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00:01This week we're in Portsmouth where our designers are transforming retirement apartments.
00:07But forget doilies and denture dishes, this boomer generation demand luxury living.
00:13So girls, 2pm spa, 3pm pilates, 5pm G&T's.
00:20I shouldn't even be thinking about retiring, I'm so young.
00:24That's okay, we take anyone from 60.
00:26Clearly you've got cataracts.
00:30Welcome to Interior Design Masters.
00:33Eight designers remain, hoping to win a collaboration contract for a range with John Lewis.
00:40Last time, shipping containers were repurposed into offices.
00:46Holly impressed the judges by throwing in the kitchen sink.
00:50Oh my, isn't that amazing?
00:52How cute is that?
00:53And one standout space.
00:56John went over the top.
00:59I felt that you felt you had to show me that you could do more and pattern and extra and plus, plus, plus.
01:04But it was Briony.
01:05Does it look a bit bare?
01:07It does at the minute, Alan.
01:08And Bradley.
01:09Ruzzle, ruzzle.
01:10Who ended up in the firing line along with Emma.
01:14It's gravity, man.
01:15Who fell to earth with a bum.
01:17I think Emma is going to be you.
01:19Thank you so much for a lovely opportunity.
01:21I'm so glad I'm here and the sofa is done.
01:33That's in the past.
01:34I'm going to bring a bit more briny this week.
01:35We're designing for over 60s because the new 60s is cool.
01:43Not quite retirement age yet.
01:45I guess what I do know, it's not all stair lifts and grab rails.
01:50So when I think retirement homes, I think lots of beige.
01:54Yeah, but this one's going to be cool.
01:57Hello.
01:58Hello.
02:00How are we all doing?
02:02Good.
02:03Well, well done on surviving the first two challenges.
02:07I think you're all realising now that this competition is a marathon, not a sprint.
02:13So the bad news is you've only run a couple of miles.
02:17So it's week three.
02:19We're off to the sea.
02:20Yes, we're heading to Portsmouth where you'll be working in pairs for the very first time.
02:27On the banks of the Solent is Royal Haslar Waterfront Village, a luxury retirement complex
02:33for the over 60s with plans for a pool, spa and gym.
02:38Each team will be transforming one show apartment which includes a hallway, an open plan kitchen
02:44diner living room, a master bedroom and a guest room.
02:50I would like you to use these high-end show apartments to demonstrate just how exciting
02:56retirement could be as a next chapter in life.
03:00Your design should be luxurious to attract the sort of buyer that wants a home that reflects
03:05those aspirations.
03:07So Craig, I would like you to work with Bryony.
03:11Hey.
03:11John, I'm going to pair you up with Rita.
03:15Hey.
03:17Ayesha, I'd love to see you work with Holly.
03:20Great.
03:21So of course that means Bradley, you're going to be with Victoria.
03:25This week two designers are getting sent home.
03:29As used to say at my school, a double dumping.
03:31So, would you like to get in your pairs?
03:35No.
03:36Hey you.
03:36Hey Holly.
03:37Hello there.
03:38Sighting.
03:39Get designing and we'll see you in Portsmouth.
03:42Wouldn't it be nice if we were all the best?
03:46After a week of planning, the designers have arrived in Portsmouth.
03:50This is an amazing old building.
03:52Isn't it incredible?
03:53Once a major navy base, the Royal Haslar Military Hospital played a key role in both world wars.
04:01Since peacetime, it served as an NHS hospital and then lay abandoned until now.
04:06Oh.
04:07Oh, it is grand, isn't it?
04:10Oh, wow.
04:11It's bright.
04:11That is lovely.
04:12Yeah.
04:13Each pair has split the rooms between them.
04:15That looks very gorgeous.
04:18It's mine.
04:19Don't take it.
04:20You got the bench?
04:22I did get the bench.
04:23They have to build the idea of who's going to live there and then make me feel that I'm
04:27walking into that person's home.
04:29It can't be a caricature.
04:31It has to be something quite real and wholesome.
04:33Yeah, look.
04:34Very Julia and David, isn't it?
04:36So the couple that we decided live in this flat are David and Julia.
04:40They're people of the world.
04:41They love to travel.
04:43I'm really pleased.
04:43They're gorgeous.
04:43This is my favorite pieces here.
04:45The character that we created is Lola de Blanche.
04:48She used to be a lingerie designer back in the 70s.
04:51Now she decided to retire here for a bit of quiet, but she's still very wild.
04:56What do we think?
04:57Do you think this will work?
04:58Whilst most of the designers are imagining familiar characters...
05:02Our client is called Flo, and she has lived a fabulous life.
05:06She loves to be cruising up whiskey before going to bed.
05:09Others have gone adrift.
05:11We've got two characters that we're designing for, Pearl and Jack.
05:14Retired sailor and retired mermaid.
05:17Our concept kind of centred around the ocean, but I wanted to do it in not a really obvious
05:26nautical way.
05:27So it was me that came up with the idea of retired sailor, retired mermaid.
05:31It kind of started off as a bit of a joke, but then Holly named them Jack and Pearl, and
05:35then we just ran with it.
05:38We met out at sea many years ago, and she was a mermaid.
05:42So she's magically got legs now.
05:45They're coming back to where it all started in Portsmouth.
05:48Throughout the whole apartment, we're painting it kind of a neutral off-white.
05:54So that's going to be on all the walls, ceilings, and the woodwork.
05:57We're just going to bring colour through accents, and then we're kind of focusing on bespoke
06:00elements, because that's what we're trying to bring the luxury.
06:04Aisha's living area will feature mid-century-style armchairs, a homemade organic coffee table,
06:09and unique prints and cushions by Holly.
06:12It will also have a custom wall-mounted media unit, made from reclaimed scaffolding boards.
06:19The entire space, including Holly's dining area, complete with pearlescent crockery, will
06:24have a subtle colour change to the walls.
06:27I've almost painted the whole room.
06:29We knew it was off-white, but you can see the contrast between what it was.
06:32I love it.
06:34God, this is blue.
06:35Over at Rita and John's apartment, Rita's being brave with a dramatic colour choice for
06:40her dining area.
06:42Really?
06:42You'd be nice.
06:44Let it dry.
06:45Do you want it to be lighter or darker?
06:47Well, I wanted it to be like this.
06:49Let it dry and see what it's like.
06:51I've got these blue tiles.
06:53That wasn't offending my eye, so I'm painting the entire walls that dark blue to hide the
06:59tiles.
07:01Rita's rich blue colour palette is a nod to the building's naval heritage, which she hopes
07:06will create an opulent backdrop for the dining area.
07:09She's building a bespoke bookcase decorated with mementos and art, curated for fictional
07:16client Lola.
07:18Team-mate John will be across the living room, painting it with neutral tones to balance the
07:23space.
07:23He's adding luxury with a velvet sofa, wall panelling and custom artwork.
07:30Scott, I don't like the colour, but you know what?
07:32We're just going to go.
07:34It's fine.
07:34It's fine.
07:35Don't look at it until it's all done.
07:36Don't worry.
07:39Don't worry.
07:41I'm really happy with the green.
07:43Over in Bradley and Victoria's apartment, Bradley's feeling confident about his bold colour
07:48choice for the living room.
07:50It's such a rich, deep colour, and it's going to bring all the spaces together.
07:54I've never done a living room before, and I just love the idea of putting our stamp on
07:59a big space.
08:00So, bringing the outside in with a nice mural wallpaper, referencing the scenic views,
08:06and then in front of the panel and wallpaper, there's going to be a nice marble stone fireplace.
08:10Painting the ceiling green, I just thought, makes it a bit more cosy, a bit more luxurious,
08:15I think.
08:17In Craig and Bryony's apartment...
08:19Ooh!
08:21I'm just in the right place.
08:22Oh, yeah.
08:23No, I love it.
08:25Bryony's adding visual interest to her living area by adding panelling to the walls.
08:30Yeah, that's my brain on a wall.
08:33And it really does make you feel the grandness of the room going all the way up to the ceiling.
08:38To me, panelling is super timeless, and also it makes the most of the glorious high ceilings.
08:44Bryony's panels will adorn all the walls in the living and dining space.
08:48To elevate the room, she's incorporating vintage furniture and an elegant chandelier,
08:53which she hopes will complement her neutral walls.
08:57We wanted a neutral to run throughout the apartment,
09:00so to Craig's dismay, we have gone warm white.
09:03It's quite luxe to just do this one colour palette everywhere
09:07and then bring in your bolder statements in the colourful.
09:10Oh!
09:14I love it!
09:15No, it is so much nicer than white, isn't it?
09:19Yes!
09:19I'll say that much.
09:20Come on, you're a combo.
09:21No, I do like it. It's very nice.
09:23I still don't know if I'm a neutral kind of guy,
09:26but it really does elevate a white room.
09:33So I have the mural, if you'd like to see it.
09:36One designer from each team has taken ownership of their apartment's master bedroom.
09:42Ooh!
09:43Nice!
09:45Victoria's designed hers with her fictional client in mind.
09:49I wanted to make a statement, so I am having a dark and demure space
09:53with a wallpaper mural that ties all the colours in together.
09:59Inspired by whiskey-loving pensioner flow,
10:01Victoria's bedroom will be painted in inky blue to complement the floral mural,
10:06while a white border and dusty pink ceiling will provide a gentle contrast.
10:11The mural itself will be framed by two antique mirrors crafted by Victoria
10:15to create a stunning focal point behind the bed.
10:20This man I'm looking for.
10:21How confident are you in cutting mirror?
10:23I can see seven years' bad luck coming my way.
10:26They were completely free.
10:28They've just been repurposed as wardrobe doors,
10:30but they're a good bit bigger than expected,
10:32so that it's not all fitting on the one wall.
10:33Hopefully we can cut them down enough to make it work.
10:39Sorry.
10:42I'm not very comfortable with this.
10:44It's a nightmare.
10:46Do you want me to help you, or do you want me to walk away and pretend it's not happening?
10:49Just let me through it, yeah.
10:50No problem, I can do that.
10:51Good luck.
10:52Thanks.
10:53I would actually normally say I'm quite good under pressure,
10:56but I feel like I'm cracking a wee bit today.
10:59As Victoria stresses about her master bedroom focal point...
11:03I need a steady hand for this.
11:06Aisha is working on a unique and glitzy feature for hers.
11:11My vision for the master bedroom was to try and create this kind of celestial vibe,
11:17doing like a sun in gold leaf around the light fitting.
11:21I guess really the idea is looking up at the sun and bringing nature in.
11:25I'm really glad I've done this, because I think it's going to be really striking.
11:29I'm glad it's going up.
11:31So from this line here...
11:33OK.
11:33Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, down.
11:35Mm-hmm.
11:35Green.
11:36Green.
11:36Rita's inspiration for her master bedroom canopy is from closer to the location.
11:41I wanted them to walk in and feel at ease.
11:44We have big windows, and we have a great view.
11:48This is all about being calm and looking at the outside.
11:51I'm using an olive green to bring in the outside inside,
11:54and I'm using a beautiful textured wallpaper.
11:57It feels like you're touching pebbles.
11:59Ooh.
12:00Hi, John.
12:00Look at this.
12:02What are you thinking?
12:02This is nice.
12:03Does it look like this pebble?
12:05My inspiration.
12:06It does.
12:07It does.
12:07Oh, pebbles.
12:10If you stroke it, it gives you the same sensation.
12:13Stroking your walls?
12:14Yeah.
12:15That's the whole idea of having textured wallpaper.
12:18Love the green.
12:19The green looks good, doesn't it?
12:20Yeah.
12:20Yeah.
12:22Riton.
12:22Riton.
12:23We're on it.
12:34I can't wait to get to the apartments
12:36to see how our designers are getting on.
12:38But I must say, on this water,
12:40I do feel a bit iffy.
12:43Are you all right, sir?
12:45I'm fine.
12:46I'm fine.
12:47It's just whenever I'm on a boat,
12:49I get a really bad case of the...
12:51Winslet.
12:53Jack!
12:54Jack!
12:54I'm flying!
12:55I'm flying!
12:59But, sir, we're still in dock.
13:03Oh.
13:03Hi, Craig.
13:07Well, hello, Alan.
13:09What are you making?
13:10I'm making fake bamboo trim.
13:13Please promise me you'll get out more.
13:15Why?
13:16Why?
13:18Well, I'm going for a sort of a tropical vibe.
13:21Oh, yes.
13:22In my master bedroom,
13:23and the budget didn't quite stretch to real bamboo.
13:26So I thought, I'm going to make some.
13:28OK, so tell me.
13:29So what's this, then?
13:30That's my half-round beading.
13:32You get a bit of wood filler,
13:34and you get a credit card,
13:36and I've cut two little grooves in it.
13:38Oh, how clever's that?
13:39And then you just make these little notches.
13:42Oh, I see.
13:43Look at this.
13:43And then, yeah.
13:44And then I spray it gold and I gild it.
13:46It does look like bamboo.
13:48You're very clever.
13:50I think you'd even fool a panda with that.
13:55So listen, let me do one as well.
13:57Do you want to have a go?
13:57I want to learn.
13:58Like that, yes?
13:59Yeah.
13:59And then go like this.
14:00Yeah.
14:01And then you sort of drag it over.
14:03Oh, that's rubbish.
14:04It is rubbish.
14:04I'm going to do it again.
14:06What's it like working with Bryony?
14:08She's a joy.
14:09And I've embraced the neutrals.
14:11Get out of here.
14:12Yeah, I've got off-white walls.
14:14She's got pops of colour.
14:16So we are a good team, I think.
14:18Yes.
14:18Do you think this vintage tropical look is enough to get your standout space?
14:22Fingers crossed, Alan.
14:23I'm embracing the brief.
14:25So it's in the hands of the gods.
14:27I'm just going to leave you this.
14:29Thanks for that.
14:30And, you know, I don't want any money for it.
14:32If you do win standout space, mention me in your speech.
14:38Each apartment has a spare room, doubling up as a space for guests and for hobbies and crafts.
14:44So the designers need to find ways to make this space as versatile as possible.
14:49So the biggest thing we've got to build in here is this day bed.
14:54Holly's in charge of the spare room in her apartment and she has a big idea.
14:59I'm thinking we'll get this little scaffold shelf.
15:02Just your extra storage.
15:03And then if we've got room, a little floaty shelf.
15:05I do like that.
15:06And I like the drawing.
15:07Oh, thank you.
15:08I think it's important to have something else going on in the spare room, not just to make
15:13it purely a bedroom.
15:14So it can be somewhere where you can chill out and read a book, do hobbies, arts and crafts.
15:20Holly's spare bedroom has a nautical theme and will have maritime artwork.
15:25It will also have Venetian blinds and a custom-built day bed with built-in storage, which isn't
15:31as straightforward as she'd hoped.
15:34We need to chat about your day bed.
15:36So we've only got the one sheet of 6mm MDF.
15:39So we don't actually have enough material to build what you want to do.
15:43You're either going to have to alter the design.
15:46Yeah.
15:46Or find some more material.
15:49I might just have to think about it for like two minutes.
15:51I'll get on with something else while you do that.
15:53Okay.
15:53Otherwise we're going to run out of time.
15:55Cool.
15:56I was in a bit of denial about not having enough MDF.
15:58Like I knew I didn't, but I kind of hoped it would be all right, but it's not.
16:02Yeah.
16:02I'll find a solution.
16:04While Holly searches for materials...
16:07I love blue in a bedroom.
16:08It is the exact blue that I wanted.
16:11The other designers are giving their spare room some character with colour.
16:15All of the door is going to be drenched in the blue as well.
16:18So it should feel like really cosy, really engulfing.
16:21Oh, I think Julia will love this.
16:23She'll knit to her heart's content in here.
16:26Wow.
16:27No, it looks so good.
16:29For the spare bedroom, I have considered Flo's grandson.
16:33So it is going to be a bit more modern.
16:35Bringing it up onto the ceiling, it just brings the whole like canopy effect on the bed.
16:41It just emphasises a grand, luxurious illusion of a bigger headboard.
16:46Ooh.
16:48Ha!
16:48Ha!
16:49Whoa!
16:49So in the guest bedroom, we're hopefully making a really big feature of the wall behind the bed.
16:55There'll be panelled and in the gorgeous cinnamon colour.
16:59There'll also be some bespoke artwork made in there that really picks up on the colours of that room.
17:04John!
17:05Oh!
17:05What colour would you describe this?
17:09Calling this the cinnamon wall.
17:12Is it really cinnamon?
17:13Do you have a different colour in mind?
17:14Satsuma?
17:15It'd be an off-satsuma.
17:17Off-satsuma.
17:18A mouldy satsuma.
17:19A mouldy satsuma.
17:20No, Susan, how's it all going?
17:21Cos last week Michelle said pair it back, but the buzzword this week is luxury.
17:26This is my luxury, my panelling, and this is my pairing it back, my beige.
17:32Oh, okay.
17:35We're going to my van, cos I got a piece of OSB, and that might be the solution.
17:40For my day bed.
17:43You might be able to squeeze something out of this.
17:46I knew I'd work it out.
17:48See?
17:48Just needed a bit of time to think about it, didn't you?
17:50I needed a bit of time.
17:52So I didn't have enough MDA, but I found some OSB that I forgot I had.
17:56I fished out my mum's skip last week.
17:58You never know if it'll come in handy, and it has.
18:01With all the walls painted and panelled...
18:03Oh, I love it.
18:05Oh, it looks posh, doesn't it?
18:07The designers can move on to add in the luxury to the living rooms.
18:11The pelmet, it's an opportunity to bring in that archie of the building inside the room.
18:17Whether that be through design features...
18:19That looks so grand.
18:21What's it doing?
18:23...or multifunctional furniture.
18:25Oh, they look fantastic!
18:27I think they look sophisticated.
18:30The bookcase is bringing definitely that va-va-voom, that je ne sais quoi, to the living dining space.
18:37Hi, Dave. Hello, darling. You all right?
18:39How's it going in here?
18:39Yeah, not bad. Not bad. You see, we've got a nice off-white.
18:43Well, we are in the neutral zone also.
18:45Yeah.
18:45We've got a bit more colour going on.
18:47Okay.
18:47Probably for quite a similar in progress.
18:49I think it's all going to lift off any moment.
18:52It will.
18:52I've got a coffee table that I'm making.
18:54Nice.
18:54Not made yet.
18:55I've got a unit that's kind of covering this whole wall, which is made out of...
19:00I know.
19:00Is it?
19:01Not here yet.
19:01With the end of day one quickly sailing by...
19:06Oh, yeah, that sounded good.
19:08...most of the designers are on course.
19:10Relieved.
19:11Well done.
19:12Headboard time.
19:14Bryony and Craig are attempting upholstery.
19:16We have a very general idea of what we're doing.
19:20As is Holly.
19:21There you go.
19:22Nice.
19:23So we've not actually started building my bed frame yet.
19:26So that's the tomorrow job.
19:27It's all bits that take time.
19:28You don't realise how long they take.
19:30I'm not worried about it yet.
19:32I think we've done good today.
19:34I do.
19:34In terms of biggest concerns tomorrow, getting all the artwork done and time is ticking away.
19:40I think the mindset for tomorrow is to go as fast as you can.
19:44Craig and I really wanted time to style.
19:46This challenge is so much about showcasing your flat and making it really aspirational.
19:50So we want that time at the end of the day.
19:52There's a lot to do, but I think it'll be fine.
20:03Morning.
20:03Morning.
20:04All set for another big day.
20:06Always.
20:07The designers have just 12 hours left to complete their apartments.
20:13So day two, we've got quite a lot to cover.
20:16Yeah, there's a lot to do.
20:18We're going to be busy.
20:18I'm artwork heavier, so I've got one, a big one for in here.
20:21Yeah.
20:21A smaller one for in the hallway.
20:23Yeah.
20:23And four for in the bedroom.
20:25You guys keep painting like mad people.
20:28Everyone grab a brush.
20:29Everyone grab a brush.
20:30Okay, let's go.
20:32If the designers want to make a strong first impression, they've got to ace their haul.
20:37Oh, this looks great.
20:41It needs to be welcoming and elegant whilst giving a hint to the rest of the apartment.
20:46It really stretches the room out, doesn't it?
20:48Yeah, it does.
20:49We've got a dado grail across the room.
20:52Underneath that, a slightly different beige.
20:54In keeping up with our colour palette throughout all the other rooms.
20:56So it's quite a subdued palette, but it should be a nice, welcoming, warm palette.
21:00The hallway, we are going to have some half-height panelling in the dark charcoal grey colour,
21:06making a traditional feature, slightly more modern.
21:08And then I've got stripy wallpaper, which will go up the walls onto the ceiling and back down again.
21:13Oh, this is looking good.
21:15Nice, isn't it?
21:16Yeah.
21:17Both Bradley and I love a bit of a stripe.
21:19A nod to the nautical setting that we have here in Portsmouth without being too obvious.
21:26In the yellow, we're doing the doors, the panelling below of the dado rail and the skirting.
21:32And then we'll mirror that within the panelling on the wall with the trellis wallpaper.
21:37I really wanted to make it bright and sunshiny because there are no windows.
21:41I've got the neutral on the wall.
21:44And that yellows my real pop of colour to do a little bit of Craig.
21:48Not getting the In the Seashell vibe as of yet.
21:51Craig's not the only one hoping to make waves with their hallway design.
21:55We are using a glitter paint.
21:57Oh, I can really see it here.
22:00It gives us that pearlescent effect.
22:01Then we've got this amazing coral-inspired wallpaper to kind of create this inside-a-seashell kind of atmosphere.
22:10Aisha!
22:12Hi!
22:12Oh, I'm loving this wallpaper.
22:15It's nice, right?
22:16Why are you laughing? Do you not like it?
22:17I really like it.
22:18I just felt like it was a bit of a risk to put so much pattern in here, but I feel like it's worked.
22:22Yeah, it does. Who's designed it?
22:24Holly drew it and designed it, but we collaborated because I came up with the idea of having coral.
22:29Is that glittery on the ceiling?
22:31Yeah, so it's kind of supposed to be inside of a seashell.
22:35Okay.
22:35Okay.
22:36And who's your client?
22:38So we've got Pearl and Jack, a retired mermaid and a retired sailor that fell in love, and this is their home.
22:44Is there gas coming out of here that's sort of...
22:48Are you okay?
22:49I'm good, I'm good.
22:50Yeah.
22:51No, we...
22:51We just needed, like, a thread of something to design with.
22:55Yeah.
22:55I don't think the people that are coming to see the show home will know about Pearl and Jack.
22:59No, no.
22:59It's just for us.
23:00You would keep Pearl and Jack just to yourself as your and Holly's little secret.
23:04Some of the designers have created fictional clients to give them inspiration.
23:09Aisha's gone for a mermaid.
23:12You can't knock her originality, but last time I looked in the wanted ads section, there weren't many retired mermaids in the market to buy.
23:20But you never know, a design might cause a splash.
23:25Beyond transforming the walls...
23:28So, right now, I am just creating the piece of artwork for the hallway.
23:33The designers can add bespoke pieces to make the space feel luxurious and add a sense of well-being.
23:39I'm going to also do art in the guest bedroom and then the living dining area.
23:42They are a prominent feature of the spaces and they're as important as any other piece of furniture in that room.
23:48If you've got different elements in your room that don't necessarily fit together,
23:51if you're able to bring the shapes and the colours from those things together in one piece of artwork,
23:57it can provide you with that little bit of continuity and harmony that you might otherwise be missing.
24:03When it's dry, it should look like I've mixed some sand in it.
24:06So, lovely and all textured.
24:09Rita!
24:10Hi, Alan!
24:11Let me guess.
24:12What is it?
24:13An eye.
24:13Oh, my God, yes!
24:15A nose.
24:16Yes!
24:17A mouth.
24:18Perfect.
24:19Oh, my God.
24:19It's a face.
24:20It's a face.
24:21Thank you for helping me with that.
24:23You want to have a go?
24:24Yeah, okay.
24:25This is for the dining area and it will sit in the middle of my giant bookcase.
24:29Is this Lola?
24:31Yeah.
24:31What does she do for a living?
24:32She used to be a lingerie designer.
24:35Oh!
24:35In the 70s in London.
24:37Oh, right, yes.
24:39And now she retired here.
24:40In Portsmouth.
24:41In Portsmouth, yeah.
24:43And then she have her lovely partner that comes and visits and cooks for her.
24:47He's like 30 years younger than me.
24:49Oh, I love Lola.
24:51I know me too.
24:52How she lost an eye.
24:54I think she was drunk.
24:59Back to me, Aniba.
25:00Yeah.
25:01While Rita creates her masterpiece, others are finding budget-friendly ways to bring in the luxury.
25:07Lovely.
25:08Proper focal point.
25:09Five pounds.
25:10What a bargain.
25:12The five pounds is just a nice homey feature to have.
25:15And it's bringing detail into the room.
25:17The character of the building.
25:19So I'm currently putting wallpaper on cardboard to put in the fireplace to make the illusion of real brick.
25:26And I think it does the part.
25:29You know, it looks like brick.
25:31This is my sideboard.
25:34It was an online find for 15 pounds.
25:37It's going to be like the separation piece between the living room and the dining room.
25:42These are my table legs.
25:44Well, these are bowls.
25:46I've stuck them all together.
25:48I really wanted a coffee table like this.
25:50But they're really quite expensive.
25:52So I just thought about ways I could make one.
25:55Stay there, my lovely.
25:56And with their custom creations coming to life.
26:00Just coming up with a little idea like this gives me real joy.
26:03It really elevates a piece of MDF with some wallpaper on it.
26:06It's just amazing.
26:07So happy.
26:08They now need to figure out where all their furniture goes.
26:11This could go in here.
26:12Yeah.
26:13Perfect.
26:14Yeah.
26:14And we can...
26:15Originally, I was going to have the TV there.
26:17Yeah.
26:17And the sofa here and the table here.
26:19That's it.
26:19Go for it.
26:20Sofa here.
26:21This stays there.
26:22And move the unit round that.
26:23Yeah.
26:23I think the only thing that's playing on my mind a little bit is whether there's enough furniture.
26:29And I think they should have been bigger.
26:31Put that in the front.
26:32That in the front, 100%.
26:33Hi, Bradley.
26:35Oh, hello.
26:36Are you doing okay?
26:37Look at these.
26:38It's like it.
26:39I'm loving this ceiling.
26:40The green.
26:41Yeah, you're poshing that.
26:43Oh, look.
26:45Oh, that's wonderful.
26:47I'm seeing a little something on there, Brad.
26:48Oh, yeah, well.
26:50That's a nice green sofa.
26:51Don't.
26:52I've got the same sofa.
26:55You're a lion.
26:56You have got the same sofa.
26:58Have you got the armchair as well?
26:59I have.
27:00Bradley.
27:00Have you?
27:01You haven't got the footstool.
27:02No.
27:03Too far.
27:04Right.
27:04Let's see yours.
27:07Come on.
27:09Welcome, Cassa, to Craig and Briony.
27:12Craig, put the kettle on.
27:14Look, look.
27:15A bit of Craig's yellow.
27:16Yeah, it's yours.
27:17You can tell it's a bit of Craig.
27:19Yeah, yeah, it is.
27:20Right, come on in.
27:21So, my sofa's not in yet.
27:23No, Briony, the panellum.
27:25Oh, good.
27:25It's so classy.
27:26Do you want to know where my sofa's going?
27:28Oh, yeah.
27:28Where are our sofa?
27:29So, just here.
27:30Okay.
27:30So, they're going to be facing the TV.
27:32Should we have a little seat?
27:34Yeah, go on.
27:34Oh.
27:35What shall we watch?
27:36Interior Design Masters.
27:37Can't get over the contrast between the hallway and the living room.
27:44I feel like I wouldn't have done the yellow on the doors, but it's a colour that isn't appealing
27:50to everyone.
27:51I think it's going up.
27:52I think it's going up.
28:04The designers must also create a dining area.
28:08I do love it.
28:09I just winged it and it worked.
28:12I do love it.
28:13I do love it.
28:14I do love it.
28:15I do love it.
28:16I do love it.
28:17I do love it.
28:18I do love it.
28:19It's ideal for what I'm looking for.
28:20It's really important for us.
28:21It's really important for us to stage these little areas and pockets of spaces around
28:27the apartment so you can really envision yourself in the space.
28:31I do love it.
28:32I do love it.
28:33I do love it.
28:34I do love it.
28:35Oh, if you wanted to invite me on a date, you should have just said.
28:37So that's why you've got me in here.
28:39Yeah.
28:40Yeah.
28:41So what else needs to be done then?
28:42I could do it with a hand with hanging some picture frames actually.
28:44Oh, okay.
28:45So who are these photos of?
28:47That's Julia and David, isn't it?
28:49Oh, so who's that in this photo?
28:50Well, that's their friends.
28:52Let's just put them up.
28:56All right.
28:57back in the bedrooms the beds are in this is not a master bedroom it needs to be empty so she can
29:06runs around how much you got that in whoa oh my god and the designers can focus on making their
29:12rooms all right that way feel like a home these are my beautiful vintage botanical prints so
29:19beautiful and so suit the mood so I'm trying to create an antique mirror effect Victoria's
29:26aging her mirrors to give the idea of faded grandeur so I am popping some acrylic ink on
29:32the top of it hopefully it'll look nice and expensive these are going to sit at either
29:37side of the wallpaper mural I've not done this before no I am winging it just hoping for the best
29:42and Holly's spare room is finally coming together I think it feels like a day bed it looks like a ship
29:50now I'm hoping to put in like a little shelf over it just to kind of make a bit of extra storage
29:57with all the furniture in place here's I got an idea the designers now need to create a cosy
30:06atmosphere a little magnet oh right using lighting it does look what sugar we're saying what do you
30:16reckon no it's not cool our lovely light fitting it's supposed to look like a shell and we felt
30:21that'd be perfect representing pearls underwater adventures and by carefully dressing their apartment
30:27also known as home staging one shelf is empty there I love doing this I love putting things on
30:35shelves and staging it's just I would rather have half a day then like half a minute the aim of the
30:40home staging was to create a personality to the flat but not clutter it up I've never actually
30:47done any home staging before but I think we've got enough elements to make that flat look like
30:52someone lives in it plastic lemons I'll go
31:00shiver me timbers you've got less than an hour aye aye captain
31:04oh our you can keep moving keep moving don't stop moving yes gorgeous it's kind of sticky
31:18beating under pressure is horrible high speed extreme danger painting that craigie lives on the edge
31:24got a lot of stuff haven't we the show apartments are getting their all-important finishing touches we've
31:30just got no time haven't even got any curtains it's not very well staged is it
31:36this is a blind throw on the window probably a bit late in the day but we've all been a bit busy
31:42i think the bricks got a bit nah to the fireplace do you know what to do
31:47i don't think it's gonna get done there was supposed to be some artworks in this room in the end
31:52that was just a time thing really it's not the best
32:01we're gonna have to scrap it we haven't got time for a blind
32:09where's that blue oh i found this really cool tea set
32:15just might not be as finished off as we would have liked
32:23it's good doesn't that that time just flew by it went very fast faster than usual
32:45because pictures are well wonky
32:51michelle has arrived in portsmouth to critique the apartments with award-winning designer sue timney
32:58sue is creative director at luxury retirement developer wallacea living and has designed for
33:04an array of prestigious commercial clients including the royal botanic gardens queue and marks and spencer
33:11later life is about having fun these spaces are for people who still want to enjoy their lives
33:19i think the misconceptions when designing for older people is to forget that they're one of us we're
33:26basically that same person we were when we were younger so we want to be excited by the spaces we want
33:34to be stimulated i want to see a sense of personality we're trying to evoke a sense of aspiration that
33:41retirement can be fun and exciting and have a space to match
33:54i would say that apartment is luxury to me bradley and i have worked together to create this
33:59luxury space for our client flow i really think we've smashed it there was a few hiccups especially
34:05with the fireplace hopefully the impression of what i wanted to achieve is there
34:13definitely a strong opening statement from victoria so we've got a lot going on here she's added the
34:19dado rail she's got an embossed paper making a panel effect underneath it and then vertical stripes
34:26above it what it does is elongate the very tall room to start with it takes your eyes straight up to a
34:32completely blank ceiling in a narrow hallway like this if we put them horizontal we'd have given
34:38ourselves a bit more width
34:44look at the lovely big plush sofa and an armchair i'm from the bradley i've even got a squidgy coffee
34:51table which i think is quite a lovely device i love it it doesn't look boring does it no because you've got
34:57this bucolic scene going on in the back with a fireplace this is intriguing i applaud the idea of the
35:05fireplace but i feel it's a bit twee and does look like they've run out of time because the internal
35:13piece isn't sorted it's a very deliberate ploy that they've taken the space that would normally have
35:18the tv and given us a half instead yes i'd rather love it i'd absolutely love these pelmets that reflect
35:26the historic arches that we've seen they celebrate both of these big windows which is really quite
35:32lovely this area then is victoria's which my immediate impression is it does flow very seamlessly
35:40from the living area so and look victoria has added in a little breakfast bar here and she's matched
35:45the level with the dining table which is interesting because ordinarily a breakfast bar is higher and
35:50you're perched on a stool but she's recognizing that you know in later life probably i don't want to wobble
35:55on a stool i'm going to sit on a dining chair the green lid over all of it really anchors everything
36:01no there's something very kind of fresh and upbeat it isn't it wow so this is victoria's bedroom this
36:08feels super luxy very brave again drenching the ceiling but then dropping down into the dark inky
36:16bluey green color but with that lovely white band oh my goodness that's the bit that i love it just
36:22is incredible this is what we were after yes i'm getting the sense that the person living here you
36:28know they're a bit glamorous they're a bit boho they know what they like yeah don't you just love the
36:32scale of that that's what really sings as you walk in grabs you and then envelops you
36:41bradley's bedroom how splendid is this whole headboard treatment and the whole thing just wraps up and over
36:48the wall and then there's beautiful smoky gray blue color that's just kind of fabulous isn't it yes it
36:57may sound niggly but that ceiling rose has been painted through and with a little bit more planning
37:03that curve could have changed its angle and missed the ceiling rose and the alarm there as well
37:09i think lola is really proud of the space the walls in the kitchens are blue gives it this
37:23sophisticated modern feel to a show home but i wanted to go for like luxury hotel style in the
37:29master bedroom i think i've nailed it really really pleased with what myself and rita have accomplished
37:35i had some artwork to go in the guest bedroom and that didn't make the cut i'm not sure if it's a
37:39time management issue or maybe slightly over ambitious john took responsibility for the hallway
37:49this is a rather sophisticated entryway he's added in the dado rail but the wallpapers above it yes
37:56which i'd rather like i love it makes me quite excited for what i'm going to see in the living room me too
38:01so john took responsibility for the living area and then i believe rita was responsible for the dining
38:11and kitchen so it's interesting to me that we flowed from the hallway into a very similar aesthetic here
38:17but you've got this amazing pop of turquoise at the end of the room to draw you across
38:23it works and makes the space feel bigger because the color sweeps across we're getting a lot of
38:29personality in this storage unit here with the art and the choice of artifacts the artwork is
38:35sophisticated i'm beginning to see a real talent in rita this is quite different to the work that
38:40she's done before which has been more rough edged it's really nice to see something so contemporary i do
38:47find though in the living area john sofa a little bit of teeny we're lacking a little generosity in
38:53this space yes i think we could have filled that a bit more in order to make it feel more comfortable
38:58i'm not sure i really want to perch in the window i want a big sofa no there is a big space there
39:04between the curtains that something could have gone in even if it was a beautiful piece of art
39:10in later living the stimulation art gives one's mind is immense it is very simple and paired back
39:19it's about a little bit of panache here and there and that's not quite there i think this is the weakest
39:27part of this whole room this is rita's master bedroom we have the velvet headboard and then
39:35the ribbon of green around it all boxes in the headboard and i just think isn't that beautiful
39:42this curve is part of the history of the building and she's then taken her olive band around it it
39:48really works i'm slightly feeling that thing of she stopped at show apartments yes and not quite given
39:56us that extra little bit of character that we did ask for yeah so john's bedroom wow i love that
40:04burnt orange well the room needs it doesn't it because he's gone very paired back again
40:11it is absolutely defining this room as a guest bedroom it is there is nothing much else that is
40:17potentially able to happen in here no it's greedy for space isn't it that bed it needs some art and
40:24that wall there is perfect for a big piece but in terms of design it's a perfectly nice room it's all
40:31very inoffensive and so therefore i do think yes okay john come on you're gonna have to give me a
40:37little bit more as you say the words are nice and inoffensive and that's not good enough
40:53epic loved working with craig like it all came together in the last hour i feel like we've managed to
40:58bring our individual styles but also try and be cohesive together around the whole apartment when
41:03michelle and sue go into apartment i hope they're going to notice our attention to detail we've really
41:08tried to make it look like somebody lives there so this is craig's hallway it's a nice sunny first
41:17impression i like the the combination of the sort of muted sage and the sort of egg yolk yellow and it's
41:23nice spacious hallway what i like is that the styling feels comfortable and real it's a good first
41:29impression you get the sense of a life that's being lived here oh sue wow so briony has taken most of
41:39the responsibility for the living area in the dining room so we see the yellow repeated in the curtain
41:45you've got that nice biscuity gray color on the walls and her paneling it's really added some rhythm to
41:51the wall it's restrained but it's very livable and luxury yes i feel spacious as well we've got big
42:00chunky furniture in here and yet it doesn't feel cluttered i think this is a really strong coordinated
42:07effort wow have a pretty room i like how craig's taken that green color and then we've gone up a notch
42:15by putting the red in as well i don't know i've got a really lovely feeling in here it's quite
42:20unexpected but still feels part of the same family of rooms i love also the reference to the bamboo
42:27everywhere apparently he'd made it himself so that must have taken so long but i actually think it was
42:34really worth it because it really pulls everything together i think craig has created a story that's
42:41then let him fill it in with all these pieces and references it works because actually the colors and the
42:47prints are very strong the references all work together even the little gold tassels on the units
42:54give you that nod to something that's a little bit exotic ah so this is briny's room she did bring back
43:02the dado and the paneling and yet craig's room didn't feel the poorer for not having it no as he
43:08introduced art and texture in other ways yes that's not to say that it doesn't work in this room it's
43:15making a lot of sense as a cohesive place to live in with later life you're going to spend a little
43:22bit more time in your home you want those spaces to have personality i think that's quite successful here
43:29i absolutely love the hallway in the living area feels really warming i wasn't able to stage to the
43:41best of my ability but hopefully michelle and sue can look past the unfinished items i'm a little bit
43:47disappointed that we didn't get to finish all the builds and all decorating i still think it looks cool
43:53gosh this is aisha's hallway this is such a small space you're enveloped by this feeling of wallpaper
44:05taking it over we've got the beading around the door which i kind of quite like yeah i don't like
44:11that it's a lot all in one very tiny space holly and aisha constructed a huge narrative about their
44:20potential owner so we've got this retired naval officer and his mermaid wife which you've got to
44:26go so many layers deeper than that otherwise you end up with glitter on the ceiling because his wife's
44:33a mermaid this is an apartment for a couple in their later stage of life it can be fun but where's the
44:41fine line between fun and don't be silly
44:43oh at least it's a lot calmer in here oh yes it's a bit of a shock to the system after seeing a
44:54hallway that's less than subtle yeah to come into something that's more than subtle this is aisha's
45:01area so if we were flowing from aisha's hallway into aisha's living space yes i've just i've met a
45:09completely different person in here yes you're mixing all your design metaphors i've got scaffold
45:15shelving i've got a sort of 50s style-ish console and then you've got a very low sofa that actually
45:22higher furniture as you get to later life is more conducive yes so maybe in the end this wasn't a
45:28terribly happy marriage between a sailor and the mythical mermaid holly took responsibility for the
45:34dining area and the kitchen and this table is set with the most horrendous table setting i mean
45:40i get it she's gone with the pearlescent because it's like under the sea but yes this is a luxurious
45:45setting and i'm going to sit every day and eat of this i'm slightly having a minor meltdown because
45:52it's just they're so good they're so talented and i just don't understand what they've done here
45:57holly's taken on the spare bedroom we have got more space here yes do other things is it my imagination
46:07or does this room feel unfinished i completely agree i mean i feel like we had a design idea here if you
46:14were really designing this we put drawers under the bed there's not even any blinds or curtains here
46:20something went yeah drastically wrong with the time so this is aisha's master bedroom i like this
46:27sunburst around the ceiling rose that's quite fun that's the kind of fun i can get into again we've
46:33got the same color that white cream i guess it's throughout i think they've very much gone down
46:41the route of it's a show home so let's keep it really neutral we very specifically in this brief
46:46wanted more than that we wanted a sense of home we want a sense of yes someone that very lived here
46:53yeah as michelle and sue head off to consider their decision the designers take a sneaky look
47:01at the competition oh my god i love it the stripes they're going the other way though oh that's really
47:08funny i think they've designed that whole people yeah it must be holly's special this feels johnny which
47:15means that over there feels very reach it's really fresh really contemporary yeah oh that feels
47:21nice i think this is brown i mean it's a bit low slightly i love the fireplace i just wonder why they
47:30put this this area to me feels more staged more finished it's more polished and refined isn't it
47:37yeah do you think she uses how to copies of the client lovey i would just like to say something i
47:43will use a bigger clock the designers are back at the studio to find out which team will win standout
47:51space and who will be on the sofa all the way from portsmouth to brighton beach who wants to retire now
48:00and just move in craig did you fool any pandas with your faux bamboo yeah i saw a few nibbling on
48:07it as we left john was you happy with your moldy satsuma wall cinnamon that's it cinnamon now i know
48:14what you're thinking this challenge is all about high-end style so who better to guest judge than myself
48:22strangely the producers thought differently so please let's welcome the incredibly chic michelle and
48:29sue timney hello everyone hello this was actually a very tricky brief you had a lot to play with
48:40here researching later life living a whole apartment to design and working in pairs i was very impressed
48:49we got some really sophisticated results and nothing patronizing thank goodness so who made you want to
48:57put down a deposit well my standout space has to go to craig and briny
49:14thank you we just loved walking into that sunny hallway but then seeing how you just used elements of
49:21that design throughout the whole space that really held it together while allowing us to see your
49:26two different styles yeah craig we loved your bamboo that was very ingenious and briny we loved the
49:34panelling amazing thank you well done so who else is going through to next week bradley and victoria
49:41again we just felt this lovely sense of joy when we walked in and i know that we both absolutely
49:50adored victoria your bedroom i've never wanted a floral bedroom more than i have since i've seen that
49:57it was wonderful thank you very much anyone else beta we really loved your storage unit and the turquoise
50:05that felt like a great space that someone could put all their treasures out of all of the apartments
50:10it encompassed artworks beautifully thank you john i would like to have a little bit of a longer
50:17chat with you on my sofa along with aisha and holly and congratulations everyone else we'll see you later
50:25oh i'm here for winning standout space i this feeling is good much nicer than the sofa space
50:31how i'm feeling right now thank you michelle just wish you guys luck on the sofa feel like there were
50:42parts of the space that worked really really well but the elephant in the room is that bedroom i just
50:46don't think it gave off luxury when it was done i was pretty much prepared to be on the sofa this week
50:53there is a possibility that some design elements that michelle might not have agreed with
50:58but i do stand beside my design if it was finished i feel like it would have given what it needed to
51:04give maybe we kept it a bit neutral i'm not sure maybe it wasn't luxury enough i think give jack and
51:10pearl were real they'd love the space hello
51:20should we dive straight in yeah holly and aisha where did your story about your potential owners come from
51:26because the building's like so rich in its history like naval you don't want to like lose that but
51:32maybe not typical okay so you didn't want to go down the cliche naval route yeah yeah the pearl was a
51:37mermaid was she not yeah talk me through this it was kind of playful and it was just kind of a thread
51:45of something to hold on to to see us through our design obviously it's not literally walk into the
51:51space as well as the color palette getting that sorted and textures like with the pearls and the
51:56shell and the shell and the pearlescent thing now that you're bringing it up it feels a little bit
52:01silly to have a story at the beginning of your design is really helpful because it gives you
52:08someone to design for but introducing a mythical creature it's just it's flimsy that hasn't got
52:16enough weight to it which then gets played out in your design because as much as you're saying well
52:22we didn't want it to be too literal it was there was glitter on the ceiling and the crockery on the
52:31dining table it's based on a what is really quite a weak foundation i used to talk about specifically
52:39the stylistic choices you made in your living area my design intention for that space was to create a
52:46social hosting area i'm asking stylistically in terms of a design language what linked those pieces
52:54i felt like those chairs related to the modular shelving the orange that was just the sofa was in our
52:59color palette picking up one color from somewhere else does not a cohesive design language make
53:05your arm chose as beautiful as they were as the pair lovely curved shapes your modular scaffolding
53:12shelving unit very square and boxy we've struggled to understand the choices the thing about good
53:19design it has to instantly tell a visual story you shouldn't have to explain in words what's
53:26happening and why yeah i feel like that is lack of experience on my part and i suppose that's where
53:32i'm learning you know polly tell me a little bit about in the bedroom because i felt a bit unfinished
53:38there was meant to be a venetian blind on the window i ran out of time with that i wanted to dress the
53:43easel i wanted to do like a little painting book and i ran out of time planning is one of the most
53:48important stages if you don't get that right nothing that follows is going to be the right mood
53:55that's exactly how i feel that is essentially what's not working about the scheme you did together
54:01you start from this dodgy premise you're not going to get a great result but i do want to
54:06move it over to john's your i imagine client that you came up with with rita was lola the retired
54:13lingerie designer indeed yes who's real anymore we didn't want someone to be a stereotypical person
54:24in their later years it's someone who's led a fabulous life and they're going to continue
54:29living a fabulous life well i get it and i love it and that was brilliant and we walked into your
54:34hallway which we both thought was one of the best hallways yes all of the designs it was sophisticated
54:40it was luxurious you had the horizontal stripes that made it feel bigger and then we walked into
54:45a living room and i didn't feel lower yeah i wanted to bring a kind of refined elegance to the room and
54:50reflect the kind of georgian architecture of the building and really bring that through i kind of
54:56did that and i made the room seem taller and then it had the effect of making all the furniture seem
55:01really small yes there was a lack of generosity we felt with the furniture because you had one sofa
55:07and then a window seat if we moved then into your spare bedroom it was very elegant nice color do you
55:15understand that what was missing from it it's lacking the kind of sumptuous texture and layers
55:22and the idea that a real person lives there and it's not just a kind of transient space that people
55:28well you've hit the nail on the head it was crying out for more and the walls
55:32i know they needed to be filled with art and that's what you do i know i had actually started
55:39doing some art for that particular room and i ran out of time and the other pieces of art
55:44they took longer than i anticipated you've got to work out what you stand for and how you add the
55:51va-va-voom i'm maybe a little bit of a self-saboteur well yes actually you're being a bit hesitant yeah and
55:59i think actually just push through that okay then let's see what you can do but aisha and holly
56:06you gave me something that had glitter on the ceilings i think you know it wasn't the depth
56:13i needed for this project and so for that reason i'm so sorry but you two will be leaving us this week
56:21thank you for everything that you've just said to us yeah it's been really good feedback definitely
56:28oh come here come here oh sue and michelle they gave me some valuable insights so i'm going to take
56:35that away with me and try and grow from it thank you i'm really glad to be going because i'm like
56:40learning every week this is the first interior designing i've ever done in my life this is a
56:45pretty like extreme way of getting into it but now yeah i definitely want to do mom it was really
56:52hard to send holly and aisha home this week holly won standout space last week and aisha has really
56:59been growing in confidence but i think it just goes to show that you can't build good design from a weak
57:05foundation next time
57:08oh we're at battersea dogs and cat zone oh i hope michelle doesn't have a bone to take with me for
57:15these where the designers meet their toughest but cutest client yet it's like a doggy spa and have to
57:22transform training rooms into domestic spaces oh this is spectacular
57:38so
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