Interior Design Masters S06 E08
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00:00It's the final of Interior Design Masters and our designers are transforming two holiday
00:11cottages here in the whimsical village of Port Merion in Wales. And when we heard the locals
00:20were looking for a new king and queen we decided to step in didn't we Michelle?
00:24Indeed. Where would you like us? In a palace? Oh I'd love a throne. Between the two bishops please.
00:32Oh. You need to write a bigger check mate. Welcome to the final. The search for this
00:42year's Interior Design Master is almost at an end. Drumroll please. Over the last
00:50seven weeks the designers have transformed everything. From hostel bunk rooms. That's why
00:58it's backwards. To spaces for rescue dogs. I am putting some of the slogans that Battersea
01:07uses onto these boys. Oh this is spectacular. To hospitality boxes.
01:14Wow. The Twickenham 1909 finals on the doors. It's a small touch but gosh how effective.
01:21After their last performance in Edinburgh. Craig took a final bow. To fall short at the last
01:27hurdle it hurts. Oh wow. Now Rita. Au revoir. And John remains. Come on. Come on. The winner of Interior Design Masters is.
01:42We're in the final. Well done. Welcome you. I'm in the final. I mean this is a dream come true. Like.
02:04Off to Port Merion. I know. Oh my goodness. Being in the final is everything. My journey here has not been easy.
02:13But it's going to be fun to be in the final with Rita. She's going to be really tough competition.
02:18So we have a design technology teacher and a visual merchandiser in our final. They couldn't have more different skills. So I am so excited to see what Don and Rita do.
02:27That's what I thought it looks like it had. Rita's consistently excelled with her rustic textural signature style.
02:34What are you doing with this old bit of corrugated iron? I'm adding the wall with it.
02:38And brilliant ability to visualise a room. Super sexy textures.
02:44Winning her the first standout space. Thank you.
02:48The gift that Rita has is that she's able to take almost anything and make it into something extraordinary.
02:53She really does turn trash into treasure. Hello. We've got lights.
02:57Your imagination is something else. By week six, Rita had slightly lost her confidence a little.
03:04It's all neutrals on neutrals. So she ended up on the sofa because I didn't see enough of her in the design.
03:10The feedback then was leaning to you, which is exactly what we saw in the semi-final, which is why she's in the final.
03:18Winning some that space last week was actually the push I needed. I'm going to go for it. It's going to be epic.
03:26Keep going. You can see you're a teacher. You're just the right side of patronising.
03:32John's DT background has been evident through his expert use of materials.
03:37All of this matchboarding has been done incredibly well.
03:40John really showed me that he has an incredible attention to detail.
03:44It is exactly the right size to go in this frame.
03:49But he's been on the sofa four times.
03:52The words are nice and inoffensive, and that's not good enough.
03:56I'm worried that we're not going to get it all done.
03:59One of the biggest lessons that John's had to learn is time management.
04:03He's bitten off too much, but I can feel that he went for it.
04:07By the quarter-final, John turned a corner.
04:10It reeks of class.
04:11Well, I love that. Reeks of class.
04:13Along with Craig, his shop won standout space.
04:16John, you finally did it!
04:18In his cringe venue, it really all came together.
04:22Oh, wow. Now I'm excited.
04:24He created a design that will really stand the test of time.
04:28I am going into the final feeling confident.
04:30It's well within my ability to smash this, so that's the plan.
04:35Our final two designers.
04:38How are you feeling?
04:40Very excited. Very excited, yeah.
04:42The prize is really amazing.
04:44You'll be working alongside John Lewis's design team
04:47to create your own homeware line.
04:50That's incredible. Yeah.
04:51My mum will be very excited.
04:55I think she'll sleep outside of John Lewis's design people.
04:59The idea of John Cooper and John Lewis
05:01teaming up together is quite exciting.
05:02The two Johns. I know.
05:04But before all that, for the final,
05:07you're heading to the almost mythical, mystical village
05:10of Port Merion in Wales,
05:13where you'll be transforming one of their cottages.
05:16Port Merion on the northwest coast of Wales
05:19is a colourful masterpiece of eclectic buildings
05:22and the brainchild of architect Sir Clough William Ellis.
05:26Over the last century, it's inspired creatives
05:29from Noel Coward to the Beatles
05:31and was the location of 60's TV cult classic, The Prisoner.
05:35Today, anyone can stay in one of its 13 quirky,
05:38self-catering cottages,
05:40and our finalists have one each to completely transform.
05:44There's Battery, a cosy cottage with a kitchen diner
05:47and a small separate living room,
05:49and Toll House, a higgledy-piggledy grade 2 listed building
05:53with a more open-plan living dining area.
05:56Both have panoramic views of the estuary to the south
05:59and the vibrant village to the north.
06:02There's two keys in front of you, one for each cottage.
06:06Take your pick.
06:07OK.
06:09Battery Cottage.
06:10Toll House.
06:11Do you have any advice for our finalists?
06:14Just remember, the goal is to create a destination holiday cottage
06:19that shows me who you are
06:21but also gives me that sense of this incredible village of Port Merion.
06:25Now, if you thought Port Merion was bright and vibrant,
06:28wait till you see our guest judge.
06:31The showstopper Sophie Robinson is joining us in Wales.
06:36Yes.
06:37That's very exciting.
06:38She definitely loves colour.
06:39Good luck.
06:40I will see you in Wales.
06:43Good luck.
06:44I have been to Port Merion many times
06:46because it's such an inspirational and crazy kind of place.
06:50So, I am going all out on this one.
06:52I haven't been to Port Merion before.
06:53I've just seen it in pictures.
06:55It's a beautiful place that inspires artists
06:57and then hopefully it's going to inspire me to do the best space ever.
07:01It has to be because I want to win it.
07:12What's going on?
07:13After a week of planning their designs.
07:16It's like a dream.
07:18It's amazing.
07:22Our finalists arrive in Port Merion.
07:25It doesn't feel real.
07:26I know.
07:27I know.
07:28It's magical.
07:29To take inspiration from the surreal surroundings.
07:31Everything is so bright.
07:32I feel I'm in Alice in Wonderland.
07:34Oh, yes.
07:35So, I'm going to be Alice this week.
07:36OK.
07:37And the cottage is my wonderland.
07:38Does that make me the queen of hearts?
07:39I don't know.
07:40Oh.
07:41Off with your head.
07:42Oh, my goodness.
07:43That's scary.
07:44Good luck.
07:45Come here.
07:46Good luck to us.
07:47Hey, come on.
07:48Let's go see.
07:49They have three days.
07:50Here we are.
07:52And six and a half thousand pounds.
07:55Oh, those are them.
07:56To make over these cottages.
07:59Hey.
08:00Hey, hey.
08:01Hello.
08:02And they're getting a little help from their friends.
08:05Oh, yes.
08:07Rita's reuniting with super stylist Bryony.
08:11I'm so pleased to be back.
08:12It feels so special, doesn't it?
08:14Yeah.
08:15Yeah.
08:16Team Rita got me badge.
08:17Team Rita.
08:19And John is back with the king of colour, Craig.
08:22John's learned so much.
08:24I'm happy to be here helping bring his vision to life.
08:27Shall we have a look?
08:28Go on, come on.
08:29Each cottage is unique.
08:35Oh, look.
08:36OK.
08:37John's living and dining area is open plan.
08:40We can really make something special out of it.
08:42While Rita's is divided into smaller and separate rooms.
08:46Oh, this is so cute and small.
08:48Both have a kitchen.
08:50Big plans for a very small kitchen.
08:52Stairs and landing, as well as a single and master bedroom.
08:57Look at the view.
08:58This is what you stay here for.
09:04So, Port Merion was designed by Clough William Ballas,
09:07who's this, like, amazing architect.
09:09And the whole place is inspired by Portofino and the Mediterranean.
09:13So, that's the vibe I'm going for.
09:15Which I think is perfect.
09:16I've got a lot of pattern and colour going on here.
09:18Yeah.
09:19It's such an over-the-top place.
09:20Yeah.
09:21That should be reflected in here.
09:22Can't wait to get out of here.
09:23I know.
09:24I know.
09:25I'm excited to do it.
09:26Here we go.
09:27Wowee.
09:28I would like to bring the outside inside,
09:31but more pastel rather than strong colours.
09:34So, it's more Rita.
09:35It's more Rita, yeah.
09:36Because I think when you're on holiday, you want to feel calm as well.
09:39I'm designing a British cottage.
09:41Because back home in Lebanon, we think all British people live in cottages like this.
09:47Like, cute little, cosy, romantic.
09:50So, I want to bring a countryside feel into the cottage.
09:54Just like what I used to see in movies.
09:56I'm bringing it to reality.
09:58Et voilà !
09:59This is the plan.
10:00Et voilà !
10:01To help bring their designs to life...
10:05Hello!
10:06Hello!
10:07Hello!
10:08The finalists have two carpenters and three decorators each.
10:12So, the vibe I'm going for really in here is Mediterranean.
10:17Lots of colour going in here.
10:19Lots of pattern in the living room.
10:21On the walls, it's going to be red.
10:23And then there are going to be frames of gorgeous wallpaper.
10:27John's framed wallpaper featuring Amalfi Lemons, gargoyles and a checkerboard pattern will sit on his living room's cranberry red walls.
10:36He's echoing this red in his striped furniture and adding a coffee table topped with his statement wallpaper.
10:43In the separate kitchen, he's painting the cabinets a rich Mediterranean blue and the plain tiles will be covered with a blue patterned vinyl.
10:52In the dining area, he's adding a new table and chairs, which will be painted yellow to match a modernist geometric paper above the dado.
11:01Below, he's adding shiplap panelling.
11:04We're blessed with this gorgeous shiplap on these walls.
11:07I want to add a little bit more in.
11:09So, up to a kind of dado height, wrapping it around this dining area.
11:13Because, obviously, it just leads right through.
11:16Maybe we should start.
11:17Yes!
11:18Make a start!
11:26I've never done shiplap before.
11:29So, they're individual planks and then they have a bit that kind of slots inside the back of the other one.
11:36And it adds a kind of layer of texture and interest.
11:39While John uses shiplap to connect his dining room to his living room.
11:43Really pleased with that.
11:47This looks amazing.
11:48Rita is going all out to separate hers from her kitchen.
11:52I wanted to have a stud wall because I wanted the dining area to feel a bit more special and separate.
11:57What am I doing with this?
11:59So, my idea was to have this piece of timber going across between the new stud wall and this corner here.
12:06Okay.
12:07So, I'm going to look like a beam.
12:08Yeah, like a beam.
12:09Where I come from in Lebanon, the design of houses does not involve beams.
12:14So, this is for me really exciting because, like, I can make all my dream come true.
12:19There's someone else.
12:20There's something else.
12:21There's something else.
12:22There's something else.
12:23Rita and her family settled in the UK 18 years ago, having lived in four other countries after fleeing the war in her childhood home of Lebanon.
12:31I feel it's the first time in my life I feel settled in a country.
12:35It's in the UK where I express myself as a woman, as an artist and now as a designer. I love it.
12:40What are you thinking for your final design?
12:43I just want to make it look nice and cozy.
12:47So, I owe a lot to my mom because she wanted a better life for us.
12:51I would like her to feel very proud of all the sacrifices she had to do for me to be here and live my dream.
12:58We are in the final now. I'm so proud of you, daughter.
13:02I see Rita to be the best interior designer in the world. I am her mom. I think that. And I hope that.
13:13If I compare myself from Rita week one to Rita in the final, I think I gained confidence and fear is almost gone.
13:20How are you feeling about the final?
13:22It means everything because I always wanted to be a designer.
13:26Yes. So, have five for this.
13:28Oh!
13:30Interior design, it's like a therapy that has art and creativity in it.
13:36Because you can change somebody's mood by changing their space.
13:39And that's what I would like to be known for.
13:44This is my rustic dream come true because I love mood.
13:48If I ever get married, I'm going to get married to a timber.
13:51A bit of timber.
13:55Rita's timber divider and stud wall will separate the dining area from the kitchen which she is painting entirely pastel pink.
14:03She's replacing the wall cabinets with wooden scaffolding boards and scaffold will also be used in the living room to create an open display wooden cabinet.
14:12She's painting the walls of pale butter yellow complemented with grey blue woodwork.
14:18A huge bespoke floral artwork will cover one wall and the rich jewel colours seen in the new cosy furniture are repeated in her dining room in a bold Jacobean inspired wallpaper.
14:30I love it.
14:34But you want that all blanketed please?
14:36Yeah.
14:37When I saw this wallpaper and I looked at Port Merriam buildings, I felt this wallpaper had every colour in Port Merriam and that was the starting point.
14:46So the dining area, I just want it to be a place you remember and it's the only place I've got the wallpaper because it's the centre of the cottage.
14:55This is where I picked the blue in the doors, the pinks in the kitchen.
15:00My signature style has developed because when I started it was like rustic, textural and now proudly I can add to it colour.
15:09I'm going for six colours this time but I think they will work really well together because they're all based on a pastel shade.
15:16It's so good Rita.
15:18This is so gorgeous.
15:21So yellow is the theme.
15:24Yeah.
15:25So bright and sunny and joyful.
15:26OK, lovely.
15:27John's dining room wallpaper couldn't be more different.
15:30It's a lovely print.
15:31Isn't it?
15:32So it's really kind of geometric which I love.
15:34Yeah, yeah, yeah.
15:35Right, let's do it.
15:36We're going to nail it.
15:37Well actually we'll paste it.
15:38But his statement living room wallpaper.
15:41Er, that's happening.
15:42Which ties his scheme together.
15:44No, not yet with that.
15:46Has yet to arrive.
15:49It's coming from far away.
15:50We just haven't had an update in a while as to where exactly it is.
15:54We're going to keep thinking positive it's going to be here.
15:57It's not unusual.
15:58You ought to be loved by anyone.
16:00Six hours.
16:01What a journey.
16:02I've got such a numb bum.
16:03What the?
16:04Where the hell am I?
16:05Is that a known petrol station?
16:06Oh my god, oh my god.
16:07I think I'm hallucinating.
16:08I can stop.
16:09What is this place?
16:10This makes Disney look dowdy.
16:11What a trip.
16:12What a trip.
16:13Oh.
16:14What the?
16:15Oh.
16:16Oh.
16:18I can stop.
16:19Oh, what is this place?
16:20No.
16:21Is that a known petrol station?
16:22Oh my god, oh my god.
16:23Oh my god.
16:24Oh my god.
16:26I think I'm hallucinating.
16:27What is this place?
16:28I can start...
16:30Ooh! What is this place?
16:34This makes Disney look dowdy!
16:38What a trip!
16:43That's the last time I have cheese before bed!
16:49Hi, boys! Oh, hello, Alan!
16:52Oh, Craig!
16:53I thought I'd seen the last of those shorts and braces.
16:56Rock on, Tommy!
16:59So, how's he doing?
17:00It's doing amazingly, yeah.
17:02When you look outside in this amazing place, Port Mare,
17:05and you look inside, it absolutely belongs here.
17:07And generally, within the whole space,
17:09we're looking at just a Mediterranean feel in here.
17:11Yeah, it is Mediterranean.
17:13That could be like Greece, couldn't it?
17:15Well, it could be, yeah, for sure.
17:16Which is in the Mediterranean.
17:17Yeah, thank you for that little geography lesson.
17:20So, is everything going to plan?
17:22There's a key thing that hasn't quite gone to plan.
17:24My, like, statement wallpaper hasn't arrived yet.
17:27Oh, where's it coming from?
17:28Transylvania.
17:29Who buys wallpaper from Transylvania?
17:32Well, me, by mistake.
17:33Talk me through it.
17:34See, that's my wallpaper.
17:36That's the one.
17:37Yeah.
17:38D-racula.
17:39Oh, he looks nice.
17:40Oh, dear.
17:41It's all the colours that I've used throughout the whole cottage
17:44come together in that wallpaper.
17:46Let's hope you get that here if it's your statement wallpaper.
17:48I know, I know.
17:49John's design is very Port Merian.
17:51He's got the Mediterranean colours.
17:53Now, all he needs is his wallpaper from Transylvania.
17:56And if that doesn't turn up, it's fangs for nothing.
17:59It is like a butter.
18:11Makes you hungry.
18:12In Rita's living room.
18:14There's a scorn.
18:15See?
18:16Things are off to a sweet start.
18:18Somebody left this scorn.
18:20Yeah.
18:21They're hungry.
18:22See?
18:23I told you.
18:24It makes you hungry.
18:25It's like butter.
18:26The kitchen's going the colour of sugared almonds.
18:29Hello.
18:30How's it going?
18:31All right, yeah.
18:32Just putting a coat on these.
18:33Oh, wow.
18:34It's a nice thing.
18:35It's nice and gentle.
18:37So, I'm going for pastel pink, because I want to be off the contracts to the outside,
18:42rather than just literally copying what is outside inside.
18:45When you're on holiday, I want you to feel more relaxed as well.
18:48It makes it look so cosy.
18:50While Rita chooses muted tones...
18:53Blue is the colour.
18:54It is.
18:55..John's going bold.
18:57I'm so pleased with these.
18:59These tile transfers are just a really quick and easy way of changing up your tiles.
19:02They're not permanent, so if you change your mind again, you can alter them.
19:05You know, to do this space, it's 120 of these, and that's, like, £30.
19:09A lot cheaper than your tiles.
19:11So, I think they're great.
19:12If it had been me, challenge one, doing that, I would be re-tiling the thing,
19:16which would have taken ages and cost a fortune.
19:18Got sea view, got the Mediterranean tiles, got beautiful blue units.
19:23I'm getting a whole Mediterranean vibe in here.
19:27These are just, like, scaffolding shelves, but once you stain them with walnuts,
19:31they look, like, sexy and expensive.
19:33I'm showcasing my signature style while celebrating Port Merion's gorgeous environment by all the wood that I'm using.
19:42So, I'm removing the top kitchen units and replacing them with, like, nice, chunky, rustic shelving.
19:48Rita!
19:49Hi!
19:50Look at this!
19:52So lovely and pink!
19:54Very pink!
19:55It's very pink!
19:56And the wallpaper.
19:58She's bringing all of your Rita-isms, aren't you?
20:00Rita-isms!
20:01Rita-isms!
20:02I love that!
20:03So, we build that stud wall, and then I wanted a beam.
20:06And you stole that from a park bench, yes?
20:09What's that?
20:10Brenda, she loves sitting here.
20:12What?
20:13That's lovely!
20:14Yeah.
20:15What's this here?
20:16Little Team Rita badges.
20:17Team Rita badges.
20:18Oh!
20:19Would you like to wear a badge?
20:20This is mind games!
20:21No!
20:22I can't...
20:23I've got to be impartial.
20:24I'm, like, Switzerland.
20:25John Spears.
20:26Yeah.
20:27Budget.
20:28Budget.
20:29Budget.
20:30You're very tired, yeah.
20:32And on that note...
20:33You're tired and emotional.
20:35Just leave it.
20:36It's time to call it a day.
20:38End of day one.
20:40I think we've done good.
20:44Good morning.
20:45Good morning.
20:46Well done, guys.
20:47I feel I'm more, like, a confident designer when it comes to colours.
20:50It fits the brief.
20:52It fits Port Marion.
20:54I don't have doubt.
20:55It's going to look really good.
20:57Looking good.
21:00So, in terms of what I wanted to achieve today,
21:02there's obviously issues with the wallpaper which still hasn't arrived.
21:05Let's get out of here.
21:07I know when to hit the panic button.
21:09And we're not there yet.
21:18Good luck.
21:19Good luck, guys.
21:21Day two.
21:22How exciting.
21:23Well done.
21:24Everyone just smashed it yesterday, so we need to do the same again today.
21:27Upstairs.
21:32Hiya, love.
21:33But John's living room wallpaper still hasn't arrived.
21:37It is in a van, driving around Manchester at the moment.
21:40I think my wife is genuinely worried.
21:42It's on its way to my house.
21:43It isn't ideal, but I'll do whatever it takes to make sure that wallpaper gets here.
21:48I'll see you later, love.
21:49Bye-bye.
21:50Love you.
21:51What have you got?
21:52Oh, that's pretty.
21:53My wife and kids, they mean the world to me.
21:55Without them, I couldn't have done those.
21:57Even when I'm struggling to come up with an idea for a challenge, they're like, no, come on, do it.
22:03And that's really encouraging.
22:04Are you going to put other colours on that?
22:06I'm going to go orange into pink into yellow.
22:09Ah.
22:10I'm so proud of John.
22:12It's really not been easy for him juggling work, family and everything.
22:16I've often wished him goodnight, and he's been still tapping away, designing and doing stuff.
22:21So, yeah, he's definitely put his heart and soul into it.
22:24So is this a dinosaur-attacking pulp, Marion?
22:26Yes.
22:27I've spent many fantastic years teaching, and they've gone on and done wonderful things.
22:32But this would be me going on and doing a wonderful thing.
22:35I'm really proud of you. I keep going and doing my dreams.
22:39Aw, thank you, sweet pea.
22:41I think winning the competition would give me the self-belief that I can actually do this.
22:45Give me a platform on which to build and create an identity as an interior designer.
22:54Oh! Look at these windows!
22:57All of a sudden, they look completely sexy.
22:59Yeah.
23:00They look at the view, like, really drawn to look at it.
23:02Yeah.
23:03So, predominantly white in the master bedroom.
23:05You don't think it's a bit risky using white in a final?
23:08I mean, there's nothing wrong with that.
23:10Do you know if you like white?
23:12Well...
23:13From a personal perspective, the one thing that slightly worries me is all the white.
23:19He's all about the Mediterranean vibes, but I'd probably go for the full colour option.
23:23I think I'm using the white just because it's going to make the colours pop.
23:26John's brilliant white walls and turquoise frames will be the backdrop for his showpiece blue bed with matching bedside tables that are built into a headboard.
23:38LED soft lighting will illuminate textured wall art.
23:42And to add to the Mediterranean vibe, he's building a Greek-inspired ceramics display cabinet.
23:48The blue is repeated on the banisters and in a trompe l'oeil wallpaper depicting plates from Sorrento Harbour.
23:55In John's single bedroom, he's using floral soft furnishings from which he's picked a flamingo pinky orange for the walls and blue alcoves, which is the same blue as his master bedroom bed frame.
24:08I have a bed to paint.
24:10And a beautiful bed.
24:11And is this in the cobalt blue?
24:14Yeah.
24:15I imagine these are going to have to be brushed and then everything else just roll it to it.
24:19I'm about to get cracking it.
24:21Wow, what a colour.
24:24Rita.
24:25In Rita's master bedroom...
24:27I love it.
24:28..there'll be no why left in sight.
24:31I'm going for, like, cosy, romantic vibe in the cottage.
24:34Do you feel this is cosy and romantic?
24:36We're booked in next weekend, aren't we, Ian?
24:38Oh, it's first booking, first booking!
24:43Rita's romantic master bedroom walls have been half-panelled with a russet red tongue-and-groove cladding and cocooned in warm, pale pink.
24:51She's adding hand-painted artwork and up-cycling second-hand finds into bedside lights.
24:57But the main feature above the bed will be two pairs of rowing oars.
25:02If you want to go kayaking, you're ready.
25:06Hi, Anna!
25:07Hey!
25:08Rita!
25:09Aura!
25:10Oh, good one!
25:11That's a joke!
25:12That's a joke!
25:13I love it!
25:14So where are these going?
25:15We're going to try to put these oars through the hoops as I can feature wall behind the bed.
25:21I love it!
25:22All right, so we need to find number one.
25:25I wrote it on the end.
25:27Is that one?
25:28That's three.
25:29This would make a great Saturday night game show.
25:32What's the number of my oar?
25:33I've got one.
25:34Quick, put it in the hoop.
25:35Now, would you say this is repurposing?
25:38So, yeah, repurposing, because the architect, Clough, that built Fort Marion, he was all
25:44about sustainability and reusing materials in his build.
25:48So I thought oars would be a good way to remind you of the seaside.
25:52Yes.
25:53Anything else you're repurposing?
25:54I'm repurposing these two tins.
25:56What are they?
25:57They used to use them for posts as a bag, but I'm repurposing them as bedside table in
26:04the single bedroom.
26:05That's so clever.
26:07I love Rita.
26:08She's the queen of repurposing, which epitomises the whole ethos of Port Marion.
26:14She finds bits of rubbish and turns them into these weird and wonderful objects that make
26:19for a memorable stay for guests.
26:21I'm sure she'll get five stars on Tip Advisor.
26:25Oh, look at that, Ollie.
26:38Lovely.
26:39The finalists both have stairwells and landings to transform.
26:42John, so we've run out of paper to do that wall.
26:45Right.
26:46John's using another statement wallpaper.
26:47Have you got any good ideas?
26:49Mmm.
26:50I think in the past I fall into the trap of thinking everything has to be absolutely perfect.
26:56And actually, sometimes things can be good enough.
27:00Why don't we just cut out the plates?
27:02Stick them on that wall over there.
27:03Then we've got kind of continuity at least from one space to the other.
27:06Very good indeed.
27:07That's why you're in the final.
27:09Yeah.
27:10Oh, here.
27:11In this place.
27:12This is orange.
27:15For her hallway, Rita's abandoned her pastel palette.
27:18So, as you can tell, we've got this, like, old-fashioned wood chip everywhere.
27:23Yeah.
27:24Went for a gloss finish.
27:25So not only bright, but shiny.
27:27To give it this modern feel.
27:29Rita, I love it.
27:31It's bright.
27:32It's bold.
27:33It's really reflecting orange or like a fake tan.
27:35Yeah.
27:36Good fake tan.
27:37No.
27:38Fake tan gone wrong.
27:39Bright.
27:40Yeah.
27:41It's very bold.
27:42It's quite scary because everything else is so pastel.
27:44I wanted it to feel like the staircase of curiosity.
27:47So I hope it's exciting rather than, mmm, I'm like going upstairs.
27:52It's the final.
27:53It's the time to go bold.
27:54Yeah.
27:55Yeah.
27:56Rita's gloss, orange staircase and landing leads to her single bedroom,
28:00which she's half-panelled and painted in a cheerful mustard yeller.
28:05She's inserting a clothing rail, open shelving,
28:08and she's repurposing metal sailor bags into a bedside table and flower pot.
28:15She's painting the ceiling with yellow and mushroom stripes to match the walls.
28:20Oh, wow.
28:21This is really dark and green.
28:25It was meant to be like a mushroom colour.
28:30Green.
28:31Whew.
28:32Calm down.
28:33It's green, but it's nice green.
28:35I think sometimes Rita panics when she uses colour.
28:38She always ends up with this amazing result, but she can just forget that along the way.
28:43So I'm just here to remind her how brilliant she is.
28:45It matches what's going on outside.
28:47Oh.
28:48This is it.
28:49It's bringing it in.
28:50You're meant to do.
28:51Yeah.
28:52It's so ec-esthetic.
28:53Not aesthetic, isn't that the word?
28:54Ec-se...
28:55Ecstatic.
28:56That's it.
28:57Oh, you're ecstatic, not the aesthetic.
28:59Ecstatic.
29:00I'm ecstatic about it.
29:02Yeah.
29:03Good.
29:04Hey.
29:05Oh, this is lovely.
29:06Nice.
29:07Second coat.
29:08Fabulous.
29:09John's also ecstatic about his single bedroom.
29:12Very nice and poppy.
29:13Oh!
29:14I'm glad you're excited.
29:16I am excited.
29:17That's a helmet.
29:18I think it makes a piece of wood.
29:19Yeah.
29:20And we'll just cover that horrible plastic.
29:22It'll be velcroed onto a little bit of it.
29:25While John admires Craig's handiwork...
29:27Hello, knock-knock.
29:28Hello, come on in.
29:30Rita's invited herself over for a peek.
29:33Whoa!
29:34Very different than mine.
29:36Is it?
29:37Yes, because you went a bit brighter.
29:40And I love this idea.
29:41You took the plates from here and it's just a bit there.
29:44You are clever.
29:46This is bright.
29:47It's very bright in there.
29:49Wow!
29:50I thought I was colourful.
29:52This is a bedroom for a child.
29:53We're going to have some florals with the curtains and the bedding.
29:56It's so joyful and fun.
29:58Well done, John.
29:59I really loved what I've seen, but I didn't feel jealous.
30:02Just because of what we've done is so different.
30:05I'm going to stay focused and positive, because I've got a lot to do.
30:10Hi, John.
30:11Hello, Alan.
30:13I've come in here and I'm just gagging for Tara Masalata.
30:17It feels very Greek.
30:19I feel like Meryl Streep.
30:20Mamma Mia!
30:21It's gone!
30:22Yeah!
30:23Yes!
30:24Tell me what you're doing here.
30:25So, planning out a build at the moment, Alan, because you know I like a build.
30:28You love a build.
30:29I do.
30:30So, I've got two going on in here.
30:32I've got a little build going on behind the bed.
30:34Never seen so many knobs in the bedroom.
30:37And it's going to give us some little floating shelves either side.
30:39So, you've got a bedside table then.
30:41Yeah.
30:42And then I've got this, which is going to be a kind of a fake wall with little alcoves in it.
30:46And then I've got all my kind of Mediterranean pots going in it.
30:51This is so ambitious, John.
30:53I think it's, you know, achievable though.
30:55Time management!
30:56Time management!
30:57I've got there in the end.
30:58Well, I don't want to offend you, but being on the sofa four times, you're going to get a lot of advice.
31:04Exactly.
31:05I'm way more confident now.
31:06You'll get complete validation if you win.
31:09To win this is the dream.
31:10You could be interior design master.
31:12John Cooper, interior design master.
31:14Yeah.
31:15I like that.
31:16I get that as a toe.
31:17We are.
31:18Maybe not.
31:23It's halfway through day two.
31:28Lovely.
31:29John's bedside table cum concealed lighting headboard is going in.
31:35Woo!
31:36Look at that line up.
31:40Absolutely perfect.
31:43The view from the master bedroom is actually the lighthouse, which is really cute.
31:47And Rita's getting artistic inspiration from the landscape.
31:51If you have an old frame, stick it on the wall and draw on your physical wall.
31:56Because if you don't like it, you can put some paint and it's gone.
32:00There we go.
32:02So I've got some artwork here.
32:04It's based around texture.
32:05If I under light it, it will showcase that texture.
32:08So it's essentially just making a white wall look a bit more interesting.
32:12Et voila!
32:14Portmarion artwork.
32:16It's good for the time of God.
32:18Right.
32:19Those curtains look amazing.
32:20Got the curtains up.
32:21Got the lampshade up.
32:22With John ahead of schedule, for once.
32:37Tomorrow, we can start dressing this very early.
32:40Craig's got time to check out next door.
32:43Hi!
32:44Ladies!
32:45This is cute.
32:46So it's all going well?
32:47Yeah, I think so.
32:48It's a lot of paint still because I haven't left anything white.
32:52Sounds very busy up there.
32:53Yeah.
32:54So can I go and have a look?
32:55Of course!
32:56Yeah, come on.
33:00Gosh, this is very bold.
33:01Welcome to the singing bedroom.
33:08Lovely colour.
33:09Stripey ceiling.
33:10Yeah?
33:11Not seen that before.
33:12Yeah?
33:13Really nice.
33:14Yeah, so yeah.
33:15So I'm presuming you're putting this tongue and groove in?
33:16Yeah, and it's a bit cottagey and seaside.
33:18It looks like it's always been here.
33:20Oh, thank you.
33:21But yeah, I think you've got a lot to do.
33:23Yeah, you too.
33:24We've actually managed to put some curtains up in one room.
33:26Oh!
33:27Yeah.
33:28So, um...
33:29All right, Craig.
33:31Well, thank you for visiting.
33:32Get out now, Craig.
33:33Now go.
33:34I absolutely love the full colour option.
33:37But I think John's really hit the nail on the head.
33:39He's really all about balancing what's going on outside
33:42with what's going to go on inside.
33:44And I had a look at Rita's cottage.
33:46It's very different to this.
33:48Colours everywhere.
33:49What, more colour than this?
33:50I mean, she made a point of saying that there is nothing white.
33:54Wow.
33:55But yeah, they've got a lot to do.
33:57They're still on painting walls.
33:59OK, that's interesting.
34:00Yeah.
34:01End of day two, I would have loved us to be a bit more ahead.
34:06Now I'm feeling we're slightly behind,
34:08because I decided to paint every door, every wall, every ceiling.
34:20Come on.
34:22We have a lot to do.
34:24Let's go.
34:25So, first thing tomorrow, I want all the carpentry work to be done,
34:29because after lunch is all about styling and hanging things.
34:32What a day, mate!
34:34But there's a lot been done.
34:36Today's been such a good day, but just got some bad news on the wallpaper.
34:42It was out for delivery, and then they've decided to not deliver it
34:46and returned to the depot.
34:48The wallpaper will get here at some point.
34:50Thanks, mate.
34:51Even if it comes right at the last minute tomorrow,
34:54it's going on then.
34:56The final of the finals!
35:05Good luck!
35:09Are we ready?
35:10Yes.
35:11CV, the bookcase to be built, please.
35:13So then, Brian, you could start with all the styling.
35:16Decorators, guess what?
35:17More painting!
35:18Yay!
35:19Let's get going.
35:26Hello!
35:27Hello!
35:28Oh, my goodness!
35:29We got deliveries from Transylvania!
35:32Better late than never.
35:33Right, let's have a look.
35:35John's wallpaper prayers have been answered.
35:38Oh, the suspense is just too much!
35:41That's the one!
35:43Wow.
35:44That is stunning.
35:46We've finally got it.
35:47It's worth the wait.
35:49John!
35:50Woo!
35:51It is amazing.
35:53That wallpaper's the thing that unifies everything in there.
35:55And so the fact that it's here now is incredibly exciting.
35:58Where are you planning to put it?
36:00We're going to create a framed area on there.
36:02Around that window wall, basically.
36:04Uh-huh.
36:05Yeah, yeah.
36:06Awesome.
36:11That's it.
36:12My first set of curtains in amongst the chaos.
36:15That's cute.
36:17Very cottage vibe.
36:19So there's chaos everywhere, but I left them to it.
36:22Rita is also using a frame to make a statement in a living room.
36:26I like to draw when it's chaos.
36:28With an enormous flower.
36:30Tip of the day!
36:31If you would like a giant frame, and you cannot afford, you can buy skirting boards,
36:37and if you cut them to size, you can have this beautiful chunky frame.
36:41I wanted every time you turn around the cottage to see something exciting on a wall.
36:46I love it!
36:48Do we have more wood?
36:50To add to the cottage vibe...
36:52One more length and a few offcuts.
36:54Rita's designed a bookcase out of scaffold boards.
36:57Do you think I have enough to have another small shelf on the bottom?
37:00Oh, yeah.
37:01I thought, instead of buying a bookcase, I would like to bring rustic wood and turn it into bookcase,
37:07and that will make the space even warmer as well.
37:10That's cute, isn't it?
37:11Yeah.
37:12It's very pretty.
37:15It's here, at last!
37:17Oh!
37:18I was expecting fangs and blood and a cross.
37:21No, it's far more joyful than that.
37:23Yeah!
37:24And I'm loving it!
37:25Aw, thanks, Alan.
37:31Just move it over here for now.
37:33All right?
37:34Yeah!
37:35Perfect!
37:36With just a few hours to go...
37:37I'm thinking I'm going to push it right that way.
37:40It's time to get furnishing.
37:42I'm debobbling all the bits and bobs.
37:45I think they've been pre-loved by some cats.
37:48So Clough is known to kind of repurpose old buildings,
37:50and I, again, want to pay homage to that.
37:53I haven't bought new sofas.
37:54Same with my armchairs.
37:55So there is sustainability playing a part in this stuff.
37:59Oh!
38:00Ah!
38:01Are you OK?
38:03I banged my head on the leg.
38:05My furniture is quite bright.
38:07Oh!
38:08Oh!
38:09Because I wanted it to be, like, cottagey, backslash modern.
38:13This feels really cosy.
38:15Oops!
38:16All right, rug up.
38:18I brought back some of the furniture that was here,
38:23because sometimes if you don't need to buy something new
38:26for the sake of it, don't buy it.
38:31Rita's also keeping the existing dining table.
38:34This is hard work doing Saturday.
38:36But it will be worth it, because it was quite yellowy,
38:39with this varnish.
38:41There we go.
38:43Can we talk about that colour in there?
38:45Do you like it?
38:47It's like travelling through a packet of Wotsits.
38:49Come on!
38:50Come on!
38:51Come on!
38:52We're going out to go!
38:53Hooray!
38:54Oh, yes!
38:55This is my favourite part.
38:58When you just throw it all up.
39:10So this is the basket.
39:12You flip it around.
39:14It's a gorgeous light fitting.
39:16Do you want me to pop a chocolate there?
39:26No?
39:27What time?
39:28Chocolate on bedding?
39:29That's what they do in hotels.
39:30I'm not a posh.
39:31I'm going to get you a chocolate.
39:33I'll get one for meself.
39:39Ooh!
39:40Yeah, it's good, isn't it?
39:41Really nice.
39:43Time's ticking, ladies!
39:46Ooh!
39:47John!
39:48Hey!
39:49I think we're done.
39:50I love it.
39:51We've done this.
39:52Well done.
39:53Goodness!
39:54So you really nailed it.
39:55Thanks, mate.
39:56Thank you so much.
39:57Team Rika!
39:59Team Rika!
40:00The guest judge for the final is interior's expert and colour queen, Sophie Robinson.
40:14Sophie, come on.
40:15This has got to be like Sophie Robinson's happy place.
40:16This is literally the dream, isn't it?
40:17Look at all this colour.
40:18Look at all this colour.
40:19Sophie is known for her love of maximalism.
40:20So no better judge for Port Merrient.
40:21When I walk into these holiday cottages, I want to feel completely transported.
40:26This isn't home from home.
40:27This is going somewhere really, really magical.
40:28Well, this is all about dreaming big, isn't it?
40:29Yes.
40:30I mean, what a vision.
40:31So come on, I want to see all the colour, all the pattern so it can match the energy
40:36and wonder of the rest of the village.
40:37Being here in Port Merrient is like stepping into a dream world.
40:40The challenge, of course, for our finalists is how do you channel that magic?
40:44And I've asked them to show me an element of their signature style.
41:05This is not the time for holding back.
41:06for holding back.
41:10I'm so happy with the space that I've created.
41:13I hope that when the judges walk in there,
41:16that they're transported into the Mediterranean.
41:18This is my chance to prove that I can be an interior designer.
41:22Oh.
41:32So this is John's Holiday Cottage.
41:35I'm just seeing real confidence here, Michelle.
41:38We've got a very bold color palette, but he hasn't stopped there.
41:41We've also got lots of pattern to delight the eye as well.
41:43I love how he's framed that window
41:45and then put the pattern behind it.
41:47And we've got all kinds of, like, gargoyles and lemons
41:50and flowers and, like, the chessboard.
41:52So that's really connecting to what's going on outside,
41:55which is really clever.
41:56I agree.
41:56Putting the same pattern on the coffee table
41:58is maybe over-egging it a little bit.
42:00I would like to have seen another pattern.
42:01Really, even with the stripes on all the chairs and the sofa?
42:04Yeah.
42:04Oh, interesting.
42:06Quite like the fact that these are high-back armchairs,
42:08because in an open-plan space,
42:10it can be quite difficult to create a nice, cozy, intimate setting.
42:13In the dining room, he's taken the language of the original shiplap,
42:17but then used it just to frame this area.
42:21And yet it just fits so seamlessly.
42:24And yellow is just the color for creating a happy, convivial,
42:29jolly feeling.
42:30100%, love it.
42:35Oh, my goodness.
42:37This blue is really zingy.
42:40I'm transported to the Mediterranean.
42:42How clever that he's done a minimal maximal makeover,
42:46minimal that he's painted cupboards and put stickers over the tiles.
42:50No.
42:51John has really now learnt that he can get the look that he wants,
42:55but it doesn't have to take him ages.
42:57All the money.
42:58I mean, this is a budget makeover, but it looks really, really quality.
43:01Oh, Sophie.
43:13I haven't noticed the room yet, Michelle.
43:14It's all about the view.
43:17But framed in the turquoise, which actually super lifts the whole thing.
43:22Isn't this a lovely little move?
43:24This is a nod to the architecture that we're seeing outside,
43:26these little archways.
43:28Look at this headboard with the integrated side tables.
43:32That is a tour de force, is it not?
43:33I don't think I've sort of seen something like this,
43:35because the bed has a headboard,
43:37but then he's added another headboard and backlit it,
43:40which is actually quite a complex idea.
43:42He's given us loads of texture.
43:44Yeah.
43:45I love the idea that he's brought the texture even into the art,
43:48but I find myself somehow wanting them either to be bigger
43:51or that it's across the whole bed.
43:53I think his choice of this pure, brilliant white is really working today.
44:00We've got amazing sunshine.
44:02The danger with this colour choice is come autumn, winter,
44:07this colour white is going to turn to grey,
44:09and I think this room will feel really chilly.
44:11There is great bravery in not feeling compelled to plaster every wall
44:16with pattern or colour.
44:17Do you? I do.
44:18You do have an argument for that, do you?
44:20I'll arm wrestle you over it.
44:22You're the true Maximus.
44:24Just more, more, more.
44:25Layer, layer, layer.
44:32I mean, he's really had some fun sourcing some wallpapers for this project.
44:37And what's clever is then I see echoes of it as I look along the landing.
44:42It's good to see repetition,
44:44because it makes the whole space feel coherent.
44:50I am being absolutely hit with the dose of the feel-good vibes
44:59with this lovely sherbet-y orange colour.
45:01So happy.
45:02I love this very cute little print.
45:05It's on the curtains, the bed, the cushion.
45:08There's enough happening here, but this one coordinates perfectly.
45:12I would love to bring friends and family here,
45:14and ultimately, I guess that proves the success.
45:18Shall we dance some way back to this?
45:19Yes, let's.
45:25I give this cottage my everything.
45:28I'm crying because I'm so happy.
45:29It looks so good.
45:31It feels so cosy and nice.
45:33I hope Michelle will see that.
45:35Browsers.
45:42This is a lot more muted, isn't it?
45:46It's very restful.
45:47Kitchen.
45:48The pale pinks.
45:49There's a very quite light touch here,
45:52but then a contrast with the scaffold planks.
45:55Well, it's quite rustic and vintage-y.
45:57Rita is the queen of finding new uses for things.
46:01So I love the insertion of this huge piece of timber
46:04to make the division between the kitchen and the dining room.
46:07It just feels gorgeous.
46:09I rather love the massive basket over the dining table.
46:13Well, it's unexpected,
46:15and I think this brief, to me,
46:17is yearning for the designers to be a bit unexpected.
46:20You've got the wallpaper,
46:21which is kind of exciting and vibrant,
46:24and an absolutely exquisitely dressed table,
46:27and all looking out across the nature.
46:29It's perfect.
46:30I feel a lot more energy and attention has gone down there,
46:33and maybe she was right to do that,
46:34because that's the main focal point of this room, isn't it?
46:37So this is just as important.
46:39This is your first expression of what this cottage is about.
46:42Bit underwhelming.
46:43Well, this half, a little bit.
46:46Well, let's go check out the living area.
46:48Oh, I think I'm going to sit myself down.
46:59It's a beautiful space.
47:01She's kept the original furniture in the dining room,
47:03but then introduced the kind of much more jewel colours here.
47:07It's really quite lovely.
47:09In terms of an all-year-round cosy, cocooning, inviting feel,
47:14I think she's absolutely nailed the colour palette.
47:16I like the introduction of this almost, like,
47:18ticking fabric for the curtains,
47:19because that's very country cottage-y.
47:22This, framing you, Michelle,
47:24is this incredible oversized piece of artwork,
47:28which I can tell she's made herself.
47:29It's excellent, and it makes a real statement.
47:32It's extraordinary.
47:33And this wall is broken up quite well with display.
47:37It's nice to see that she's used the scaffold boards,
47:39which, you know, continues from the kitchens.
47:41Also, it does make a lovely tableau
47:43that she's incredibly good at out of this whole wall.
47:47I love it.
47:58You're on holiday.
47:59You want to exhale, drop your bags, and relax.
48:03And this room, through its warm, cocooning colour palette,
48:07the textures on the bed,
48:09yeah, I can't wait to get in and curl up with a good book.
48:11This whole statement is just kind of glorious.
48:15She's not really looking towards Portmarion Village.
48:18She's looking out to sea.
48:19We've got the fishing baskets, the oars.
48:20They're some lovely original ideas.
48:23I mean, it's quirky, it's bonkers, but it really works.
48:26From the beautifully framed picture
48:28that I imagine she's drawn herself,
48:30so she's, you know, picked out a little bit
48:32of the iconic architecture.
48:33Quite witty, isn't it?
48:34Yeah, and then she's actually kept, though,
48:37all the original furniture on the other side of the room.
48:39I think it's really good to reuse things.
48:41Maybe just some lovely sheepskin
48:44over those armchairs to soften them.
48:46I feel like the black kind of kills off
48:48this lovely, cosy cottage vibe for me.
48:51Oh, wow, this is pretty impactful.
48:54It's a gorgeous colour.
48:56And look, it's gloss.
48:58It's reflecting all the light.
49:00And actually, do you know what as well?
49:01Really practical, because you've got lots of people
49:02bashing up with luggage.
49:04It's much more durable.
49:05You look outside the window, and this mustard yellow is right there
49:16on the buildings.
49:17She's panelled the whole of the room,
49:20which is absolutely beautiful.
49:22Just feels a little bit more unusual.
49:24Some really interesting visual references and styling moments.
49:27Bold stripes on the ceiling.
49:29It's elevating your experience in here.
49:31I think that's what I might have liked to have seen a little bit more of downstairs.
49:35Cos that tells me, oh, you're somewhere a little bit quirky.
49:38I am super excited to meet the people who've created these holiday cottages.
49:43I feel John has been looking towards the village,
49:46this kind of slightly quirky Mediterranean influence.
49:49And yet, Rita has looked to the amazing coastal countryside view.
49:54So, one's looking that way.
49:55One's looking that way.
49:56Who's got it right?
50:01It's the finalists' last chance to convince Michelle and Sophie
50:05that they should be the winner.
50:11Hi. Hello.
50:13Oh.
50:15Rita, congratulations.
50:17What an amazing transformation.
50:20So, tell us a little bit about your inspiration for your holiday cottage.
50:24I wanted to bring the outdoors indoors,
50:27but I wanted it to be a bit more muted,
50:29cos I want people to feel cosy, relaxed, a bit of romance,
50:34cos that's how I see British cottages.
50:36Those lovely, warm russets absolutely delivered that feeling.
50:42So, lovely use of repurposing.
50:43I wanted people to remember one object at least in every room.
50:48These were the moments of joy and intrigue,
50:50but I think Port Merion is a real sort of part of this destination.
50:55Something unexpected.
50:56Yeah.
50:57What would it mean to you if you won?
50:59So, winning for me would mean, obviously, a lot.
51:02If you believe you want to do it, it doesn't matter what age or where you're from.
51:10Yeah, it would mean everything.
51:11You are already a complete inspiration.
51:17Right now after the feedback, I feel very emotional,
51:20because it's been the best eight weeks of my life.
51:24This competition gave me this massive boost to start to believe in myself,
51:28that I could create spaces that people will love.
51:31This is the essence of what I always wanted.
51:35Hi.
51:36Hi.
51:37Hi.
51:38John, how are you feeling?
51:40I feel over the moon, actually.
51:42The blossoming of your confidence is just the most exhilarating thing to see.
51:48I thought that kitchen makeover was a masterpiece.
51:52Change the cupboard colour and those genius tar stickers.
51:56We wanted to come from this magical village into this magical holiday cottage,
52:00and the narrative continued, and you nailed it.
52:03I know if I'd done that kind of challenge one,
52:05I'd have been there, like, taking tiles off and putting new ones on them all.
52:08I was going to say, because that was your big learning curve, wasn't it?
52:11Yeah.
52:11Because you weren't short of ambition,
52:13but you just couldn't get the stuff done in the time.
52:16Certainly the last two challenges, that's not been the case.
52:20What would it mean to you if you won?
52:21Um, if I won, it would be every bit of validation I ever needed.
52:27You know, I've spent such a long time now, 18 years, teaching children design and following
52:35their dreams, and I think I'm exemplifying that now.
52:39Wow, that was amazing. This sofa chat was different to the others.
52:48This was the most lovely sofa chat I've grown.
52:52Yeah, I can call myself a designer now. It blows my mind.
52:55I have now got to get really nitty gritty about what was on the brief,
53:00and that's the only thing that can determine the winner.
53:03Hey, guys!
53:09The previous designers have arrived in Port Merion
53:12to give their critique of the finalists' work.
53:19Oh, my God, I'm actually gobsmacked.
53:22This is bold, isn't it? Wow!
53:25This is gorgeous. John could definitely win this.
53:28You can see, like, the evolution of their design style. It's amazing.
53:32So, this is Reacher's Cottage. Very nice.
53:35Oh!
53:36Oh, wow.
53:37I love the dining area.
53:38So cosy. I love that.
53:40I love the wallpaper. I love it.
53:41If I was a holiday make-up, I'd probably choose Reacher's,
53:44because I found it slightly more restful.
53:47Well done, girl.
53:47Yeah.
53:48It feels very Tuscany in here.
53:50Yeah.
53:50And that is obviously in keeping with Port Merion.
53:52Exactly.
53:53I think John could win.
53:55The details with, like, the taste of Italy in the wallpaper just felt perfect.
54:00Ooh, it's a bit of luxe, isn't it?
54:03Yeah, I love it.
54:03It's lovely.
54:04I love the oars, aren't they?
54:06Ooh!
54:07I love it.
54:08So clever.
54:09I think Rita's got a really good chance of winning this.
54:12So cosy.
54:13You just want to spend all day in her cottage.
54:15Yeah.
54:16It's really nice.
54:17It feels like someone's actual bedroom.
54:19It's very comfy.
54:20Rita actually had very similar, like, fittings.
54:22Yeah, it is similar.
54:24What a transformation John and Rita have done within those cottages.
54:29They both should be so proud.
54:30Ooh!
54:32Look at the orange.
54:33Glossy.
54:34Isn't it stunning?
54:35I really can't call who's going to win.
54:38It's a tough one.
54:39I wouldn't want to be Michelle.
54:45After eight weeks, the time has come to reveal the winner.
54:50Hello.
54:51Hey.
54:52So lovely to see you again.
54:54Yeah.
54:55So, what do you think of Port Merriots?
54:57Amazing.
54:58It's like being in a dream, isn't it?
54:59Yes.
55:00Let's welcome back Rita and John.
55:13I am so very proud of both of you.
55:17And there's no doubt that you will both go on to have extraordinary careers.
55:22After much deliberation, a decision has been made.
55:28The winner of Interior Design Masters is...
55:38John.
55:44Well done.
55:47Really done.
55:48I've just wanted to do Design Masters.
55:52Oh my goodness.
55:53Congratulations.
55:54You did it.
55:57When my students see this, I hope, you know, it inspires them.
56:00You know, my ambition is boundless right now.
56:02There's so much I want to do.
56:04And this feels like that first step.
56:09You're incredible.
56:10What a talent.
56:11I feel amazing because I'm so proud of myself.
56:15I'm proud of John.
56:16Cheers to John.
56:18And cheers to me for a great future.
56:20I think this is just the beginning.
56:23I loved it.
56:23I'm so proud of you.
56:25I'm so proud of you.
56:26I'm so proud of you.
56:27I'm so proud of you.
56:28I'm so proud of you.
56:29Two extremely talented creative designers.
56:33But John clinched up his space really mirrored the magical eccentricity of Port Merion.
56:38And he's created a really special, uplifting, joyful space for people to create happy memories.
56:44Well done.
56:46A key part of this brief was to capture the essence of this incredible, magical, mystical place.
56:52And John did that using colour, pattern, texture and design.
56:59I'm so proud of you.
57:00You've done amazing.
57:02I've actually done it.
57:05I'm an interior designer.
57:06Oh my goodness.
57:12Cheers, cheers.
57:21This is life changing.
57:23Changes everything.
57:36I'm so proud of you.
58:00You've been married.
58:00I'm your father.