The Block AU Season 20 Episode 32
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00:00:00Previously, teams have been tackling the biggest rooms yet.
00:00:06It's Kitchen Week.
00:00:07No, it's Living Dining Week.
00:00:08And it didn't take long for things to go wrong.
00:00:09Bit of news about the plaster.
00:00:10I don't know if you've heard.
00:00:11When there was a delay with the biggest chiprock delivery of the season.
00:00:12It's touch and go whether we get some today or not.
00:00:13For everyone?
00:00:14For every house.
00:00:15Yeah, it was coming, then it's not coming, and now it's definitely not coming.
00:00:16Five plasterers?
00:00:17Yeah.
00:00:18Waiting.
00:00:19I've got it.
00:00:20I've got it.
00:00:21I've got it.
00:00:22I've got it.
00:00:23I've got it.
00:00:24I've got it.
00:00:25I've got it.
00:00:26I've got it.
00:00:27I've got it.
00:00:28I've got it.
00:00:29Okay, off-season, we've got the key testing.
00:00:30I've got some bugs here on 80 bucks an hour, mate.
00:00:32And to compound things?
00:00:33Hey.
00:00:34You've got a freaking challenge.
00:00:36I can't do that.
00:00:38I'm not going, no one else goes.
00:00:41Up with the seemingly inconvenient challenge came with a very special silver lining.
00:00:46Now we're in our 20th season and we're going to do something that we've never ever done
00:00:51before.
00:00:52I'll put out a call to High Pages.
00:00:53They've come to the party.
00:00:55They're going to supply each team with a professional painter for two days.
00:01:00Yes!
00:01:01And look, while we're here, I figure I should cover the cost of the plasterers that were
00:01:07standing around yesterday.
00:01:10That's on us.
00:01:11So with the high pages helping hand, our teams were back on track with their biggest rooms
00:01:16on the block.
00:01:17Beautiful.
00:01:18Well, mostly.
00:01:19So, have you started painting yet?
00:01:21Oh no, we have not started painting yet.
00:01:24We just finished plastering and we still need to sand it.
00:01:26Today...
00:01:27This is safe, right?
00:01:28Oh, yeah.
00:01:29Oh, today's probably the worst day I've had on the block.
00:01:33The rooms have the judges singing their praises.
00:01:35Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah.
00:01:39This feels like one cohesive, warm room.
00:01:43That is one of the most amazing features of this property.
00:01:46Stunning.
00:01:47I don't agree with either of you.
00:01:50Before one room gets a double scooping of tents.
00:01:53Caught in grumpy?
00:01:54Phil's here.
00:01:55Would you like to use him?
00:02:10It's been a massive week on the block, full of ups and downs and all of the contestants
00:02:14are starting to get edgy.
00:02:16Wait, I've got a wedgie.
00:02:17Sorry.
00:02:18Or wedgie.
00:02:20Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:02:23Ahhhhhh!
00:02:25That felt good.
00:02:27It's like a pack of gulars.
00:02:29Yeah.
00:02:30How were you feeling when you woke up?
00:02:31Yeah, how were you feeling when you woke up, Courtney?
00:02:33Oh.
00:02:35Sore throat from screaming?
00:02:36Yep.
00:02:37Sore throat from screaming, yep.
00:02:40We're more like early birds than night owls.
00:02:46I would much prefer to go to bed at like 10 or 11
00:02:49and then wake up at four.
00:02:52Hi.
00:02:52Hi.
00:02:53How are you?
00:02:55Good, how are you?
00:02:56Not bad.
00:02:58Been up since 3.30, so feeling a little tired.
00:03:02And the girls aren't the only ones
00:03:03feeling worse for wear on Saturday morning.
00:03:06Big night.
00:03:07You look like Marv off Overload.
00:03:10Yeah, I feel like him.
00:03:11Like who?
00:03:13The tall, skinny dude who always gets the litch kids.
00:03:15Ah!
00:03:19Just waking myself up.
00:03:23Oh, man.
00:03:25Oh, I am stressed.
00:03:29Christian hates Saturdays.
00:03:30Saturdays is a stressful day.
00:03:32Because you're literally looking at an empty space
00:03:35that you'll be delivering in less than 24 hours.
00:03:39And it's no ordinary empty space
00:03:41that our blockheads are transforming this week.
00:03:44Nope, this week they're delivering
00:03:45their living and dining rooms.
00:03:47These are the biggest and arguably
00:03:48the most important rooms in their homes.
00:03:51Because it's in these spaces
00:03:53that prospective buyers will get their first impressions.
00:03:57This week was busy.
00:04:00And it was big.
00:04:01Big and busy.
00:04:02Big and busy.
00:04:03And to give you an idea of just how big this week has been,
00:04:06let's take a shameless walk down memory lane.
00:04:09You're like Judy Roney.
00:04:12Way back in 2003, in the very first season of The Block,
00:04:16the entire floor space for each of the Bondi apartments
00:04:20was approximately 65 square metres.
00:04:2320 years later, the living dining rooms alone
00:04:26are 50 to 75 square metres.
00:04:29So needless to say, everyone is under the pump
00:04:32with 24 hours to go.
00:04:34Surely that's nothing to cry about.
00:04:36Oh yeah, I had a little cry by myself in my room.
00:04:39A couple of times.
00:04:43Oh.
00:04:51Did you sleep?
00:04:52Yes, I had a good sleep actually, but.
00:04:54And you've woken up broken, mate?
00:04:56Broken.
00:04:57Oh, cracked.
00:04:58Maybe not broken.
00:05:01What's wrong, mate?
00:05:01I don't know where the orders ended up.
00:05:03I need base coat.
00:05:04I ordered three bags and just none of it ended up there.
00:05:07For plaster, are you only base coating now?
00:05:10So there's no more power tools from 3.30 this afternoon.
00:05:13So all the scaffolding has to be dropped down,
00:05:15but also all the high pages painters
00:05:18have to be done and going home.
00:05:19So as it stands at the moment,
00:05:21house one are fully painted.
00:05:23House two, they're gonna start painting
00:05:24in about half an hour.
00:05:26House three, they're fully painted.
00:05:27House four's done one coat of painting
00:05:30and about to do the second coat now.
00:05:31And house five, we haven't even started painting,
00:05:33they're still plastering.
00:05:35So the high pages painters may not even get
00:05:37to house five at this stage.
00:05:39Surely there's base coat.
00:05:40Yeah, it has to be.
00:05:42Someone must have it.
00:05:43Right now, I just, yeah, I feel pretty depressed.
00:05:45Just so many no-shows and stuff.
00:05:48It's, yeah, it's just disheartening.
00:05:50Do you have base coat?
00:05:51Base coat?
00:05:52Yeah, I should have base coat.
00:05:53You all right?
00:05:54Yeah.
00:05:55Yeah, let me find some.
00:05:57So for the second time this week,
00:05:59Christian has had to swallow his pride
00:06:02and accept help from the girls.
00:06:04Are you sure?
00:06:05About the plasterers?
00:06:06Yeah.
00:06:07Yeah, it's fine.
00:06:08Oh, you're a life-saving girl.
00:06:09Sometimes it's hard to ask for help like that.
00:06:11Was that hard?
00:06:12It was hard.
00:06:13Why?
00:06:15You just feel like you...
00:06:17Okay.
00:06:22Are you crying?
00:06:25It's stressful.
00:06:29Yeah, house one, we're happy enough to help us out.
00:06:32Again.
00:06:33Which is quite generous of house one,
00:06:35giving Christian's reluctance to help them
00:06:38back in their first week on the block.
00:06:40What's the go with plastering?
00:06:42Because Jessie and Paige are now gone,
00:06:44we said we'd love if Brendan could work with us.
00:06:47So like, one of the things, obviously, on the block
00:06:49is you sort of have to find all your trades.
00:06:51Now, are Jessie and Paige the contestants?
00:06:53They don't belong to the house.
00:06:55They belong to the contestants.
00:06:57Okay, so they were Jessie and Paige's.
00:06:59Jessie and Paige are no longer here.
00:07:02Coming in on the first day
00:07:02and then having your trades taken was not ideal.
00:07:08Especially when it's something like plastering.
00:07:10And it's like, I can't actually do that.
00:07:15You're getting the painters last.
00:07:17Yep.
00:07:18That means we're gonna come last this week.
00:07:23As far as I'm concerned,
00:07:24the painters have at least done one coat
00:07:27on everyone's house except us.
00:07:29Yes, the delays continue, even with the painter.
00:07:32Christian and Mimi have the smallest
00:07:34living and dining room space.
00:07:35But they're the only couple with the added obstacle
00:07:38of the space being upstairs.
00:07:41Should they manage to get paint on their walls,
00:07:43they plan on styling their room
00:07:45with two cabinets either side of their TV
00:07:48in front of a Lamin-X feature wall.
00:07:50They'll complete their space
00:07:51by tapping into some of their $100,000
00:07:54week one prize from Camerage
00:07:56to feature a plush lounge and a wool rug.
00:07:59Plus their dining room will consist
00:08:01of an eight seater walnut table
00:08:03underneath a boutique pendant.
00:08:06Oh man, I'm just over this.
00:08:09I'm over it.
00:08:1424 hours until tools down, what's left to do?
00:08:17A huge list.
00:08:18We've got scaff that needs to come down at 3.30.
00:08:21We're painting.
00:08:23He's got to do all our skirts.
00:08:25Corking.
00:08:26Pretty much all of the above.
00:08:28Yeah.
00:08:29And then we've got this epic deck ton
00:08:30with the fireplace and the TV.
00:08:33We've got a 3.5 metre Christian collar table
00:08:35that could sit eight to 10 people.
00:08:37I have a massive lounge.
00:08:39And down the room.
00:08:40It's taller than me.
00:08:41Yeah, I hope we make it to the end.
00:08:43Oh, and we want to light a fire.
00:08:46Before Carly can realise her inner fire bug,
00:08:49she'll need to get her massive deck ton in.
00:08:51And it's costing her a pretty penny.
00:08:54How's our budget looking, babe?
00:08:56Yeah, I spent 10 and a half grand.
00:08:59On stone, Mason.
00:09:01So if they don't love our fireplace this week...
00:09:05I'm in trouble.
00:09:05I'm gonna be pissed.
00:09:07She's big.
00:09:08Yeah, there might be a few boys slotting that in.
00:09:10Definitely.
00:09:18How do you feel about the stone going in?
00:09:20Yeah, look, the stone, no, I'm not nervous.
00:09:21The stone's exciting.
00:09:23More, more.
00:09:25Like, they're super experienced,
00:09:26so they'll just knock that straight out of the park.
00:09:29Why do you look nervous?
00:09:30I'm always nervous.
00:09:32Is there a spare sheet?
00:09:33Sure isn't.
00:09:37I'm sure it'll be fine.
00:09:39And this isn't the first time Carly and Brad
00:09:41have rolled the dice on expensive deck ton.
00:09:45One of your amazing deck ton tiles.
00:09:47Oh, I know.
00:09:48What happened?
00:09:50Apparently something was under it.
00:09:52Deck ton, I love it.
00:09:54That's 700 bucks in the bin.
00:09:56As Carly and Brad's very expensive moment of truth
00:09:59awaits them, over at house three, they're flying high.
00:10:03Come fly with me.
00:10:05You guys had a good night.
00:10:06We did.
00:10:07You got heaps done.
00:10:08Didn't have too much fun, mate.
00:10:10This is good.
00:10:11That looks awesome.
00:10:12It does, doesn't it?
00:10:13Yeah.
00:10:14We have got a massive space to fill.
00:10:16We've got a Colby dining table coming in.
00:10:20We've got a massive sanctuary couch
00:10:22and freedom coming in.
00:10:24We've got another nice armchair from Globe West
00:10:27with a nice open fireplace from Stoke.
00:10:30We've got a nice 83 inch LG TV
00:10:33and we've got a $20,000 piece of artwork from Artist Lane.
00:10:37We know we're close.
00:10:38Yeah, we're close.
00:10:40And things are also coming together over at house one,
00:10:43which is a welcome relief for the girls
00:10:45after a difficult Friday.
00:10:46Yeah, so we wanted to have some texture in our feature wall.
00:10:49So we thought Venetian plaster, we've always loved it.
00:10:52And Dan, our builder, had a contact.
00:10:54So we rang him, got all his insurances,
00:10:57but we didn't realize he was bringing another guy with him.
00:10:59The second guy was missing some sort of insurance.
00:11:03So yeah, it was a bit of a bummer.
00:11:04That left us with no Venetian plaster on Friday night?
00:11:08At 5.30.
00:11:09And so then I went around
00:11:10and asked Courtney and Graeme to help out.
00:11:14Our Venetian plaster person, the insurance wouldn't work.
00:11:16Do you have a contact for that we could try and ring?
00:11:18They're these guys.
00:11:20They do it?
00:11:21Your Venetian plaster?
00:11:22Yeah.
00:11:23If they're spending time here, we want them to Venetian.
00:11:27Five blocks Venetian?
00:11:28Probably, yeah.
00:11:29Yeah, yeah.
00:11:32All right.
00:11:33We'll just remember all this.
00:11:35Then good old foreman Dan sent me a contact of somebody
00:11:39and he was very keen to do it.
00:11:41How are you going?
00:11:42Yeah, good.
00:11:43Sorry for a bit of a muck around.
00:11:44No, it's all right.
00:11:46Let me have a look.
00:11:47You have to check with the sample, but...
00:11:49That one, Charmed White.
00:11:51Charmed White.
00:11:52Okay.
00:11:55With their plaster saga sorted,
00:11:57the main talking point of the girls living in dining room
00:12:00will be the Venetian plastering of the flue.
00:12:02They'll complete their space
00:12:04with a six person dining table, couch, coffee table,
00:12:07pendant lighting, artwork and fireplace.
00:12:10I've never like worked with someone
00:12:12to do like Venetian plaster or plastering like that before.
00:12:15And so I was like, I don't know how this is gonna turn out.
00:12:17And this could be a very expensive experience.
00:12:20I'm only picking from a sample like this big.
00:12:22It's hard to tell how that's gonna translate onto a wall.
00:12:26While Maddie and Charlotte are concerned
00:12:27with how the finished Venetian plastering
00:12:30may appear once dried,
00:12:32perhaps they should be worried about what Courtney is up to.
00:12:35You see who's next to you.
00:12:37So now like we do see the girls often
00:12:38because they're obviously our neighbour.
00:12:40They're obviously going to do a Venetian plaster.
00:12:43So yeah, I was at my cafe and spoke to Elias.
00:12:45We've got a back wall.
00:12:47Our plasters normally do it, but could you do it today?
00:12:50No, would it be for today?
00:12:52Or for tomorrow?
00:12:52Could you do it for tomorrow?
00:12:54Maybe not.
00:12:55Maybe between, if I see a wall, I'll check it for you.
00:12:59It's only up here anyway.
00:13:02I saw him and Courtney walking down the street
00:13:06to their house.
00:13:07Do you find it weird that they didn't come in and ask you
00:13:09or talk to you guys directly about it?
00:13:11Yeah, I did find it a little bit odd.
00:13:12When I saw them walking down the street,
00:13:14like Courtney and Elias together walking down the street,
00:13:17I was like, that's a bit odd.
00:13:18And like, no one mentioned it to me.
00:13:21Venetian plaster is two stages.
00:13:22Yeah.
00:13:23Which colour you like to do it?
00:13:25If I was more confrontational,
00:13:27I would have been like, what are you doing?
00:13:29But I'm not.
00:13:30And I was like, look,
00:13:31I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt.
00:13:33Maybe they know each other.
00:13:34Maybe he's going for a visit.
00:13:36But there's just no way that they're going to steal
00:13:38our like Venetian plaster.
00:13:40Let me deal with this, finish it.
00:13:42And I'll come to you and we'll talk.
00:13:45Easy.
00:13:46Sorry, what's your name again?
00:13:46Grant.
00:13:47Grant.
00:13:48No problem.
00:13:51And did the girls have any issue
00:13:53with you guys approaching Elias?
00:13:55No, we've helped.
00:13:56We've given them plaster.
00:13:57Girls didn't have an issue with it.
00:13:58We actually gave them our plasterers in the first week
00:14:01they were in the competition to help them get through.
00:14:03So, yeah.
00:14:09Why are we letting other teams borrow our plasterers, Court?
00:14:12No, we're waiting for the floras have kicked us out, so.
00:14:15We had six plasterers just basically on standby.
00:14:19We went into the room for like two seconds.
00:14:20They all went to one.
00:14:21Have we got all six of you?
00:14:23Well, we've got nothing else to do for now.
00:14:24Oh, boys, the legends are here.
00:14:28Can we just get the whole team back in there?
00:14:30Not how it works.
00:14:32Get your own plasterers.
00:14:33It's, you know, it's still a competition
00:14:35at the end of the day.
00:14:37Sure, they'd be fine with it.
00:14:39If not, bad luck, you don't own trades.
00:14:44What the f*** is wrong with you?
00:14:46What?
00:14:49How long, Elias, till this dries?
00:14:52How long? Another half hour?
00:14:54Yeah.
00:14:55Why?
00:14:56It's chicken.
00:14:57Yeah, yeah, half an hour.
00:14:58Yeah.
00:14:59Get your little picking fingers off.
00:14:59It's already dry.
00:15:00It's dry, yeah.
00:15:02Another coat like this, dry, yeah?
00:15:04You'll be done by what?
00:15:06Four, five?
00:15:07Yeah, something like this and I'll move to second house.
00:15:10Are you going to go do two?
00:15:11No, he's finishing this then going.
00:15:14Because the last two trades I gave away to other people
00:15:16we didn't finish.
00:15:17Really?
00:15:18Yeah.
00:15:21Until he finishes this, he's going to stay here.
00:15:25Yeah, they didn't want to help us yesterday
00:15:27and now they want to help us.
00:15:28They want to help from us, it's just outrageous.
00:15:30Charlotte, we don't let anyone touch our Venetian plaster.
00:15:33I know.
00:15:34No, even after it's done, stuff them.
00:15:36We're saying straight up no.
00:15:38If he was free, if he was free, absolutely.
00:15:39But I think I was paying him four grand as well.
00:15:42You're not going to let Elias work elsewhere?
00:15:45No, no way.
00:15:46He needs me to finish here.
00:15:47I have to finish this and yeah.
00:16:06You done?
00:16:07Mm-hmm.
00:16:16Three, two, one, go.
00:16:17So we're just standing up?
00:16:18Yep, go, go, go.
00:16:20Up, up, up, up, up, up.
00:16:23Honestly, we've spent a really big chunk of our budget
00:16:28in the stonemasons.
00:16:30But you can see why.
00:16:32They measured it all out,
00:16:33they clarified exactly what they needed to do.
00:16:36They were very clear on what they needed to do.
00:16:38They were very clear on what they needed to do.
00:16:40They were very clear on what they needed to do.
00:16:42They were very clear on what they needed to do.
00:16:44They clarified exactly what they needed to do
00:16:46with the big Dekton piece
00:16:48that we had delivered to them from Cosentino.
00:16:52Lift up, lift it up.
00:16:54You got balance?
00:16:55I'm going in the cut-out.
00:16:56Go in the cut-out roller.
00:16:57Excited?
00:16:58About to go in.
00:16:59It's nerve-wracking.
00:17:05Oh.
00:17:07So it'll just wobble.
00:17:09You just keep it steady for a minute.
00:17:12You can see the quality.
00:17:14The way they did it, how professional they were.
00:17:17You can barely even tell that they're mitered edges.
00:17:20It just looks like one piece.
00:17:23See, he's a bit of a perfectionist.
00:17:25Yeah, like someone else I know.
00:17:27Bradley.
00:17:28Yeah, you.
00:17:29You.
00:17:32Come on, rush.
00:17:34Oh, there you go.
00:17:34All right.
00:17:36How are you feeling now?
00:17:37All relieved it's in?
00:17:38Relief, it's in.
00:17:39It looks great.
00:17:40Exactly what we were hoping for.
00:17:42And how many uphalls have you been doing like that?
00:17:44Look, I'd love to do all of them,
00:17:45but for the cost, just that one.
00:17:49And with that, the nerve-wracking
00:17:51Dekton installation is squared away.
00:17:54Meanwhile.
00:17:54What's going on?
00:17:55We have a worried man walking.
00:17:56Christian is just going around in circles.
00:18:01He's worried.
00:18:02I'm worried.
00:18:03What are you worried about?
00:18:03Everyone's painted except for him.
00:18:04I haven't got any paint on my walls yet.
00:18:05No paint yet at all?
00:18:06Not one drop.
00:18:08Where are they?
00:18:09I don't know, probably in here.
00:18:09They're in the houses.
00:18:10Oh, they've all gone to lunch.
00:18:12Are they actually?
00:18:13They've only got two more hours.
00:18:19That was just adding to the stress
00:18:21of the no paint on the ceiling or walls.
00:18:24But I eventually tracked down the number one man.
00:18:28We're ready.
00:18:29You're ready?
00:18:30When you are.
00:18:31Two hours.
00:18:32Is that right?
00:18:33Yeah, the boys haven't started.
00:18:35I don't know if we can finish it,
00:18:36but we'll at least probably try to undercoat it then.
00:18:38Oh, if you do the ceiling, that'll be unbelievable.
00:18:40Hopefully they get a big team in there
00:18:41and they can just smash it out before 3.30.
00:18:44You're not having a fun day, are you?
00:18:45Oh, today's probably the worst day I've had on the block.
00:18:49By far.
00:18:49Where's Mimi?
00:18:50Mimi's shopping.
00:18:52She has to be shopping though,
00:18:53otherwise our room wouldn't look as good as they do.
00:18:58One of the local businesses, Clay & Co,
00:19:00supported by Combank,
00:19:01is the perfect place for Mimi to do that shopping.
00:19:04Hello.
00:19:06Hello, darling.
00:19:07Here is your artwork.
00:19:10Oh my God, it looks so much better in person.
00:19:12So in Kitchen Week, I got an original from Camellia
00:19:16and it was like a beautiful landscape one.
00:19:19And then I thought to tie in the living dining,
00:19:21I'd get two of her square ones.
00:19:23Here we go.
00:19:24Just tap on there.
00:19:25Amazing.
00:19:26All right, sweetie, you better get back and paint.
00:19:28I will deliver the artwork in probably about half an hour.
00:19:31All right, I'll see you soon.
00:19:33Take care.
00:19:34Thanks for coming in.
00:19:39We're in good shape today.
00:19:40We're excited because we've been painting
00:19:43glass hardy boards, a second coat on the walls.
00:19:47We're focused on just making sure
00:19:48this ball keeps rolling at the moment.
00:19:50We just need a style.
00:19:51We poke our head up the street
00:19:52and all we see is deliveries.
00:19:54It's the big bad boy.
00:19:55It is.
00:19:56Probably wouldn't trust us doing that before AM.
00:19:59But everything's been painted,
00:20:00so everything's good to go.
00:20:02All good.
00:20:03Easy.
00:20:04All right, I'll leave you boys to it.
00:20:05I'll see you soon.
00:20:06Bye.
00:20:07Bye.
00:20:07Bye.
00:20:08All right, I'll leave you boys to it.
00:20:10What's up?
00:20:11If we can win this week, it'll be massive.
00:20:13We're not too far away after last week.
00:20:15So we're just gonna win as much money as we can
00:20:17in the next few weeks coming up to Landscaping Week
00:20:19to make sure we can absolutely send it.
00:20:21There's a good lesson on how not to lift something.
00:20:25So while Ricky and Hayden
00:20:26are putting up their air conditioning,
00:20:28next door Courtney and Grant
00:20:29are ready to pull down their scaffolding.
00:20:31So you're all painted?
00:20:32All done.
00:20:33Yep, fantastic.
00:20:343.05, the boys' scaffolds are finishing up now in four.
00:20:37Yep.
00:20:39Straight into here.
00:20:40Done.
00:20:41So easy.
00:20:42It's like carrying Grant on my shoulders.
00:20:44With painting complete and the detail wall done,
00:20:47the room will house a fireplace,
00:20:48recess space for storage,
00:20:50and a custom-made mirror TV.
00:20:52Courtney and Grant will then round out their room
00:20:55with a massive L-seater couch, artwork, lighting,
00:20:59and an eight-seater dining table.
00:21:01And then I've got my dining chairs,
00:21:03which I'm gonna feature from The Lazy Stylist.
00:21:05And then I've got a lounge from-
00:21:06What is The Lazy Stylist?
00:21:07Yeah.
00:21:08Tell us.
00:21:09This is your one time-
00:21:10I get really shy talking about my business.
00:21:11You haven't talked about it at all.
00:21:13The Lazy Stylist is my business.
00:21:15Yeah, so these are the dining chairs that I've designed,
00:21:19and they are a newer item in the collection,
00:21:22which I thought would be perfect for the dining room.
00:21:24Click on the link below.
00:21:26Yeah, I'm like.
00:21:26All right, all right, all right.
00:21:30Over at house five,
00:21:31things are finally starting to move forward.
00:21:33Painters I found on High Pages,
00:21:35who are such professionals,
00:21:37they put paint protection over our cameras.
00:21:40How do you feel when you finally got paint on your walls?
00:21:43Yes, it is amazing.
00:21:45It is a big sigh of relief.
00:21:48Probably more than halves our workload tonight.
00:21:51But it doesn't take long for Christian's sighs of relief
00:21:54to turn to sighs of despair.
00:21:57This is a nightmare.
00:21:58I don't know how I'm gonna get through tonight.
00:22:01There's lots to do, and not enough time to do it.
00:22:05Ugh.
00:22:07Yeah.
00:22:08We also have to get all of our furniture
00:22:10that got delivered yesterday.
00:22:12Upstairs.
00:22:13It's a lot of furniture and a lot of weight.
00:22:17I'm really over this.
00:22:19You all right, mate?
00:22:20No.
00:22:21No good?
00:22:23He's defeated.
00:22:25Oh, man.
00:22:27How many dining chairs did you get?
00:22:28Eight.
00:22:29Where are they all?
00:22:30Four in a box.
00:22:31You have to put them together.
00:22:33Put them together?
00:22:34Jesus Christ.
00:22:36I said it earlier today.
00:22:38I said cracked, but not broken.
00:22:41I'm broken.
00:22:43We're probably gonna have a normal night.
00:22:45If it's any better than a normal night, then good on us.
00:22:49I hope to finish painting before 10 p.m.
00:22:53Oh, Jesus.
00:22:55We've still got lots left.
00:22:56I don't know how she thinks we're gonna be finished by 10.
00:22:59I need to eat.
00:23:01Yeah, just-
00:23:02I'm taking Christian offsite.
00:23:04This is what we do.
00:23:05We go, eat, come back, and we start painting.
00:23:07Just to get it away.
00:23:09Oh, I just feel like this could come back to bite us.
00:23:12I feel like it would help me, though,
00:23:13because I've been-
00:23:14No, that's what I'm trying to say.
00:23:16He needs to get offsite
00:23:17because I think he needs fresh air.
00:23:20And something to eat.
00:23:21Something to eat.
00:23:22Bit of a reset.
00:23:23As Christian and Mimi head offsite to reset,
00:23:26Courtney and Grant turn on their TV set.
00:23:29Grant, should we put something on in the background?
00:23:31Yeah, it's gonna be a long night of painting.
00:23:33Should we put something on Disney Plus?
00:23:35I mean, obviously we knew we got an amazing prize
00:23:38when we won that TV.
00:23:40It's like a piece of art.
00:23:41And we framed it as that.
00:23:46We're getting a $20,000 piece of artwork
00:23:49painted by four sisters, but one by two brothers.
00:23:52Am I right?
00:23:52Yeah.
00:23:53Am I right?
00:23:54That looks amazing.
00:23:55So is our lights perfect height?
00:23:57Do you reckon, Nadia?
00:23:58Yeah, I think that's good.
00:24:01One, two, three.
00:24:02Wow.
00:24:03Love it.
00:24:05♪ We live with just a taste, just a taste. ♪
00:24:12I feel like in order for us to power through the night
00:24:16and the morning, we kind of have to, you know,
00:24:18take a step back, regroup so that we can handle the room.
00:24:26I said before that we'll be finished painting
00:24:29at 10 p.m.
00:24:33You know the time?
00:24:35It is 10, like 40 something.
00:24:41You don't seem all that energized.
00:24:44No, I'm just plodding along.
00:24:47Just plodding along, plodding along.
00:24:49Will you get there though?
00:24:51Oh.
00:24:54I don't like that question.
00:24:59Oh.
00:25:02♪ I can fly and I can spark to inflame you. ♪
00:25:22Who can do quick maths?
00:25:24Two, three.
00:25:26I can't.
00:25:27Two, three, seven, zero.
00:25:29Can you get my calculator?
00:25:30One, one, five.
00:25:30Hey Google, what's half of it?
00:25:32One, one, eight, five.
00:25:34Whatever.
00:25:36I need to sleep.
00:25:37We've been up all night.
00:25:39Yeah.
00:25:41Not one wink.
00:25:46Rashad.
00:25:46Hi, how are you?
00:25:48Good, how are you?
00:25:49Yeah, struggling.
00:25:50Struggling?
00:25:51Do you need help?
00:25:52Yeah, do you mind sending Grant over
00:25:53just to give us a hand moving our table in?
00:25:56Yeah, done.
00:25:57I'll be there in an hour.
00:26:00You ready?
00:26:01Oh my God, my back's out.
00:26:05Is it heavy?
00:26:06A little bit.
00:26:07Dumb it.
00:26:09Oh.
00:26:13No.
00:26:14So you're usually excited to see a crew.
00:26:17And Mimi isn't the only blockhead
00:26:19ecstatic to be on camera this morning.
00:26:22♪ So mad, I'm an angry girl, yo. ♪
00:26:25Have you had much sleep?
00:26:26I've had zero sleep.
00:26:28Could you find a darker place to be?
00:26:30Yes, I could.
00:26:32The positive vibes keep on rolling over at house one.
00:26:36How are you this morning, girls?
00:26:38Very tired.
00:26:39Very, very tired.
00:26:41A bit over it, to be honest.
00:26:45Team done.
00:26:46That's enough negativity for one morning
00:26:48as the positively awesome team from Home Pro
00:26:51put the finishing touches on the boys' room.
00:26:55Happy?
00:26:57You're happy, I'm happy.
00:26:58I'm happy.
00:27:00All good.
00:27:01I think we gotta finish.
00:27:02Well, we are finished.
00:27:04Final touches.
00:27:05The boys are tracking along so well
00:27:07that Rikki's even got time to show Carly and Brad
00:27:10how to start a fire.
00:27:13Yeah, let me move this ladder before you get bad light.
00:27:14Oh yeah, wouldn't want any of that.
00:27:19Have you seen me in the last seven weeks on the block?
00:27:22Nah, me too.
00:27:24I don't think I've ever,
00:27:25like a outdoor, you know,
00:27:27like camping fire.
00:27:29I've never been inside with a fire.
00:27:33You make like a little bit of a TP type situation.
00:27:35Yeah.
00:27:36Rikki come and started it, so we actually have a fire.
00:27:41This is safe, right?
00:27:42Oh, yeah.
00:27:47Wouldn't want all that hard work to go to waste.
00:27:49Everything I do is safe, Brad.
00:27:51So how long do you estimate this will last?
00:27:54This has been for a few hours.
00:27:57It's lovely.
00:27:58So I'll just cozy up and go to sleep now.
00:28:01I've never had a fire before.
00:28:02Oh, I get to start you first.
00:28:04Yeah.
00:28:05Beautiful.
00:28:06Thanks, Rik.
00:28:07You're welcome.
00:28:12Oh, I'm running out of time.
00:28:13Ah!
00:28:20I'm going into here.
00:28:23Quick.
00:28:24Do the thing where it's up.
00:28:25Yeah.
00:28:29Cook, we need to clean the floor.
00:28:30I can clean the floor.
00:28:38Ah!
00:28:39Prepping some food for the judges.
00:28:46Let's go, it's time.
00:28:48Ooh!
00:28:50That's great.
00:28:51Whistle.
00:28:52Toaster!
00:28:53You changed the mood.
00:28:58Now this is the moment where I actually have to look at the room
00:29:00and see what the room actually looks like.
00:29:02Well done.
00:29:04You've outdone yourself.
00:29:07Cheers, mate.
00:29:10We did it, we did it.
00:29:11Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:29:13Wow.
00:29:15Get rid of the bucket and the mumps.
00:29:18That was the worst week of my whole f***ing life.
00:29:21You say that every week.
00:29:23No, this was by far the worst.
00:29:24Why, why, why, I feel like a million dollar bill.
00:29:28Get out of here.
00:29:30Woof.
00:29:30Yeah.
00:29:31Hey, Ricky.
00:29:32Give her a pat, Jen.
00:29:34Wow, you make it look fantastic.
00:29:36Morning.
00:29:37Hello.
00:29:38Wow.
00:29:40Good evening, everybody.
00:29:42Hello.
00:29:43Good evening, Scotty.
00:29:44And welcome to the show.
00:29:46And welcome to our visitor.
00:29:49We've got a visitor here, mate.
00:29:50A special guest.
00:29:51Little chillies, come along.
00:29:52What's happening, mate?
00:29:53Chelsea needed a night off, mate,
00:29:55so I thought I'd bring her along if that's all right.
00:29:57Good daddy, mate.
00:29:58Well, okay, do you want me to whisper this whole thing?
00:30:01Nah, let's go.
00:30:02Nah, you got it, mate.
00:30:04Well, what a week that was.
00:30:05It was touch and go for a while, wasn't it?
00:30:06Ooh, it was a close one.
00:30:08Did you enjoy the professional painter
00:30:10that I sent you for a couple of days?
00:30:12Was that good?
00:30:12Yeah.
00:30:13Much appreciated, Scotty.
00:30:14Do you want that to happen again next week?
00:30:17That'd be good, mate.
00:30:17That is never, ever, ever happening ever again.
00:30:22But I tell you what, you guys must be tired
00:30:25because you have renovated over 300 square metres
00:30:29of real estate this week, and you've done it well.
00:30:32These rooms, these spaces are epic.
00:30:35The good news is you have broken the back of this block.
00:30:39Two more spaces inside, two more spaces outside,
00:30:43and you're finished.
00:30:44That's gone quick, hasn't it?
00:30:45That's gone very quick.
00:30:46Fly-by.
00:30:47Scary, mate.
00:30:48It's flowing by.
00:30:48I'm guessing that the 10,000 bucks from Ford
00:30:50would come in very handy for those coming weeks
00:30:53if you want to finish in style.
00:30:54So let's find out who's gonna whack that money
00:30:56in the bank, shall we?
00:30:58Let's do it.
00:30:59♪ Got to hold on to my new sensation, yeah ♪
00:31:11♪ My new sensation ♪
00:31:14All righty, here we go.
00:31:15Maddie and Charlotte.
00:31:20This week was a little bit emotional for me.
00:31:25Yeah, I did cry myself to sleep one night.
00:31:26Did you?
00:31:27Yeah.
00:31:30This week we did living and dining.
00:31:34The biggest room on the block.
00:31:37Honestly, I'm a bit frazzled.
00:31:38I have so many things I need to do.
00:31:39A lighting plan, collect the material for the fireplace.
00:31:43I need to find a dining table, a lounge,
00:31:44figure out if I want pendants
00:31:46or if that's even gonna work.
00:31:47Yeah, I reckon that one.
00:31:48I'll let you know later if that's a regret.
00:31:50I'm gonna call and see if I can change.
00:31:54Some bad news.
00:31:55Last delivery has been canceled.
00:31:56They just let you build us now, everyone can go home.
00:31:58We had our jiprockers organize to smash out Tuesday
00:32:01and pin pretty much all our sheets.
00:32:04They're kind of just sitting around twiddling their thumbs.
00:32:07Jiprock, jiprock, come get your jiprock.
00:32:11Our room is looking great.
00:32:12The classroom boys are smashing it.
00:32:16I'm a bit worried about this room, guys,
00:32:18because what I've got is beautiful pieces,
00:32:20but I can't see exactly how they're gonna work.
00:32:23I would just like to do decently.
00:32:24Like, I don't wanna be getting sixes.
00:32:26I'll be like...
00:32:27Like, the 10 grand is beautiful for a win,
00:32:29but I'm just happy with just good feedback.
00:32:32Honestly, constructive feedback, I'm here for too.
00:32:35Should we go and find out?
00:32:36Yeah, unless it's really mean
00:32:37and then I probably won't be prepared for it.
00:32:39♪ Without you now, this is what it feels like ♪
00:32:53♪ This is what it feels like ♪
00:32:55The first thing Shaina said when walking in.
00:32:59Oh my God.
00:33:02What a space.
00:33:04It's massive.
00:33:06That ceiling line and those V-luxes there,
00:33:09it just soars and just flooded with natural light.
00:33:12And you look how it's beautifully dappled
00:33:14through those curtains.
00:33:16With a smile on his face, Marty agrees.
00:33:19From kitchen week to living and dining,
00:33:22this feels like one cohesive, inviting, homely, warm room.
00:33:27Yeah, it's elegant.
00:33:29It feels friendly and natural and encompassing, inviting.
00:33:33Like everything you want when you walk through a front door.
00:33:35Shaina noted the cabinetry you had installed
00:33:38either side of the fireplace
00:33:40matches very well with the kitchen joinery.
00:33:43I think that's natural timber, that's beautiful.
00:33:46Wow.
00:33:47Shaina did, however, have an issue with your dining table.
00:33:52That table will probably take a chair at each end,
00:33:54but I still think it should be bigger
00:33:56because we have this vast island bench.
00:33:59We have a vast couch
00:34:01and this feels like a teeny tiny table.
00:34:04This needs to be eight to 10 minimum.
00:34:09Have we seen them before?
00:34:10Yes, they're on the boys' island bench,
00:34:12but they were white.
00:34:15Unfortunately, there's only two pendants
00:34:17that would reach how high our ceiling is,
00:34:19so we kind of were left with no option.
00:34:21We're outraged, mate.
00:34:22Absolutely outraged.
00:34:24I mean, Matilda is absolutely outraged.
00:34:27She spat it out, dummy's gone.
00:34:29She spat the dummy.
00:34:30Texturally, they've got it right.
00:34:33I love the big texture in the rug,
00:34:35then the smaller texture, slub linen in the couch,
00:34:38then the beautiful texture in the timber.
00:34:40And we've got some marble as a little hearth,
00:34:42which I think is quite beautiful.
00:34:45Marty's eye found the fireplace.
00:34:46Having a natural log fire as opposed to a gas,
00:34:49I think is a phenomenal addition.
00:34:51I would like a little more drama, personally.
00:34:55You know what, for me,
00:34:57I think always has a sense of statement about it.
00:35:01And they give you an opportunity to put beautiful books on,
00:35:03a great floral arrangement, just a bit more drama.
00:35:07I really feel the styling has completely let them down.
00:35:10Shona wants you to start again with the styling.
00:35:14That vase of flowers look like they've got that
00:35:16from the side of the road.
00:35:17If you're going to have a protea,
00:35:19turn at the right line.
00:35:21This is just a little bit of a bit of a mess,
00:35:23but I think it's going to look great.
00:35:25Turn at the right line.
00:35:27This is just textbook.
00:35:28We're going to put a bowl at one end.
00:35:29We're going to put this at the end.
00:35:31Bring them together.
00:35:32Put it together, make a group, make it like that.
00:35:35Don't make them like pillars unless they're matching.
00:35:38A lamp, Neil Whitaker would lose his SHIT
00:35:41with the size of that lamp.
00:35:42We want a grand lamp.
00:35:45Marty was a big fan of your room today.
00:35:47He said, what you have delivered is strategically clever.
00:35:50Whilst it isn't dramatic, it is sophisticated.
00:35:53It is inviting, it is homely.
00:35:55So it's subtle in here.
00:35:56Make sure that that garden is turned up a notch.
00:35:59We have nearly 12 metres here of glazing.
00:36:02If they can nail this section out here,
00:36:04this is effectively one space.
00:36:06From this house's perspective,
00:36:08not doing much wrong isn't a bad outcome.
00:36:12No, I think this is a good outcome.
00:36:14They're not doing too much wrong,
00:36:16so it's not a bad outcome.
00:36:19That's vanilla.
00:36:21You know what, this is like, oh, go, you girls.
00:36:23You did a good job.
00:36:24Shaina, vanilla is a universally loved flavour,
00:36:27so I'm sticking to it.
00:36:28Well, I just think the thing is,
00:36:31we are in a holiday resort.
00:36:34I am not in Melbourne.
00:36:36Yes, we have the sand here,
00:36:38but there's an ocean full of drama,
00:36:42so give me that little bit of...
00:36:46You know, we all have an ocean of drama.
00:36:49We all have a double scoop, don't we?
00:36:53Vanilla with pistachio.
00:36:54Bingo.
00:36:55I need pistachio.
00:36:56There's nothing wrong with vanilla.
00:36:57You just need some sprinkles.
00:36:59Yeah.
00:37:00That's it.
00:37:01That's it.
00:37:02Well done.
00:37:02Good job.
00:37:07Was a bit...
00:37:08Vanilla.
00:37:09It was a bit vanilla.
00:37:10It was a bit vanilla.
00:37:11We're not stylists.
00:37:12I never will claim to be.
00:37:13It's not my strength.
00:37:14And we've never properly styled a house,
00:37:16apart from Facebook Marketplace furniture.
00:37:19I've spent, like, about two grand for an entire house,
00:37:21and here I am spending two grand on a pot plant.
00:37:39Okay, house two.
00:37:41You're right.
00:37:42All good.
00:37:43You look very tired, mate.
00:37:44Mate, it was a long night.
00:37:46It was a very long night.
00:37:47No sleep.
00:37:48No sleep.
00:37:48So we're good.
00:37:54Probably one of the hardest spaces that we're going to do,
00:37:55because this is also our centre point of the house.
00:38:00This is just pushing it too far.
00:38:03That will not translate well into a marketing campaign.
00:38:06I don't think we'll be using anything this big.
00:38:09It was our lowest score to date.
00:38:11You do all these all-nighters,
00:38:12and then you just feel...
00:38:13Oh, yeah.
00:38:15Oh, it's tougher than I thought.
00:38:17Oh!
00:38:18We're very lucky to get living and dining.
00:38:20Such a massive space.
00:38:22Thanks for coming out so quickly.
00:38:23The high pages guys absolutely saved us today.
00:38:27On that back wall, we've got the recessed TV
00:38:30with that curved feature with the plaster.
00:38:32I think we just keep it really safe this week.
00:38:36We can't pass it without the Hebel blocks.
00:38:38Now the sky has to come off.
00:38:40Yeah.
00:38:42I think I really like this house.
00:38:44I think I reacted pretty well.
00:38:46In my head, I was thinking something different.
00:38:49We've missed out by half a point a couple of times.
00:38:51This could be the one that gets us over the line.
00:38:53It looks incredible.
00:38:55I've got some beautiful dining chairs
00:38:57and armchairs from a lazy stylist,
00:38:59which is me.
00:39:02It's my business.
00:39:03Yeah, right now I feel really confident
00:39:05in what we've produced,
00:39:06but I don't know if we're going to win or not.
00:39:09Is there a penguin in play?
00:39:10If a penguin is there to play, we'll play it.
00:39:12But at the same time, I hope we don't need to.
00:39:14I hope we can just win it out right.
00:39:32Grumpy and Courtney, what do you think?
00:39:36Oh, I love that we do have the naturals
00:39:39and the neutrals with a little bit of punch.
00:39:43If it was an ice cream flavour?
00:39:45I'm looking rum and raisin.
00:39:47I quite like it.
00:39:50Question is, you can have vanilla every day,
00:39:53but can you have rum and raisin every day?
00:39:55Absolutely.
00:39:57Darren wasn't feeling rum and raisin in here.
00:39:59He was feeling hokey pokey.
00:40:02I think it's got a vanilla base
00:40:04with some lovely honeycomb in it
00:40:06with loads of chunks of glory and flavour
00:40:09and colour and drama.
00:40:11Mmm, yum.
00:40:14Still no, is this positive?
00:40:15I don't understand.
00:40:17Neither do I.
00:40:18It's all right.
00:40:19Yeah.
00:40:20I'm just reading this stuff.
00:40:23Last week, they thought your styling
00:40:25and delivery was a bit too much.
00:40:28But this week, Shona thinks it's Courtney and Grant
00:40:30paired back in a really good way.
00:40:32They've got the basics of the palette of the floor,
00:40:35the walls, punch of artwork,
00:40:38just that one punch in the couch.
00:40:41Have you ever seen dining chairs like this before?
00:40:44No, they're cute as hell.
00:40:44I feel like I'm going along the surf, like really.
00:40:47They're very cool.
00:40:48That is awesome.
00:40:50Darren was really drawn to the shape
00:40:52of the dining table chairs.
00:40:54He loved them.
00:40:56Colour's beautiful, the form is beautiful.
00:40:59They work beautifully with that table and that base.
00:41:02The proportions of the table are generous and gorgeous.
00:41:06Just what we were saying we needed in house one.
00:41:09It was obviously a big week for the gyprockers.
00:41:12And as usual in your home,
00:41:14they can see the detail upon detail.
00:41:18I think the gyprocker has done a beautiful job.
00:41:20All the lovely archway,
00:41:22the way that they've done the niching around the curtains,
00:41:25even all this nice 22 mil rondo
00:41:27around every single external edge.
00:41:30It just, it gives it a softness
00:41:33and a sort of tactility that I really love.
00:41:36And then you've still got nice sharp edges like this.
00:41:40So they've softened things that need to be softened
00:41:42and they've sharpened things that need to be sharp.
00:41:44It's a lovely contrast, beautiful.
00:41:46That did look terrific when I was there on Friday.
00:41:48They did a good job.
00:41:49They do a great job.
00:41:52That's a lamp.
00:41:53That's right.
00:41:54That'll make Neil very happy.
00:41:56That's a lamp.
00:41:57And it's lit and I can see GPO over there,
00:42:00GPO there, GPO over there.
00:42:02So we're really happy.
00:42:03However, in regards to other feature lighting,
00:42:06the judges weren't fans of the pendants
00:42:08set up so high in the corner.
00:42:11Those lights.
00:42:13I hate them.
00:42:14I hate them too.
00:42:15Hate them too.
00:42:16The scale of them is wrong.
00:42:17They're up too high.
00:42:18They probably would have been better off
00:42:20not having them at all.
00:42:22Marty thinks there was really one decision
00:42:24you made this week
00:42:25that he really couldn't get his head around,
00:42:28the placement of the fireplace.
00:42:30How they end up having a fireplace
00:42:32that is in possibly the worst position
00:42:35within a room of this size.
00:42:37What's kooky about the placement of that fireplace
00:42:39is that nobody benefits from it.
00:42:41No one.
00:42:42Like, you sit at the end, it's too hot.
00:42:44Yeah.
00:42:44You're sitting anywhere else, it's hidden.
00:42:47Like, it doesn't do the job it's supposed to do.
00:42:50Yeah.
00:42:51And guess what every buyer will do when they walk in?
00:42:53Instead of talking about the beautiful architecture
00:42:56and the stone that they've used in the kitchen,
00:42:57they're all walking around going,
00:42:59why is that over there?
00:42:59Bingo.
00:43:00Despite this issue,
00:43:01Darren thinks you have great taste.
00:43:04It's just exceptionally beautiful
00:43:06in terms of all the inclusions,
00:43:08all the decisions,
00:43:09how all that repetition of color and shape.
00:43:13This feels absolutely consistent
00:43:16from bedroom to kitchen to living space.
00:43:19Aesthetically, I love every decision in here.
00:43:22Once the judges sat down on the lounges,
00:43:24they could really feel the holiday home vibes.
00:43:27Marty Fox thinks whoever is selling this home
00:43:29has an easy job to do.
00:43:32You just feel that this is a substantial space
00:43:35and you don't feel hemmed in,
00:43:37particularly with how this TV has been designed.
00:43:40That is a mirror.
00:43:41So when that TV's off,
00:43:43it's actually giving the reflection of that ceiling
00:43:45going all the way up.
00:43:46So it's really strategic
00:43:47that these guys have actually installed
00:43:50a TV that's like that,
00:43:51that has that mirror over the front.
00:43:53From a marketing perspective,
00:43:54this will shoot differently
00:43:55to anything else on the block this year.
00:43:57Shona agreed.
00:43:58She thinks you have delivered a stimulating room,
00:44:01but also calming,
00:44:02or as the book on the coffee table says,
00:44:05life unhurried.
00:44:07I have to say,
00:44:08as soon as we sat down
00:44:10and I looked at that title,
00:44:12yeah, I feel pretty unhurried in here.
00:44:14Even though it is quite stimulating,
00:44:17you feel calm.
00:44:18And I could hunker down in here
00:44:20with the storm going out,
00:44:22fireplace going in the right place
00:44:24and be very happy not to leave.
00:44:26Before they left,
00:44:27I spotted Darren Palmer's candle.
00:44:30Aw, it's Darren's new candle range.
00:44:33What flavour is that one?
00:44:34This one's called Skinny Dip,
00:44:35which is very appropriate for being by the ocean.
00:44:38Beautiful.
00:44:39It works perfectly in here.
00:44:40Glad to see it.
00:44:41It's an instant 10.
00:44:45Okay, that's it.
00:44:46Thanks.
00:44:47Thanks, mate.
00:44:48Good job, guys.
00:44:49Thanks.
00:44:50Love my dining table, Dad.
00:44:52Your design, too.
00:44:53I was so nervous that they weren't gonna like them.
00:44:55And to be honest,
00:44:57that's just made my day.
00:45:07Okay, here we go, boys.
00:45:09She all right?
00:45:09She's good?
00:45:10Yep.
00:45:11She's awake?
00:45:12She's ready, mate.
00:45:16This week was the biggest week on the block for us.
00:45:19This week was epic.
00:45:22Artwork's gonna go here and be the hero.
00:45:23Okay.
00:45:24When they turn around and see
00:45:25that massive $20,000 piece of artwork
00:45:27on the wall that we've won,
00:45:29it's gonna look amazing.
00:45:30The reaction we're looking for is, wow.
00:45:34Budget's still in the red,
00:45:36so it's not great.
00:45:38Much prefer to see green.
00:45:39The only thing that's sort of kept us close to the green
00:45:43is the fact that we've won a few challenges.
00:45:45Coming in first place and taking home
00:45:47this giant oversized trophy
00:45:49and $5,000 from Home Pro.
00:45:52House three.
00:45:56Yeah, so what TVs were you wanting?
00:45:584K, OLED TVs, 2024 tech, 200 hertz.
00:46:03Don't get any better.
00:46:05Good luck this week.
00:46:06Thanks, mate.
00:46:07And that's how you present flowers.
00:46:09That's some non-funeral flowers.
00:46:11Yes.
00:46:12That's beautiful.
00:46:13I reckon we're gonna be up there for a win.
00:46:14We know the penguin's in play,
00:46:16so we're gonna have to nail a 10 or two,
00:46:18but I reckon we're a shot.
00:46:20Yep.
00:46:25♪ Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy fruit salad ♪
00:46:32Wow.
00:46:33This is a football oval.
00:46:36There's a lot of space.
00:46:37Wow.
00:46:39This is about five metres bigger than the previous houses.
00:46:42They're all knocked out by the scale of the room.
00:46:46And Shana was knocked out
00:46:47by the orientation of the dining table.
00:46:49Having the dining table this way
00:46:51really shows you how big this space is.
00:46:54Do you know what else shows you?
00:46:55Look, this.
00:46:56Yeah.
00:46:58Wow.
00:46:59That's nuts.
00:47:00One thing they all really loved was the artwork.
00:47:02An absolutely stunning piece
00:47:04by the Cangelella Art Collective.
00:47:07We just like celebrate that for a minute.
00:47:10That is absolutely stunning and perfect for this space.
00:47:15And having the James Hardy oblique panel there
00:47:19really sort of sets it off,
00:47:20gives it the holiday beach vibe.
00:47:22Bet you're glad you won that
00:47:23from the block shop, boys, aren't you?
00:47:26Paper mache beast, mate.
00:47:27Yep.
00:47:28Shana thinks lowering the ceiling over the lounge area
00:47:31makes that area feel very inviting.
00:47:33What this does in here is it comes down on the rake
00:47:37and then makes you want to go into the lounge pit.
00:47:42It's just like this little sanctuary.
00:47:44But before they could get to the lounge room,
00:47:46Marty found the placement of the furniture a bit jarring.
00:47:50There is a bit of an optical illusion happening.
00:47:53There's gravity here.
00:47:55It feels quite heavy.
00:47:57Yeah, I feel like we're literally going on an angle.
00:48:00The running of the table this way,
00:48:02whilst when you walk in, it's like, oh, this makes sense.
00:48:05Because if it was spun the correct way,
00:48:07which I still think it needs to be spun,
00:48:10you would be able to walk around multiple parts of the room.
00:48:13Shana thinks the dining table could have been double the width
00:48:17because the room is so big.
00:48:19For me, that dining table is key
00:48:22to the rest of this room.
00:48:23I just feel like the dining table needs to anchor this space
00:48:28because I agree it does feel a little bit tilted.
00:48:31We were a bit dismissive of the kitchen,
00:48:33how vanilla it's functional, whatever.
00:48:35But this dining table really needs to have a different colour.
00:48:39You look at those beautiful stools, the leather stools.
00:48:42To me, the table needs to be that colour.
00:48:45Then they were onto the lighting plan.
00:48:47Much better in here for Darren.
00:48:49Having down lights and having wall sconces is great,
00:48:53but those refer to these.
00:48:58They make sense on this wall,
00:48:59but not on this wall because of the curtains.
00:49:02But then amazing painting has these lights,
00:49:05which fight with those ones above it.
00:49:07They kind of miss the mark.
00:49:09Then all three judges walked into your living room
00:49:12and they all took a seat by the fire.
00:49:14This is crawling.
00:49:16The judges felt that a real positive for this week
00:49:18is that despite the size of the room,
00:49:21the whole lounge space feels intimate, isn't it?
00:49:24And it's quite amazing to have an intimate feeling
00:49:26in such a vast amount of space.
00:49:28None of the other homes have this amount of square metreage
00:49:32within this living space.
00:49:34And being a lower ceiling,
00:49:36it has that anchoring feeling
00:49:38where I don't really want to leave.
00:49:41She's approving.
00:49:44You know what?
00:49:45I actually thought this was rendered.
00:49:48It's actually Cosentino stone.
00:49:51Shona really wants to commend you
00:49:53for the design intent of this space.
00:49:55I think they've done a beautiful job.
00:49:57She also noticed the flowers have changed
00:49:59on the kitchen bench.
00:50:01She can see that you're trying harder,
00:50:04but still thinks you can go further.
00:50:06It's just a bit basic for me.
00:50:09In real estate terms,
00:50:11Marty thinks...
00:50:12Whilst it's not high on the detail,
00:50:15it's not sophisticated in its styling,
00:50:18in terms of what the buyer actually gets,
00:50:21the bang for buck,
00:50:23this is incredible.
00:50:27Tilda loves this feedback.
00:50:29Loves that feedback.
00:50:31She loves it.
00:50:33We haven't worked out the ice cream flavour here yet.
00:50:35It's a paddle pop.
00:50:36It's not an ice cream.
00:50:37It's a filler pile and paddle pop.
00:50:40Just like your outfits.
00:50:41That's it, that's it, well done.
00:50:46Overall, the feedback was positive,
00:50:48but we tended to just hear all the negatives
00:50:50and things where we could have done better.
00:50:52There's a couple of small little errors, I suppose,
00:50:54we made in styling and positioning.
00:50:57But, yeah, we're really happy with it.
00:51:16OK, how's four going, Brad?
00:51:22Um, this week has had ups and downs.
00:51:25This week has been definitely testing.
00:51:31So we're thinking of doing, like,
00:51:33an integrated fireplace, sort of on this side.
00:51:36I've never had a fireplace,
00:51:38nor have I been anywhere with a fireplace.
00:51:41Neither have I.
00:51:44Oh, Christian, we love him.
00:51:46And, like, his stuff is incredible.
00:51:49See, he gets my black, he gets it.
00:51:53What is this? It's plywood.
00:51:55Yes, so I'm going to do another couple of coats on it
00:51:58and we're leaving it as is.
00:52:00Is it high-end enough?
00:52:02Is it going to look a bit cheaper option?
00:52:05I think a ten will be a very good stretch
00:52:09and hopefully we can win.
00:52:12Top five.
00:52:29Chayna walked into your living and dining room
00:52:32and did something she has never done before.
00:52:35Whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:52:37I think I need to sing.
00:52:39It's unbelievable.
00:52:41This room sings.
00:52:43It does feel like an opera house in there, doesn't it?
00:52:45It's a lot of space, mate.
00:52:47This is 75 square metres,
00:52:49so you could fit a two-bedroom apartment,
00:52:52maybe a three-bedroom apartment in this.
00:52:55Mm-hm.
00:52:56And Marty said to Darren...
00:52:58Darren, look, not a single downlight in sight.
00:53:01Yes!
00:53:02This is actually the lighting layout
00:53:04that I've been hoping to see all day.
00:53:06These wall sconces are perfect.
00:53:08There's a strip light through here.
00:53:10Fantastic.
00:53:11Even this pendant, I mean, how interesting.
00:53:13It just adds that different dimension to the room.
00:53:16And that fan...
00:53:18I'm a fan.
00:53:19Big-ass, baby.
00:53:20That's a big-ass fan.
00:53:23In the first week, Chayna was a big critic
00:53:25of your colour palette and style.
00:53:27Remember the old Art Deco days?
00:53:29Mm-hm.
00:53:30Well, not today.
00:53:31Each angle you look at, you go,
00:53:33beautiful, beautiful vignette,
00:53:35but it just works perfectly with that kitchen.
00:53:37And then, Darren, there's never a mirror you don't love.
00:53:40Like, this custom Christian Cole mirror they got made,
00:53:43like, hello!
00:53:45Stunning.
00:53:46The Steff Brook artworks go so well
00:53:48with the chairs in the dining room.
00:53:51The compliments kept on coming.
00:53:53Marty thinks the symmetry of the room is spectacular.
00:53:56The decktone around the fireplace is superb.
00:53:59Well worth the cost of putting that into mirror the kitchen.
00:54:03Marty also likes the way you have stained the ply.
00:54:06Unlike what we saw last week,
00:54:08where they painted the timber in the bathroom,
00:54:10this is actually doing the room justice.
00:54:12It just balances out the whole room.
00:54:14Ah, we'll ring Shelley Craft right now, will we?
00:54:17Marty likes it.
00:54:18Please do.
00:54:19She said it was going to let you down.
00:54:21No, she did not like it one bit.
00:54:23For me, the difference here compared to House 3,
00:54:26what we're seeing, this dining table
00:54:29anchors the kitchen and the lounge.
00:54:32I've got to touch this beautiful table,
00:54:35just feeling the grain coming through.
00:54:37This is magnificent.
00:54:38This is what happens when you take the time
00:54:41to order a custom table.
00:54:43Thanks to Christian Cole, what a great dining table it is too.
00:54:47One little thing that I can fault.
00:54:49I know what you're going to say.
00:54:50One thing.
00:54:51The fact that they've put chairs here at the end of the table,
00:54:55it demonstrates beautifully
00:54:56that this is a 10-seater dining table,
00:54:58but it also demonstrates perfectly
00:54:59that that rug isn't quite big enough.
00:55:01Yeah, we'll have to find a big one, definitely.
00:55:03It's pretty big already.
00:55:04Custom rug.
00:55:05This is an expansive space with really high ceilings,
00:55:09and it's chilly outside, and I am hot.
00:55:13Yeah.
00:55:14That fireplace is working overtime.
00:55:16That Stoke fireplace really does the job it's designed to do.
00:55:20The judges moved into the lounge room
00:55:22and took a seat on your very comfortable sofa.
00:55:26I just want to say Tom Ford is very comfortable in this space.
00:55:33Oh, you're welcome.
00:55:35Yeah, thanks, Scotty.
00:55:36I gave you that book.
00:55:38The palette is really simple.
00:55:40Black, green, oak, the end.
00:55:43Shona loves the home pro curtains you chose.
00:55:45Not so much sheers, but more of a crushed linen.
00:55:49Oh, my God.
00:55:51I love them so much.
00:55:52So beautiful, and again, just adds that softness
00:55:56to this really strong, simple palette.
00:55:59Marty thinks that the buyers will know
00:56:01they have entered another level of sophistication in this house.
00:56:06So when buyers come to this home,
00:56:08they're looking at something
00:56:09that none of the other contestants are offering.
00:56:11It has that darker tone,
00:56:12and if they have to have this colour palette,
00:56:14there isn't another option on this series.
00:56:17So they're playing a very strategic card,
00:56:19which I think could pay them dividends.
00:56:22Quite frankly, this has been my favourite room
00:56:24of the block this season.
00:56:26So what's your ice cream flavour, Kylie and Brad?
00:56:30Mint chocolate.
00:56:31Dark would stall me, surely.
00:56:33The judges think it's licorice.
00:56:35Who knew that licorice ice cream could be this delicious?
00:56:40I love licorice.
00:56:41I love it.
00:56:42Not everyone's a cup of tea,
00:56:43but who loves licorice loves licorice.
00:56:46That's it. Well done.
00:56:47Well done, guys.
00:56:51The whole time I was questioning it.
00:56:53Yeah, look, I guess we're always going for dark and moody,
00:56:57and for someone like Darren to say those kind of things about it,
00:57:00I think it's really, it's really nice.
00:57:03Well, let's say what flavour we're tasting in House 5.
00:57:06Yeah, well...
00:57:07Licorice is hard to beat.
00:57:20Okay, House 5.
00:57:22Christian and Mimi.
00:57:28This week was long.
00:57:30This week was long.
00:57:32That's what I said.
00:57:34Living in Dying Room is what it is now called.
00:57:41I don't want to be here.
00:57:44I don't know, I feel like I just don't trust my styling anymore.
00:57:49Because, like the judges.
00:57:51I really dislike it.
00:57:53It makes the room imbalanced.
00:57:55I no longer know what to do.
00:58:00So finding a plaster has been our biggest issue on the block.
00:58:03We had a crew that said they were coming two, three days ago,
00:58:07and they just haven't responded to any messages,
00:58:09answered any phone calls.
00:58:10I think we're going to be able to get maybe three or four guys for you tomorrow.
00:58:13Really? Yeah.
00:58:14Yeah.
00:58:15Just very grateful after Maddie and Charlotte gave us the plasters for tomorrow.
00:58:21So I just got my Cambridge rendered.
00:58:23Wow, that's so good.
00:58:25So, so far everything that I've chosen is 75 grams.
00:58:28Yeah, beautiful.
00:58:30Where do I put the fireplace now?
00:58:32Oh no.
00:58:34I hope the judges go in there with the sun shining through,
00:58:39and they just see how amazing of a space that we do have up there.
00:58:43I hope so.
00:58:55Walking into your living and dining room, Maddie said...
00:59:00Well, this is a little bit smaller than what we've come from.
00:59:05Not as much space.
00:59:07It's a little bit dark in here. Hang on a second.
00:59:09Alexa, open blinds.
00:59:14Light from the top story location came flooding into the room.
00:59:18Stunning.
00:59:19Shona noted the beautiful view and said that's got great buyer appeal.
00:59:26That is one of the most amazing features of this property.
00:59:29These windows and the fact they are the only one with a view of any description.
00:59:33And that will be the balance with the buyers.
00:59:35Having size over view and being the only one that gives you that view
00:59:41will retain a portion of the market.
00:59:44Darren loves the dining table.
00:59:46It's beautifully matched to the kitchen.
00:59:48I think those tones of walnut are really, really nicely matched.
00:59:53I mean, it's got a really soft sort of pink to it,
00:59:56which works beautifully with these chairs as well.
00:59:58I think it's a really lovely match.
01:00:01Shona didn't love the table.
01:00:05I find this table a barrier.
01:00:07You're walking in here and you're going straight into the dining table.
01:00:10You're not going into a walkway.
01:00:12To me, because of the size of the place,
01:00:14I would have preferred a round table
01:00:17and I would have preferred chairs without arms
01:00:19because it would feel lighter.
01:00:21Marty was actually fine with the table and chairs.
01:00:24His concerns was with the lounge area.
01:00:27For me, it's the space that's the concern
01:00:30and this area here as a primary living zone.
01:00:34This is the part that's feeling a little bit squashed,
01:00:37a little bit level one or two apartment in town.
01:00:41I don't feel like I am down the beach or at a holiday home.
01:00:45So you do have to think of the market you are appealing to.
01:00:49Shona pointed out the whole room has been orientated to the television.
01:00:54As much as we love Disney Plus and as much as we love our TV,
01:00:58I am not coming to the beach for my whole lounge room
01:01:01to be built around a TV.
01:01:03What's missing?
01:01:05Fireplace. Right.
01:01:07And that feels like a mistake,
01:01:09considering that it feels like there is room for one.
01:01:12Christian and Mimi have won more money than anybody here on the block.
01:01:16This doesn't say expensive to me.
01:01:18This room should have elevated the luxury.
01:01:20She said if the kitchen is the heart of the home,
01:01:23then living and dining is the soul.
01:01:26This doesn't have it.
01:01:29In property, when you have a smaller space,
01:01:32you need to balance that by upping the luxury and the materiality.
01:01:36There is no sophistication within this space whatsoever.
01:01:40They've missed out on that opportunity to create a marketing hook.
01:01:43There was the TV, the fireplace, the couch along here.
01:01:47You're sitting, watching fire-burning views, ocean, palm tree conversations.
01:01:52Absolutely.
01:01:53They've just gone, all right, you know what?
01:01:55Let's take the house that's got the best outlook
01:01:57and just turn everyone's back to look at that TV.
01:02:00Mm-hmm.
01:02:01It's a fumble.
01:02:02If he was judging on execution only, it would be a 10 out of 10 for him.
01:02:07But he doesn't think this room has the wow factor
01:02:10he's seen in some other houses today.
01:02:15Darren, however, was on your side today, Christian and Mimi.
01:02:18I don't agree with either of you.
01:02:19That's okay. You're elastic.
01:02:21Well, let's take a seat.
01:02:22I want to find out what you love about this room.
01:02:24It's nicely proportioned.
01:02:26I think it has a great outlook.
01:02:28I think it would function really beautifully for a holiday home.
01:02:32I think the connection to that big outdoor space
01:02:34means that you've got ample living.
01:02:36He sees it as a very consistent room with the rest of your house
01:02:41and thinks that everything in your home
01:02:44is always presented at a very high level.
01:02:47Shona did pick out ice cream flavours for your room.
01:02:51Kiwi lime and mango sorbet.
01:02:54Whoa, okay.
01:02:55Better than vanilla.
01:02:57I'm guessing it's the artwork that led her to that.
01:03:00But the judges weren't really feeling like staying for ice cream this afternoon.
01:03:04That's it.
01:03:07Welcome back to the block.
01:03:09With Matilda off to bed,
01:03:11let's find out who will take living and dining room week.
01:03:14Okay.
01:03:15Matilda's going to bed. That's good.
01:03:17I think we need to get a big, loud clap out of our system.
01:03:19Yeah, yeah.
01:03:21Thanks, Scotty.
01:03:22Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:03:23Beautiful.
01:03:35Yeah, beautiful.
01:03:36Strong.
01:03:37Here we go.
01:03:38Okay, Darren Palmer, Maddie and Charlotte.
01:03:43It's a really lovely layered textured palette.
01:03:45I would like a little more drama.
01:03:51What's the plan?
01:03:52Courtney and Grumpy.
01:03:55This feels absolutely consistent.
01:03:57Aesthetically, I love every decision you make.
01:04:01Ricky and Hayden.
01:04:03It's intimate, and it's quite amazing to have an intimate feeling
01:04:06in such a vast amount of space.
01:04:12Colin and Brett.
01:04:13This is the lighting layout that I've been hoping to see all day.
01:04:17These wall sconces are perfect.
01:04:19The strip light, fantastic.
01:04:31This is a mimic.
01:04:32It's nicely proportioned.
01:04:34I think it has a great outlook.
01:04:36It would function really beautifully for a holiday home.
01:04:43All right, pretty good scores.
01:04:48Can't use this pigment.
01:04:49Maddie Fox.
01:04:50Maddie and Charlotte.
01:04:52Not doing much wrong isn't a bad outcome.
01:04:55Whilst it isn't dramatic, it is sophisticated,
01:04:58it is inviting, it is homely.
01:05:09Courtney and Grumpy.
01:05:11How they end up having a fireplace that is in possibly
01:05:14the worst position within a room of this size.
01:05:22Ricky and Hayden.
01:05:24None of the other homes have this amount of square metre
01:05:27within this living space.
01:05:28I don't really want to leave.
01:05:34Colin and Brett.
01:05:36Having this blend of dark and light is so marketable
01:05:39and different from every other house.
01:05:47I'm out of here.
01:05:49Look out.
01:05:54Cher and Mimi.
01:05:56When you have a smaller space,
01:05:58you need to balance that by upping the luxury.
01:06:00There is no sophistication whatsoever.
01:06:03For me, it's probably been the biggest letdown of the day.
01:06:18Courtney and Grumpy, Phil's here.
01:06:21Would you like to use him?
01:06:23No.
01:06:24No, not this week, mate.
01:06:26Not tonight?
01:06:27Hold on to Little Penguin.
01:06:29OK.
01:06:32Shona Bliss.
01:06:33Maddy and Charlotte.
01:06:34I really feel the styling has completely let them down.
01:06:38Courtney and Grumpy.
01:06:40I love that we do have the naturals and the neutrals
01:06:44with a little bit of punch.
01:06:46Ricky and Hayden.
01:06:48What this does in here is it comes down on the rake
01:06:52and then makes you want to go into the lounge pit.
01:06:57It's just like this little sanctuary.
01:07:02Brad.
01:07:04Ah!
01:07:06It's unbelievable.
01:07:08This room sings.
01:07:10I appreciate it, Mimi.
01:07:12I am not coming to the beach for my whole lounge room
01:07:15to be built around a TV.
01:07:22OK.
01:07:23Winner of week eight on the block,
01:07:25living and dining room week.
01:07:27It's with 29.5 points.
01:07:31Wow.
01:07:33It's Kylie and Brad.
01:07:41You know, just a couple of tens.
01:07:45It was really nice.
01:07:47We were very happy with our room.
01:07:49Wow.
01:07:50Congratulations.
01:07:52A ten from Marty Fox, a ten from Shayna Blase,
01:07:55a 30 grand week.
01:07:56If you had a bigger rug, it would have been 40.
01:07:59Wow.
01:08:00The nearly perfect scorer of 29.5 points
01:08:03is Kylie and Brad's second win yet.
01:08:06In second, it's Courtney and Grant with 26.5,
01:08:10followed by Manny and Charlotte on 25.5 points.
01:08:13Ricky and Hayden are fourth with 25,
01:08:16and Christian and Mimi are last
01:08:18with their worst score of the season at 23.5 points.
01:08:23Yeah, a bit defeated,
01:08:24especially after the week that we had,
01:08:26but a bit of judges' feedback is not going to kill us.
01:08:30Fantastic night planned tomorrow night.
01:08:32Dinner with me and some very special guests.
01:08:35You'll be taking off at 4.30pm sharp, so don't be late.
01:08:40And yes, I said taking off.
01:08:42It's going to be fantastic.
01:08:44Don't worry, it's all right.
01:08:46I like flying.
01:08:48Well...
01:08:50You can drive there and be back 4 hours later.
01:08:53You'll be taking off at 4.30 sharp.
01:08:55It's going to be fantastic.
01:08:57We're going to have fun.
01:08:58It's going to be another big week.
01:08:59Good luck, everybody.
01:09:00Good night, see you later.
01:09:01Thanks, guys.
01:09:03APPLAUSE
01:09:15This is going to be a wild week.
01:09:17We've been set a virtually impossible task this week.
01:09:20Welcome to a brutal week.
01:09:23This week...
01:09:24This week...
01:09:25The week from hell.
01:09:26A hell of a lot of rooms to deliver.
01:09:28Try and do Rumpus.
01:09:29Office space.
01:09:30Two hallways.
01:09:31And a stairwell.
01:09:32Have one hell of an idea that could win the block.
01:09:39It's a bad day to be a Lever.
01:09:41Tomorrow 7.30pm online.