60 Minute Makeover
mrsgrumpy49
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Just been watching the most horrendous (imo) makeover - though to be fair in it's original state, you couldn't possibly have made it worse. But the first thing the occupant said was 'It's different' then 'It's not my house'. So what's the point?
Yes money is an important factor but your home reflects you regardless. What is the point in transforming a bland, dull, room with no personality or imagination into a 'quirky fun space' if the occupant, tbh, has zero quirkiness or imagination?
Actually I'd hate to come home to find it had been 'made over'. Don't get me wrong - it would be amazing to have a designer's input and the cash to make it a reality but unless I am involved in the process, it is not likely to reflect 'me'. How about you?
Yes money is an important factor but your home reflects you regardless. What is the point in transforming a bland, dull, room with no personality or imagination into a 'quirky fun space' if the occupant, tbh, has zero quirkiness or imagination?
Actually I'd hate to come home to find it had been 'made over'. Don't get me wrong - it would be amazing to have a designer's input and the cash to make it a reality but unless I am involved in the process, it is not likely to reflect 'me'. How about you?
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BIB. I take that as them saying "It's not the same sh*thole I left this morning"
I use to watch the episode before Andre took over, actually I did watch one as it was done in the village where I use to live.
Apart from the really expensive furniture they give them I would not want them in my home. You can see on some of them how bad the finish is.
It used to be good, when designers like Linda Barker and Justin and Colin did it, but these new nobodies, they must be cheap to hire.
I hope she managed to do something with it after they left.
Last week some so called designer to the stars actually painted over woodchip, it looked awful, ITV are really cutting corners this year.
Glad it's not just me then
I think the main fun of this programme is watching the reaction of the victim. You can usually tell when they are genuinely overjoyed or when they are struggling to say something nice. As was the case here I feel
My DH and I decorated my daughters bedroom a few weeks ago and it took us nearly a week to do it properly. We stripped all the old wallpaper off, painted the ceiling twice, painted the coving twice. We sanded down the window sills and they had 4 coats of paint. We removed the radiator and spray painted that.
The skirting boards had two coats of gloss which meant lifting up the carpet edges to do it properly. We washed down all the walls to remove sticky residue and then we wallpapered 2 walls and painted the other two. We replaced the radiator, hung new curtains, replaced the carpet and that was the job done.
Do they only do 1 room now rather than bodge 4
What?
Im watching an old one atm and its linda barker and its awful! Shes the worst!
The house is unfinished due to rip off builders so she basically had a blank canvas. The homeowner had just had a new kitchen fitted which looked ok, very modern and lightish brown wood effect cupboards with black worktops and a black breakfast bar.
Linda turns up and decides to keep the cupboards and worktops and paint the walls pink! As if that wasnt bad enough, she took out the black breakfast bar and replaced it with a purple one! The pink and purple together look perfect for a 4 year old girls bedroom but not a family kitchen!
All she needed to do was paint the walls, that were just bare plaster, with a neutral colour and add coloured tiles for the splash of colour she wanted and it would look lovely.
But no, she has to go all out in your face colours that clash and it looks horrible! Tbh i prefered the bare plaster.
Originally the 60 mins did not include prep, so removing stuff, was not included, just the refit, but since the Peter Andre incarnation they say its done in a day.
I watched this one. It was horrendous
I just saw quite a nice L shaped room which looked perfectly ok and modern but NO ... That was the original one. The new one which Linda Barker did was awful. The most hideous wallpapers made to look like pictures, a grotesque rugged table and a sofa which is halfway over the fireplace.:o
The garden is now complete with a fully functioning outdoor KITCHEN, all the furniture, a sink, a pizza oven, etc etc. Yeah that will be really useful for just a couple of weeks a year in England!!
Is that the one where the woman who organised it specifically told Andre/the designer that the big, squashy and very comfy looking brown/beige corner sofa was quite new, that the home owner loved it and just to 'tweak' it up a bit?
Then the homeowner came back to what looked like pallets painted white with hard cushions placed on top? It was horrendous!
I don't catch many of these programmes but I caught the above and also a one where Linda Barker 'improved' the house with the liberal use of the most vile yellow I've ever seen in my life.
I'd really like to see what the designers houses look like to see if they practice what they preach with other folk.
The only good thing about this programme is the free furniture that the victims get e.g. new beds, tables and chairs, wall units etc. The decorating leaves a bit to be desired!
Nice bedroom too.
I wounder what kind of monstrosity this poor sap will end up with today??
LOL, yes imagine!
He must have been rubbing his sweaty little hands together.
I agree with those who hated today's mish-mash of different stuff - the best bit was the appliqued cushion and the pictures on the living room wall!!
And the teapot light shades.
Peter Andre does say at the start that , it wont take 60 minutes, it will be done in a day, he said it last series too
Todays house looks OK ish again, just needs a clean and tidy up, with a lick of paint.