Interior Design Masters S06 E07
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00:00It's the semi-final and we're here at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where I got my big break.
00:07I tell you, it was a slog getting bums on seats. I'm so glad I don't have to do any of that tacky self-promotion anymore.
00:14The greatest show on earth is about to begin. Interior Design Masters, they're doing up fringe venues on BBC One.
00:21Come along and watch it.
00:23Have some self-respect, pal.
00:25You pal, welcome to Interior Design Masters.
00:32Who wants a flyer?
00:34Yeah!
00:36Three designers remain and next week one of them will be awarded a life-changing collaboration contract with John Lewis.
00:45Last time, the designers paired up and hit the high street.
00:51We're on it.
00:52We're so on it.
00:54Craig and John created India in Rye.
00:57They've taken the product and given so much inspiration with it.
01:01And we're top of the shops.
01:03John, you finally did it!
01:05I lost.
01:06Rita and Bryony produced a stylish boutique.
01:09We've got two very strong signature styles that have combined to give me something that's neutral.
01:15But their love of beige and lacquer bold...
01:18Imagine Mary's trousers as that curtain.
01:21...meant Bryony...
01:22This is what makes you an Interior Design Master.
01:25...lost a place in the semi-final.
01:27I am so grateful for this opportunity.
01:30I had a lovely, lovely time.
01:40There it is, we're a throuple.
01:42I don't know how we made it so far.
01:44We're exhausted.
01:47Going to Edinburgh.
01:48Bonnie, Edinburgh.
01:49I'm really excited to go up north.
01:51It's a long drive from Hastings, but I know it's going to be worth it.
01:54There's the only girl left.
01:55I know.
01:56I really like Scottish accent.
01:57I find it really sexy.
01:59Normally, they call me Rita.
02:01We won.
02:02Here they are, the semi-finalists.
02:05Very close to the final now, which is equally exciting and intimidating.
02:13How are you feeling?
02:14Are you excited?
02:15Very excited.
02:16Nervous.
02:17Yes, nervous for the next challenge.
02:18Yeah.
02:19What do you feel you've learned about yourself as you've progressed?
02:21We're not professional designers, and you second-guess yourself all the time.
02:24So it's really nice to get affirmation when you win a challenge.
02:27You know, actually, I am growing, and I'm okay.
02:29I'm good at this.
02:30Yeah, I would agree.
02:31It kind of confirms that maybe I'm not delusional.
02:34I've learned, actually, I could work under pressure and deliver a design.
02:38So that's really amazing feeling, yeah.
02:41Do you think your signature style has changed or developed?
02:45My style has broadened.
02:47I'm now looking at different ways of applying that aesthetic.
02:50You've got a very strong sense of yourself,
02:52but it must be modulated according to each challenge.
02:55I feel sometimes I'm a bit too shy or too scared
02:59to put myself out there when it comes to the design.
03:02Opposite feedback to you.
03:04What about you, John?
03:05Your time management, is that getting better?
03:07It is getting better.
03:09Well, to get in the final, you're heading to Edinburgh,
03:12where you'll each be doing up a venue
03:15ready for the biggest fringe comedy and theatre festival in the world.
03:19Amazing.
03:21Every August, the beautiful city of Edinburgh hosts over 50,000 shows,
03:26including one of the world's most popular.
03:29Every August, the beautiful city of Edinburgh hosts over 50,000 shows
03:34in over 300 venues dotted across the city.
03:38And the semi-finalists will be taking on one each.
03:42The first is Monkey Barrel...
03:44CHEERING
03:46..an iconic comedy venue with a cellar bar.
03:49The second is Home Bar,
03:51a free fringe venue where you can pay what you like for the performances.
03:56The rest of the year, it's a local pub.
04:00And finally, the Royal Dick Bar
04:03within the Summer Hall Arts Complex, with champions' new writing.
04:08On the table, you've got three tickets.
04:11One for each venue. Pick a ticket.
04:14Ladies first. You've been very kind.
04:17Monkey Barrel.
04:19Hm.
04:20Home Bar.
04:22The Royal Dick.
04:24The Royal Dick.
04:27You've got a budget of £3,000 and two days
04:30and a packed lunch of haggis to bring the house down.
04:33Now, go break a leg!
04:35Thank you. Thank you.
04:37So, have you ever played in any of those places?
04:39I've played the Monkey Barrel, but I'm a stranger to the Royal Dick.
04:43Oh, yes. I'll just leave that there.
04:46The designers have landed in Edinburgh.
04:49Oh, wow! Look at this! Look at this!
04:51Oh, that's the castle!
04:53That'd be a scary build, wouldn't it?
04:56And they're getting the first glimpse of their fringe venues.
05:02Hello.
05:04It's really low.
05:06Like, first time I feel tall in my life.
05:09It's really low.
05:12Like, first time I feel tall in my life.
05:15The Monkey Barrel is an award-winning comedy club.
05:19The space is very open.
05:21It's a big box with lots of multi-coloured fairy knights.
05:25It attracts some of the biggest names in comedy.
05:28It's like a cave, basically.
05:31Both legends and hot new talent.
05:33But I'm going to turn it into a funky, cool dive bar.
05:41Whoa!
05:43In my head, I kind of knew how high four-metre high ceilings were,
05:47but when you see them, they really, really are big.
05:50The Royal Dick serves as a bar and performance space
05:53for the bigger Summer Hall Arts Complex, which boasts 16 theatre venues.
05:58I love all this stuff they've got in the cases.
06:01I'll definitely want to make a feature of that.
06:03It's where plays like Baby Reindeer premiered.
06:06Such a huge, grand building, it's quite daunting,
06:09but it's also an opportunity for me to create,
06:11I guess, something a little bit dangerous to take a massive risk.
06:16Oh, wow!
06:18Plenty of room for improvement, I think.
06:20Home Bar is one of 23 fringe venues.
06:23I love this stone wall, I think it looks really nice.
06:26It has an upstairs bar area.
06:28I frequented the odd bar or two, I know what goes on.
06:31I think I can work this one out.
06:33And a downstairs performance space.
06:35Ooh, this looks like some sad student room from the 80s.
06:40Yeah, it's a lot.
06:43To help them win a place in the final,
06:45each designer will get two carpenters and two decorators.
06:50Good morning!
06:52Woo-hoo!
06:53New member of the team.
06:55We're matching my mouth.
06:57Paint colour.
06:59Ah!
07:01So, for my inspiration, I came across this.
07:04vintage pop-up book that is about vintage circus,
07:08and it just made me smile.
07:10So much fun.
07:12And I can imagine these people coming to a comedy club.
07:14Comedy is fun, circus is fun.
07:17I'm just going to bring joy in this space.
07:20Ta-da!
07:22Ooh!
07:23That's red.
07:24It's very red.
07:25We're going bold, fierce and brave.
07:27I normally don't use bright colours at all,
07:30but the feedback was I need to bring some of my personality
07:33to my design.
07:35Red is normally a colour I choose for my lipstick or my clothing,
07:39so I'm very nervous about it.
07:42Every time I look at my colours, I get like, oh, dear.
07:45No more beige, no more black.
07:47No, no, not this week.
07:51Rita's bold lipstick red paint will colour-drench her walls and ceiling.
07:55She's contrasting it with a rich teal blue.
07:59She's creating a ticket office window,
08:01which leads the punters to the bar, which she's cladding,
08:04and above it, hanging pendant lights with fringed vintage lampshades,
08:08which will feature throughout her scheme.
08:11She's keeping all the existing furniture
08:13and upholstering cabaret-style chairs,
08:16adding a large Chesterfield sofa in a VIP area,
08:19which she's caging off and elevating with a bold, intricate wallpaper.
08:25Rita will paint a bespoke comedy-inspired art piece
08:28in her chosen colour palette.
08:30She's building a small stage with new monkey-barrel signage
08:34and she's leaning into her circus theme
08:36by repurposing a carousel horse.
08:41It's an antique horse, and it was in a tattoo artist's studio.
08:46I mean, who doesn't want a horse in their bar?
08:49Want to?
08:51He is quite heavy.
08:53If it helps, his name is Gerard.
08:55We've got two areas that we're working on.
08:57We've got a bar area and a performance space.
09:00At the Royal Dick, John's leaning into the theatrical.
09:03In terms of what we're going for here, it's almost, like, apocalypse chic.
09:08My inspiration for my design is all about creating drama,
09:12so it's a performance space, and some of it is going to be quite edgy.
09:16I was kind of influenced by the film Joker,
09:18his manic kind of state of mind,
09:20and I wanted it to be something that was thought-provoking
09:23with an element of grandeur.
09:25In terms of the bar area, I'm going to go all black.
09:30We have got a number of these kind of cabinets
09:32to move from the other room through into this room as well,
09:35and we're going to just clad the existing bar.
09:38John's cladding for the bar will be made up of salvaged bar columns
09:42and plastic mouldings, which will be painted black and lit up.
09:46He's adding some bling with gold paint to the existing shelving
09:50and building architectural signage
09:52and built clock and marble effect panels,
09:55which he's echoed in framed wallpapered sections around the room.
09:59He's getting rid of the existing display cabinets
10:02and rehanging the animal skulls against his black walls.
10:06Next door, in the performance area,
10:09John's painting the walls beige and bringing the ceiling down in black,
10:13adding theatre-themed words in scratchy brushstrokes,
10:16creating the illusion of them falling from the sky.
10:20He'll build a small stage in front of the bay window
10:23and the seating area will be made up of the existing wooden chairs and tables.
10:28Suspended from the ceiling will be a spectacular chandelier.
10:33It's a nice metre-wide chandelier with 20 light fittings in it.
10:40Who doesn't want one of them?
10:42I really love the history of buildings
10:44and I think it's nice to honour that in a way.
10:48It was a veterinary college
10:50and they've got all these fascinating artefacts.
10:53So there was a pressure there,
10:55and a pressure to, you know, do it justice
10:58and do something really iconic.
11:01So that is the plan.
11:03If I get the box and bring that through...
11:06While John is going for theatre and sophistication...
11:09If you can get your chandelier through the door, it's too small.
11:12There's a lot of lampshades.
11:14It's definitely a motif I'm using.
11:17Craig's venue is all about nostalgia and granny chic.
11:21The theme is very much home from home.
11:24Lots of vintage furniture.
11:26It'll be a really funky, modern take on that old-world aesthetic.
11:31I'm really leaning into my new trend of intentional clutter.
11:36On street level, Craig's filling his space
11:39with 25 mismatched charity shop lampshades.
11:42The walls will be painted sage green,
11:44will feature cladding, vintage wallpaper and a large tartan mural.
11:49He's getting rid of most of the banquette seating
11:52and filling the space with an eclectic mix of mid-century living room furniture.
11:58In the basement, he's decorating the performance areas bar section
12:02with a mixture of more vintage lampshades and wallpaper.
12:06As a nod to the classic flying ducks,
12:08he's adding wings to instruments to create artwork,
12:11as well as a punk-inspired carnival light and disco guitar.
12:15He's also extending the stage area.
12:19We've got to make this more functional,
12:21more fit for purpose in terms of a stage area.
12:24So I think get the ceiling painted.
12:26I've got lots of vintage wallpaper to go up.
12:28What's the paper like?
12:29You won't be very happy cos they're all really 70s vintage.
12:32What, like random drops?
12:33It's going to be random strips.
12:35I've got anaglypta mixed in to bulk it out.
12:38OK.
12:40Craig's love of vintage finds is expressed in all areas of his life.
12:46His house, where he lives with his husband,
12:49and their Hastings beach hut.
12:51This competition has allowed my ideas to come pouring out
12:56and actually do something with them.
13:01What makes this journey through the competition so sweet
13:05is the love and support I get from Jason and all my friends.
13:09They're so 100% behind me. Yeah!
13:11I'm immensely proud of what Craig has achieved.
13:14He really is a force to be reckoned with.
13:17And I just love the enthusiasm that Craig has for all the challenges.
13:21It is like watching a genius work.
13:23You've done lots of different jobs. Yeah.
13:25And I can see this, it's leaving something you really want to do.
13:28All of the roads have led to this point in my life.
13:32Craig is very eclectic in his style.
13:34He just is very good at getting a picture in his head
13:38and being able to recreate that.
13:40You look good changing. Yeah.
13:47The first bit's scary and then it gets progressively less scary. OK.
13:51We've had a few problems with the vintage wallpaper.
13:54Of course, it's probably been sat in someone's garage for 30 years,
13:57so it's a bit crumbly, a bit stuck together.
14:00That one's just a no-go, isn't it?
14:02Well, it can't be a no-go. We've got to make it work.
14:04It might be a little bit risky. Maybe it's too much.
14:07I don't know, but I'm trusting my gut, as I've done in every week.
14:12So I hope they'll see the irony and the humour
14:15and the warmth in my design.
14:17How's it going up there, Stephen? Yeah, it's all good.
14:20Whilst his ceilings are getting a dramatic makeover...
14:23Well, that's you up there, not me.
14:25..John is cracking on with jobs at ground level.
14:28So, these are reclaimed off an old bar.
14:31They've come with me all the way up to Edinburgh.
14:35It must have been a very tall bar.
14:37This is where I drank.
14:39The current bar is really underwhelming,
14:42so what I hope to do is create something a bit grander than that.
14:46I've got these panels, which will go in between.
14:50In between. Like that.
14:52I've learned so much doing all these challenges.
14:55When I started out, my wife said,
14:57I think the thing you'll struggle with the most, John,
14:59is overestimating what you can do in any given amount of time.
15:02Well, she's been so proved right, hasn't she?
15:06Voila!
15:07I'm trying to keep builds to a minimum.
15:09Slide it up to the top.
15:11So I've got plastic panels that are going to go on,
15:13because I do love a panel.
15:15Hopefully, that's not massively time-consuming.
15:20John's time-saving hack has his bar clad in no time.
15:24We don't knock about, do we?
15:26Oh, yeah, OK.
15:28It's a good place because you walk in and you see it.
15:31Rita's adding a little extra to hers.
15:34So this frame was a mirror,
15:36but I thought it would be quite pretty and give us this vintage vibe.
15:41The issue they've got now, they've got a ticketing office
15:44and then you have a bar.
15:46But as a person walking in, I don't know what's the difference.
15:50So I'm boxing off the ticket office with a little window
15:53because in a circus, they used to have this cute little box office
15:57where you get your ticket to walk in.
15:59At home in the Lancashire countryside,
16:02Rita uses a farmyard to create her designs.
16:05I just draw the bar.
16:07At the end is the ticket, like the box office.
16:09Very nice.
16:11This is the area where I normally draw my plan on the floor.
16:15A little chalk.
16:16And then I take it to the paper.
16:18I think this whole way of designing came from
16:21just playing like kids.
16:23I think that's what kids do when they have fun.
16:25They build things.
16:26And this whole experience made me feel like I'm like 7 years old again,
16:30which I love because I love being creative.
16:34Rita lives with one of her best mates, Michelle.
16:37Rita is probably one of the most colourful people that I've ever met.
16:41She's full of life.
16:42You never know what she's going to bring home from the car boot sale
16:45or what story she's going to tell you.
16:47Come on, this way.
16:49I like to make people smile.
16:51I think my inner child never left me.
16:53She's sunshine on a cloudy day kind of personality.
16:55I'm crazy proud of Rita.
16:57It's way harder than what I thought it would be.
17:00It's not just designing.
17:01It's like just emotionally sometimes it's overwhelming.
17:06I think I have more magic up my sleeves.
17:09I'm going to work so hard to see it to be in the final.
17:12It will be a dream come true.
17:15So this is Madame, is her name.
17:19I fell in love with her in the antique store.
17:22However, I've fallen in love with her but not with the toilets.
17:27I've got some letters that I'll spray gold
17:30and hopefully it covers the toilet sign and it says tickets.
17:35Rita's ticket office leads to her bar, which she's clad in.
17:39I'm putting like a tealy blue just to contrast it from the rest of the venue.
17:44On his bar, Craig is keeping the work to a minimum.
17:49The actual bar area just needs a nice new coat of paint.
17:52We'll be re-varnishing the bar top
17:54and just maybe putting in some vintage wallpaper details.
17:57But otherwise, it's just a spruce up really.
17:59And focusing on the furniture, taking up space around it.
18:03For my design, these bonkhead seats need to go.
18:05The way I'm going to arrange the furniture is really going to be
18:08somewhere someone's really want to go,
18:10especially in those dark winter evenings.
18:12Oh.
18:13That wasn't in the plan.
18:16This is an area I think there's been a problem before
18:18because people weren't going towards the back
18:20because of maybe the cluttered furniture.
18:23In my plan, it was just a lovely flat wall
18:25and it's going to be a three-minute job.
18:31It's so lovely to be back in Edinburgh
18:33where it all started for me back in 2001.
18:37The sound of the laughter, the buzz of the crowd,
18:39the taste of the deep-fried Mars bars.
18:42Ooh.
18:43Open mic comedy contest.
18:45Maybe it's time for me to give my old stand-up routine a bit of a spin.
18:49Ha! It'll be like riding a bike.
18:53So there's two chickies in a bar fry...
18:55BELL RINGS
19:00Still got it.
19:02Right, let's go and check on those designers.
19:05Beer and tears, mate. That's what's held this together.
19:10Hi, Craig. Hello, Alan. How are you?
19:13I'm great.
19:14Listen, there is so much going on with this room.
19:17Yes.
19:18I mean, is that deliberate or are you just very, like,
19:20can't make your mind up?
19:21Well, you know, there's a big new trend at the moment,
19:23intentional clutter, and I'm very into that.
19:25Intentional clutter? Yes.
19:27Yeah, but does Michelle Agunderhead know about intentional clutter?
19:30I don't know. I've never heard of it.
19:33I don't know. I might send her a memo.
19:36So is this the kind of bar that you would probably go to yourself
19:39in Hastings?
19:40Oh, very much so. I think this is a place Coco would love.
19:43Who's Coco?
19:44Coco Canal is my drag persona.
19:48Comes out on New Year's Eve... No way!
19:50..once a year, one night only.
19:52Can I see Coco?
19:53Well, I have something here you might be interested in.
19:57She's going to stand by the piano.
19:59Is that you?
20:00Is that you?
20:01Well, it's my head, but not my body.
20:05I borrowed the body.
20:06You borrowed the body?! Yeah.
20:08No offence, but isn't it just going to cheapen the place,
20:11putting that up?
20:12Sorry. No.
20:17Craig may be getting rid of his existing seating...
20:22Oh, that's the sock gone.
20:24..but Rita's upcycling hers.
20:26The existing cinema seating is 12 seats
20:29and I would like it to be divided into three sections
20:32because I don't think in a bar you would like to sit 12 of you
20:35next to each other.
20:36The venues need to offer both seating for the bar...
20:39Is it comfy?
20:40Oh, it's very comfy.
20:41..and for watching the performances.
20:45I'm not the fastest person to reupholster stuff.
20:48Maybe I should have done four,
20:50but I decided to have 16 different seats.
20:53I think it works really well with the old furniture they had
20:56because I added this, like, baby blue to the whole space.
20:59OK, let's see if it fits.
21:01They have enough red because I painted the whole venue red.
21:04Is everyone ready?
21:05Instead of furniture, John's focusing on his showstopper.
21:10I've got it, tail boy!
21:14So the chandelier basically took up a quarter of my budget.
21:18For me, it's every bit as important as a table or a chair.
21:23Slow, slow, slow.
21:25Some people might think that was a bit of a risk, potentially,
21:28to spend, you know, a quarter of your budget on a light fitting.
21:31But it's not just a light fitting.
21:33It totally makes that room.
21:35I just hope, when we put power to it, that it actually works.
21:41Light it up, Andy!
21:43Whoa!
21:46Oh, yeah!
21:49Oh, man, that's shiny.
21:51I guarantee nobody else has got one of those.
21:55It's halfway through day one.
21:58The designers are taking inspiration from the festival...
22:03We'll take that one.
22:05..to bring some drama to their schemes.
22:08Just sorting through my plethora of lampshades
22:11to pick five nice ones to go down to the performance space.
22:15So I've got these poles. Yeah.
22:17And I thought I would like to divide the space
22:20because it's too open.
22:21Rita's creating an intimate circus-themed VIP area.
22:25So you're making more of a cage?
22:27I'm making a cage for our very naughty tigers.
22:30I want it to become this exciting place
22:32that you want to come for a drink even if there's no comedy tonight.
22:35And that's my aim.
22:36The vibe here is we've got this kind of, like, decaying beauty,
22:40kind of apocalypse chic thing going on.
22:42John's inspiration reflects cutting-edge theatre,
22:45which his venue is famous for.
22:47It doesn't matter if they're a little bit broken up and fragmented.
22:50Yeah, like, scratchy, brush strokes, all good.
22:54That's it, exactly. OK, perfect.
22:56The space is deliberately trying to create friction.
22:59It is kind of edgy.
23:01Don't be afraid to, like, run words into each other
23:04and across each other. Love it.
23:06OK, guys, if you can look this way,
23:08I'm going to show you the difference
23:10between isometric and oblique drawing.
23:12John's spent the last 18 years
23:14passing his knowledge of design to secondary school kids.
23:17I teach a practical subject
23:19and, of course, prepping everything for the challenges
23:22on top of, you know, being a dad and a husband and all of that.
23:26Just managing it all, it's really difficult.
23:29I do not know how he's driving up and down the country
23:33and then coming in on a Monday morning
23:35and doing five lessons a day.
23:37Really inspirational.
23:39Ready for a drink now for you, Kirsten.
23:42He deserves to go all the way.
23:45As a teacher, his ability to inspire kids
23:47is what makes him so special.
23:49I think that comes through his passion for creative work.
23:52He really shows that and the kids really respect that and respond to that.
23:55When I'm in the throes of putting a room together,
23:58the time goes so quickly because I'm just loving every minute.
24:02Teaching's been great to me,
24:04but actually I want to explore something new now
24:07and this makes me so happy.
24:09It fills me with joy to do this
24:11and reaching the final would be just everything.
24:18John!
24:19Hello.
24:20Look at this room!
24:22Oh, yeah.
24:23And look at you up there!
24:25Yeah, clinging on for dear life.
24:27Isn't it funny, you know, how you're scared of heights
24:30and then you're up there?
24:31It's almost like you have changed, you have evolved,
24:33you have turned a corner.
24:35Would you say you are even more confident in your design
24:38and also with your height?
24:39Honestly, getting that stand-up space last week,
24:41it was exactly what I needed.
24:43I've got weeks on the sofa.
24:45I think next week you'll be up the shard.
24:47Oh, steady, maybe not quite.
24:50Let's not run before we can climb.
24:52Listen, I did the Fringe about three, four times
24:55and I'm looking at these words here, honestly,
24:58it's like you're reading out some of my reviews.
25:00You know, hilarious.
25:02Yeah.
25:03Laugh.
25:04Yeah.
25:05Dick.
25:06LAUGHTER
25:13No, I'm not writing a ransom note.
25:15Craig is also using words to create art.
25:19There's my homage to the Sex Pistols and punk.
25:22Because downstairs, not only do they do performances for the Fringe,
25:25they have a lot of music.
25:26I don't know if this whole punk reference is appropriate
25:29to the people who use this bar, but I think it's pretty iconic
25:32and I hope they'll get it.
25:34It's a big reveal.
25:38That's fun. I like that.
25:41Bit more colours, as my venue's missing colours, you know.
25:45Hi, Rita.
25:47Sorry.
25:48Rita.
25:49Colin!
25:50I didn't mean to frighten you.
25:53How are you feeling today?
25:55Yeah, a bit nervous.
25:56It's just my design.
25:57It's very bold, very bright.
25:59But you're saying it's not classic Rita?
26:01Yeah, it's not.
26:02Because you were on the sofa last week
26:04and Michelle said she wants more Rita.
26:07I'm giving her more of my personality.
26:09Yeah, yeah.
26:10So, ta-da!
26:11So, this is like playing card, am I right?
26:13So, it's the queen and king of comedy.
26:16King of comedy? I don't see any glasses and...
26:19I know.
26:20..teeth.
26:21I know. Shall I add it?
26:23So, how are you doing this, then?
26:25So, we're doing a bit of decoupage.
26:27Decoupage?
26:28These are Fringe Festival posters.
26:30We're going to cut some of this and then we will glue it.
26:33Be creative, you know?
26:34Yeah, yeah.
26:35Let your inner child go wild.
26:36And it's funny you use this,
26:37because I've come to the Fringe loads.
26:39Yeah.
26:40The posters are everywhere,
26:41so it does make sense to do this.
26:43Perfect, yeah.
26:44So, I'm going for it, you know?
26:47CHEERING
26:58Hey, hey, hey!
26:59Hi! How are you?
27:01Good.
27:02So, this is...
27:04Oh!
27:05This is my performance venue.
27:07Look at this!
27:08Oh, yes!
27:10I love mixing up the wallpapers.
27:12I think that's just genius.
27:14And I've got a carnival light, which I've decoupaged,
27:16so it kind of replicates the Sex Pistols album cover.
27:19It is really super cool.
27:20It's very you.
27:21It's so you!
27:23To me, though.
27:24I'm worried mine is, like, too serious now.
27:26It's super retro.
27:28It's definitely going to be a cool place to go.
27:30People are going to like to hang out there.
27:32I suppose the only creeping bit of doubt I've got, then,
27:34is have I gone fringe enough?
27:36But I'm just going to stick to the plan for now.
27:39Yes!
27:41That's cool!
27:44Well done!
27:47Oh, that feels already nicer here.
27:49I mean, it's still very retro.
27:51Every time I walk here!
27:53It's tools down for day one.
27:55At the moment, it's just a red box.
27:58I just feel very nervous,
28:01cos I feel like I'm walking into my personality,
28:04but not a lot of my design style so far.
28:07Maybe tomorrow, once I have some lighting on,
28:10I'll feel a bit better.
28:12It's very red.
28:14We need a couple more drops on this side, don't we, as well?
28:16I think two more over there.
28:18Yeah.
28:19Bonkers, but I like it.
28:20Brilliant.
28:21Downstairs is really coming on nicely.
28:23Upstairs is a bit more of a worry.
28:28Lots of destruction and not much construction.
28:31We've got a long way to go
28:32before all really that cosy feel comes in.
28:35But, you know, we'll get there.
28:39Right, I think that's it.
28:40I think we're done for today.
28:42It's definitely not normal for me to be...
28:45Yeah, have this much done at this point.
28:47Top job, everybody!
28:49Don't want to jinx anything,
28:50but pleased as I am with how much progress we've made.
28:53I can't rest on my laurels.
28:54You know, something could go horribly wrong tomorrow.
28:57Let's get out of here. Absolutely.
29:00Absolutely.
29:11The semi-finalists have just 12 hours
29:14to complete their fringe venues.
29:16Hi, guys! How's it going?
29:18We still have a lot to do today.
29:21But I would like decorators, please,
29:23if we can put the wallpaper.
29:28Really chuffed with that.
29:29It's a big old Edinburgh tart.
29:31One of my main features upstairs is the bespoke mural.
29:35It's actually the Edinburgh tartan
29:37and it's been blown up super-sized,
29:39so that's going to be a real draw to the back.
29:41I think it was very important to actually reflect where we are.
29:44It's very special to this city.
29:47These letters are going to go above the bar
29:49and they're going to spell out the Royal Dick.
29:52Giving the venues distinct signage
29:54is vital for promoting gigs on social media.
29:58The original college was named after the guy who started it,
30:01William Dick.
30:02We weren't able to get all the letters,
30:04so the plan is to use these to create some stencils
30:08that we can then use to jigsaw out some that fit this font.
30:12R. R is a horrible letter to do.
30:17This is part of my logo, which is going on this very same wall.
30:22It will say, Welcome Home.
30:24And these have been covered in the vintage wallpaper
30:27that I've used downstairs.
30:29So this wallpaper really is tying everything together.
30:33In any interior design, you need to have some sort of cohesion.
30:37It makes it look more considered.
30:39Of course, I'm worried about my design
30:42having the cohesion that I want it to have.
30:45I think that works.
30:47I've got lots of random stuff going on
30:50and I hope it all gels together like in my mind it is.
30:54Flying guitars, done.
31:04Hello!
31:06Oh, hello!
31:08I love, oh, I love the chandelier.
31:11I mean, John!
31:13Oh, I'm glad it's... Wow.
31:15I was worried it was, like, small once it went up there,
31:17cos it was so big when it was down here.
31:19I know what you mean, yeah.
31:20Do you want to come look at the bar area?
31:23Wow!
31:25That is sexy.
31:27You like it, though? Yeah, you nailed it.
31:29It's not, I like it, I love it.
31:31Very sophisticated, very well finished.
31:34How are you getting on?
31:35It should look a fun comedy club inspired by a circus.
31:40I like it.
31:42It's so the opposite of where I'm going.
31:45I'm Rita, you're a comedian for tonight.
31:48Are we going to have some jokes together and have lots of fun?
31:52Yeah!
31:54The focal point of each designer's performance area is the stage.
31:59Like, how much of a curve?
32:01I would like it a little bit wider.
32:04There's going to be a blue stage.
32:07Just to replicate the blue that I've got,
32:10Being slap-bang in the middle of this bay window,
32:12having the dramatic lit curtains behind it,
32:15having the spotlights down on the stage,
32:17I think that makes it fairly obvious
32:20that that's a significant part of the room.
32:22My own performance history?
32:24No, I've been in school plays.
32:26I think I was a random Egyptian
32:29in Joseph and His Technicolour Dream Co.
32:32And in the middle of it, I think I was in a school play
32:35I think I was a random Egyptian
32:37in Joseph and His Technicolour Dream Co.
32:39And an orphan child in Oliver Twist.
32:42That's the extent of my acting chops.
32:45Got any jokes for me, Mark?
32:47On to the next stage.
32:49Come on.
32:53Hi, Craig.
32:55Hello, welcome to my performance space.
32:57This is a feast for the eyes.
32:59Well, I think so, yeah.
33:01Couldn't you decide which wallpaper to use?
33:03Not just one minging wallpaper, but 12.
33:06No, I love them, really.
33:08Why have you gone for that kind of...?
33:10I think that I was trying to evoke
33:12that really warm, cosy feeling of going to your auntie's house.
33:15And I really don't want to go home,
33:17so I'm throwing the kitchen sink at this.
33:19And I love the cheeky nod to the flying ducks.
33:21Yes, that was good.
33:23And where's this going?
33:25Well, this, I've decided to cover a guitar and glitter ball.
33:28And it's going to sit there and revolve.
33:30Oh, nice!
33:31Let's open it up, see how he looks.
33:35And then when the lights go down...
33:37It's cool, isn't it? It's so good.
33:39This room is full of surprises,
33:41and I think Edinburgh's full of surprises.
33:43You think you've captured the spirit of it?
33:45I really hope so.
33:47It's a fun city, it's a fun festival,
33:49and this is a fun venue.
33:56Home's up.
33:58Cracking job. Halfway through day two.
34:00And here we go. Some lights for you.
34:02Do they work? Let's find out.
34:05Yes!
34:07Rita and Craig are both hoping
34:09their granny-chic lampshades will help still the show.
34:12This is like Claudia Winkleman fringing.
34:14It's big and heavy.
34:16I got all these lampshades from charity shops.
34:20And the good hack to give it a new lease of life
34:23is to buy some fabric paint and then just put it on.
34:28When it dries, you've got a modern look for it.
34:31I think this competition taught me to be a bit more brave
34:34because I never would have picked bright colours.
34:37I would never try upholstery.
34:39I would never try painting a lampshade.
34:41So I'm learning new skills.
34:46It's hard to drill left-handed when you're right-handed.
34:51Apart from his chandelier...
34:53Just trying to find where I've made the hole.
34:56..John's gone subtle and concealed.
34:58Lighting plays a big part of this particular design
35:01simply because I've gone for a black scheme in the bar area.
35:04So it's really important that I use light
35:06so that that doesn't become really oppressive.
35:09With his lighting complete...
35:11Right.
35:13..he can turn his attention to his final build.
35:16I've got quite a big construction going on there,
35:19which will have the name of the bar, it'll have a clock on there.
35:23Ah, look at this!
35:25That's it, mate, all the moulding's on.
35:27Oh, beautiful! Happy with that, yeah?
35:29Yeah, thrilled with it. Let's get it in and paint it, actually.
35:32Come on, then. Go.
35:34So we're taking reference from the front of the Royal Dake
35:37and bringing it right inside the pub itself.
35:39All parts of my design are kind of echoing the history of the building,
35:43the architecture of the building.
35:45We've got fringe in there.
35:47I'm trying to bring it all together in one scheme.
35:50It's just really nice to see it all kind of happening
35:53because you've got a thought in your head
35:55and you put some scribbles on some paper and then it becomes reality.
36:01The horse does remind you of a fairground, you know,
36:04but I think as adults we lose touch with having fun and being silly.
36:09And coming to a comedy club,
36:11you are in the mood of being silly and having fun.
36:15Hi, Rita! Hi, Alan!
36:17Where did you get this horse from? It's amazing! Wigan.
36:20Wigan? You drove to Wigan to get a horse?
36:22I did drive to Wigan to get a horse.
36:24So we're going to transform it into a light. Yeah.
36:28By adding a lampshade here.
36:32Oh, that's such a clever idea!
36:34As well as a drinking shelf.
36:36That is classic Rita.
36:38Very clever, super creative.
36:40Ooh, what's that?
36:42It's my private area.
36:44Prison? Your own little prison?
36:46It's for the naughty ones.
36:48I would perform and then I'd go to the bar and have a drink
36:51and then I would be on here.
36:53Yeah, I would use all of this room.
36:55That's what I would like to hear. And then end up in prison.
36:57That's me! Yeah, yeah.
36:59That's a night out with Alan Carr.
37:03So, four curtains.
37:05One down that side, one down that side, one down each column.
37:08Judging is just around the corner.
37:11Tickets, yeah, tickets, OK.
37:13Right, I've got to do some lampshades.
37:15There's a lot of dressing to do.
37:17All the furniture's got to come in.
37:19There's a lot of work to do.
37:21It's so stressful.
37:23We've got three more lights to go up
37:25and then a few chairs to screw down, but we're getting there.
37:28I put so much effort into this nook area to make it look different.
37:32It's almost just stepping into my brain.
37:35It's quite colourful, joyful and fun.
37:37But I just hope it's going to look good.
37:39Jon? Yeah?
37:41Do you want to come and have a look at the curtains?
37:43Love it!
37:45We just gather them in. All of them to the end?
37:47Yeah.
37:49There's a first for everything.
37:51Stage is going in. In it goes.
37:53Look at that.
37:55So the stage splits into two, which means that, you know,
37:58a couple of people can move the whole stage really easily.
38:01Ta-da!
38:03The height is perfect. OK.
38:05Yeah? And just the centre of the wall.
38:07Your stage is ready for your first appearance.
38:09Yeah, I'm just going to get changed. Go on, then.
38:11Just going to put my heels on.
38:13I'm really happy with the festoon lights
38:15and make sure any yank would like to perform on.
38:17Hello, Edinburgh! Knock, knock.
38:19Who's there?
38:21Designer with an hour to go.
38:23Designer with who?
38:25With an hour to go who?
38:27Sorry.
38:29You've got less than an hour, Rita, OK?
38:31I'm just going to leave this joke.
38:33Time is ticking.
38:35How's that look? Yeah, that looks business.
38:37Right, let's come out. Let's push it to the end.
38:41If you can take it as close to the wall, please, as possible.
38:44Possibly.
38:48Ooh, wow!
38:54Steps gone, steps gone.
38:56Where's the steps gone?
38:58Left a bit, left a bit.
39:00Yeah, that's lovely.
39:02Not long to go, not long to go,
39:04not long to go, not long to go.
39:10I need to sew this, because I'm missing one cushion.
39:12I'm pleased I used the old tables and chairs.
39:14They're kind of shabby.
39:16It fits in with what I'm doing.
39:18I'm in. Let's wish for the best.
39:20These six, can you hang them for me, please?
39:22Nice to have the time.
39:24I just want it like this, so we close the gap a bit.
39:26Vintage stains.
39:28Let's flip that over.
39:30Oh, lovely!
39:34Has that hit the spot?
39:36Oh, it's taking effect, isn't it?
39:38Oh, God, it is!
39:40I think that's what killed those animals.
39:46Just pop her in the corner there.
39:48She's going to be propping up the piano.
39:52Hello! Would you like to buy a ticket?
39:54Thank you, guys.
39:58Fine, then. Better get behind that bar.
40:04Michelle's arrived in Edinburgh
40:06with guest judge and award-winning designer
40:08Shane Brady.
40:10Edinburgh? I think festival.
40:12I have to confess, I've never been.
40:14I came in my 20s,
40:16which is not today or yesterday.
40:18But for me, Edinburgh and the Fringe
40:20is energetic, exciting,
40:22youthful thinking.
40:24Sort of everything.
40:26Shane is an expert in designing bars
40:28and hospitality spaces.
40:30He's been behind the transformations
40:32at the Savoy, the portrait restaurant
40:34at the National Portrait Gallery
40:36and the Mandarin Oriental.
40:38When I design venues,
40:40I want the customer to be given
40:42a warm hug as they walk through the door.
40:44I want the atmosphere to feel energised
40:46through great lighting,
40:48but it's important that the designers' designs
40:50don't detract from the performance
40:52that will go on stage.
40:54I think as an audience member,
40:56I'd want to walk into a space and feel a sense of excitement,
40:58but then the lights go down
41:00and you remember why you're there.
41:02So there's a kind of beautiful balance to play here.
41:06I think it
41:08captures Fringe.
41:10I absolutely love the bar.
41:12I'm proud that I got it all
41:14finished, that I
41:16didn't screw up the time management.
41:18So I hope the judges
41:20love it.
41:24So this is John's space.
41:26What he's done is a really
41:28subtle layering
41:30of devices from
41:32taking out the old, very
41:34bright colour and putting in this very
41:36sophisticated beige,
41:38and we've dropped the ceiling with the black.
41:40I think very clever to introduce
41:42the words, almost raining down
41:44upon us, because this venue is
41:46known for new plays,
41:48new writing, but he's also
41:50introduced an amazing focal
41:52point of this chandelier,
41:54but I would have dropped it a little bit lower.
41:56It's hanging a little tight to
41:58the ceiling and he could have let it breathe
42:00a little bit more.
42:02Beautiful. You could almost miss it, couldn't you?
42:04Absolutely, but I almost feel like we're in
42:06two rooms at this point. We have a very
42:08strong vision for the top half of the room
42:10and then lower down it feels a little
42:12bit more rough and ready.
42:14For me, the furniture could have been
42:16enhanced. I understand
42:18that John is working on a budget and I have a
42:20feeling he used a lot of it on lighting,
42:22but the chairs could have done with a little bit of love.
42:24But then when the lights go down
42:26and the spotlight goes on, I know
42:28exactly why I'm here. The performance
42:30is the star attraction.
42:34Oh wow. This is the
42:36champion room. Now I'm excited.
42:38He's now turned the dial
42:40up on me. Immediate vibe
42:42that comes to mind is how
42:44incredibly sophisticated this room
42:46is. This marble wallpapering
42:48is phenomenal because
42:50it feels frenetic and
42:52energetic, but he hasn't
42:54overdone it. Now we
42:56just have to talk about this bar, Michelle.
42:58I am in love
43:00with how he's created this architectural
43:02feature above the shelving.
43:04Adding in the name of the venue,
43:06so I'm happy. He's brought
43:08in his signature panelling, but
43:10cleverly learnt that he didn't
43:12have to sort of hand tool
43:14each one. That doesn't look like a quick
43:16DIY job. It looks
43:18really classy.
43:20And clever little touches
43:22by putting the lights inside them,
43:24which suddenly makes those cabinets
43:26look fabulous. He had a vision,
43:28he executed it, and it
43:30works.
43:34I really transformed
43:36the feeling of my venue.
43:38It does have that warm, cosy glow of your
43:40grandma's front room. Shane
43:42Brady's style is much bigger
43:44and grander than this, so
43:46I hope he can appreciate what I've
43:48thought about and what I've done.
43:51Ooh.
43:53So Shane, Craig has
43:55always taken an era before,
43:57like 60s, 70s, so this is quite
43:59different for him.
44:01It's very clear I'm in grandma's
44:03home, with an eclectic
44:05layering of pattern, print,
44:07lamps. I mean, I love
44:09this wall, where he's got the
44:11circular window, but then there's sort of
44:13strips of vintage,
44:15retro wallpaper. It just makes a kind
44:17of beautiful visual frame.
44:19He has taken away some
44:21banquettes. It makes it good in terms of
44:23flow. We can easily get to the bar.
44:25I'm also really excited by
44:27the tartan behind the piano.
44:29It really references Edinburgh and
44:31makes us feel that we are in the heart of the city.
44:33I quite like his welcome
44:35home sign. He's used the drum
44:37to make the O, and then the E
44:39with all the little China bits in it. It goes
44:41with grandma's aesthetic, but it's a little bit different.
44:43He also realises that
44:45in hospitality space, lighting
44:47is so important,
44:49and he's creating these cocoons of light
44:51that by evening time will glow.
44:53Yes, this is going to feel super
44:55cosy, and I like it.
44:59Ah, okay, yes.
45:01I think this is where I'd want to sit
45:03if I was coming to the bar. It feels
45:05more intimate in this corner.
45:07I feel like we're being watched over
45:09by Craig's alter ego. But this is
45:11fringe cabaret. It's exciting.
45:17Craig won me
45:19over upstairs, Michelle, but now
45:21I'm afraid he has lost me completely.
45:23Oh, gosh. We've gone from a
45:25cosy grandma's home upstairs
45:27to a million ideas
45:29in one small space.
45:31It looks like a showroom for
45:33every wallpaper in the range.
45:35See, I don't mind that at all. There's an irreverence
45:37to it that I like,
45:39but then I've got this.
45:41How does that fit with anything?
45:43He has definitely done a little
45:45theme here with the guitars.
45:47He's added wings trying to make it
45:49more modern, but I don't want that
45:51glittering guitar catching my eye, even if the
45:53lights are off. However, I'm going
45:55to give credit for putting home of comedy
45:57behind the stage, and that's really
45:59clever in this day and age when people take
46:01so many photographs of performers.
46:03Big tick for me. Craig has
46:05exhibited such talent, so I
46:07have to go with the fact that this is
46:09exactly what he wanted to deliver.
46:11I've listened to the feedback
46:13and I brought my personality,
46:15the side that is like fun
46:17and laughter.
46:19So we will see.
46:21Ooh.
46:23Hey.
46:25Oh, wowza.
46:27How thrilling
46:29to see a subterranean dive bar
46:31that's in colour.
46:33Oh, and look. You're matching, Michelle.
46:35Rita's had confidence in the fact that her palette
46:37is red and teal.
46:39And she's gone for that
46:41in a really positive way.
46:43She's also given a specific
46:45ticket booth. How clever is this
46:47in terms of design?
46:49She's cocooning us into
46:51buyer ticket, almost like a
46:53holding area. She's designed in a
46:55pause point. You're not taking a shortcut
46:57through there, because you've got barrels,
46:59and also you're going to go towards the mall.
47:01Very clever thinking from the very outset.
47:03And look, we've got that granny sheep
47:05thing going on again with the fringe
47:07lampshades. But how much
47:09better does it look when it's been
47:11modernised?
47:13The drama of the black shades
47:15makes it super indulgent
47:17in here. It feels like we're in for a
47:19really good show.
47:21Ah.
47:23You know, the first thing that strikes me
47:25is every seat is a good seat in this house.
47:27There's not going to be that sense of like,
47:29oh, no, no, I don't want to get the duff one.
47:31Upholstering them, giving it a new lease of life,
47:33chopping the cinema seats in half,
47:35that's a brave thing to do.
47:37Genius.
47:39Because she knows that putting them on either side
47:41is just going to work that much better than having them
47:43in a row. This shows me a designer
47:45who understands how to lay out
47:47a bar that would feel great
47:49for a drink beforehand,
47:51but also amazing to watch a performance
47:53on this iconic stage. What she's also
47:55done is brought the teal from the bar
47:57in the artwork to tie it together,
47:59which I think is a really lovely touch.
48:01When you get up close to it, Shane,
48:03she's cut out little posters.
48:05I mean, oh, oh!
48:07How exciting that she's
48:09introduced this horse.
48:11In the hands of a wrong designer,
48:13this could have felt childish almost.
48:15So it's not about taking circus
48:17and writing that all over the walls,
48:19because that's her theme.
48:21It's enough of that little bit of other,
48:23something unexpected.
48:25That's the fairy dust. And then look,
48:27first time ever, Rita has used
48:29wallpaper, and how brilliant is it?
48:31The wallpaper really draws us
48:33into that space.
48:35This really is the VIP area.
48:37It's so plush.
48:39My advice to her on the sofa last week
48:41was like, give me more you.
48:43Colour is not actually her signature,
48:45so she understands that
48:47it is about me and my point of view,
48:49but me in service to the client.
48:53The designers are back in Brighton
48:55to find out who will make it
48:57into the final.
48:59Well done us.
49:03Hi guys.
49:05So did you enjoy
49:07Borny Scotland?
49:09We did, yeah.
49:11Rita, I've got two words to say to you.
49:13Knock, knock. Who's there?
49:15Yes! Because comedy's all about
49:19timing.
49:21OK, we need to work on that.
49:23We need to work on that, yeah, definitely.
49:25Well listen, as every performer at The Fringe
49:27knows, it's all about the reviews.
49:29So let's welcome the critics,
49:31Michelle and Shane!
49:37So, did any of our designers
49:39create a showstopper?
49:41Well, I really learnt that the Edinburgh Fringe
49:43covers everything from comedy to cabaret,
49:45so it was so brilliant to see
49:47three such distinct designs.
49:49I loved seeing your passion and creativity
49:51shine through all of your spaces.
49:53So, who was
49:55one standout space and
49:57a place in the final?
49:59There was one space
50:01that absolutely
50:03blew us away, but also that
50:05it really captured the essence of
50:07the festival.
50:09Congratulations,
50:11Rita.
50:17I cannot tell you, I wanted
50:19you to lean into being more
50:21Rita, and you so
50:23did it!
50:25It was all you, but it
50:27absolutely worked, from the colour
50:29drenching that took us into the Viperia,
50:31to that little glimpse of the circus horse.
50:33Absolutely stunning.
50:35From the lighting,
50:37to the layout, to your whimsical
50:39take on fairground, without
50:41pushing it too far,
50:43it was a masterclass. Thank you so much,
50:45it means a lot, because I was very scared this
50:47week. You were so full of self-doubt,
50:49you must feel so happy now.
50:51I'm thrilled.
50:53Thank you, thank you. Congratulations,
50:55we'll see you next week in the final.
50:57John and Craig
50:59will have a chat on the sofa.
51:07It's super exciting.
51:09All of you.
51:13This week feels very special, because I
51:15doubted myself a lot.
51:17But I did it, and I'm a finalist!
51:19Yes, yes, yes!
51:21I still cannot believe it!
51:23Good luck.
51:25I think I created a space that
51:27was dramatic and theatrical.
51:29Sorry Craig, I love you dearly,
51:31but I'm going to be fighting for my
51:33place in the final.
51:35It's a competition, and
51:37one of us, John and I, have to go home.
51:39I think I did the
51:41right thing, and I'll certainly defend it.
51:43So Craig, tell me about
51:45Granny Chic. Why did you pick that
51:47as your theme this week?
51:49It's called Home Bar. In that venue,
51:51I felt that it needed a soul,
51:53so I really lent into that nostalgia
51:55of your grandmother's front room,
51:57where you always felt safe and cosy.
51:59Craig, when I walked into your
52:01bar area, I really felt it gave me
52:03a warm hug. You had used
52:05a lot of colour, a lot of
52:07collective thinking. There was a lot of
52:09energy into that space.
52:11I know you had this idea of the sort of
52:13intentional clutter, but we've got
52:15tartan, the vintage chairs,
52:17but downstairs there was the punk
52:19kind of heart,
52:21which is a very different language.
52:23I did find pieces that I thought
52:25had a sort of fringe
52:27atmosphere. I felt they all
52:29were kind of connected by the fact
52:31that I like them, but maybe that
52:33doesn't translate. If I'd had
52:35more time, I think I would have edited
52:37a bit more. I personally liked
52:39the wallpapers. How you brought that sort of
52:41vintage thing in, that was the backdrop
52:43to the bar. But then to turn and face
52:45the stage, tell me what your thinking
52:47was around how you wanted to highlight
52:49the stage. So my main key
52:51was to create a proper stage
52:53with some lights on it, so everyone
52:55really wanted to look down that end.
52:57And then we had a kind of disco ball
52:59guitar. There's, again, quite a lot
53:01of other stuff going on around it.
53:03Your design shouldn't screen for attention.
53:05It should fall back away
53:07to let the performers really shine.
53:09But that said, there's an enormous
53:11fun that you bring to all your work,
53:13which it is quite extraordinary.
53:15That's something I've always really
53:17wanted to bring is warmth and humour.
53:19John, I understood that you spent a quarter
53:21of your budget on the chandelier.
53:23We both agreed,
53:25if you're going to spend so much money
53:27on a beautiful chandelier, we should have
53:29dropped it a little bit lower to give it
53:31the breath and the breathing space
53:33to really appreciate its glory.
53:35Stick it in my face!
53:37Don't leave it up there.
53:39Because that has got to include compromises
53:41somewhere else, so I want to know
53:43what you decided to give up.
53:45I wasn't able to spend that money on
53:47perhaps new furniture in the space.
53:49But I felt that the wood from the seats
53:51and the tables worked with the
53:53lovely display cabinets that they had
53:55that really spoke of the history
53:57of the place, which I wanted to celebrate.
53:59OK. Because Shane had a right
54:01old problem with that.
54:03LAUGHTER
54:05It felt unloved to me and unconsidered.
54:07Then we walk into the other room.
54:09Talk to me about the bar.
54:11It was just a wooden functional bar,
54:13really, and I thought,
54:15I'm going to add drama. I just got very
54:17carried away with it.
54:19Which is lovely to see, because I think
54:21some of your work in the past has been
54:23rather characterised by sort of being
54:25quite restrained. Yes. It's like you both
54:27went full you, but it's like,
54:29oh, my goodness, finally!
54:31It's a reflection of the wallpaper,
54:33but you packed a punch by just having
54:35confidence in where to place that.
54:37How do you design a space where the
54:39space is not the centre of attention?
54:41Yeah, you don't want to be, like, telling
54:43your jokes and then someone's going,
54:45what lovely wallpaper!
54:47This was really tricky, because your spaces
54:49couldn't have been more different.
54:51So, Craig, you have taught me that design
54:53really can stand on the shoulders of
54:55almost any era and any artist.
54:57And I also really have felt the joy
54:59that you have in the work that you're doing.
55:01Thank you. John, I think you've had
55:03quite a different journey.
55:05You've absolutely fought your way.
55:07I have loved watching you
55:09grow in confidence.
55:11I think you're almost even getting
55:13the time management thing down, aren't you?
55:15Yeah. But crucially,
55:17I think it is about
55:19a venue that
55:21remembers that,
55:23although it's a performance space,
55:25it is about the performer.
55:29So that last place in the final...
55:35John, congratulations.
55:37You have just designed your way
55:39into a place in the final.
55:45Oh, my goodness.
55:49Craig, you went a little bit...
55:51Too much.
55:53A little bit too much this week, sadly.
55:55But well done.
55:57It's been a blast. Thank you very much.
55:59Come here, Craig.
56:01Oh, thank you.
56:03And please give Coco
56:05Canel a kiss from me.
56:07Pretty gutted, you know,
56:09to fall short at the last hurdle.
56:11It hurts.
56:13I think I just over-detailed it.
56:15I just kept putting more and more in.
56:17Amazing. Thank you very much.
56:19It is so sad to lose Craig,
56:21but I think this week
56:23you might just have over-themed his theme.
56:25I just...
56:27I don't...
56:29I don't have words for it.
56:31How's that happened?
56:33I've been on the sofa four times now
56:35and I'm in the final act.
56:37You deserve...
56:39Both of you really deserve it.
56:41I am so excited to see
56:43John and Rita in this final together.
56:45I feel they've both struggled with confidence,
56:47but they've both really blossomed
56:49into having a very unique
56:51and strong point of view.
56:53It's all there to play for
56:55and I can't wait.
56:57One more hug.
56:59Next time...
57:01It is like a dream.
57:03The finalists are in Portmerion
57:05in Wales.
57:07Come on, come on!
57:09Redesigning holiday cottages.
57:11This is my chance to prove that I've been into a designer.
57:13My, like, statement wallpaper
57:15hasn't arrived yet.
57:17It was meant to be like a mushroom colour.
57:19Calm down.
57:21This is my cottage, my everything.
57:23For a chance to be the next
57:25interior design master,
57:27the winner is...
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