160 --> 00:56:53,240 BLEEP.Absolutely brilliant. Absolutely BLEEPbrilliant. 1085 00:56:56,080 --> 00:56:58,080 That's one of the moments of your life, darling. 1086 00:56:58,120 --> 00:57:00,680 Enjoy every second of it. You've earned it really well. 1087 00:57:00,720 --> 00:57:02,240 Just shows you what you can achieve. 1088 00:57:02,280 --> 00:57:06,200 It's the best news I've had since your wedding. Since you were born. 1089 00:57:06,240 --> 00:57:09,360 You're number one. There you are, number one. 1090 00:57:09,400 --> 00:57:13,760 Oh, thanks, Dad. Oh, BLEEP,that's just stunning. 1091 00:57:17,720 --> 00:57:19,480 Bye. OK, bye. 1092 00:57:22,800 --> 00:57:24,280 Sorry, for the swearing.