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This card holds the power to change someone's life forever.

Eight ambitious designers are heading into battle to win

a quarter of £1,000,000 home in the city of Sheffield.

The idea of someone saying you don't need to worry

about your rent or your mortgage.

That's absolutely insane.

It's amazing.

Mind-blowing.

Jeez-o!

Through a series of epic challenges...

Your next challenge is bathrooms...

...kitchens...

...bedrooms.

This is where the competition starts.

They will build their dream home room by room.

Oh!

Oh, BLEEP.

Oh, my God.

Someone is spying.

What are you doing?

THEY LAUGH

Oh, it's really...

You got it?

What is going on?

THEY LAUGH

Nothing escapes the watchful eye of series judge

and global superstar architect Dara Huang.

Everything just needs to be perfect.

I'm not here to be nice, guys.

I'm here to find that next big thing.

After each gruelling challenge, their apartments will be sealed

and their fates revealed in the dreaded lock-out.

I still have nightmares of this corridor.

If the lights go green, they live to fight another week.

If the lights go red, they have been locked out

of their apartments and must leave the competition for good.

The corridor is terrifying.

It's absolutely awful.

It's like the hotel from hell.

The key to their future is in their hands.

You start doubting yourself a little bit, you know?

I just don't want to go home.

I've so much more to give.

Only one will win a home of their own.

It actually would change my life.

It's such an amazing opportunity.

I can't tell you how much I want this flat.

Welcome to The Big Interiors Battle.

Last week, the designers tackled their dream bedrooms.

I don't know if I like it now.

While some struggled...

I've literally got an hour and a half left and these

lights ain't even arrived.

...others excelled.

Tara, your room was the concept that really saw its way from end to end.

But it was Claire who failed to showcase a unique style

and was the first designer locked out of her apartment

and the competition.

Now only seven remain.

Judging our designer's work is superstar architect Dara Huang.

She will decide who will win and who will leave empty-handed.

With a master's degree from Harvard, architect Dara designs billionaire

properties all over the world.

Imagine winning your own dream home.

This is an incredible prize.

This week, we're where all good house parties start

and end - the kitchen.

Welcome back, everyone.

How are you all feeling?

Pumped.

Excited.

Very happy.

Congratulations for making it to week two, and Dara

is about to tell you what's up next.

You did incredible bedrooms.

Well done.

I want you to take that energy and that talent

and ply it to kitchen week.

ALL: Ooh!

Kitchens are an incredibly tricky space because it's not just

about how beautiful they are, I'm going to be looking at colour,

how it functions and also zoning.

How it functions and also zoning.

So, how it's placed within the floor plan, whether you're watching TV

or you're having a snack, is there an island?

This all makes part of a kitchen both beautiful and functional.

As ever, you don't have long, so you best get cracking.

Off you go.

AJ AND DARA: Good luck.

Go, go, go!

There's seven designers left, and I'm giving them four days

to turn around a kitchen.

They've got £9,000 for the fit-out from the developers,

and they're going to get an extra £2,000 for the dressing.

So, I really want to see what they can do with a standard

open-plan fitted kitchen, and how they can use creativity

to really give these kitchens some personality.

I'm looking forward to seeing something spectacular.

There's a fridge.

The kitchen - this is the most important room for me.

I've never had a kitchen of my own.

I mean, I live in a studio and I actually find it quite

overwhelming to have all this space.

It's going to be a bit tricky in a kitchen just

because the majority of it's built already.

So, it's going to be quite hard to stamp something really

unique or customised.

But I'm going to find a way.

The kitchen units and workshops selected by the designers

are being fitted by the on site trades at this former

cutlery factory.

All the apartments are a different layout and include a kitchen island

except Justine and Jordan's.

Turning the basic fit-out into something unique is the key

to impressing this week...

...because the ultimate prize is at stake - a quarter

of a million pound apartment.

I feel really conflicted because it's equal parts I'm

rooting for everyone...

ALL: Mm-hm.

...equal parts - I want to annihilate you all.

THEY LAUGH

Now I get to see these cupboards.

The things that have been in my head for so long,

and now I get to see them in real life.

I am so excited.

So...

Yas!

So, we've got a really, really beautiful slate effect worktop.

Really beautiful Matt black cupboards, and then just as a little

bit of class and sophistication, we've got some really beautiful

brushed brass hardware.

This kitchen is all about sophistication.

It's going to feel really classy.

It's going to feel really bougie, and everyone is just going to be

It's going to feel really bougie, and everyone is just going to be

really jealous of it.

Last week, Jamie's California casual bedroom hit the mark, but he was let

down by his lack of storage.

This week, Jamie has paired his muted black

cabinets and worktop with oversized island lighting.

He's stripping back his storage again with open shelving and one

bespoke freestanding cabinet.

This has been an amazing experience all round.

One of the best part is seeing designs that I've created for me

and my husband come to life.

Never, ever do you really get to design to this level

for yourself, especially, erm, when you live your

life in rental houses.

One of the major design elements in my kitchen is that I've gotten

rid of all of those upper cabinets.

I'm replacing them with really nice scaffolding planks.

Is that going to play in my favour?

Am I going to lose out some storage?

I just hope that it all turns out how it looks in my head.

Oh, this is it.

It's exactly what I had in mind.

Jordan's minimal bedroom left him in danger last week.

I'm not sure about the choice of the flooring.

It could have been a lot cosier and more functional.

This week, he's gone bold in his attempt to win

the apartment he's transforming.

Just got the partition in.

So, the idea is to create, like, a zone here separate to the kitchen.

Put your plate on here and then transfer it over here.

Hosting, like, a dinner party.

So it's, yeah, it's a little bit ambitious.

So I think in terms of this week, I don't think I'll

be stepping it back.

Be stepping it back.

I've got quite a statement piece in my kitchen.

Sticking with his minimal style, Jordan has selected sleek black

cabinets, a black marbled worktop, and splash back and

pink strip lighting.

His statement piece is a bespoke black room divider with pops of pink

to complete the look.

So, we're just getting the splash back put in for the kitchen.

I've gone for a brushed gold tap.

The frame of the kitchen is going to be painted black.

So, it'll make this area dark, but once the LEDs go in we've

got the pops of pink on the partition as well.

It'll look really nice.

If I was to win it, you know, my mum will definitely be proud of me.

Obviously she was a big part of me, sort of,

going through university, you know, I don't think I'd have

made it there without her.

Erm, so, yeah, it's just, sort of, you know, trying to do my best I can

in any way just to kind of make her proud.

In any way just to kind of make her proud.

I'd say that in terms of competition, it still sort

of feels, you know, a little bit spread out.

I'm feeling really confident with this.

Guys, I'm going to need you to work harder and quicker.

I need you to be on it.

The guys are here fitting the kitchen.

We've got more chippies doing the doors.

We've got all sorts of people in and out.

So, it's a busy, busy morning.

I think if I had a buzzword for what I'm trying to achieve

I think if I had a buzzword for what I'm trying to achieve

in this kitchen, I think I'd probably have to call

it hashtag industrial country house chic Hashtag.

HE CHUCKLES

Last time, John's bedroom impressed

with meticulous period features.

I especially loved the detailing on the back of the doors.

This week, John's hashtag country house industrial chic kitchen

involves dark grey cabinets, white metro wall tiles and marble

effect worktops paired with wall paneling and a faux fireplace

all embellished in touches of gold.

I'm adding gold coach lines to this anthracite grey kitchen.

Erm, I'm using this tape.

This is not bling.

This is a coach line.

Coach lines have been used around country houses for 400 years.

I'm not an interior designer.

I'm an actor.

So, for me, I think that what I'm doing is a style that I know,

and, more importantly, I like, I like what I'm doing.

Course you can do too much country house.

There's a very fine line between the country house look

and your granny's front room, and it's a line I'm fairly confident

that I know where that is.

Do you know what?

That's why it's tape.

I don't like it.

I take it back off.

Oh, for goodness' sake.

I need a stepladder.

This is very silly trying to do this without a stepladder.

Oh, BLEEP thing.

This is the colour we're going to go for.

So, where would you like me to put that?

Erm, basically just in the surround and the splash back.

The theme of my kitchen is spice.

I'm going to bring the heat, you know, I'm here for the fire.

I'm going to bring the heat, you know, I'm here for the fire.

I will bring that Sri Lankan spice to the table and I will win.

Claire's jungle spa bedroom wowed Dara last week,

especially her hand-painted mural.

I was incredibly impressed with that jungle wall mural.

I couldn't believe you hand-painted that.

This week, Claire's spicy kitchen uses a bright orange colour scheme

to contrast with her dark units, and she's getting her

paint brush out again.

This time it's a giant red chilli mural to tie it all together.

I think this is going to work really well because the colours

I'm using on the walls and within the mural

are going to be really bright.

So, it's going to hit the brief as in terms of colour.

My mum and dad are Northern Irish and they adopted me from Sri Lanka

when I was six weeks old.

I grew up living on potatoes.

I then eventually moved to England and got introduced to Sri Lankan

cuisine and that was it from there.

I was just, like, everything was extra, extra spicy, extra hot.

But following Dara's feedback that her bedroom needed seating,

Claire has made the spicy decision to change her design this morning.

I went and I saw, these, like fruit barrels.

LAUGHING: These are my seats, which is probably not going to work

because the height of me and the height of them,

I actually can't even, one, get up onto them,

or, yeah, they just don't sit...

They don't sit obviously neatly with, erm, the island,

which is very frustrating.

So, yeah, definitely feeling the pressure now.

What am I actually going to do?

OFF-SCREEN: Do you want me to cancel the cushions?

It's kitchen week in Sheffield and the clock is ticking

for our seven remaining designers to create their dream kitchens

in a battle to win a quarter of a million pound apartment.

This is a life-altering prize.

I mean, imagine winning your own home that you've designed

and created yourself. home that you've designed

Owners of the development Tim and Adam from Capital&Centric

Owners of the development Tim and Adam from Capital&Centric

are experts in regenerating problematic buildings

into new communities.

They're embarking on this radical competition to uncover raw design

talent that can surprise even them.

We've done hundreds, if not thousands of kitchens,

and to see how they've gone for either practicality

or entertainment value.

Yeah, it's great and dead exciting to see the alternatives.

Most people keep their kitchens for probably 7, 10, 12, 15 years,

if not longer sometimes.

So, you've got to get this one right.

They're not here to create a show home -

they're here to create their home.

All designers have pre-selected their kitchen units from Tim

and Adam's suppliers.

Patrycja has gone for a classic look.

The plan for this week is just to have something

nice, sleek and modern.

Right now it looks very, very basic and simple, I think.

But my plan is just to put a kind of really big

block colour wall mural, erm, because I don't feel

like the kitchen here has enough colour in it,

to be honest.

The second week, we're doing the area in the house,

which I'm least confident in designing, which is the kitchen.

Which I'm least confident in designing, which is the kitchen.

OK.

Last time, Patrycja's brutalist bedroom didn't feel

cohesive enough for Dara.

I was a little bit confused on what the concept was.

In an attempt to keep it simple this week,

Patrycja has gone for dark cabinets, marble worktops paired with terrazzo

splash back and a bold wall and ceiling mural

to tie her scheme together.

I'm going to have my first look.

It's definitely not what I was expecting

because I was kind...

I...I thought that it was going to be black and white,

but it is creamy coloured.

SHE SIGHS

I am the youngest contestant in this competition.

There's people who have years and years more experience

than I have in interior design.

You know, they have actual interior design experience.

I just feel like when I was doing the designing for this,

I just should have been a little bit more careful with the

worktop combination.

Next time, I know that I need to order samples.

I'm not sure...

They do clash with the classic marble effect that I have

on the countertop.

There's no question about that.

However, I think it is a good kind of clash.

I think I just need to, like, step back and look at the...

...whole...

I'm just putting in some decorative lighting to go over my island.

It's just to add, obviously, task lighting.

So, when I'm cooking or preparing food.

I have got some wooden light chestnut units for the upper units

I have got some wooden light chestnut units for the upper units

and then I've got green going on from the base

units and then my island is going to be in terracotta.

It's a long term aim that I'm going for to change my life,

It's a long term aim that I'm going for to change my life,

but also my children's.

My overall kind of design concept was to have a space

My overall kind of design concept was to have a space

that felt very inviting, very cosy, erm, very,

kind of, enticing.

Tara impressed with the boudoir bedroom packed with impeccable

coordination and styling.

Your room was the concept that really saw its way from end to end.

For her kitchen, she has selected a green herringbone tiled

splash back, offset by earthy green and wooden kitchen cabinets,

a bold terrazzo kitchen island and an upcycled

freestanding storage unit.

Because there's not a lot of cupboard space in the kitchen,

I thought it was really important to add, you know, a trolley.

It's just a really practical item of storage.

I am painting my kitchen trolley because I hate it and it's got these

really horrible tiles on.

And so I'm going to probably paint that with tile paint

and possibly a pattern on top, but I haven't really

got that far yet.

I was really confident with my design last week,

but still had absolute anxiety.

It's just the process of it which is absolutely terrifying.

It's nice to see the backsplash being installed.

I always want to challenge myself, because I think that when you put

yourself in an uncomfortable or challenging situation,

yourself in an uncomfortable or challenging situation,

you adapt and you grow.

You adapt and you grow.

The bedroom was just an introduction of me.

I would say that the kitchen and living room are one step further.

We are really deep into a lot of colours and geometric painting.

Last week, Justine captivated Dara with her colourful, vibrant bedroom

and bespoke furniture hack.

Wow,

The colours are unbelievable.

You're obviously a very talented artist.

And for her kitchen, she's pairing bright orange,

yellow and pink kitchen cabinets with blue vinyl flooring.

And she's even building her own bespoke island on wheels.

I'm doing, again, a furniture hack.

The kitchen island that I'm making, it has wheels on it.

And then you can kind of use it to divide the room.

First, I'm going to assemble the chest of drawers,

and then I will assemble the base.

Then I will put the wheels underneath, and then I'm

going to put the worktop.

I always love a challenge.

This week, it will be the first time I will be doing the kitchen island.

Just an experiment for me.

So I'm also a bit worried about this, but I think I kept

the shape really basic.

Not something too complicated.

With all the kitchen units now installed, time is running out

for the designers to really make their mark.

So now I'm just obviously finishing off these LEDs.

I've had a bit of a headache with trying to get power to it

because obviously it's in the centre of the room.

So this is the last diffuser strip.

And that's all clicked in.

Just give it a test and see if it works.

And it does.

Jordan, wow!

How you doing, you all right?

Oh, my gosh.

This looks wicked.

I've gone for quite a statement, as you can see.

I really can.

Yeah.

You have got the first kitchen I've seen without an island.

I have, yeah.

So talk me through your concept.

I used to be a chef.

I used to work in a Thai restaurant.

So I was a line chef, you know, I was doing all the cooking

and the tossing and turning.

But the action of putting food onto a plate and serving it

onto the tray, you know, to be taken out to the waiters,

that's what this bad boy is for.

Did you enjoy being a chef?

I did enjoy being a chef.

I went to go on to be a kitchen designer after,

which is why I sort of knew like what colours to pick, you know,

how to sort of match everything together.

Here's my question.

Is this a bit high?

It does seem a little bit high just looking at it,

and I obviously when I designed it before, I mean, we're

two tall people, but...

And it's quite high for us.

Yeah.

Sticking true to his passion for period features,

John is fitting another faux ornamental fireplace,

similar to the one in his bedroom.

That's about a good height, I think, and it works well.

It comes just under the height of the fireplace, so...

Yeah, that looks good to me.

Mark it.

Excellent.

Perfect.

Perfection.

I crown myself winner of this flat.

Wow.

Justine, you are definitely hitting the colour brief.

Yeah, I was just hearing this word and I was...

I stopped just there.

You've got loads of it.

This is gorgeous.

Thank you.

Do you think you're showing versatility?

Because we've seen this palette in your bedroom before.

I'm introducing more and more colours and different shapes

and motifs that you haven't seen in the bedroom.

Obviously we've hit the colour brief.

Tick.

But where's the functionality?

So, I designed a kitchen island.

Ooh, on wheels.

Because it's practical.

You can chop on it, you can store in it, you can rest on it,

you can do what you want on it.

When you move it to the side, is this going to be transformed

into a dance floor?

Maybe.

Maybe.

Come on.

Who can do the splits here?

Can you?

Yeah.

Can you?

It's really hard.

It's really hard.

It's working.

It's working well enough.

This is just going to be some nice little hooks for some cups,

something like that.

If you could help with just making some holes through the cutlery.

Sara!

How are you?

Good.

It looks nice in here.

Would you like to see my island?

Work surface, reveal yourself.

Can you get that side?

Yeah.

Oooh...

Wow!

I love it!

So do .

When I think back to last week and your boudoir,

it feels very luxurious and grand, which is a different feel

completely to your kitchen.

Because I think I designed my kitchen with my kids in mind.

So your bedroom's for you and your kitchen's for everyone.

Yeah.

We did a walk round and saw everybody else's.

We're all designing our spaces for such different reasons.

So mine is very...

It feels like a family home.

I just had a wobble.

I just felt really, like, "Oh, my gosh."

Don't let them freak you out, because this is a beautiful space.

Yeah.

And you are trying to create your dream home...

Yeah.

...for not only you but also your family.

Yeah, and I definitely, like I kind of...

It was just a moment.

You know when you just have a moment?

Knock, knock!

Hello.

Look at this!

What an amazing, bright, vibrant space.

How are you getting on?

Um, yeah, not too bad.

I've had a couple of issues this morning, but working through them.

OK.

Come on, I'm sensing stress.

Yeah.

Talk me through it.

So these fruit barrels that you're looking at we're supposed to be

seating for the island.

So quite high.

So I remembered last week I had stuff left over from my bed.

So I am going to create bar stools by using the slats

from underneath the bed with...

um...

Yeah.

Just bits of it.

So it sounds like, correct me if I'm wrong...

The plans are going all over the show?

But is everything else running smoothly?

Yeah...

well, why...?

I know!

No, I'm just...

So basically, I think everything was like going fairly calm

and I knew it was the calm before the storm.

Like, I was anticipating something.

Why?

It's just me.

It's how it works.

That's what happens all the time.

While Claire feels the heat, upstairs, Jamie is far more relaxed.

How are you?

Hello, you.

I'm going to help you out.

What do you need me to do?

Oh, just stacking this stuff on the shelves, if you don't mind.

Perfect.

So that's how far ahead you are.

You're ready to dress?

I'm ready to go.

Do you think, honestly, Dara's going to walk in and go, wow!

Yeah.

She's going to lose her mind!

LAUGHTER

Good luck.

Thanks.

I'll leave you to it.

See you soon.

Bye.

Now I'm creating this dream property, and you can see

yourself living in there.

There still has to be a little bit of detachment,

because otherwise I'm going to be distraught.

Like, you're literally going to have to, like, like,

peel my hands off of the door frame as you drag me away.

It's the fourth and final day of the kitchen challenge,

and there are just a few hours left before this week's battle

for the dream home is over.

Definitely apprehensive at the moment.

I'm going to get a bit of the dressing in and I think

when I see that come together, I'll be a wee bit more relaxed.

It's just too many things to paint and dry in time,

and then I've still got the shelves to do as well.

Crunch time.

There's a lot to do.

And I'm done!

It is super worrying that I finished a little bit

earlier than everyone else.

It does make me think, did I put enough into this design?

Did I challenge myself enough?

Should I have added more elements to it?

What is everyone else doing?

Are they in the same boat as me?

This was the seating, but now it's a table.

You know, this was a bed but now it's chairs.

I just hope Dara loves it now.

The kitchen challenge is now over.

The apartments have been locked.

Superstar architect Dara Huang is back to decide who has

passed and who has failed.

Dara, you're back like you never left.

I'm back.

What exactly are you hoping to find?

I'm judging them on colour, zoning and function.

It is hard to get very creative with a kitchen,

so I just want to see something a bit different.

Yeah.

They had a strong start last week, and I think it's gotten better.

Oh, has it?

Yeah, I really do.

I think they've really, really tried to impress you.

OK.

Hit the brief, and hopefully you're going to love it.

Well, let's hope they listen to some of my criticism,

because I'd like to see it taken a next step up.

I'm a little worried.

Dara"s criticism last week was my bedroom was too stark,

whereas now in the kitchen, I've gone the other way.

I can't help but smile in this space.

Orange is my favourite colour.

Oh!

But I'm not the judge.

I'm actually really impressed.

I have to say, I absolutely love the way that she's

styled this place.

And she actually listened and she added...

I love this drum, by the way.

I love it.

It adds character, it's functional.

And she placed it in a place that makes sense.

Yeah.

What do you think of her use of colour?

I absolutely love it.

She repeats the red in the stool and on the shelf.

But then she just has this like pop of aqua.

You know, I feel really at home here because I can just

imagine popping round, you're cooking up a storm and I'm

just sat here having a little drink.

You know what?

I think I might just join you.

Of course you will.

Cheers!

Cheers.

I wouldn't have done a lot different because I like what I've done.

I've designed my dream.

If someone else doesn't like it, I'm OK with that.

That's fine.

I feel like I've stepped back in time.

Yes, I would agree with you.

We've definitely gone somewhere.

I see a lot of good and I see, you know, a tad of scary.

What I like about John, the good side of John is he has

a lot of modern touches blended with traditional.

Yes.

And I'll give you an example.

So he's got like dado rails and he's got railing on the walls,

yet he's picked a monolithic paint.

When you paint something all one shade, you're

implying that it's modern.

And so there's this play which I actually quite like.

Yeah, he's mixing the old and the new.

But I think where it goes over the tipping point is just like some

of the small detailing.

For example, like the golden here.

We've got our faux fireplace.

You like or you don't like?

You know what?

I would have liked those better if they were just

in their natural colour.

Like stone, wood.

Like this over-the-top-ness is exactly what I'm referring to.

Is it too theatrical?

What is the problem?

Too theatrical, yeah.

The kitchen is the heart of the home, so designing that this

week has made the whole house start to have a heartbeat.

I love, love, love my kitchen.

I just don't know what to expect in terms of feedback,

because I don't feel like I'm ever in a safe spot.

Your thoughts?

It's a very pleasant kitchen.

It's very hard to mix colour cabinetry with timber veneer.

And she's done it on the island.

She's done it here, and she's matched it perfectly

with the tiles, the countertops.

I'm not so keen on the way she did her lights.

She's very good at fully, professionally executing a space.

Everything is well proportioned.

I just want her to get out of her comfort zone.

You have to question yourself as an interior designer.

You cannot just be always right.

You have to question your design every time.

At some point I was questioning some of my choices, but at the end

I was really impressed.

Wow.

I'm sorry, but I love it.

I think she's done a great job.

Yay!

It's fun, it's poppy.

She definitely knows how to really bring everything together.

The island is such a great concept, the fact that it's on casters,

but it's just slightly too thin.

What is a good and ideal dimension to have an island?

So islands are traditionally just a little bit over 600 wide,

and the drawers don't open very well.

I just feel like, you know, I've just walked into her brain.

This is what's in her mind.

And it's a colourful place to be.

It's such a crazy experience to be literally designing your dream home.

But there's this element of, am I going to be here next week

that is just kind of in the back of your head, rolling around.

OK.

What are your first thoughts?

Well, I think because Jamie had, like, wowed us so much last week,

I was expecting much more.

So I feel slightly underwhelmed.

Oh, no, Jamie!

He just set our expectations so high.

Right.

Tell you what I like, though.

I like Jamie's balls.

LAUGHTER

He's got two massive ones dangling from the ceiling.

He's got two massive ones dangling from the ceiling.

They're so nice.

I love the lighting.

It is a competition that needs to be worried.

It is a competition that needs to be worried.

I mean, I've got all the experience there.

I've got the knowledge.

It's just the case of, you know, can they live up

to my standard with it?

What are your initial thoughts?

Honestly, it looks like a...

cheap strip club.

Tell us how you really feel!

Everything is just not working for me.

OK, let's break it down.

This partition wall.

So his idea was to cook here and then serve it here.

Yet this is a home.

This isn't a restaurant.

And so I would imagine your friends want to see you.

So this right here is already just, it's in the middle of your face.

It's blocking.

And another thing is, if he had just simply put a table here,

that would have made this a lot wider, which would have been more

functional to put a plate on.

Yeah.

This is not ticking the boxes.

What do you think of the colour?

I don't think the pink and the fuchsia work together,

because they're just like half a tone off, and it looks

like a mistake rather than purpose.

And there's this fuchsia light down here which just feels uncomfortable,

like it's a nightclub all day.

Jordan really wanted to showcase minimal high-end

looks in this kitchen.

Has he done that?

I guess you could say it's minimal, but I'm not sure

about the high-end looks part.

I'm really trying to kind of work on what Dara told me to kind

of build up my confidence in the design and then stick

to a clear one theme.

What do you think?

Well, I have to say, I am blown away.

I love her use of paint.

I love how she's tied in the black here with the curtain,

with the steel beam.

Now, the only thing I see which to me was a little bit

of a mismatch is the terrazzo and the countertop.

Yeah.

She thought it was going to be a different colour.

I know Patrycja is the youngest contestant, but professionally,

what you should ideally do is to get a large enough sample where you can

actually start to put samples next to each other to make sure that

that is exactly what you are ordering, to really start to see

the colourways playing with each other.

But this to me finally feels like a luxe kitchen with style,

and it's really just well executed.

It's not just a concept.

with all the apartments now locked, only six will open, leaving one

designer locked out and going home.

If I was to be locked out now, I'd be absolutely gutted.

Like I've so much more to give.

In this brand-new development in Sheffield, seven designers have

had four days and £11,000 to create their dream

kitchen in a bid to win a quarter of a million pound

apartment mortgage free.

The owners of the development, Tim and Adam, are using this

experiment to uncover fresh design talent bold enough to reward

with one of the apartments.

So far, the gamble's paying off.

Flipping heck.

Oh, my God.

Why would anybody ever walk in this room and not immediately smile?

I would not have thought of this.

That's really cool, isn't it?

Hmm.

OK.

One thing's true.

You know, if no-one really hates it, no-one's ever

going to really love it either.

So that kind of goes in its favour.

I think I might hate it, If I'm honest with you.

It's a bit bare.

It's like missing layers.

It's not making me go wow.

Yeah, not quite finished it.

Yeah.

We've gone heavy on neon again.

But to have the light behind you when you're trying to prep food

means you're just constantly in a shadow.

Yeah.

And then it will make the food look horrendous.

Winning for me would be stability.

It would be giving my kids the life that I feel

I can't actually reach for.

I can't get there on my own.

So, yeah, winning would be everything to me.

Whilst I'm confident in my design, I can't be complacent.

I'm in this to win this.

But then again, so is everyone else.

When Dara gives her feedback, are you thinking,

is it really that bad?

Could it be me?

Hello, everyone.

Welcome back.

The tension, it really is palpable.

So I'll leave it to Dara to put you out your misery.

Well, guys, I was incredibly impressed this week

by all of your kitchens.

I actually think it was one step up from your bedrooms.

So thank you so much, everybody, for putting that extra effort in.

Claire.

I was blown away by this spicy kitchen.

Like I had no idea what to expect.

Absolutely loved it.

Justine.

Again, you have this amazing talent with colours

and being bold and creative.

However, you just really need to continue working

on your craftsmanship.

Tara.

A beautiful, warm family home.

I just want to see you go a little bit more out of your comfort zone

into a more bold and creative vibe.

John.

Meticulously detailed and executed, just like your bedroom.

But I kind of just want to see you par back a little bit and not go

a little too far over the edge.

Patrycja, you have done a 180 from where we were last week,

so thank you for taking on the comments.

Fantastic kitchen.

That's very important to look at mood boards and how things

look next to each other.

Jordan.

You definitely have a style that is very you, and that's

that minimal vibe.

However, the function and the way that it's kind of placed

in the space could be better thought about.

Jamie, you have this beautiful and comfortable palette.

However, don't forget how much thought goes into styling,

because that shows zoning.

Do you all have your keys?

Yes, ma'am.

Well, you know what has to happen next.

I'm going to ask you all to now return to your apartments.

And the designer who has performed the weakest this

week will be locked out.

Good luck, everybody.

Our designers must attempt to re-enter their apartments.

Green, they remain in the competition.

Red, they have been locked out.

When I'm pushed to the limit, that's when actually

the best results come out.

I've got a lot to prove to myself.

I feel like I'm putting so much of myself into my designs.

Quite a vulnerable place to be.

I've got as much chance of going home at the moment

as anyone else has.

I hit the brief to the T.

Something that I'm worried about is whether there

is a clear theme or not.

I'm not worried, but I'm eager to see the result.

OK.

I'm feeling really, really happy, really relieved to still be

in the competition.

I was expecting a red, actually.

I was like, It's going to be red, it's going to be red.

And then, yeah.

I'm really thrilled.

I'm really excited about being here for another week.

I'm through to next week, which is absolutely insane.

It's obviously so shattering.

I mean, I put a lot of work into it.

I had a clear vision.

I've learned a lot.

Just been an amazing experience.

Sad, obviously.

I was looking forward to obviously what was to come.

But, you know, we're here now.

Hey, buddy.

I just felt like his kitchen was just a little bit less

overwhelming when I walked in.

I didn't get that wow feeling.

The competition is down to six designers.

One will win their dream apartment.

It certainly gives me a lot more confidence going into the next week,

although I do feel like it's kind of a bittersweet feeling

because someone has gotten locked out this week.

So happy to be here.

And, yeah, I'm still here, so I must be doing something right.

Next time, the pressure mounts...

Your next challenge is bathrooms.

Oh!

There is now a lot at stake.

What's your theme?

A boogie club toilet.

...with a bombshell.

Ta-da!

Nobody saw that coming.

I'm going to throw a little curve ball in there.

I feel like I took a massive risk.

But who will avoid the lock-out?

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