Interior Design Masters (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript

But, what if you wanted to turn
that passion

into a full-time career?

From across the UK,

these ten everyday people

with dreams to become designers

are looking for a big life change.

They're about to face
the toughest challenge of their lives.

It's going up!

Hoping to make a name for themselves

in the ruthless world
of professional design.

They're competing to win
a major career-defining contract



to design the grand historic bar

at one of London's top hotels.

I've been a mum for the last decade now,

and this is really my time

to shine again.

I have a need to be creative.

It's not enough for me
just to be a solicitor.

My father died three years ago,

and I thought, "Life is too short."

Judged by former editor-in-chief

of British Elle Decoration magazine,

Michelle Ogundehin
is an internationally-renowned

authority on design

and interior trends.



Interior design is so much more
than just painting a few walls.

I'm looking for magic.

She'll be joined by some of
the biggest names in the industry.

It's like being perfectly poised
between pleasure and pain.

It's got some maturity,
it's got some depth.

And, that's the space
that lets it down for me.

The contestants will face
eight commercial design challenges.

Wowzers.

Three grand, let's do Buckingham Palace
next week.

Knock yourself out.

Do you know what I mean?
I'm up for it.

It's so exciting!

But, only the successful
will stay in the competition.

I worked so hard,

I don't want to go home now.

Fail to impress...

I absolutely hate it.

...and elimination looms.

I just feel like the bits
I should have done well at...

are the bits I did the worst at.

Oh, dear.

Welcome to Interior Design Masters.

BARBER & PARLOUR

The ten aspiring designers

are about to come face-to-face

for the first time
at Michelle's design studio.

-Hi!
-Hello!

Hello.

-How are we doing?
-All right.

It's good.

From all avenues of life,
with different levels of skill,

over the next eight weeks

they're out to prove
they've got what it takes.

I understand other people have good ideas,

but I think my style's the best.

What do you do?

I'm an antiques dealer.

Oh, wow.

Hi!

You see yourself as this hopeful
singular genius.

So, they're taking...

-So, this is the whole crew?
-This is it.

Do you think everyone's eyeing up
their competition now?

Yeah, I'd like to think
that I would win the competition,

but I could be wrong.

We'll see!

Hi, guys!

Hello!

How are you?

Good.

-Nervous, scared. Everything.
-Yeah, all that. All the above. Yeah.

You've shut everybody up a bit,
haven't you?

Yeah!

That's what I'm here for.

For order.

So, I'm going to be with you

throughout this wonderful

yet slightly nerve-wracking experience.

I'm going to be there
to make sure you're okay,

give you a hug,

get you a cup of tea,

but now I'm going to introduce you
to somebody

who knows everything there is to know
about interior design.

Follow me.

Michelle, the gang.

The gang, Michelle.

-Hello.
-Hi.

Some of you look absolutely terrified!

There's an air of tension
in the room now.

Michelle is going to be setting
the challenges each week

and scrutinizing your work,

and she'll be the one deciding
whether you stay,

or whether you go home.

This is your big chance to go pro
as an interior designer.

I'm sure you're all pretty eager
to find out what the first challenge is.

In the north of England

lies the contestants' first
major design challenge,

transforming model homes.

Working in two groups of five,

the teams must redesign and transform

these family homes.

Each designer will take
ownership of a room,

staging it for sale.

appealing to as many buyers as possible.

You'll see that you're stood
in two separate groups,

so say hello to your team
for challenge one.

Hello!

This is really important, okay,

because design is not a solo sport.

We're going to be looking at
how you work together,

as well as how you work individually,

and the winning team

will be the one that I think has produced
the most cohesive show home.

And, for some of you,

that might mean that you need to make

some compromises to your designs
along the way.

Fail to hit the brief,

and someone from the losing team

will be going home.

Good luck.

-Thank you.
-Cheers.

Before heading to location,

first chance for the designers
to size up their new teammates...

...and show each other the designs
they've already prepared.

Quite similar colours to yours, Kyle,
sort of duck-egg,

but I've kind of mixed my own colour.

I couldn't quite get what I wanted,
so I mixed two.

Yes.

Okay.

So, this room is the study.

After a four-year career break,

interiors consultant
and mum-of-two, Ju,

is ready to unleash her sunny style.

I think, being a Brasilia,

I live everything to its fullest.

My design style is so strong,
so different.

It has a touch of
Alice in Wonderland to it.

When you enter one of the rooms
that I've designed,

you can't just enter
and not feel anything.

You may hate it, you may love it,

but you're probably
going to feel something.

I have selected for a wallpaper
to go on the back wall.

Then, add a little bit of edge
to the scheme,

this geometric wallpaper.

Gorgeous.

Thank you.

Retired army officer, Verity,
is tackling the team's kids' bedroom.

I've gone for a kind of teenage girl look,

which allowed me to bring in
lots of bright colours

and thought is was the opportunity
to have a bit of fun.

I got the master bedroom,

and I went for quite a bright
colour scheme.

At just 22 years old,

interior stylist, Frank,
is the youngest designer

in the competition.

I think my design is quite original.

I think sometimes the colours that I use

maybe aren't the conventional colours

that you use in a home in Britain.

My style is very, very influenced by
travels abroad,

and my love for India, I think,

shines through quite a lot of my designs.

If I see a vision,
I want that to happen,

and it'll be very hard for somebody
to try and take me down a different path.

Can't listen to other people's ideas.

-Very nice. Well done.
-Lovely.

So, we need to look at how
we're going to get things to tie in.

-Has everyone got velvet?
-Who hasn't got velvet?

-Yep, I've got velvet.

Maybe you could
alter one of your wallpapers?

I wouldn't change them,
because they need each other.

I think this needs to be
slightly more neutral.

I can't change right now, guys.

-I don't want to change my wallpaper--
-But just less...

Less feminine.

My design is more feminine,

but then the brief didn't say
a particular style or anything.

Let's not fight over things--

Oh, no, we're definitely not fighting.

We're just being passionate.

This is no fight yet, honey. No.

I think Ju and Frank might clash, yes.

But, in terms of the designs,

we had a lot more in common
than I would have anticipated.

I just wish that Ju had...

toned down her design,

and, to be honest,
I don't really like her design.

Judging the teams
alongside Michelle this week

is Matthew Williamson,

a hugely successful
former fashion designer.

Adored by celebrities,

Matthew is now
making a big name for himself

in the world of interiors.

I think working on a show home,

it's particularly challenging

because you do have that rub
of creativity and commercialism.

So, the designers
that will rise to that challenge

are those few
that will understand that balance

and how to pitch it perfectly.

I have the master bedroom.

The rival design team
are showing off their plans.

I've kind of gone for a...

1950's glamour look.

They need their ideas to work together...

I'm going to paint all the walls

and the ceiling out in the same tone.

...so they can deliver on the brief,

designing a model home
that is visually tied together.

Okay, so, I've got the living room,

which I really want to make
kind of luxurious.

Design writer Jim
isn't afraid to stand out.

I'd say my style is contemporary,

bold, and it's bright.

I mean, I'd hate for anybody to describe

the spaces that I design as shabby chic.

That's a pretty dirty word,
in my opinion.

You don't always get interior spaces
that feel really fun.

Nice to be able to give people
something that's like a big kapow.

So, do we think we need to change anything
in our designs?

I'm going to say no.

I think they work well together.

I'm quite relieved, actually.

I feel like, by chance,

the team has got
a fairly coherent set of designs.

Definitely going to be a bright house.

Being very honest,

I don't think the rest of the team
has completely met the brief.

I don't think a lot of them are...

very sophisticated stylish modern,
which the brief was looking for.

It's D-Day for the teams,

as they race to the north of England

It's a chicken! There's chickens!

Oh, my goodness, don't run over it.

It's like being in a safari park.

...to start their first major challenge,

transforming the interior of a model home.

So, what did you think about
how the other team are going to get on?

-The other team?
-Yeah.

I'm happy that I'm in this team.

Yeah!

We're here.

At the end of the street,

the first team will be taking on
house number six.

Well, guys, that's it!

Team work makes the dream work, guys.

I think this might be ours.

I think so.

Dark gray windows.

And, two doors down,

the second team have house number four.

Here we are, guys.

-Great.
-How exciting.

Let's do this!

Can't wait to get in.

Both teams have just two days
to transform their rooms.

The first big decision is to keep,

or ditch the furniture in the model home.

-This is the living room.
-Okay, so, is this your room, Jim?

Is this all what you're keeping?

I'm not keeping much, actually.

I'm keeping the sofas
and that coffee table.

One, two, three.

I wasn't expecting to start with removals.

Ju, is there anything out of your room?

Yes, everything.

The contestants will have help

from a team of specialist tradespeople.

I want the whole thing sliced in half,

and then chopped up into 12 bits.

That's quite time consuming,
to cut it down the middle.

But, they must share out their time
between them.

There seems quite a lot to do.

At house number six,

interior stylist Frank
is already hard at work.

I'm eager to get going.

Frank's designed a sophisticated scheme
for the team's master bedroom.

He's chosen a muted wall colour

to set off his handmade
patterned headboard,

luxurious satin bedding,

pelican lamps, and multiple cushions

will make the bed the star
in his chic blue scheme.

Jeez, Frank.

-Lots to do!
-I feel like I'm behind already!

Quick, to your paint brushes, everyone!

Downstairs in the living room,

despite having to make over
the largest space,

fellow teammate Kyle's going all out
to impress the judges.

For a room of that size,
I had to do something that...

wasn't just a feature wall.

He's creating paneling
around the whole room

by fixing 20 meters of wooden batons

on the four walls.

You've not made it easy for yourself,
have you?

You could have come in and gone,

"Paint the walls,
whack some furniture in,"

but you're going to panel the lower half
of the whole room.

Yeah, and then there's internal beads
to go around each box

to add a bit more detail to it,

and the dado rail to go round.

-Do you think you're going to get it done?
-Yes.

Yeah? Very confident.

-There was no pause there.
-I've got to be.

-Just a little job.
-I'm feeling tense for you.

Oh, blimey.

It looks so baby blue.

Upstairs, in the team's guest bedroom...

Verity, it looks baby blue.

...Trish is having a bit of a moment.

Her home-mixed colour

isn't turning out as planned.

What colour was it meant to be?

Like a sort of gray.

duck egg-y blue.

I mean, if you hate it, change it now.

At 54, social worker, Trish,

recently made the brave move
to quit her career,

and set up her own
interior design business.

Interior design
was always kind of like a hobby,

but my father died three years ago,

and I thought life is too short.

And, it's been a fabulous journey so far.

I love eclectic.

I love a whole range of styles,

but when I'm working on a project,

I feel so excited.

I've always said,

"give me your outside
crumpled down toilet,

I'll be happy."

-I don't think it's duck egg.
-No, you're right.

-Does it look baby blue, though?
-No.

Frank, bless him, said it isn't baby blue,

but it's still baby blue in my mind.

I go in that room
and I just see baby blue.

But you've not really got options.

So I think you press ahead,

we can make it work with your styling.

That's what I'd do.

I've just told her to stick with it,

because there's not really
a lot she can do now,

and maybe towards the end
we can pull together

our styling and colours and make it work.

Two doors down at number four...

Definitely not a professional decorator.

Bit too haphazard.

...antique dealer Cassie's daring design
is underway.

That's a nice colour.

-Do you like it?
-Yeah.

I hope it's got mass appeal, as well.

I think it works, it's a study.

Cassie's not just relying on
bright blue walls to make an impact.

This is my main artwork for the room,

and I'm currently
very loosely gilding it.

And, because the desk
in the room is silver,

I, kind of, had to go with silver.

Once I brush it all back,
it's going to look more like this one,

which is my ceiling rose.

So, it doesn't have to be neat
and perfect.

Most of the teams' rooms
are well underway.

But, in the master bedroom,

Nicki's made little progress.

She's still stuck on her layout.

My first idea was to move the bed
to the other side of the wall

because that was where I'd like to see it.

I'll just stick to the plan.

Stick to the plan.

Oh, you know, I just need to be sure.

With her last child starting school,
it's time for Nicki

to focus on a career change.

I've been a mum for the last decade now,

and I've sort of juggled my career

and my kids,

and this is really my time

to shine again,

and to show everyone my passion,
and my vision, and what I can do

in the world of interiors.

I would describe my style as

forward-thinking, brave...

I love strong colours with pastels.

I particularly love blacks and pinks.

And, Nicki's using her favorite colours
in her master bedroom.

In a radical move,

she's painting the room black,

with contrasting colour blocking
in blush pink

on the top of the walls and ceiling.

It's an ambitious scheme.

She's also designed
a bespoke rattan mirror.

She's hand-painted
a homemade screen divider,

and creating peg board paneling
for the walls.

Painting pink on a ceiling

and black on the walls
is not your normal, typical

room that you would expect in a show home,

but I think hopefully
it's going to bring a wow factor.

Sorry, I'm a bit out of breath doing...

painting and talking.

Elsewhere on the team...

hoping to impress the judges,

Jerome's hand upholstering two headboards
for the children's bedroom.

We're good to staple.

Not a very big maker generally,

but I didn't just want to buy off-the-peg
like I usually do.

I really wanted to tailor
and embellish things

and make things from new
to really show what I could do.

25-year-old Jerome believes
being savvy with his money

is the key to great design.

I love to shop,

and I love to fill a room
with accessories.

That's what gives the identity.

My style is a modern boho,

but it has a bougie sophistication to it.

The key is just
to keep it pulled quite tight,

and not to be shy with the staples.

Looks amazing!

In the team's guest bedroom,
with her feature wallpaper up...

That's really quick, thank you.

...Terian is having a shot
at some wall art.

What on earth is going on over here?

I know, it's all gone a bit crazy.

I am currently making vinyl art.

I've never done it before,

so I don't really know
why I'm attempting this today.

You thought, on the biggest challenge
of your life, I'm going to...

start today.

Yeah, exactly.

My style is a mash-up of Caribbean

and mid-century modern.

Currently a solicitor,

this could be a fresh start for Terian.

The absolute dream for me would be

to leave law behind

and to start a career in something

that I absolutely
feel so passionately about.

Oh, no.

It's just not working.

Seems ridiculous that I'm crying
over a picture,

but it just means so much,

and I just want to do well.

I just want to make people proud.

Don't get upset, babes.

It's quite sad to see

another team member like Terian

get a bit upset,
because we're all in the same boat.

You know, it means so much to all of us.

-It's fine.
-Thank you.

Once, Barbara Windsor said that

to stop herself crying
she squeezes her bum cheeks together.

And that's what I'm currently doing!

Halfway through the first day,

at house number six,

the team are united...

-Nice sewing machine, Kyle.
-Thank you.

...and making good progress.

You're tacking that.
You're doing it properly?

Yeah.

Because that's how I like doing things,
more complicated.

Before we got to these lovely show homes,

there were a few slightly tense moments.

Do you think you've ironed that out now?

-Probably not, no.
-No.

No, absolutely not.

We're interior designers, Fearne.

We don't cooperate very well.

We've all got our own thoughts,
our own ways we do things.

Oh, careful, don't fall.

It's going up!

Ju's sticking with her contentious
clashing wallpaper in the office.

I didn't want the room to feel
too feminine or too romantic,

so that's why I introduced
the geometric to it.

I want people to walk through the door

when they come to see the house

and feel good, you know,
aspire to buy this house.

It's not what I would have done.

With show homing,
you can't be that Marmite, I don't think.

In the team's guest bedroom,

Trish is still
having a paint colour crisis.

I'm not happy.

I'm not happy.

That paint colour has...
It's got to change.

Ju, your paint...

works better than mine.

-I know it's not right.
-If you think it will work,

then just change now before you carry on.

I think I may have some left,
because I ordered quite a lot.

Yeah, I'm going to have to get some.

See? Problem solved, okay?

Teamwork! Thank you.

Decision made.

If I'd have left that paint colour,

even with the nice things and accessories,

it wouldn't have looked right.

Good.

It was baby blue, and, you know,

I didn't want baby blue.

With a late colour change,

Trish now faces a race to the finish

to get her room ready
and fit for the judges.

Back at number four,
the designers aren't holding back,

aiming to blow away the judges
with bold prints

and dramatic colours.

And, I like that you've matched your shirt
accordingly.

-Was that planned?
-It was planned.

-Of course it was, Jerome!
-I'd like to say it wasn't, but...

the designer in me can't help myself.

I know we've still got a lot to achieve
and time is ticking,

but the black has gone on beautifully.

I want to see the rest come together now,
get the paneling on the walls.

That'll be really great.

With the end of the day drawing close,

Nicki's ambitious plans
are affecting the whole team.

It's all kind of
waiting on builders' help now.

If the tradespeople
can't be shared between them,

the team risks delivering
an unfinished model home

when the judges arrive tomorrow.

It sort of transpired that Nicki's paint
and build has become quite complicated.

The team's biggest problem at the moment
is time, and sharing the builder.

So, how much more have you got...

-to get cut?
-He's nearly done,

well, I say nearly done, he's...

He's got a few batons,
but if you need him, go for it.

-Okay, lovely.
-Yeah.

Don't want to just get Nicki's work done
and nobody else's.

It's every man for himself at the moment,
it truly is.

Lucky for Jim,
he doesn't need to rely on builders,

as he's pretty handy himself.

Nice.

I am putting together

the arch screen, which is going to go
towards the back of the room.

Wow!

This is pink!

This is a very bold colour
for a living area.

Why did you go for the light pink,

-the blush, as you call it?
-The blush? Well...

I think it kind of works for everybody,

and, more importantly,
I think it works throughout the day.

We've already seen,
it's gone a lot flatter now, actually,

but earlier on, with the bright sun on it,

it was really quite energizing.

These are the wall arches
that are going to go along this wall.

Right.

So, as you can more see on that one,
which has been painted,

there's like a darker shadow effect.

What was the thinking behind the arches?
What gave you the inspiration for that?

I kind of knew that, apart from the fire,
it was going to be a pretty blank box,

because it's a new build, they all are.

So, I wanted to add a little bit
of an architectural feature, almost,

something a bit more classical in shape,
which an arch completely is.

Jim's teammates are feeling the pressure.

With time running out on their first day,

they're still a long way from finishing.

I may have just sewn a needle
into my cushion.

Starting to feel like
I've got more to do now than time.

Not going to get that third one in.

We're not going to have enough cable.

And, Nicki's radical design

is still demanding a lot of attention
from the team's shared builders.

Today has been full on,

but I'm not regretting being ambitious,

because this is my style,

you know, this is kind of how I work.

Working as a team is crucial
for professional interior designers,

but this house
is pushing everyone's patience.

I think I'm a little bit behind
where I want to be at the minute,

so I, kind of, need a bit more
builder time now.

Obviously, I've had a lot of intense
woodwork and stuff that needed to happen,

and, so, I've taken up
a bit more of their time.

But ,without the extra help,

Nicki's grand scheme
could be a design disaster.

Who needs a builder now, then?

I do, right now.

You go for it, yeah.

All right, perfect.

-Right.
-See you in a bit.

I don't want to be labeled
some sort of hogger,

because that doesn't sit well with me.

At number six...

This is all rather civilized, isn't it?

Bit of painting in the sunshine.

...as the day draws to a close,

the other team are pulling together.

Everyone's done,
so I was wondering if you need help?

-She can help you.
-Yeah.

It is a relief,
how well everyone's working as a team,

and kept each other going.

-I'm watching you because you're--
-Can you hold this screw?

I will, I'm good at doing that.

In the guest bedroom,

Trish is finally
happy with her paint colour,

but all the indecision
has cost her valuable time.

Trish is struggling, bless her.

Team support's been so helpful for me.

You know, what Frank did in ten minutes
probably would've took me half an hour.

-I haven't sweated this much all day!
-Haven't you?

I think that's what you do
in a team, isn't it?

I didn't think I was much
of a team player,

but maybe I am.

This show home is going to look fabulous.

Especially my room!

It's the final day of the challenge.

What's our plan?

-Finish.
-Finish, okay.

Let's get finished.

-On time.
-Yeah!

Cool, shall we crack on?

-Yeah.
-Crack on!

The teams have just three hours
before their finished model homes

will be scrutinized by the judges.

Yeah, that looks great.

Each week a guest judge
will help Michelle

decide who's leaving the competition.

For this first challenge,

internationally-renowned designer,
Matthew Williamson, is joining her.

-Oh, my God!
-Guys?

-Well, now it's pretty real, isn't it?
-Completely starstruck now.

A master of print and colour,

his design DNA
has translated into fabulous fabrics,

and exotic wallpaper collections.

I think this is a great first challenge
for our designers,

because they've been given
completely blank canvases.

Do you have a sense,
as a designer yourself,

of, if you were tackling a show home,
what you might do?

I'm definitely a maximalist designer.

I love colour, pattern, print.

I guess if I was working on
a project like this,

I would pare things back a little bit
to my own personal taste,

just kind of be mindful of...

you know, "Can more people like this?
We've got to sell these homes."

At number six,
the team are on the home straight.

It's such an exciting bit
of the whole thing,

doing all the last little bits.

It's all about building layers.
I'm a bed linen freak.

And, Trish has a trick up her sleeve,

some final finishing touches
to tie the model home together.

I bought a load of teal cushions

for the team to use,

so I think it's hopefully
going to work quite cohesively.

Our job, as designers for a show home,

is to appeal to the most buyers,

so that the developer
gets that property sold.

Guys, can we aim to be finished
in half an hour?

I don't know what I'm doing!

-That is beautiful.
-Well done, mate.

I do relish a challenge,
or else I wouldn't have designed the room.

I could've just painted it,
and I could have kept things quite simple,

but I wouldn't want to do well
at a challenge by playing anything safe.

-Wow.
-Considering this was a completely...

featureless room...

It no longer is.

...it certainly no longer is.

I really like the paneling.

It feels so kind of right in here.

It, sort of, anchors all the furniture,
because all the furniture then sits,

like, below the paneling.

I'm super impressed.

It feels sophisticated,
it's actually quite elegant.

I think most people
would walk into this room...

...very happy.

They could imagine themselves living here.

I certainly could.

It'll be interesting to see
the other rooms and how it connects.

My design's exactly how I imagined.

I just wanted a space
that was really calm.

You know, I walk into that room myself,

and it feels a lovely room to be in
as a guest.

I mean, it does all hang together
really well, and it's a very sort of...

beautiful, gentle palette.

But it's very polite.

I mean, a clever use of colour on the
walls wouldn't have gone amiss,

and given the space
a bit more of an impact.

Do you think this bedroom

feels like it belongs to the same people
as the lounge?

Do you know what? I think it does.

There's certainly a synthesis
with the palette.

This feels a slightly more
feminine version.

To what level of success,
is my question.

It just looks a bit like,
you know, my mum could do it.

Where's the designer element?

I think I'm a stronger stylist
than I am a designer.

Although, I am impressing myself.

So, yeah, I think,
without sounding too cocksure,

I completely believe in
what I've delivered.

I think it's definitely been well executed
and well thought out.

We've got beautiful things to feel.

It is working on several levels.

I wonder that perhaps
he didn't have to go...

quite so overboard with this painting,

because we've got kind of a lot of colour
and pattern action going on over here.

That could've been it,
that's the wow factor.

Is it there just for the sake of it?

I don't love that piece of art,

but I understand why he's put it there.

Definitely contemporary,
definitely luxury child's bedroom.

Hundred per cent hit the brief, yeah.

It doesn't feel like that sort of...

cliché that you can so easily fall into
with a kid's room.

It just all gets a bit busy and babyish.

I think this is a good
grown-up child's room.

There seems to be a lot of teal
around this house.

Perhaps they've identified that
as their kind of unifying colour.

I hope the judges
will be happy with my design.

I know it's not a traditional study style,

but I wanted to do something different.

This is a much more kitsch,
tongue-in-cheek kind of a space.

-It feels very overtly feminine.
-Yeah.

She's done an amazing job
building some furniture.

She's picked
some kind of funky pieces here.

She's chosen some amazing wallpapers,

but does it all hang together?

I think you've hit the nail on the head.

I quite like the wallpapers.

Do I like them together?

-No.
-It could be quite divisive, this room.

Do think that's going to
kind of alienate a lot of buyers?

Yeah, it's a bold ask,

to ask everyone that comes in this home
to love that paper.

At number four, everyone's pitching in...

as they work against the clock
to get their rooms perfect for the judges.

The quicker I get this flat pack furniture
out the way so I can move on, the better.

Definitely there's food for thought
if I get through to the next round.

I'll probably be a little less ambitious.

No!

Oh, guys, hoover.

-Nicki, how are you?
-Alright.

Strangely, at the start,

I didn't think that some of the rooms
would pull together...

I am getting a bit sweaty now.

...but, walking around,

there's such a sophistication
throughout everybody's space,

everything really seems to kind of link.

-I think we're done. I think so.
-Yeah.

Hopefully, I've pulled it off.
Let's see what the judges have to say.

I'm picturing a winning house here.

I think we've got this.

I'm pleased with how the room looks,

it's come together...

kind of as I designed it really,
and as I'd hoped.

And, just to see
all those colours together,

my room's got a bit of a wow factor.

I can't wait for the judges now

to sort of hopefully feel the same,
but we'll see.

It's a statement, for sure.

I don't know why,
but I feel really underwhelmed by it.

I think it's maybe something to do with
the furniture placement.

They've made two separate little vignettes
in either corner,

and then a feature wall.

Yeah. It all feels a bit like a set.

Is a feature wall like this
an appropriate thing to do

in a living room, in a show home,

for someone to come in
and imagine themselves

buying this and living here?

This, perhaps, is quite a specific taste.

Oh, man, it has been
a mega couple of days.

My room is
totally how I expected it to be.

It has that appeal to lots of people,

but it's also a bit more aspirational.

I used pieces
that were actually expensive,

and really good,
things that people want to have.

So, I'm pretty happy.

I like this.

-Do you?
-I do.

There's an element of symmetry here
that's just--

It feels very balanced.

Got this nice pairing of the bookcases,

which has framed the artwork
in the middle,

which immediately lends a backdrop
to the table.

It's doing so many great things,
and, to me, looks like

a cover of a magazine.

I'm feeling pretty nervous
about being judged, actually.

I kind of wish I could go back in
and maybe like...

hoover some more

or clean some more, or steam some more,
but I've done as much as I can do now.

I think there's some really clever things
going on in this room.

She's really used the canvas
of the walls,

which is something I love to see.

She's not fallen into the trap of going,

"Okay, I've chose a zany wallpaper.

Let's put more wallpaper over here

and paint the whole room the same colour."

She's just really pulled out areas.

Yeah, it's very modern, and very clean,

and I think it does the job really well.

I really think
I've done enough to impress.

I've done some things
that aren't usually within my skill set,

I've really pushed myself,
I'm happy with the results,

I think everything looks good.

So, I'm ecstatic at this moment.

It is very, very pink,
in a very sugary pink,

slightly saccharine way.

In terms of a first impression,
I think it's charming.

But, has this room been interior designed?

It's a lovely shopping list of items
that have been bought.

This to me feels,

as pretty as it is, perhaps a bit flat.

I've put my absolute heart and soul
into doing this.

You know, I've tried to achieve a lot,

and that's taken a lot of elbow grease
to make that happen.

But I am pleased with the overall look.

There are some great techniques
at work here.

This kind of idea of dropping the ceiling
slightly down the walls.

It's given the room a different dimension,
hasn't it?

There's a very lovely, subtle, clever

use of materials.

The punched-out wood here,
back on the panels,

and then this sort of cane effect here--

-And, this pin board material,

this is a cheap material
that's been made to look quite luxey.

Yeah, but back to this idea
that it's a show home,

this is...

quite a lot to ask.

This is a black bedroom.

-Do you really want a black bedroom?
-Is it too far for a show home?

It's a good question.

It's going to be a really tough decision

to decide who's going to be
our first designer to leave.

Before the teams
return to the design studio

to discover their fate,

they've got time for a snoop
around each other's model homes.

Secretly, I'm hoping it's...

not very good.

Oh, my God.

That's pink.

You'd best like pink
if you're going to buy the house, right?

It is the opposite of our house.

I mean, a pink living room.

I just find it incredible.

Oh, my gosh.

It's dark.

I was flabbergasted at next door.

I don't think we got much to worry about,
to be fair.

I really, genuinely don't.

It just doesn't hit the brief at all.

It's just not a show home.

-This is the living room.
-Lounge.

-Oh, wow.
-Yeah.

-Very different to what...
-Yeah, really different.

...Jim has done.

It looks very much like a show home.

No, I'm not worried.
It just feels a bit safe.

These rooms feel a little bit more
paint-by-numbers for me.

They're are a little bit safer,

a bit more traditional,
a little bit done.

It's definitely blander.

I think, with our group,

we're maybe a bit more individual
in our designs,

and hopefully that might be more
what the...

judges are looking for.

So, who knows who's got this one?

With a life-changing contract at stake,

the designers are called
to Michelle's studio to learn their fate.

Who'll be safe,

and who will be the first

to be eliminated from the competition?

I'm feeling nervous.

I wasn't, but now I'm feeling nervous.

I am worried,

but I just keep...

really tightly telling myself,
"Just have faith."

I'd like to think I'm safe.

I feel confident enough.

I'm feeling so nervous about
getting the results.

I just really want to get through.

Hi, guys.

Hello.

So, challenge one... done.

How are we feeling?

-Relieved.
-Yes.

It was obviously
such a tough first challenge,

as you had to impress Michelle
and Matthew,

and you also had to create
these two

sophisticated show homes
that felt cohesive.

Well, I can now break the news to you

that one team is completely safe.

So...

Ju...

the judges felt that your wallpapers
didn't quite work together.

But...

Frank's team, you're safe.

If you would like to go
and walk out that door over there,

and have a big, deep sigh of relief.

Well done.

What a shame.

Gutted.

That is good!

I'm--
-My hands are wet,

they are so clammy!

I'm the happiest woman
in the whole wide world!

I really agree with the judges' feedback
that they gave to Ju.

Kind of proves my point slightly,

and I do love to be right.

So, yeah, happy with the overall turn out.

So, guys, the judges

absolutely loved

loads of elements of design in your rooms.

They thought it was super clever,

and they loved
your bold and brave choices.

But...

they didn't think it felt as cohesive
as the other team's show home.

They had issues
with three of the five rooms.

So...

...Nicki...

Okay.

...Jerome...

Okay.

...and Jim.

the judges would like to talk to you

to decide
who will be leaving the competition.

Okay.

Terian and Cassie, you're safe,
and we'll see you at the next challenge.

They don't like colour.

I was really confident in our house,

so I was quite surprised, to be honest.

I'm genuinely gutted for the other guys.

So, Nicki, Jerome and Jim,

why are they in your bottom three?

At the end of the day,

an interior designer
has to satisfy the brief,

and what I wanted to see

was that some of those people
with very strong design styles

would just tone it down a bit.

Because, in Nicki's room, we agreed
that she had some great moves there,

but then we sort of stopped
and thought about it a bit more,

and you have to kind of look and go,

"This is a black bedroom, in a show home."

So, Jerome's room is much more
what you'd expect to see in a show home,

so why do you want to talk to him?

It wasn't designed.

You know, designing is not shopping.

Gold flamingos and pink cushions,

it's not enough.

How about Jim's pink lounge?

He definitely has an eye,
he definitely has talent,

but there were design moves he made there

that I felt had no place
in a domestic environment.

Okay, Nicki...

you painted the room black.

Yeah, I don't see black
as being a scary colour.

Myself and my husband
like to have a room that we can

shut the door away from the kids
at the end of the day...

create a sort of sensual, romantic space--

-It is not about you.

This is not your home.

You know, this is a show home.

No one's bought it yet,

you can't ask the parents,
do they like charcoal grays and blacks?

So, you have to think of
your broadest audience.

I got the feeling that you were
not willing to compromise at all.

I think I just had a very clear vision

of what I consider to be a luxury,
contemporary family home.

Jim, tell me a bit more about
the wall with the arches on it.

I mean, I struggled to understand that,

because this was a house,
a domestic landscape,

Yeah, well,
I wanted the room to have a sense of...

kind of grandeur to it, really,

so it was deliberately architectural,

rather than a flat wall.

I felt like I was looking at
three great vignettes,

and I thought they'd look great
on magazine covers,

but I didn't really feel
I want to live in this room.

Yeah, no, I can see that, I guess.

But...

I still think I made the room

feel quite comfortable,
but ultimately a real show space.

I think it was a space
that you could imagine...

being in and using.

I think it set the imagination going,
and I think it had the wow factor.

Jerome...

I'm interested to know

why you went for

an entire space in what seemed like
one colour, one tone of pink?

It all felt a bit sugary coated, and flat.

As a basis,
I like to keep everything neutral

so you can add things in.

It felt to my eye
that there was a lot of buying.

Yeah, I can appreciate that.

Usually, I am a shopper,

but I actually made quite a few things.

So, I upholstered the beds,
I made the headboards.

I really am keen to learn so much more.

I'd love to just showcase
more of what I'm about.

Well, you all three
are fantastically talented,

otherwise you wouldn't even be here.

Ultimately, it comes down to me
to make the final decision.

And, I'm afraid the first person
that I'm going to send home...

Jim, it's going to be you.

Your scheme
had a great sense of theatricality to it,

but that's what kind of held it back
for me.

It was supposed to be a lounge,

and it didn't feel lounge-y.

Bring it in.

-Well done, Jim.
-Thank you.

I'm pretty gutted to be going, obviously.

I hadn't hoped for that,
or really anticipated it.

I know that I could've brought much more
to the table,

so it's a shame
that I'm not going to get to, sort of...

show that further down the line.

You can cry if you want to cry.

A cry of relief!

I'm feeling relieved,

but I am frustrated with myself

that perhaps I put
a bit too much of myself into the room.

Nicki clearly has
a huge amount of potential,

but she needs to learn when to rein it in
in favor of the client.

I mean, a black room was always
going to be a bit love or loathe.

I'm ecstatic at this moment in time.

Thrilled to be through to the next round.

-Thanks, guys.
-Thank you.

I need to see Jerome
find his inner designer

and not just rely on clever shopping
and styling,

and it will be really interesting
to see if he can do that.

I was so scared
that I was going to go home,

so it's just made me even hungrier
to go forward in the competition.

-Next time...
-Good job you're here, isn't it?

This now is the wow.

...the designers are taking on bedrooms...

I absolutely hate it.

It's like an EasyJet crew room.

...in a coastal hotel.

...and I'm running out of time.

Looks excellent in his room,

but...

not in mine.

Subtitle translation by:
Christian Bretschneider