Yes, it's back on our screens again, and I HAVE watched it simply because my ex-neighbour, Michelle, is the Interior Design professional. Here she is (below, sitting with Alan Carr) with all the hopeful contestants behind them.
I'm not really interested in Interior Design (I'm too keen on clutter), but it is interesting (to a degree) to see what a bunch of amateurs can do with the interior of an old Beach Hut, or a homeless people's refuge.
The answer, sadly, is 'not much'. As with so many amateurs, they seem to think that garish colours mixed with miss-matched loud wallpapers, and odd shapes, is 'modern'. Well, it's not. Interior design is much more complicated than that. I have yet to see one of their rooms that I would be happy to live in. Often they would have been wiser to have left their rooms entirely untouched, rather than end-up with the disasters they created.
I do understand that it's not in the interest of the programme to be too critical, but just occasionally I think Michelle should be less flattering towards the ghastly 'makeovers' produced by the contestants.
3 comments:
Haven't seen that one yet. But I do remember the original 'Changing Rooms' with Carol 'Smiley' Smillie and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
It was Bowen who forced his over the top interior designs on couples, or victims, should I say. And I remember one couple were so upset with his outrageous makeover, they had it all stripped away and put it back as it was.
LLB has a strange idea of Interior Design. More of a slap in the face than relaxation and calm. Personally I prefer the calm.
I'd hate anyone doing the decorating in my house. Doesn't sound as they have any choice in the result
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