- 5/22/2025
Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr 2025 episode 7
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00:00It's the semi-final and we're here at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where I got my big
00:07break. I tell you, it was a slog getting bums on seats. I'm so glad I don't have to do any
00:12of that tacky self-promotion anymore. The greatest show on earth is about to begin.
00:17Interior Design Masters, they're doing up Fringe venues on BBC One. Come along and watch
00:23it. Have some self-respect, pal.
00:28You pal. Welcome to Interior Design Masters. Who wants a flyer?
00:38Three designers remain and next week one of them will be awarded a life-changing collaboration
00:43contract with John Lewis. Last time, the designers paired up and hit the high street.
00:52We're on it. We're on it. We're so on it.
00:56Craig and John created India in Rye. They've taken the product and given so much inspiration
01:02with it. And we're top of the shops. John, you finally did it. I lost.
01:08Rita and Bryony produced a stylish boutique. We've got two very strong signature styles
01:13that have combined to give me something that's neutral.
01:17But their love of beige and lacquer bold. Imagine Mary's trousers as that curtain.
01:23And Bryony. This is what makes you an Interior Design Master. Lost a place in the semi-final.
01:30I am so grateful for this opportunity. I had a lovely, lovely time.
01:43There it is. We're a threshold. I don't know how we made it so far. We're exhausted.
01:51Bonnie, Edinburgh. I'm really excited to go up north. It's a long drive from Hastings,
01:56but I know it's going to be worth it. I know. I really like Scottish accent. I find it really
02:02sexy. Normally they call me Rita. We won. Here they are, the semi-finalists.
02:09Very close to the final now, which is equally exciting and intimidating.
02:17How are you feeling? Are you excited? Very excited, yes. Nervous for the next challenge.
02:21What do you feel you've learnt about yourself as you've progressed?
02:24We're not professional designers and you second-guess yourself all the time. So it's really nice
02:28to get affirmation when you win a challenge. Actually, I am growing and I'm okay. I'm good
02:32at this. I would agree. It kind of confirms that maybe
02:35I'm not delusional. I've learned, actually, I could work under
02:39pressure and deliver a design. So that's really an amazing feeling, yeah.
02:45Do you think your signature style has changed or developed?
02:49My style has broadened. I'm now looking at different ways of applying that aesthetic.
02:54You've got a very strong sense of yourself, but it must be modulated according to each
02:59challenge. I feel sometimes I'm a bit too shy or too
03:02scared to put myself out there when it comes to the design.
03:06Opposite feedback to you. I want more. Do more, Rita. Show me, Rita.
03:11What about you, John? Your time management, is that getting better?
03:14It is getting better. Well, to get in the final, you're heading
03:18to Edinburgh, where you'll each be doing up a venue ready for the biggest fringe comedy
03:24and theatre festival in the world. Amazing.
03:29Every August, the beautiful city of Edinburgh hosts over 50,000 shows in over 300 venues
03:36dotted across the city, and the semi-finalists will be taking on one each.
03:42The first is Monkey Barrel, an iconic comedy venue with a cellar bar.
03:49The second is Home Bar, a free fringe venue where you can pay what you like for the performances.
03:56The rest of the year, it's a local pub. And finally, the Royal Dick Bar within the
04:03Summer Hall Arts Complex, which champions new writing.
04:09On the table, you've got three tickets. One for each venue. Pick a ticket.
04:14Ladies first. You've been very kind.
04:18Monkey Barrel. Home Bar.
04:23The Royal Dick. The Royal Dick.
04:27You've got a budget of £3,000 and two days and a packed lunch of haggis to bring the
04:32house down. Now go break a leg. Thank you.
04:38So have you ever played in any of those places? I've played the Monkey Barrel, but I'm a stranger
04:42to the Royal Dick. Oh, yes. I'll just leave that there.
04:53The designers have landed in Edinburgh. Oh, wow. Look at this.
04:57That's the castle. That'd be a scary build, wouldn't it?
05:02They're getting the first glimpse of their fringe venues.
05:06Hello. It's really low. Like, first time I feel tall in my life.
05:15The Monkey Barrel is an award-winning comedy club.
05:19The space is very open. It's a big box with lots of multi-coloured fairy lights.
05:25It attracts some of the biggest names in comedy.
05:28It's like a cave, basically. Both legends and hot new talent.
05:33But I'm going to turn it into a funky, cool dive bar.
05:41Whoa. In my head, I kind of knew how high four-metre high ceilings were, but when you
05:47see them, they really, really are big. The Royal Dick serves as a bar and performance
05:53space for the bigger Summer Hall Arts Complex, which boasts 16 theatre venues.
05:58I love all this stuff they've got in the cases. I'll definitely want to make a feature of that.
06:03It's where plays like Baby Reindeer premiered.
06:06Such a huge, grand building, it's quite daunting, but it's also an opportunity for me to create,
06:11I guess, something a little bit dangerous to take a massive risk.
06:16Oh, wow. Plenty of room for improvement, I think.
06:20Home Bar is one of 23 fringe venues.
06:23I love this stone wall, I think it looks really nice.
06:26It has an upstairs bar area.
06:28I frequented the odd bar or two, I know what goes on. I think I can work this one out.
06:33And a downstairs performance space.
06:37Ooh, this looks like some sad student room from the 80s.
06:43Yeah, it's a lot.
06:45To help them win a place in the final, each designer will get two carpenters and two decorators.
06:53Good morning! Woo-hoo!
06:56New member of the team.
06:57We're matching my mouth.
06:59Paint colour.
07:00Ah!
07:03So, for my inspiration, I came across this vintage pop-up book that is about vintage circus,
07:09and it just made me smile.
07:11So much fun, and I can imagine these people coming to a comedy club.
07:15Comedy is fun, circus is fun, I'm just going to bring joy in this space.
07:21Ta-da!
07:22Ooh!
07:23That's red.
07:24It's very red.
07:25We're going bold, fierce and brave.
07:28I normally don't use bright colours at all,
07:30but the feedback was I need to bring some of my personality to my design.
07:34Red is normally a colour I choose for my lipstick or my clothing,
07:39so I'm very nervous about it.
07:41Every time I look at my colours, I get like, ooh, dear.
07:44No more beige, no more black.
07:46No, no, not this week.
07:50Rita's bold lipstick red paint will colour-drench her walls and ceiling.
07:55She's contrasting it with a rich teal blue.
07:58She's creating a ticket office window which leads the punters to the bar which she's cladding,
08:04and above it, hanging pendant lights with fringed vintage lampshades
08:08which will feature throughout her scheme.
08:11She's keeping all the existing furniture and upholstering cabaret-style chairs,
08:16adding a large Chesterfield sofa in a VIP area
08:19which she's caging off and elevating with a bold, intricate wallpaper.
08:25Rita will paint a bespoke comedy-inspired art piece in her chosen colour palette.
08:30She's building a small stage with new monkey-barrel signage
08:33and she's leaning into her circus theme by repurposing a carousel horse.
08:41It's an antique horse, and it was in a tattoo artist's studio.
08:46I mean, who doesn't want a horse in their bar?
08:48Want to?
08:50He is quite heavy.
08:52If it helps, his name is Gerard.
08:55We've got two areas that we're working on.
08:57We've got a bar area and a performance space.
09:00At the Royal Dick, John's leaning into the theatrical.
09:03In terms of what we're going for here, it's almost, like, apocalypse chic.
09:08My inspiration for my design is all about creating drama,
09:12so it's a performance space, and some of it is going to be quite edgy.
09:16I was kind of influenced by the film Joker, his manic kind of state of mind,
09:20and I wanted it to be something that was thought-provoking
09:23with an element of grandeur.
09:25In terms of the bar area, I'm going to go all black.
09:29We have got a number of these kind of cabinets to move from the other room
09:32through into this room as well,
09:34and we're going to just clad the existing bar.
09:38John's cladding for the bar will be made up of salvaged bar columns
09:41and plastic mouldings, which will be painted black and litter.
09:45He's adding some bling with gold paint to the existing shelving
09:49and building architectural signage with an inbuilt clock
09:52and marble effect panels,
09:54which he's echoed in framed wallpapered sections around the room.
09:59He's getting rid of the existing display cabinets
10:02and rehanging the animal skulls against his black walls.
10:06Next door in the performance area,
10:08John's painting the walls beige and bringing the ceiling down in black,
10:12adding theatre-themed words in scratchy brushstrokes,
10:16creating the illusion of them falling from the sky.
10:20He'll build a small stage in front of the bay window
10:23and the seating area will be made up of the existing wooden chairs and tables.
10:28Suspended from the ceiling will be a spectacular chandelier.
10:33It's a nice metre-wide chandelier with 20 light fittings in it.
10:40Who doesn't want one of them?
10:42I really love the history of buildings
10:44and I think it's nice to honour that in a way.
10:48It was a veterinary college
10:50and they've got all these fascinating artefacts
10:53and so there was a pressure there
10:55and a pressure to, you know, do it justice
10:58and do something really iconic.
11:01So that is the plan.
11:03If I get the box and bring that through...
11:06While John is going for theatre and sophistication...
11:09If you can get your chandelier through the door, it's too small.
11:12There's a lot of lampshade.
11:14It's definitely a motif I'm using.
11:17Craig's venue is all about nostalgia and granny chic.
11:21The theme is very much home from home.
11:24Lots of vintage furniture.
11:25It'll be a really funky, modern take on that old-world aesthetic.
11:31I'm really leaning into my new trend of intentional clutter.
11:36On street level, Craig's filling his space with 25 mismatched charity shop lampshades.
11:42The walls will be painted sage green,
11:44will feature cladding, vintage wallpaper and a large tartan mural.
11:49He's getting rid of most of the banquette seating
11:52and filling the space with an eclectic mix of mid-century living room furniture.
11:58In the basement, he's decorating the performance areas bar section
12:02with a mixture of more vintage lampshades and wallpaper.
12:06As a nod to the classic flying ducks,
12:08he's adding wings to instruments to create artwork,
12:11as well as a punk-inspired carnival light and disco guitar.
12:15He's also extending the stage area.
12:19We've got to make this more functional,
12:21more fit for purpose in terms of a stage area.
12:24So I think get the ceiling painted.
12:26I've got lots of vintage wallpaper to go up.
12:28What's the paper like?
12:29You won't be very happy because they're all really 70s vintage.
12:32What, like random drops?
12:34It's going to be random strips.
12:35I've got anaglypta mixed in to bulk it out.
12:38OK.
12:40Craig's love of vintage finds is expressed in all areas of his life.
12:46His house, where he lives with his husband,
12:49and their Hastings beach hut.
12:51This competition has allowed my ideas to come pouring out
12:56and actually do something with them.
13:01What makes this journey through the competition so sweet
13:05is the love and support I get from Jason and all my friends.
13:09They're so 100% behind me.
13:11Yeah.
13:12I'm immensely proud of what Craig has achieved.
13:14He really is a force to be reckoned with.
13:17And I just love the enthusiasm that Craig has for all the challenges.
13:22It is like watching a genius work.
13:24You've done lots of different jobs. Yeah.
13:26And I can see this, it's leading you to something you really want to do.
13:29All of the roads have led to this point in my life.
13:32Craig is very eclectic in his style.
13:34He just is very good at getting a picture in his head
13:38and being able to recreate that.
13:40Don't go changing.
13:42LAUGHTER
13:47The first bit's scary and then it gets progressively less scary.
13:51OK.
13:52We've had a few problems with the vintage wallpaper.
13:54Of course, it's probably been sat in someone's garage for 30 years,
13:57so it's a bit crumbly, a bit stuck together.
14:00That one's just a no-go, isn't it?
14:02Well, it can't be a no-go. We've got to make it work.
14:04It might be a little bit risky.
14:06Maybe it's too much. I don't know.
14:08But I'm trusting my gut, as I've done in every week.
14:12So I hope they'll see the irony and the humour and the warmth in my design.
14:17How's it going up there, Stephen?
14:19Yeah, it's all good.
14:20Whilst his ceilings are getting a dramatic makeover...
14:23I like it, Steve. It's up there, lovely.
14:25..John is cracking on with jobs at ground level.
14:28So, these are reclaimed off an old bar.
14:31They've come with me all the way up to Edinburgh.
14:35It must have been a very tall bar.
14:37Let's go and have a drink.
14:39The current bar is really underwhelming,
14:42so what I hope to do is create, you know, something a bit grander than that.
14:46I've got these panels, which will go in between.
14:51In between. Like that.
14:52I've learnt so much doing all these challenges.
14:55When I started out, my wife said,
14:57I think the thing you'll struggle with the most, John,
14:59is overestimating what you can do in any given amount of time.
15:02Well, she's been so proved right, hasn't she?
15:06Voila!
15:07I'm trying to keep builds to a minimum.
15:09Slide it up to the top.
15:11So I've got plastic panels that are going to go on,
15:13because I do love a panel.
15:15Hopefully, that's not massively time-consuming.
15:20John's time-saving hack has his bar clad in no time.
15:24We don't knock about, do we?
15:26Oh, yeah, OK.
15:28It's a good place because you walk in and you see it.
15:31Rita's adding a little extra to hers.
15:34So this frame was a mirror,
15:36but I thought it would be quite pretty and give us this vintage vibe.
15:41The issue they've got now, they've got a ticketing office
15:44and then you have a bar.
15:46But as a person walking in, I don't know what's the difference.
15:50So I'm boxing off the ticket office with a little window
15:53because in a circus, they used to have this cute little box office
15:57where you get your ticket to walk in.
15:59At home in the Lancashire countryside,
16:02Rita uses a farmyard to create her designs.
16:05I just draw the bar.
16:07At the end is the ticket, like the box office.
16:09Very nice.
16:11This is the area where I normally draw my plan on the floor.
16:15A little chalk.
16:16And then I take it to the paper.
16:18I think this whole way of designing came from
16:21just playing like kids.
16:23I think that what kids do when they have fun, they build things.
16:26And this whole experience made me feel like I'm like seven years old again,
16:30which I love because I love being creative.
16:34Rita lives with one of her best mates, Michelle.
16:37Rita is probably one of the most colourful people that I've ever met.
16:41She's full of life.
16:42You never know what she's going to bring home from the car boot sale
16:45or what story she's going to tell you.
16:47Come on, this way.
16:49I like to make people smile.
16:51I think my inner child never left me.
16:53She's sunshine on a cloudy day kind of personality.
16:55I'm crazy proud of Rita.
16:57It's way harder than what I thought it will be.
17:00It's not just designing.
17:01It's like just emotionally sometimes it's overwhelming.
17:06I think I have more magic up my sleeves.
17:09I'm going to work so hard to see it to be in the final.
17:12It will be a dream come true.
17:15So this is Madame, is her name.
17:19I fell in love with her in the antique store.
17:22However, I've fallen in love with her but not with the toilets.
17:27I've got some letters that I'll spray gold
17:30and hopefully it covers the toilet sign and it says tickets.
17:35Rita's ticket office leads to her bar, which she's clad in.
17:39I'm putting like a tealy blue just to contrast it from the rest of the venue.
17:44On his bar, Craig is keeping the work to a minimum.
17:49The actual bar area just needs a nice new coat of paint.
17:52We'll be re-varnishing the bar top
17:54and just maybe putting in some vintage wallpaper details.
17:57But otherwise, it's just a spruce up really.
17:59And focusing on the furniture, taking up space around it.
18:03For my design, these banquette seats need to go.
18:05The way I'm going to arrange the furniture is really going to be
18:08somewhere someone's really want to go,
18:10especially in those dark winter evenings.
18:12Oh.
18:13That wasn't in the plan.
18:16This is an area I think there's been a problem before
18:18because people weren't going towards the back
18:20because of maybe the cluttered furniture.
18:23In my plan, it was just a lovely flat wall
18:25and it's going to be a three-minute job.
18:31It's so lovely to be back in Edinburgh
18:33where it all started for me back in 2001.
18:37The sound of the laughter, the buzz of the crowd,
18:39the taste of the deep-fried Mars bars.
18:42Oh, open mic comedy contest.
18:46Maybe it's time for me to give my old stand-up routine a bit of a spin.
18:49Ha! It'll be like riding a bike.
18:53So there's two chickies in a bar fryer...
18:55BELL RINGS
18:56..and...
19:00Still got it.
19:02Right, let's go and check on those designers.
19:05Beer and tears, mate. That's what's held this together.
19:10Hi, Craig. Hello, Alan. How are you?
19:13I'm great.
19:14Listen, there is so much going on with this room.
19:17Yes.
19:18I mean, is that deliberate or are you just very, like,
19:20can't make your mind up?
19:21Well, you know, there's a big new trend at the moment,
19:23intentional clutter, and I'm very into that.
19:25Intentional clutter? Yes.
19:27But does Michela Gundy know about intentional clutter?
19:30I don't know. I'm a big fan of intentional clutter.
19:33I don't know. I might send her a memo.
19:36So is this the kind of bar that you would probably go to yourself
19:39in Hastings?
19:40Oh, very much so.
19:41I think this is a place Coco would love.
19:43Who's Coco?
19:44Coco Canal is my drag persona.
19:48Comes out on New Year's Eve... No way!
19:50..once a year, one night only.
19:52Can I see Coco?
19:53Well, I have something here you might be interested in.
19:57She's going to stand by the piano.
19:59Is that you?
20:00Well, it's my head, not my body.
20:04I borrowed the body.
20:05You borrowed the body?! Yeah.
20:07No offence, but isn't it just going to cheapen the place,
20:10putting that up?
20:11Sorry. No.
20:16Craig may be getting rid of his existing seating...
20:21Oh, that's the sock gone.
20:23..but Rita's upcycling hers.
20:25The existing cinema seating is 12 seats
20:28and I would like it to be divided into three sections
20:31because I don't think in a bar you would like to sit 12 of you
20:34next to each other.
20:35The venues need to offer both seating for the bar...
20:38Is it comfy? Oh, it's very comfy.
20:40..and for watching the performances.
20:44I'm not the fastest person to reupholster stuff.
20:47Maybe I should have done four,
20:49but I decided to have 16 different seats.
20:52I think it works really well with the old furniture that I had
20:55because I added this, like, baby blue to the whole space.
20:58OK, let's see if it fits.
21:00They have enough red because I painted the whole venue red.
21:03Is everyone ready?
21:04Instead of furniture, John's focusing on his showstopper.
21:09I've got it, Dale boy!
21:13So the chandelier basically took up a quarter of my budget.
21:17For me, it's every bit as important as a table or a chair.
21:21OK, go on the left. Slow, slow, slow.
21:24Some people might think that was a bit of a risk, potentially,
21:27to spend, you know, a quarter of your budget on a light fitting.
21:30But it's not just a light fitting.
21:32It totally makes that room.
21:34I just hope when we put power to it that it actually works.
21:39Light it up, Andy!
21:42Whoa!
21:44Oh, yeah!
21:48Oh, man, that's shiny.
21:50I guarantee nobody else has got one of those.
21:53It's halfway through day one.
21:56The designers are taking inspiration from the festival...
21:59CHEERING
22:01We'll take that one.
22:03..to bring some drama to their schemes.
22:06Just sorting through my plethora of lampshades
22:09to pick five nice ones to go down into the performance space.
22:13So I've got these poles. Yeah.
22:15And I thought I would like to divide the space because it's too open.
22:19Rita's creating an intimate circus-themed VIP area.
22:23So you're making more of a cage?
22:25I'm making a cage for very naughty tigers.
22:28I want it to become this exciting place
22:30that you want to come for a drink even if there's no comedy tonight.
22:33And that's my aim.
22:35The vibe here is we've got this kind of, like, decaying beauty,
22:38kind of apocalypse-chic thing going on.
22:40John's inspiration reflects cutting-edge theatre,
22:43which his venue is famous for.
22:45It doesn't matter if they're a little bit more expensive,
22:48It doesn't matter if they're a little bit broken up and fragmented.
22:51Yeah, like, scratchy... Yeah.
22:53..brush strokes, all good.
22:55That's it, exactly. OK, perfect.
22:57The space is deliberately trying to create friction.
23:00It is kind of edgy.
23:02Don't be afraid to, like, run words into each other
23:05and across each other. Love it.
23:07OK, guys, if you can look this way,
23:09I'm going to show you the difference between isometric and oblique drawing.
23:12John's spent the last 18 years
23:14passing his knowledge of design to secondary school kids.
23:17I teach a practical subject and, of course,
23:20prepping everything for the challenges,
23:22on top of, you know, being a dad and a husband and all of that.
23:26Just managing it all, it's really difficult.
23:29I do not know how he's driving up and down the country
23:33and then coming in on a Monday morning
23:35and doing five lessons a day.
23:37Really inspirational.
23:39Ready for a drink now, for you, Kirsten.
23:42He deserves to go all the way.
23:45As a teacher, his ability to inspire kids is what makes him so special.
23:49I think that comes from his passion for creative work.
23:52He really shows that and the kids really respect that and respond to that.
23:55When I'm in the throes of putting a room together,
23:58the time goes so quickly because I'm just loving every minute.
24:02Teaching's been great to me,
24:04but actually I want to explore something new now,
24:07and this makes me so happy.
24:09It fills me with joy to do this,
24:11and reaching the final would be just everything.
24:18John!
24:19Hello.
24:20Look at this room!
24:22Oh, yeah.
24:23And look at you up there!
24:25Yeah, clinging on for dear life.
24:27Isn't it funny, you know, how you're scared of heights
24:30and then you're up there?
24:31It's almost like you have changed, you have evolved,
24:34you have turned a corner.
24:35Would you say you are even more confident in your design
24:38and also with your height?
24:39Honestly, getting that standout space last week,
24:41it was exactly what I needed.
24:43I've got weeks on the sofa.
24:45I think next week you'll be up the shard.
24:47Oh, steady, maybe not quite.
24:50Let's not run before we can climb.
24:52Listen, I did the Fringe about three, four times,
24:55and I'm looking at these words here, honestly,
24:58it's like you're reading out some of my reviews.
25:00You know, hilarious.
25:02Yeah.
25:03Laugh.
25:04Yeah.
25:05Dick.
25:08Laugh.
25:13No, I'm not writing a ransom note.
25:15Craig is also using words to create art.
25:19There's my homage to the Sex Pistols and punk.
25:22Because downstairs, not only do they do performances for the Fringe,
25:25they have a lot of music.
25:26I don't know if this whole punk reference is appropriate
25:29to the people who use this bar, but I think it's pretty iconic
25:32and I hope they'll get it.
25:34The big reveal.
25:38That's fun. I like that.
25:41Bit more colours, as my venue's missing colours, you know.
25:45Hi, Rita.
25:47Sorry.
25:48Rita.
25:49Hi, Adam.
25:50I didn't mean to frighten you.
25:53How are you feeling today?
25:55Bit nervous.
25:56It's just my design.
25:57It's very bold, very bright.
25:59But you're saying it's not classic Rita?
26:01No, it's not.
26:02Because you were on the sofa last week
26:04and Michelle said she wants more Rita.
26:06I'm giving her more of my personality.
26:08Yeah, yeah.
26:09So, ta-da!
26:10So, this is like playing card, am I right?
26:12So, it's the queen and king of comedy.
26:15King of comedy?
26:16I don't see any glasses and...
26:18I know.
26:19..teeth.
26:20I know. Shall I add it?
26:22So, how are you doing this, then?
26:24So, we're doing a bit of decoupage.
26:26Decoupage.
26:27These are Fringe Festival posters.
26:29We're going to cut some of this and then we will glue it.
26:32Be creative, you know.
26:33Yeah, yeah.
26:34Let your inner child go wild.
26:36And it's funny you use this,
26:37because I've come to the Fringe loads.
26:39Yeah.
26:40The posters are everywhere,
26:41so it does make sense to do this.
26:43Perfect, yeah.
26:44So, I'm going for it, you know.
26:58Hey, hey, hey!
26:59Hi! How are you?
27:01Good.
27:03So, this is...
27:05This is my performance venue.
27:07Look at this!
27:09Oh, yes!
27:11I love mixing up the wallpapers.
27:13Thanks.
27:14I think that's just genius.
27:15And I've got a carnival light, which I've decoupaged,
27:17so it kind of replicates the Sex Pistols album cover.
27:20It is really super cool.
27:21It's very you, Craig.
27:23It's so you.
27:24To me, though.
27:25I'm worried mine is, like, too serious now.
27:28It's super retro.
27:29It's definitely going to be a cool place to go.
27:31I think people are going to like to hang out there.
27:33I suppose the only creeping bit of doubt I've got, then,
27:35is have I gone Fringe enough?
27:37But I'm just going to stick to the plan for now.
27:41Yes!
27:43That's cool.
27:45Well done.
27:49Oh, that feels already nicer here.
27:51I mean, it's still very retro.
27:53Every time I walk here.
27:55It's tools down for day one.
27:57At the moment, it's just a red box.
28:00I just feel very nervous,
28:02because I feel like I'm walking into my personality,
28:05but not a lot of my design style so far.
28:09Maybe tomorrow, once I have some lighting on,
28:11I'll feel a bit better.
28:13It's very red.
28:15So we need a couple more drops on this side, don't we, as well?
28:17I think two more over there.
28:19Bonkers, but I like it.
28:20Brilliant.
28:21Downstairs is really coming on nicely.
28:24Upstairs is a bit more of a worry.
28:28Lots of destruction and not much construction.
28:31We've got a long way to go
28:33before all really that cosy feel comes in.
28:36But, you know, we'll get there.
28:39Right, I think that's it.
28:41I think we're done for today.
28:43It's definitely not normal for me to be,
28:46yeah, have this much done at this point.
28:48Top job, everybody.
28:50I don't want to jinx anything,
28:52but pleased as I am with how much progress we've made.
28:54I can't rest on my laurels.
28:56Something could go horribly wrong tomorrow.
28:59Let's get out of here. Absolutely.
29:11The semi-finalists have just 12 hours
29:14to complete their fringe venues.
29:16Right, guys.
29:17Right, let's go.
29:18We still have a lot to do today.
29:21But I would like, decorators, please,
29:23if we can put the wallpaper.
29:27Really check for that.
29:29It's a big old Edinburgh tart.
29:31One of my main features upstairs is a bespoke mural.
29:35It's actually the Edinburgh tartan
29:37and it's been blown up super-sized.
29:39So that's going to be a real draw to the back.
29:41I think it was very important to actually reflect where we are.
29:44It's very special to this city.
29:47These letters are going to go above the bar
29:49and they're going to spell out the Royal Date.
29:51Giving the venues distinct signage
29:53is vital for promoting gigs on social media.
29:57The original college was named after the guy who started it,
30:00William Dick.
30:01We weren't able to get all the letters,
30:03so the plan is to use these to create some stencils
30:07that we can then use to jigsaw out some that fit this font.
30:11R. R is a horrible letter to do.
30:16This is part of my logo, which is going on this wall.
30:20It's going on this very same wall.
30:22It will say, Welcome Home.
30:24And these have been covered in the vintage wallpaper
30:27that I've used downstairs.
30:29So this wallpaper really is tying everything together.
30:33In any interior design, you need to have some sort of cohesion.
30:37It makes it look more considered.
30:39Of course, I'm worried about my design
30:42having the cohesion that I want it to have.
30:45I think that works.
30:47I've got lots of random stuff going on
30:49and I hope it all gels together like in my mind it is.
30:54Flying guitars, done.
31:04Hello!
31:06Oh, hello!
31:08I love, oh, I love the chandelier.
31:11I mean, John!
31:13Oh, I'm glad it's wow.
31:14I was worried it was, like, small once it went up there
31:16cos it was so big when it was down here.
31:18I know what you mean, yeah.
31:19Do you want to come look at the bar area?
31:21Yeah, I would love to.
31:24Wow!
31:26That is sexy.
31:28You like it, then?
31:29Yeah, you nailed it.
31:30It's not I like it, I love it.
31:32Very sophisticated, very well finished.
31:35How are you getting on?
31:36It should look a fun comedy club inspired by a circus.
31:41I like it.
31:42So the opposite of what I'm going...
31:49I'm Rita, you're a comedian for tonight.
31:52Are we going to have some jokes together and have lots of fun?
31:56Yeah!
31:58The focal point of each designer's performance area is the stage.
32:03Like how much of a curve...
32:05I would like it a little bit wider.
32:08There's going to be a blue stage,
32:11just to replicate the blue that I've got in the bar.
32:14Being slap bang in the middle of this bay window,
32:17having the dramatic lit curtains behind it,
32:19having the spotlights down on the stage,
32:21I think that makes it, you know,
32:23fairly obvious that that's a significant part of the room.
32:26My own performance history...
32:28No, I've been in school plays.
32:30I think I was a random Egyptian
32:33in Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat
32:36and an orphan child in Oliver Twist.
32:39That's the extent of my acting.
32:42That's the extent of my acting chops.
32:45Got any jokes for me, Mark?
32:47On to the next stage.
32:49Come on.
32:53Hi, Craig.
32:55Hello, welcome to my performance space.
32:57This is a feast for the eyes.
32:59Well, I think so, yeah.
33:01Couldn't you decide which wallpaper to use?
33:03Just use them all.
33:05Not just one minging wallpaper, about 12.
33:07No, I love them, really.
33:09Why have you gone for that kind of...?
33:11I was trying to evoke that really warm, cosy feeling
33:14of going to your auntie's house.
33:16And I really don't want to go home,
33:18so I'm throwing the kitchen sink at this.
33:20And I love the cheeky nod to the flying ducks.
33:22Yeah, that was good. And where's this going?
33:25Well, this, I've decided to cover a guitar and glitter ball.
33:28And it's going to sit there and revolve.
33:30Oh, nice! We'll hang it up, see how he looks.
33:35And then when the lights go down...
33:37It's cool, isn't it? It's so good.
33:40This room is full of surprises,
33:42and I think Edinburgh's full of surprises.
33:44You think you've captured the spirit of it?
33:46I really hope so. It's a fun city, it's a fun festival,
33:49and this is a fun venue.
33:57Hoden's up. Cracking job.
33:59Halfway through day two.
34:01Here we go. Some lights for you.
34:03Do they work? Let's find out.
34:05Yes!
34:07Rita and Craig are both hoping
34:09their granny-chic lampshades will help steal the show.
34:12This is like Claudia Winkleman fringing.
34:14It's big and heavy.
34:16I got all these lampshades from charity shops.
34:20And the good hack to give it a new lease of life
34:23is to buy some fabric paint and then just put it on.
34:27And when it dries, you've got a modern look for it.
34:31I think this competition taught me to be a bit more brave
34:34because I never would have picked bright colours.
34:36I would never try upholstery.
34:38I would never try painting a lampshade.
34:41So I'm learning new skills.
34:45It's hard to drill left-handed when you're right-handed.
34:51Apart from his chandelier...
34:53Just trying to find where I've made the hole.
34:56..John's gone subtle and concealed.
34:58Lighting plays a big part of this particular design
35:01simply because I've gone for a black scheme in the bar area,
35:04so it's really important that I use light
35:06so that that doesn't become really oppressive.
35:09With his lighting complete...
35:11Right.
35:13..he can turn his attention to his final build.
35:16I've got quite a big construction going on there,
35:19which will have the name of the bar, it'll have a clock on there.
35:23Ah, look at this!
35:25That's it, mate, all the moulding's on. Beautiful.
35:27Happy with that, yeah? Yeah, thrilled with it.
35:29Let's get it in and paint it, shall we? Come on, then. Go on.
35:32So we're taking reference from the front of the Royal Deck
35:35and bringing it right inside the pub itself.
35:38All parts of my design are kind of echoing the history of the building,
35:42the architecture of the building.
35:44We've got fringe in there.
35:46I'm trying to bring it all together in one scheme.
35:49It's just really nice to see it all kind of happening
35:52because you've got a thought in your head
35:54and you put some scribbles on some paper
35:57and then it becomes reality.
36:00The horse does remind you of a fairground, you know,
36:03but I think as adults we lose touch with having fun and being silly.
36:08And coming to a comedy club,
36:11you are in the mood of being silly and having fun.
36:14Hi, Rita! Hi, Alan!
36:16Where did you get this horse from? It's amazing! Wigan.
36:19Wigan? You drove to Wigan to get a horse?
36:22I did drive to Wigan to get a horse!
36:24So we're going to transform it into a light... Yeah.
36:27..by adding a lampshade here.
36:31Oh, that's such a clever idea!
36:33As well as a drinking shelf.
36:35That is classic Rita.
36:37Very clever, super creative.
36:39Ooh, what's that? It's my private area.
36:43Prison? Your own little prison?
36:45It's for the naughty ones.
36:47I would perform and then I'd go to the bar and have a drink
36:50and then I would be on here.
36:52I would use all of this room and then end up in prison.
36:55That's me! Yeah, yeah.
36:57That's a night out with Alan Carr.
37:01So, four curtains, one down that side, one that side,
37:04one down each column.
37:06Judging is just around the corner.
37:09Tickets, yeah, tickets, OK.
37:11Right, so I've got to do some lampshades.
37:13There's a lot of dressing to do, all the furniture's got to come in.
37:16I've got more lampshades than you could wave a stick at,
37:19so there's a lot of work to do. It's stressful.
37:23We've got three more lights to go up
37:25and then a few chairs to screw down, but we're getting there.
37:28I put so much effort into this nook area to make it look different.
37:32It's almost just stepping into my brain.
37:35It's quite colourful, joyful and fun,
37:37but I just hope it's going to look good.
37:39Jon? Yeah?
37:40Do you want to come and have a look at the curtains?
37:43Love it.
37:44We just gather them in. All of them to the end? Yeah.
37:48There's a first for everything.
37:50Stage is going in. In it goes. Look at that.
37:54So the stage splits into two, which means that, you know,
37:57a couple of people can move the whole stage really easily.
38:00Ta-da!
38:02The height is perfect. OK. Yeah?
38:04And just central of the wall.
38:06Your stage is ready for your first appearance.
38:08Yeah, I'm just going to get changed. Go on, then.
38:10Just going to put my heels on.
38:12I'm really happy with the festoon lights
38:14and it really looks like a cute little stage
38:16that I'm sure any yank would love to perform on.
38:18Edinburgh, Edinburgh, knock, knock.
38:20Who's there? Designer with an hour to go.
38:23Designer with who?
38:25With an hour to go who?
38:27Sorry.
38:29You've got less than an hour, Rita, OK?
38:31I'm just going to leave this joke.
38:33Time is ticking.
38:35Does that look right? Yeah, that looks business.
38:38Right, let's come out, let's push it to the end.
38:42If we can take it as close to the wall, please, as possible.
38:45What?
38:48Oh, wow!
38:54Steps gone, steps gone. Where's the steps gone?
38:57Left a bit, left a bit.
39:00Yeah, that's lovely.
39:02Not long to go, not long to go, not long to go.
39:05Not long to go.
39:09I need to sew this because I'm missing one cushion.
39:13I'm pleased I used the old tables and chairs.
39:15They're kind of shabby. It fits in with what I'm doing.
39:18I mean, let's wish for the best.
39:20These six, can you hang them for me, please?
39:22Nice to have the time.
39:24I just want it like this, so we close the gap a bit.
39:26Vintage stains. Let's flip that over.
39:29Cheers. Oh, lovely.
39:34Has that hit the spot?
39:36Oh, it's taking effect, isn't it?
39:38Oh, God, it is. I think that's what killed those animals.
39:42Just pop her in the corner there.
39:44She's meant to be propping up the piano.
39:48Hello. Would you like to buy a ticket?
39:51Thank you, guys.
39:55Fine, then. Better get behind that bar.
40:01Michelle's arrived in Edinburgh
40:03with guest judge and award-winning designer Shane Brady.
40:07Is that Edinburgh?
40:09I think festival, but I have to confess, I've never been.
40:12Well, I came in my 20s, which is not today or yesterday,
40:16but for me, Edinburgh and the Fringe is energetic,
40:20exciting, youthful thinking, sort of everything.
40:23Shane is an expert in designing bars and hospitality spaces.
40:27He's been behind the transformations at the Savoy,
40:31the portrait restaurant at the National Portrait Gallery
40:34and the Mandarin Oriental.
40:36When I design venues, I want the customer to be given a warm hug
40:40as they walk through the door.
40:42I want the atmosphere to feel energised through great lighting,
40:45but it's important that the designers' designs don't detract
40:48from the performance that will go on stage.
40:51I think as an audience member, I'd want to walk into a space
40:54and feel a sense of excitement, but then the lights go down
40:57and you remember why you're there,
40:59so there's a kind of beautiful balance to play here.
41:03I think it captures Fringe.
41:06I absolutely love the bar.
41:09I'm proud that I got it all finished,
41:12that I didn't screw up the time management.
41:15So, you know, I hope the judges love it.
41:19Oh!
41:21So this is John's space.
41:23What he's done is a really subtle layering of devices
41:29from taking out the old, very bright colour
41:32and putting in this very sophisticated beige,
41:35and we've dropped the ceiling with the black.
41:37I think very clever to introduce the words,
41:40almost raining down upon us,
41:42because this venue is known for new plays, new writing.
41:46But he's also introduced an amazing focal point of this chandelier,
41:50but I would have dropped it a little bit lower.
41:53It's hanging a little tight to the ceiling,
41:55and he could have let it breathe a little bit more.
41:58It is super beautiful, but you could almost miss it, couldn't you?
42:01Absolutely, but I almost feel like we're in two rooms at this point.
42:04We have a very strong vision for the top half of the room,
42:07and then lower down it feels a little bit more rough and ready.
42:10For me, the furniture could have been enhanced.
42:14I understand that John is working on a budget,
42:16and I have a feeling he used a lot of it on lighting,
42:19but the chairs could have done with a little bit of love.
42:22But then when the lights go down and the spotlight goes on,
42:25I know exactly why I'm here.
42:27The performance is the star attraction.
42:32Oh, wow. This is the champion room.
42:35Now I'm excited. He's now turned the dial up on me.
42:39The immediate vibe that comes to mind
42:41is how incredibly sophisticated this room is.
42:45This marble wallpapering is phenomenal
42:49because it feels frenetic and energetic, but he hasn't overdone it.
42:54Now we just have to talk about this bar, Michelle.
42:57OK, yeah.
42:58I am in love with how he's created this architectural feature
43:02above the shelving, adding in the name of the venue, so I'm happy.
43:06He's brought in his signature panelling,
43:09but cleverly learnt that he didn't have to sort of hand tool each one.
43:14That doesn't look like a quick DIY job.
43:17It looks really classy.
43:19And clever little touches by putting the lights inside them,
43:24which suddenly makes those cabinets look fabulous.
43:27He had a vision, he executed it, and it works.
43:34I've really transformed the feeling of my venue.
43:37It does have that warm, cosy glow of your grandma's front room.
43:41Shane Brady's style is much bigger and grander than this,
43:45so I hope he can appreciate what I've thought about and what I've done.
43:51Ooh.
43:53So, Shane, Craig has always taken an era before, like 60s, 70s,
43:57so this is quite different for him.
44:00It's very clear I'm in Grandma's home
44:03with an eclectic layering of pattern, print, lamps.
44:08I mean, I love this wall.
44:10He's got the circular window,
44:12but then there's sort of strips of vintage retro wallpaper.
44:16It just makes a kind of beautiful visual frame.
44:19He has taken away some banquettes.
44:21It makes it good in terms of flow.
44:23We can easily get to the bar.
44:25I'm also really excited by the tartan behind the piano.
44:28It really references Edinburgh
44:30and makes us feel that we are in the heart of the city.
44:33I quite like his welcome home sign.
44:35He's used the drum to make the O,
44:37and then the E with all the little China bits in it.
44:40It goes with Grandma's aesthetic, but it's a little bit different.
44:43He also realises that in hospitality space,
44:46lighting is so important,
44:48and he's creating these cocoons of light
44:51that by evening time will glow.
44:53Yes, this is going to feel super cosy, and I like it.
44:59Ah, OK, yes.
45:01I think this is where I'd want to sit if I was coming to the bar.
45:04It feels more intimate in this corner.
45:07I feel like we're being watched over by Craig's alter ego.
45:10But this is fringe cabaret. It's exciting.
45:16Oh.
45:18Craig won me over upstairs, Michelle,
45:20but now I'm afraid he has lost me completely.
45:23Oh, gosh.
45:24We've gone from a cosy Grandma's home upstairs
45:27to a million ideas in one small space.
45:31It looks like a showroom for every wallpaper in the range.
45:34See, I don't mind that at all.
45:36There's an irreverence to it that I like,
45:39but then I've got this.
45:41How does that fit with anything?
45:43He has definitely done a little theme here with the guitars.
45:47He's added wings, trying to make it more modern,
45:50but I don't want that glittering guitar catching my eye,
45:53even if the lights are off.
45:54However, I'm going to give credit
45:56for putting home of comedy behind the stage,
45:58and that's really clever in this day and age
46:00when people take so many photographs of performers.
46:03Big tick for me.
46:04Craig has exhibited such talent,
46:06so I have to go with the fact
46:08that this is exactly what he wanted to deliver.
46:14I've listened to the feedback and I brought my personality,
46:18the side that is fun and laughter.
46:22So we will see.
46:24Ooh.
46:26Hey.
46:28A louser.
46:30How thrilling to see a subterranean dive bar
46:34that's in colour.
46:35Oh, and look, you're matching, Michelle.
46:37Rita's had confidence in the fact that her palette is red and teal,
46:41and she's gone for that in a really positive way.
46:45Yeah.
46:46She's also given a specific ticket booth.
46:48How clever is this in terms of design?
46:51She's cocooning us into buy your ticket,
46:54almost like a holding area.
46:56She's designed in a pause point.
46:58You're not taking a shortcut through there
47:00because you've got barrels,
47:01and also you're going to go towards the mall.
47:03Very clever thinking from the very outset.
47:05And look, we've got that granny sheep thing going on again
47:08with the fringe lampshades,
47:10but how much better does it look when it's been modernised?
47:14The drama of the black shades makes it super indulgent in here.
47:19It feels like we're in for a really good show.
47:23Ah.
47:25You know, the first thing that strikes me is
47:27every seat is a good seat in this house.
47:29There's not going to be that sense of, like,
47:31oh, no, no, I don't want to get the duff one.
47:33Upholstering them, giving it a new lease of life,
47:35chopping the cinema seats in half, that's a brave thing to do.
47:38Genius.
47:39But because she knows that putting them on either side
47:41is just going to work that much better than having them in a row.
47:44This shows me a designer who understands how to lay out a bar
47:48that would feel great for a drink beforehand,
47:51but also amazing to watch a performance on this iconic stage.
47:54What she's also done is brought the teal from the bar in the artwork
47:58to tie it together, which I think is a really lovely touch.
48:01When you get up close to it, Shane,
48:03she's cut out little posters.
48:05I mean, oh!
48:07How exciting that she's introduced this horse.
48:10In the hands of a wrong designer, this could have felt childish almost.
48:15So it's not about taking circus and writing that all over the walls,
48:18because that's her theme.
48:20It's enough of that little bit of other, something unexpected.
48:24That's the fairy dust.
48:26And then look, first time ever, Rita has used wallpaper.
48:29And how brilliant is it?
48:31The wallpaper really draws us into that space.
48:34This really is the VIP area.
48:36It's so plush.
48:38My advice to her on the sofa last week was like,
48:41give me more hue.
48:42Colour is not actually her signature.
48:45So she understands that it is about me and my point of view,
48:48but me in service to the client.
48:53The designers are back in Brighton
48:55to find out who will make it into the final.
48:57Must have ticked all of us.
48:59Well done, us. Well done, us, yeah.
49:03Hi, guys. Hi, Alan.
49:05So, did you enjoy Born in Scotland?
49:08Yeah. We did, yeah.
49:10And, Rita, I've got two words to say to you.
49:12Knock, knock. Who's there?
49:14Yes! Yes!
49:15Because comedy's all about...
49:18..timing.
49:20OK, we need to work on that. We need to work on that.
49:22Yeah, definitely.
49:23Well, listen, as every performer at the Fringe knows,
49:26it's all about the reviews.
49:28So let's welcome the critics, Michelle and Shane!
49:36So, did any of our designers create a showstopper?
49:39Well, I really learnt that the Edinburgh Fringe
49:42covers everything from comedy to cabaret,
49:44so it was so brilliant to see three such distinct designs.
49:48I loved seeing your passion and creativity
49:50shine through all of your spaces.
49:52So, who was one standout space and a place in the final?
49:59There was one space that absolutely blew us away,
50:03but also that it really captured the essence of the festival.
50:09Congratulations, Rita.
50:13I cannot tell you, I wanted you to lean into being more Rita,
50:17and you so did it!
50:19Oh, my God, thank you so much!
50:21It was all you, but it absolutely worked,
50:24from the colour drenching that took us into the VIP area
50:27to that little glimpse of the circus horse.
50:29Thank you. Absolutely stunning.
50:31From the lighting to the layout
50:33to your whimsical take on fairground
50:36without pushing it too far,
50:38it was a masterclass.
50:39Thank you so much, it means a lot,
50:41because I was very scared this week.
50:43You were so full of self-doubt.
50:45You must feel so happy now.
50:47I'm thrilled.
50:48Thank you, thank you.
50:50Congratulations, we'll see you next week in the final.
50:53John and Craig will have a chat on the sofa.
50:56OK, thank you. Thank you.
51:00Ah!
51:03It's so beautiful.
51:06It's super exciting.
51:08Well done, you! Thank you, thank you.
51:11This week feels very special, because I doubted myself a lot.
51:15But I did it, and I'm a finalist!
51:18Yes, yes, yes! I still cannot believe it!
51:21Good luck.
51:23I think I created a space that was dramatic and theatrical.
51:27Sorry, Craig, I love you dearly,
51:29but I'm going to be fighting for my place in the final.
51:32It's a competition, and one of us, John and I, have to go home.
51:36I think I did the right thing, and I'll certainly defend it.
51:43So, Craig, tell me about Granny Chic.
51:46Why did you pick that as your theme this week?
51:48It's called Home Bar.
51:50In that venue, I felt that it needed a soul,
51:53so I really leant into that nostalgia
51:55of your grandmother's front room,
51:57where you always felt safe and cosy.
51:59Craig, when I walked into your bar area,
52:01I really felt it gave me a warm hug.
52:04You had used a lot of colour, a lot of collective thinking.
52:08There was a lot of energy into that space.
52:10I know you had this idea of the sort of intentional clutter,
52:13but, you know, we've got tartan, the vintage chairs.
52:16But downstairs, then, there was the punk kind of heart,
52:20which is a very different language.
52:22I did find pieces that I thought had a sort of fringe atmosphere.
52:27I felt they all were kind of connected by the fact that I liked them.
52:31But maybe that doesn't translate.
52:33If I'd had more time, I think I would have edited a bit more.
52:36I personally liked the wallpapers,
52:38how you'd brought that sort of vintage thing in.
52:40That was the backdrop to the bar.
52:42But then to turn and face the stage,
52:44tell me what your thinking was
52:46around how you wanted to highlight the stage.
52:49So my main key was to create a proper stage with some lights on it.
52:53So it was everyone really wanted to look at it
52:55So then we had a kind of disco ball guitar.
52:58There's, again, quite a lot of other stuff going on around it.
53:02Your design shouldn't scream for attention.
53:04It should fall back away to let the performers really shine.
53:08But that said, there's an enormous fun that you bring to all your work,
53:12which it is quite extraordinary.
53:14That's something I've always really wanted to bring is warmth and humour.
53:18John, I understood that you spent a quarter of your budget
53:21on the chandelier.
53:23We both agreed if you're going to spend so much money
53:26on a beautiful chandelier, we should have dropped it a little bit lower
53:29to give it the breath and the breathing space
53:32to really appreciate its glory.
53:34Stick it in my face. Don't leave it up there.
53:37Because that has got to include compromises somewhere else.
53:40So I want to know what you decided to give up.
53:43I wasn't able to spend that money on perhaps new furniture in the space.
53:47But I felt that the wood from the seats and the tables
53:50worked with the lovely display cabinets that they had
53:53that really spoke of the history of the place,
53:56which I wanted to celebrate.
53:58OK. Because Shane had a right old problem with that.
54:01It felt unloved to me and unconsidered.
54:04Then we walk into the other room. Talk to me about the bar.
54:08It was just a wooden functional bar, really.
54:11And I thought I'm going to add drama.
54:13I just got very carried away with it.
54:15Which is lovely to see, because I think sometimes
54:18your work in the past has been rather characterised
54:21by sort of being quite restrained.
54:23It's like you both went full you.
54:25But it's like, oh, my goodness, finally!
54:27Yeah. And then also the introduction of the wallpaper.
54:30But you packed a punch by just having confidence in where to place that.
54:34How do you design a space where the space is not the centre of attention?
54:38Yeah, you don't want to be, like, telling your jokes
54:41and then someone's going, what lovely wallpaper!
54:44This was really tricky, because your spaces couldn't be
54:47more different.
54:48So, Craig, you have taught me that design really can stand
54:51on the shoulders of almost any era and any artist.
54:55And I also really have felt the joy that you have
54:58in the work that you're doing. Thank you.
55:00John, I think you've had quite a different journey.
55:03You've absolutely fought your way.
55:06I have loved watching you grow in confidence.
55:10I think you're almost even getting the time management thing down,
55:13aren't you? Yeah.
55:14But crucially, I think it is about a venue that remembers that,
55:21although it's a performance space, it is about the performer.
55:28So that last place in the final...
55:34John, congratulations.
55:36You have just designed your way into a place in the final.
55:44Thank you. Oh, my goodness.
55:49Craig, you went a little bit... Too much.
55:51..a little bit too much this week. Yeah. Sadly.
55:55But well done. It's been a blast. Thank you very much.
55:58I come here... Craig!
56:01Oh! Thank you. And please give Coco Canal a kiss from me.
56:06Pretty gutted, you know, to fall short at the last hurdle.
56:10It hurts.
56:12I think I just over-detailed it.
56:14I just kept putting more and more in.
56:17Amazing. Thank you very much.
56:19It is so sad to lose Craig, but I think this week
56:22you might just have over-themed his theme.
56:26I just... I don't... I don't have words for it.
56:30Like, how's that happened?
56:32I've been on the sofa four times now and I'm in the final act.
56:38You deserve... Both of you really deserve it.
56:40I am so excited to see John and Rita in this final together.
56:44I feel they've both struggled with confidence,
56:47but they've both really blossomed into having a very unique
56:50and strong point of view.
56:52So it's all there to play for and I can't wait.
56:56One more hug.
57:00Next time... That was like a dream.
57:03..the finalists are in Portmerion in Wales...
57:06Come on, come on!
57:08..redesigning holiday cottages.
57:10This is my chance to prove that I can be an interior designer.
57:13My, like, statement wallpaper hasn't arrived yet.
57:16It was meant to be, like, a mushroom colour.
57:19Calm down.
57:20I give this cottage my everything.
57:22For a chance to be the next interior design master,
57:26the winner is...
57:38..Rita.
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