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I've been here weeks,
I tell you, weeks,

getting this place ready
for a whole new batch

of interior-design enthusiasts.

The things I've had to do
with a paint brush...

Ten aspiring designers are putting
their lives on hold

in search of a dream...

Yes, I am talented

and it's a great opportunity for me
to showcase my talent.

..to break into the competitive
world

of professional interior design.

You only live once, and what
I absolutely love is being creative.

With interiors guru
Michelle Ogundehin at the helm...

Everyone with a passion for design
thinks they can be

an interior designer,

but I'm looking for someone
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because I do love this room.

This is what we're looking for.
Fearless decorating.

Each week, the designers
will be challenged to transform

a commercial space...

Open the door, I'm coming in!

Ugh! Thought you were going
to squish my head there!

..to test their creative flair...

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..as they compete to win
a major career-defining contract

with a luxury hotel in the Lakes.

That would definitely be
my absolute dream.

Welcome to Interior Design Masters.

ALAN SIGHS

The designers assembling
at Michelle's studio

come from all walks of life...

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I put so much of my personality
and myself in my designs for me,

so I guess that's going
to be the biggest challenge,

to actually create something
for somebody else.

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You've got yellow nails.

Watch out, the colour is coming.

There is definitely something
about having children

and going on maternity leave
that has pushed me

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Interior design makes me feel alive.

My heart beats.

You know when you're stuck
in a lift and the whole thing drops?

It's that feeling that I get inside.

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So, I want you to think
"sophistication and aspirational".

Based in Oxford,
these high-end contemporary homes

have the potential
to sell for £1 million.

Working in pairs, each designer
will have either a living room

or bedroom to transform
into a beautiful space

that will appeal to a wide range
of potential purchasers.

After you've done your designs,
the two weakest teams

will have a face-off with Michelle,

and then it's not good news for one
designer - you'll be going home.

So, that's it, challenge number one.

Good luck.Good luck.

With their individual room schemes
already prepared,

the teams share their plans
with their partners.

I'm so excited to see your design.

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and the things that make me go,
"Woooo!"

cos I think that's part
of the fun of design.

So, go on, tell me what
you're doing. OK.

Mum-of-three Amy is working
with upholsterer Micaela.

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I want to use a seagrass wallpaper.
I love the paper.

That's my background, so that's
what I'M really into. Fantastic.

Also paired up
are former doctor Peter

and retail manager Paul.

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of that luxurious,
beautiful hotel that you go to,

but then you want to kind of stay.

I was a doctor for eight years
and then last year I decided

that I really wanted
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Because, for me, buying
a bag for life is aspirational.

It's a tricky one, show homes,
because someone buying these houses

is going to make a decision
in seconds.Yeah.

And they've got to get that balance
between stunning them,

but not shocking.

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If I have the control,
I'll make sure the design work

is exactly how I want it to be.

I think with it being a show home,

I think they will expect curtains,
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Are you quite good to separate
your personality from your work?

No, I've never done it before
because I've always

been decorating in my house,

so you're decorating for me
and I love pink and I love,

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The idea was to divide the space,
but not block the view.

Also teamed up are former
visual merchandiser Barbara

and textile designer Charlotte.

I am making a coffee table
and a desk as well.

There's a lot!
You've crammed a lot in!

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and show homes aren't necessarily
the place

to put every cool, creative lighting
idea or whatever that you have.

Looked like you've done it really,
really well,

but is that the right full package
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On the outskirts
of the historic city,

five identical luxury homes...

It's huge, isn't it?

The windows are massive.

Each a blank canvas,

ready to be transformed.

Oh, my God.
How are we supposed to...?

Taking on a room each,

the designers can choose to use the
existing furniture or go bespoke.

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What is there to lose? Yeah.

That window is a good size cos you
can never buy extra natural light.

In the first house,
Peter's in charge of the bedroom...

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fabrics, bamboo, all to give depth
and give that luxe feel.

..while team-mate Paul tackles
the lounge...

Wow. My living room.
The view is incredible.

Yeah, it's better
than I actually thought.

These walls are just
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And then 261 minus 75.

Next door, Micaela is using her
upholstery skills to make an impact

in the living room.

The key feature of this room
is the window,

so I really want my statement piece,
the chaise longue, to bring that

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I wanted a little bit of me in it,

otherwise, what's the point?

Oh...

It's big. Isn't it?

At the end house,

architect Lynsey is paired
with retail executive Jon.

The curtains come to here
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the panelling starts to kind of
create that feeling of luxury

and really large windows.

I hadn't realised
there's panelling there.

Yeah, just to frame the piece
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with loads of different textures
and deep colours.

In the bedroom, Jon's briefing
his decorator on his colour scheme.

This wall here is pink

with a green block
that goes up that wall.

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My style, I think, is probably
quite theatrical, dramatic.

It creates an opinion

and I like that about interiors.

The thing that influences me
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I don't think it's too pink.

Yeah, I don't think it's too pink.

I'm owning the pink.

I have got the room divider
coming from this point.

I might need to have a think
about what happens here

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If I'm coming in the room,

it blocks off me seeing the room.

It's called a room divider,
but it really doesn't block

any of the view into the room

cos it's literally just the frame.

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In Charlotte's bedroom,
her piece de resistance

will be a navy feature wall
with a 3D art display

made from individual tiles.

If they're all skewwhiff...

I did lay these out at home,
as well, I promise,

but now you're here... Pressure!

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"It's not for you all the time."

That's the bottom, yeah? Yeah.

Bottom middle. Hoo-hoo!
Exciting. How fun!

Next door...

This is going to be perfect.

..are Mona and Siobhan.

And what I'm thinking with this
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Like that!

SHE LAUGHS

Looks like I have ordered
the right size.

In the bedroom, Mona's planning to
panel the whole of the back wall.

The wood is cut because I wanted
to make your and my days easier.

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I'm very confident
that it will work out very well.

Mona works as a set designer
for an Iranian TV company.

My roots are very important to me.

The history and the pattern,

everything is an influence
in my design.

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It's important...
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Apparently, it will take longer.

Yeah, let's hope at the end
it's actually what I want.

I really hope
that the outcome is good.

Right, keep your eye open
for this estate.

It doesn't really look like Oxford,
does it?

I mean, I thought Oxford
was like Hogwarts.

Where's the wizards?
Where's the people flying?

Where's the owls?

Oh! I think this will be
the show homes.

Yes, Michelle mentioned a lake.

Time to see how the designers
are getting on.

Oh, hello, Paul, love.

Hello.You decided to do the whole
of the room in the wallpaper.

Why would you do that?

I just think it's time to change
from the feature wall

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Well, listen, I'll leave you
to your hanging.

I'm glad you like it.Yeah, well,

I don't like the mirrors,
but you can't like everything.

I don't like that shirt, but...

Could maybe make a cushion out of
it.Don't fall off the stepladder!

See you later, Alan!Ugh!

It's the middle of day one...

Oh, gosh, it's getting
some air bubbles in.

Paint and paper
are going up everywhere.

Oh, I REALLY like it.

The way, around the edges, it feels
like it's a framed piece of... Yeah.

Oh!

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but I want to make sure that,
you know, this is the show stopper.

Next door...

Now, you see, why's that happened?

So, that's a bit pink.

..Amy has a problem with her
custom-mixed paint.

It's too pink.

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The danger is I don't like it,
Michelle won't like it,

and it won't be a winning room -
that's the danger.

I think we need to kill it
by at least half.

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Mona?

What's this?

I am making some artwork.

Is that Michelle?

Oh, my God,
you're the first to guess it right!

I thought I recognised
that smile, yes!

And you know what,
I'm going to draw you, live, now.

Oh, please! Be my model.

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But, I'm going to be right up until
the last minute tomorrow, for sure.

Oh, God.

I'm worried that it won't come
together how Barbara wants,

because not too much
has gone up yet,

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Yeah. Because we were always
going to be in a team.

Yeah. You shouldn't plan too much
if there's not enough...

Yeah, yeah.

With Charlotte distracted,

Jon's taking the opportunity
for a sneaky peek

at the competition.

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You walk into my room
and, you know, it's...pink.

I'm being true to myself,
and I'm now just questioning

that I haven't done enough
arty stuff.

If we were all the same,
it wouldn't work, would it?

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For me, it isn't.
It's an expression.

It's just that thing in my head
that keeps saying,

"You didn't do enough,"

and, um, I need to get rid of it.

As day one draws to a close,

some teams are feeling happy
with their progress...

The finish is amazing.

You've got to be pleased
with that, right?

Yeah, I really am.
Absolutely beautiful.

Oh... If only I didn't have
so much left to do.

Oh, my goodness!

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I am slightly concerned where
we're at at the end of the day,

with the amount of painting.

..while others are feeling
less confident...

I'm not going to swear,
but a lot to do.

It's the prep work that
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I've got quite a lot of things,
you know, that kind of need doing.

I'm feeling really confident. As you
can see, a few sheets left to do,

and that will be
the whole room complete.

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Is it like a huge sigh of relief?

Yes. Look at it.

I'm happy that it's actually
finally up.

However, we don't have much time
left.

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Hi Siobhan. Hiya!

It's a bit hot for yellow leggings.

I just wanted to bring
a bit of colour,

and I've made an error, really,
haven't I?

So, what is this?
This is a pelmet.

OK. So, this is going to be going
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The last thing you need is me
mincing along, chatting to you.

Shall I leave you to it?
Yes, please.

Good luck, Siobhan.
Thanks, Alan.

Next door,
at Barbara and Charlotte's house,

Barbara's still working on
her custom-built wooden frame.

The purpose of the divider
is to define the seating area.

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you've got furniture
being made this morning, right?

Yep. When you're painting it,

can I take him to finish off
some of the jobs I've got to do?

Absolutely.

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Does that mean she's got loads
to do? Still got loads to do,

cos I did all of yours first,
and now I've got to finish on hers.

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when actually I should be doing
the big build next door.

So, I'm using this fabric here,
but I'm also picking it up

in the cushions as well, just
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What I didn't want,

when you came in this door,
for it to block the view.

Ooh!

This is a bit different
to how it was before.

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the cushions
and the bedside table,

so it feels like it's a canopy
over that - so it kind of frames it.

Cool. When I walked into the room,
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I just want to make sure there's
enough walkway to get through.

What I might do is remove
one of my bedside tables

cos it might be a bit
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Now it'll just be about
feathering it off

and making sure
it seems more purposeful.

At the boys' house, Peter's
preparing some hand-painted curtains

for his bedroom.

Peter!

Hi.Look at YOU in your dungarees!

What's going on? What is this?

These are Peter's curtains,

so basically, I wanted to embellish
them by putting a border on them.

Normally, you would get another
fabric and sew it on,

but because of budget
and time constraints,

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but, actually,
he's started painting curtains.

I've never seen the like.
Why would you paint your curtains?

We'll put this one up first.

Next door, good news for Barbara.

Her room divider
is ready to install.

Nice. Looks good.

Then we'll just spike and pin them.

I would hate to have got to this
point and be finished,

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bringing them up the stairs.

Then I think we're good.

A bed is very, very important.
It's the heart of the bedroom.

The heart of the bedroom.

With Mona's bed finally complete,

she can now focus
on the finishing touches.

Mona, what are you doing?

It's embarrassing!

I'm sweating here.

Your earring's stuck to your face.

You have not seen another woman
sweating like me?

I've never seen a woman sweat,
you're right.

So, listen, have you had time
to do my caricature?

Let's see.

Oh, look! I mean,
it so looks like me,

I might just use it
as my passport photo.

Probably you should.
Put me next to Michelle's.

That's lovely, that is.

You don't like it?
No, I do love it.

It was just a shock.

I mean, I know my teeth are bad,
but they ain't that bad!

THEY LAUGH

It's coming to crunch time,

so I'm just like, I'm all of a bit
of a tither, really.

One hour to go...

I'm getting there.

..and it's a sprint
to the finish line.

Is that bob-on? That's bob-on,
that's where I want it.

Yeah, busy busy.

I'm definitely feeling excited,

because all the things I've been
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CLATTER!

Oh, my God!

SHE WHISPERS: Oh! I just burnt
a bit of plastic on it.

What do I do?

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Helping Michelle this week is
guest judge and interiors legend

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

People might think that a show home,

because it's all kind of
a blank canvas,

is maybe an easier challenge,
but it's absolutely not, is it?

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in comparable spaces.

Each of the spaces
is the same size and shape,

so I'm hoping that we're going
to get a real feeling of surprise

and transition and difference
between each one.

First house to be judged,
Peter and Paul's.

Do you think you'll be finished
in time? Of course.

I'm just fluffing cushions.
We're going to be done. Woo!

Yeah, I think overall
that looks really, really nice.

I'm going to concentrate now
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in papering all the four walls.

Well, this is a transformation
from a white box, isn't it?

I'm quite excited
by this colour palette.

It's warming.
It's quite masculine, isn't it?

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but he's kind of mixed
his metaphors a little.

I don't like the wallpaper choice
at all.

I think that it is quite
overpowering for the space.

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I think that would have just
lightened it a bit.

The winner, winner, chicken dinner

in here has to be the photograph.

Would you not do that?

I mean, actually,
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I'm very confident, therefore,
if I did end up in the bottom two,

I would have more questions for them
than they would have for me,

I think.

One of my favourite things is
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You start with the wall finishes,
the texture, the layering.

And I love that.

I think there's too much design
in here.

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cos I'm standing in front of it.

We've got a whole corridor of smears
going down there!

The window treatment
lets the room down.

Nice idea with the curtains.

There's no authority
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So annoying. Need to find a way
of getting rid of these wires.

Next to face the judges,
Micaela and Amy.

I'm unbelievably nervous.

It's tough to know
whether you've done enough.

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so I'm really proud
of what I've done,

but it's difficult with a show home,
you've pared back your design a bit.

I don't think I've played it safe.

I love the way
that it's been decorated.

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What's let it down

is her understanding
of how you design a room.

Not enough analysis

of how an ordinary family
would use this room.

Fine, if actually all your family
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the soft-scaping,
can pull her through.

So much of my heart and soul
has gone into that room,

and I totally understand that some
people will just not like my scheme.

I'm just hoping Michelle and
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so, black light fitting,
black table.

This is good.

Barbara!

You're taking some pretty
intense angles right now.

For Charlotte and Barbara,
it's a race against time.

Barbara! Where's Wayne?
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Absolutely exhausted.

I mean, I cannot believe
how much I managed to get done,

but it makes me think if I do get
through to the next stage,

I'm going to have to rethink.

I'm going to have to really learn
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And it distracts away
from the cleverness

of the colour blocking.

I mean, that is such an ingenious
thing to do in the corner of a room

because it feels as if your eye
is going up into a stairwell.

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Mine's different to everyone else's

because I deliberately wanted it

to be a really calm and serene place
that felt luxurious.

I went for that more simplistic
look.

Oh... I've found one of the things
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we have come from this explosion
of design next door,

and now we're in a space where
it just feels very, very redacted,

it feels very pulled back.

And there is a tailored restraint
and serenity to what she's done

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and the bed in front of it,
brilliant.

Love it. Absolutely genius.

And the casting of the shadows...
Unbelievable. Very Instagram.

But she has just then forgotten,
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Mona's made a last-minute decision -

she's binning the curtains.

It IS a risk because
everybody is expecting curtains

and it's not a risk
because I am true to myself.

I stay to my style,
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This is how a creative brain works.

OK, yeah, I make it work.

I've never really been judged
before because I've always just

kind of done my own house,
so I'm the judge of that.

Yeah, I think I've nailed it,
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really rather
pleasant.

I like that I've got this lovely
grey mushroomy colour behind me.

There's lots of elements
of extra style,

but it's when I actually
then dive into that style,

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with what is an incredibly urban,

very, very metropolitan
way of decorating?

Does it work as a room
in a show home?

Interesting point.

I'm happy it's done - "good" done,

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Mona is the first person we've seen
so far to completely change the bed,

but I can't help wondering why?

Like, if you're going to do
this big chunky panelled wall,

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So I've just moved the bed
a millimetre.

HE CHUCKLES

Last pair to be judged,

Jon and Lynsey.

I've just made that worse,
haven't I?

No.

I think the past two days have felt
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something that you can't do
yourself.

Gosh. Oh, my.
There's an enormous amount

of design bang for the buck in here,
isn't there?

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successful, because
it's focusing your attention,

compelling you
to look out at the view.

A tight palette,
a touch dark for me.

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and she's pulled it off well.

JON: I'm really pleased
with my room and what I've done.

I've learned a lot about myself,
I've learned a lot

about what I'm capable of.
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I think he's shown you
what you can do

with some very, very simple moves,

because we've seen kind
of really full-on treatments

behind the bed and panelling
and lighting,

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You know, you look at Jon,
you would never know that

underneath Jon beats this heart
of Joan Collins.

He's restrained himself with this
albeit quite bonkers wallpaper,

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Before the teams return
to the design studio,

there's time for a snoop around
each other's show homes.

Oh, my God!

I can see Siobhan in here.

SHE GASPS

Oh, wow.

This is next level.

Oh... Oh!

This feels quite Moroccan to me.

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It has made me more nervous.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my goodness.
This is absolutely...

Oh, my...

SHE GASPS

Wow! I think looking at this,

mine just seems quite plain.

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It's like a show home.

It's... It's perfect.

With a life-changing contract
at stake, the designers meet back

at Michelle's studio.

Time for Michelle to make her final
decision

on which designer will stay,
and who will be going home.

I'm feeling pretty nervous
today, actually.

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didn't want to push too far.

And that might be a little bit
of a regret for me.

Hello, everyone!

Why are you looking so nervous?

DESIGNERS LAUGH

Just cut the atmosphere -
duh-duh-duh-duh-duh!

Michelle and
Laurence were really impressed

with some of the designs they saw.

They felt some rooms in particular
really met the brief.

These rooms were sophisticated
and they were really on point

with what the client wanted.

Now, Jon, Michelle loved your
simple but super-effective

use of colour and pattern.
So, well done, Jon. Thank you.

And Micaela, Michelle loved your mix
of materials, but she felt sometimes

you've got to just stand back and
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I'm so sorry for you. This must be
soul-destroying for you,

because I know how much effort
you put into it.

Michelle's going to have a chat
with you and talk about

why it went wrong.

And then, sadly,
one of you will be going home.

Good luck. Thank you.

QUIETLY: Oh, God.
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So all the people that sort of
fitted in the middle,

they're through. The people on
either end, it's like,

"You went too far.
You didn't give me enough."

I'm very surprised that you two...

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And did you like the partition?
The partition was unnecessary.

I liked the partition! Cos then
she created that little space.

She'd done that anyway with colour.

It was much, much cleverer
than that kind of rather flimsy

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Now, Charlotte's room, I'm not going
to lie,

every time I walked along
those row of houses,

she was sitting on the drive.

Well, I think
that's really interesting

because we loved her artwork.
Oh, yeah.

But I'd like to know
what Charlotte was doing.

You all right? I'm OK.

The competition was just so tough,
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And then you kind of question
yourself

a little bit, don't you? So...

What about Siobhan?

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Was it deliberate or did she forget,

or did she just not think
it was important?

Now, I know this is probably not
where you want to be, challenge one,

you're in here in my office,
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Siobhan, I'd like to start with you.

You love Art Deco and the '20s.

How was that appropriate
for a very contemporary show home?

I kind of went down the route of
a bit, like, glamorous,

like, luxurious.

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A room in a show home
has to be a commercial experience.

You have to know when to stop.

It's about you having the confidence
to step back sometimes

from your style, but just sneak
it in in a much more stealthy way.

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Not just anyone could do. Mm.
But it's drama -

the right word.
Was drama in the brief?

Drama wasn't.
But, yeah, you're right.

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I think, really, ultimately,
I should have pulled back on some

elements,
specifically for show homes.

Mona, you were the only person
that was brave enough

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My gut was like, "I just make it
because it's expected."

You could have left
the curtains open.

I mean, the key word to me there
is the expectation for a show

home is that it has curtains.

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Start on the patches,
start on the patches.

One of the things
that interior design has to prove

to itself is its practicality.
Do you think you delivered that?

Normally when I do a design,
which would be normally for

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painted a wall, and then
just stopped.

My room being a more simple, calm
space

was a conscious, deliberate
choice.

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So when I walked straight
into your room, I did not

see your spectacular feature wall.

I saw the side of a really boring
chest of drawers.

Mm-hm. Was that deliberate?

00:55:54,760
But I think I was just hot
and I just... That's not a reason.

Have you done show homes before?

No, I've never done a full room.

What? Well, I think that that is
quite telling.

00:56:25,120
to do something magnificent.

So, Siobhan and Barbara,
you can breathe easy.

You get to stay.

Charlotte and Mona...

Charlotte, you've given me a very
00:57:04,600
However, Charlotte, what you did do
showed me great quality.

So you get to stay and, sadly, Mona,
you're going to go home this week.

OK.

Mona, it's just the beginning.

You're brilliant, you've got
so much energy. Bye, guys.

00:57:40,960
Losing against all these other nine
designers is just an honour.

Like, at least I have lost against
them because they're all so amazing.

I knew that I made a bold decision
to not go with a curtain.

00:58:08,880
Oh, it looks amazing.
It looks so nice!

..it's back to work... Ooh!

..to transform office space...

..in the capital.

We're building Wembley Stadium
about here.

No!

I'm ready to see you now!