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00:01Welcome to Chateau DIY Win The Dream,
00:04the ultimate renovation showdown.
00:06Whose idea was this?
00:08Come on, mine.
00:09Take it over me.
00:11Over four thrilling weeks, creativity meets competition.
00:14That looks wicked, doesn't it?
00:15Perfect fit. Oh, my gosh.
00:18As determined duos battle it out to prove.
00:20Yay!
00:21I'm having an absolute nightmare.
00:23They've got the vision, skill and grit
00:25to win the ultimate prize.
00:26I haven't got a clue.
00:27I can cry, I can literally cry.
00:30The keys to this breathtaking French property.
00:34Set on the outskirts of a Normandy nature park,
00:37the property boasts six bedrooms, four bathrooms,
00:42two salons, five additional rooms to renovate,
00:46perfectly pruned gardens, stunning outbuildings,
00:49its very own orchard and even a historic bread oven.
00:53It's a lot to play for and if we lose, I'll be fuming.
00:56Three heats and a grand finale where only the best will rise.
01:01Oh!
01:02All the pairs have to do is show they have the renovation know-how
01:06to impress me and various guest judges from Chateau DIY.
01:10I think this is really creative.
01:13What a transformation.
01:14In weekly challenges designed to push their creativity and skills to the limit.
01:19The clock is ticking!
01:20Win the week and they secure their spot in the grand finale.
01:24The dream is real, the stakes are high.
01:26This is Chateau DIY Win The Dream.
01:39At the start of the week, our four pairs were put into two teams,
01:43given €1,000, six days and an empty garage space to transform into a dining room fit for a Chateau.
01:53I think we've got a task on our hands.
01:55Yeah!
01:57The pairs have been bargain hunting at the local Bricants.
02:00Ta-da!
02:01Oh!
02:02And putting their DIY skills to the test.
02:04It looks better.
02:05Yeah, it looks really good.
02:06Yeah.
02:07There are now just three days left to finish their rooms,
02:11after which we'll be saying au revoir to one pair.
02:14I really want to win the property.
02:17There's so much you can do.
02:18Getting the keys to this place will open up so many channels
02:20that we might not have in the near future.
02:23It'll completely change our lives.
02:31As part of the challenge,
02:33the teams have been tasked with creating a console table for their rooms.
02:37The Tangerine and Purple team are making theirs
02:40from a piece of furniture they bought for €25 at the Bricant.
02:43I enjoy taking things apart.
02:46This is going to be the new back for our console table.
02:49So, yeah, I'm going to get rid of these pieces.
02:52They were originally fitted into the back of the base unit
02:56and then work out how I get it all to stick together.
03:02The team will be using the legs of a table
03:04they also bought at the Bricant for €10.
03:07It's going to be quite a challenge,
03:09so we need to get that done, I think, as a priority.
03:13And after three days of deliberation,
03:16the Lime and Hot Pink team...
03:18There we go.
03:19..have finally taken the plunge,
03:23deciding to attach angled legs to their console table,
03:26supported by a wooden beam.
03:31Hey, guys.
03:32And finally, it's ready to stand on its own two legs.
03:35Put this back plate on, that piece on.
03:38That looks quite good, doesn't it?
03:40The back piece especially is really nice.
03:42It just sets the whole thing off, doesn't it?
03:44I think it's lovely.
03:45Well done, guys.
03:45Yeah, well done.
03:46That's really good.
03:48Yay!
03:52OK.
03:53Hayley and Paloma have opted for a more conventional design.
03:59And just as everything seems to be going well...
04:02I'd say one more.
04:04..Paloma gets some news,
04:06which could put the brakes on all of their good work.
04:09OK.
04:12They got a phone call from the paint store
04:15and they've run out of the base paint to mix the colour.
04:20Oh, my God.
04:24So...
04:26..the other option is
04:28to go to a different paint place
04:31and colour match it.
04:33Right, OK.
04:34We don't have a choice, do we?
04:35We don't have a choice, I don't think.
04:36No, we don't, really.
04:38I'm going to go out, get that paint,
04:41go to any brokants that are close by to that paint shop
04:44and see if I can find the chairs.
04:47Cider shop.
04:48For the ladder.
04:48For the ladders.
04:54I'm hoping I can pull one up for the team.
04:57Pressure's on, for sure.
05:01And paint is also centre stage
05:03for the lime and hot pink team.
05:05We haven't managed to purchase lime wash paint, per se,
05:08so we have some emulsion
05:10that we're going to be creative with.
05:11I'll start that as the base off it
05:12to get the thing started
05:13and then we can always add different textures
05:15and different colours into it as we go.
05:16Yeah.
05:17We don't want to have too much on the brush.
05:20And what we do,
05:21we don't paint in straight lines
05:24or anything like that.
05:25What we do is,
05:25we start by doing little clouds.
05:27So you would start by...
05:31And then once you have those,
05:33you then get your other colour
05:34and do exactly the same
05:36and just blend them together,
05:37work them in together.
05:39Which is really nice.
05:41Quite happy with that start.
05:48But while this paint job has got off to a good start,
05:51next door, it's ground to a halt.
06:00This looks interesting.
06:01What are you up to?
06:02Hello.
06:03Hi, Max.
06:04You all right?
06:05What are you up to?
06:06We're adding a bit of bespoke architry right now.
06:09And you were doing that before you finished painting by the looks of things?
06:12Yeah.
06:14What other reason?
06:15Purely because we don't have enough red.
06:17So we're going to add more.
06:18You've run out of red paint?
06:20Yeah.
06:20Yeah.
06:21OK, so has Paloma gone out to get more?
06:23Yeah, she's using her French skills now
06:25and she's going to wrangle us some matching red-paint colour from a different shop.
06:29Why a different shop?
06:30Why don't you go back to the same shop?
06:32They've run out of the pigments or something.
06:35Yeah, they've run out of the pigments.
06:36Yeah, they've run out of the pigments.
06:37It's just kind of worrying, no?
06:39Well, there's nothing we can do about it, so you may as well laugh.
06:41OK, so imagine a scenario.
06:43Paloma comes through that door with no red paint.
06:47What's plan B?
06:48We could.
06:48Revive it to a lime wash.
06:50Yeah.
06:52Halfway through the challenge?
06:54Yeah.
06:55Change the paint scheme.
06:56Yeah.
06:56Right.
06:57Let's get on, shall we?
06:58Yeah.
06:59See you later.
07:00Bye.
07:12We've got this colour mix and hopefully it's as close to the other one as possible.
07:18The team's faith in Paloma's shopping skills is well placed.
07:23I think we've found what we need.
07:27We'll be able to wrap the lights that we have all the way round
07:33and hopefully that will just draw our eyes away from the ugly ceiling.
07:38I hope we find something.
07:40Yeah, I hope we do find something.
07:42Also out shopping, a Stuart and Priet.
07:46That is going to be a pretty penny.
07:47This doesn't look cheap.
07:48There you go.
07:50That does not look cheap.
07:52Everything that we look at, we go to and it's just like a million pounds.
07:57This, we could work with.
07:59It's like a lounge area.
08:01Mm-hmm.
08:01I think we've got...
08:02We also have to remember that it's a dining room.
08:11100 and how much?
08:12135.
08:13That's a lot.
08:14But this is exactly what we were looking for.
08:16Is it?
08:17It's 165.
08:19Does it come with a mirror as well?
08:21I think so.
08:22Yeah, that's a good one, that.
08:23But that is going to just eat away at our budget.
08:27Well, I do think it's fine.
08:28I really like it.
08:30It's got grapes on it.
08:31But do we spend 165 euros on it is the question.
08:34It is a piece though.
08:35It's perfect.
08:37It's absolutely perfect.
08:40Are you paying?
08:43Stuart and Priet struggle to agree on furniture.
08:46So head off to get more paint supplies.
08:51So we're looking for soubois?
08:53Soubois?
08:54Soubois.
08:55Soubois?
08:56Yes.
08:57Oh, well done.
08:59It's full of my head.
09:00And we need...
09:01As well as a top up on the green they've used for the doors,
09:04they also need something for the floor design.
09:06So we have brown paints.
09:08This could work.
09:10OK.
09:10This cigar colour, it could work.
09:12It might be too dark though.
09:14I think that could work actually.
09:16That could work.
09:16OK.
09:16If you're happy with that.
09:17I think...
09:18I think I'm actually happy with that.
09:19I think that could work.
09:20Do you like my lights?
09:22Yeah, I love them.
09:22That would be pretty cool, eh?
09:23Yeah.
09:24We bought this light as well.
09:25We bought two of them actually.
09:26So yeah, we have a pair of down lights for the...
09:29over the dining table hopefully.
09:43Hello, hello, hello.
09:45Hi.
09:45Hi.
09:45Hi.
09:47Got the gates.
09:48Hi, I love this.
09:50Yay.
09:51Oh, amazing.
09:51What's that?
09:52There's some paint.
09:54Brilliant.
09:54Got another pot as well.
09:55They only had three.
09:56This is gorgeous.
09:58So this...
09:59Wow.
09:59Just what we needed.
10:01Did they colour match it for you?
10:02Yes, they did.
10:03It was the same colour wheel that they had in the other place,
10:07so it was the same code, so I really hope it's exactly the same.
10:10Amazing.
10:10Amazing.
10:11So good.
10:11But have Stuart and Priet had similar success?
10:14Oh, nice.
10:14This is a tight squeeze.
10:16Hello.
10:16Oh, you guys have goodies.
10:18Hey.
10:19We saw these.
10:20We could have them over the dining table.
10:21These.
10:22We'd like to have a guess at how much one of these was.
10:2535 euros?
10:27You say, you think, each?
10:28Each.
10:2811 euros each.
10:29You're kidding.
10:30No.
10:30We definitely need more furniture in here, I think.
10:32Yeah.
10:32So how much budget do you think we have left, guys?
10:34I'd say about 500 euros.
10:36500?
10:38Yeah.
10:38Yeah.
10:38They've still got money to play with, but time is in short supply.
10:43We're really far into the competition now, and a lot more should be in that room than it is,
10:48so I just want to make sure that everything just comes out to plan.
10:51I'd rather be further ahead, but just heads down and get on with it.
10:55There's a lot of pressure.
10:56There's a lot of time constraints.
10:58Yeah, and I'm definitely feeling it, yeah.
11:01All right, let's put this in our secret spot.
11:03Let's get them in here and hope they don't get pinched.
11:06I am slightly apprehensive about the paints, as it is from a different shop.
11:11Coming through with the other chair.
11:13As long as we cover the white that's coming through and get more of an even coat,
11:18I think we'll be able to get away with it.
11:27It's the penultimate day of the challenge, and the teams are up against the clock.
11:34Working hard to finish the conversion of two garage spaces into chateau-ready dining rooms.
11:41Andrea and Chris are working on their floor.
11:44The idea is we're going to make a tile effect on the floor.
11:47The main tile is going to be the creamy stony colour we've got here,
11:52and then the side tiles are going to be a red, because I think it'll make it pop.
11:56It's a job that requires precision.
11:58It's quite an intricate job, so it's just finding the best way to do it in what is a bit
12:02of a rough trail.
12:03We just need to do a tester patch, which Chris is going to do now,
12:07just to double-check that everything's OK, and yay, rock and roll.
12:11So excited.
12:12Rock and roll, baby!
12:12So excited.
12:16Come and look at the floor. We've already put a little bit of paint down.
12:19Wow.
12:21What do you think?
12:21Oh, I love that colour.
12:22It's brilliant.
12:25Meanwhile, next door, the team have also decided to paint their floor,
12:29but they're taking a different approach,
12:31covering only half the space with what Rene calls a rug effect.
12:36We've been out twice, and myself and Penny went out to get a rug so we couldn't see one.
12:39I think you and Stuart went out to get a rug so we couldn't see one,
12:41so the painting was an alternative.
12:43Yeah, I just want to make sure that it's straight so the mat can look very straight,
12:47but I don't even know if this is straight, so we're just going to wing it.
12:50It probably was a lot easier to buy a mat than make one.
12:55But we showed you a creative spark.
12:57I'm just trying to sort out the measurements for the checkered rug that we have got going on for under
13:02the table,
13:03just making sure that it looks neat.
13:07I wanted to make sure we had something on the floor instead of having nothing at all.
13:10Do you want to come and look at it and just see if this looks okay?
13:16So you'd need to do it like, there's got to be a right angle like that.
13:20The girls haven't used certain tools that we've used, and trying to then measure things out,
13:24sometimes it's been a bit of guesswork.
13:26It definitely is going to plan.
13:28I do think we need to have a sort of outline just to put emphasis on it being a rug.
13:33I think if we just have it without the border, it just looks like it's sort of checkers just on
13:38the floor.
13:40Border or no border, it's not only me that the teams will need to impress.
13:44Each week, I'll be joined by some familiar Chateau DIY faces to help assess the rooms.
13:51This week, it's Janet and Philip, who have impeccably renovated their own 12th century Chateau in the south of France.
14:00Are you ready?
14:02Ta-da!
14:05They're experts in repurposing old furniture.
14:10Is there an easier way to do this besides bash the poor scene to death?
14:16For this challenge, I've asked the teams to create a room for evening dining.
14:20What kind of thing will you be looking for?
14:22I'm in a Chateau. I want to feel that elegance and the ambience of fine dining.
14:27You want it to be beautifully dressed.
14:30And be cohesive with the whole room.
14:33Not random things placed in illogical places.
14:37Now, I've also challenged them to create a console table.
14:40What will you be looking for there?
14:41I like to reclaim furniture.
14:44And if they can find something originally that they could then convert into something else, I would love that.
14:52As long as the overall effect at the end has that touch of elegance.
14:58So you both clearly love upcycling.
15:00Is that from a sustainability point of view or a budget point of view?
15:03Because they only have a thousand euros to complete the challenge.
15:06We love to upscale things.
15:08It's the ultimate recycling, isn't it?
15:10Because otherwise, what happens to these old pieces of furniture?
15:12They're probably chopped up for firewood and lost for the future.
15:16And actually, when shopping in France, some things like paint and materials can be expensive.
15:20So salvaging from the brocants is a really savvy way of saving money.
15:24Very much so.
15:25And creating something new from something old certainly makes me very happy.
15:30I am so excited to see what they're going to do.
15:33There are just so many different ways that you can interpret a dining room.
15:41After Priya and Stuart failed to get any of the big furniture items they need for their room, she's back
15:47out again.
15:48This time with best friend Rene for company.
15:51So we were looking for a marble top dresser.
15:55And as soon as we walked in, we saw the exact one.
15:59Let's see what it looks like inside.
16:01Can we open it?
16:02Set it!
16:03It's 50 euros.
16:05Priya, what are we thinking?
16:06Yeah, grab it.
16:07Grab it? Yeah.
16:08This looks like it's a good size.
16:10It's not too big.
16:11I think it's perfect.
16:13Because when you have the chairs around the dining table and you pull back your chairs, you won't hit against
16:18it.
16:18And it's cheaper than the other one.
16:19It's 40.
16:22The time pressure of having to make decisions has paid off for Priya and Rene.
16:29We're just lucky. We've been lucky today.
16:32Thank God, because we literally have one day.
16:34Let's get going.
16:35Yeah.
16:39Back at the Chateau, it's crunch time as Chris preps the new red paint.
16:44There's a little bit of jeopardy to it because it's from a different brand.
16:49It's from a different shop.
16:50But Paloma mentioned it's from the same swatch kit.
16:54So it should literally be an exact replica.
16:56Yeah.
17:02Looking at it now, you're like, wow, that would be awful if that was the finished look.
17:06But it paints do dry darker.
17:08And when we were doing it the first time around, it was the exact same.
17:11So I have ultimate confidence.
17:15Over at the workshop, Stuart has a project.
17:18I find these ridge tiles.
17:20I love the texture on them.
17:22They're so old.
17:23I just find them in the grounds here.
17:25So I'm going to try and make a sconce from these to go on the wall.
17:29So I've marked out my cut that I'm going to do.
17:34And then stick that on underneath.
17:36Maybe paint it, terracotta as well.
17:38And then drill a hole through here and screw it onto the wall.
17:42And hopefully we can have either an uplighter in there
17:45and that will give a lovely pattern from the light.
17:49Nice and gentle.
17:52Whee!
17:54And on the other team, Paloma is also flexing her creative muscles.
18:01A common theme in my family is that nothing is ever finished.
18:06So this is my chance to prove that someone in the family can finish a task.
18:14But I haven't proved it yet so far.
18:19So we shall see.
18:20And Andrea has a plan for the unsightly sink.
18:24We're going to see if we can try and build some sort of plinth to hold it up
18:28so that this top part of the unit is flush with the underside of the sink.
18:34So it just looks like it's kind of one.
18:36She and Hayley are also building a bespoke shelving unit to go above the sink.
18:41So we've got 62, yeah.
18:45I'll just put that there.
18:46We've got these lovely old shutter doors.
18:47They're Hayley found.
18:48So we're thinking of adding an extra plank just so it can fit enough shells on.
18:54Well, if we go the middle of each plank, that's the middle of that.
18:57We'll go the middle of this one.
18:59Love it when a plank comes together.
19:04I think it's looking good.
19:06We just need to get the final screws in.
19:09And then we can have a look and see what it looks like actually above the sink.
19:14Things are also taking shape inside the rooms.
19:17So that's the lowest we can have it.
19:19Does that look OK? I have no idea.
19:21It looks like a ladder suspended from the ceiling.
19:26Next door, René and Priet have returned from their shopping trip.
19:31Yes.
19:32What do you think?
19:32Push it over a little bit.
19:33Nice.
19:37Yeah.
19:39Well done, girls. That's a good find.
19:42Oh, I'm so happy you're happy.
19:43No, definitely. Very good.
19:45No, that's really good. Seriously.
19:46It was only 40 euros.
19:4940 euros.
19:51We've got...
19:51Remember we were thinking of a bar area?
19:54Yeah.
19:54That's perfect.
19:55This might look quite nice for the bar area.
19:56We've got the marble top here.
19:57Yeah.
19:58And it's the marble top that goes the same.
20:00Again, it complements each other with the colours.
20:01Yeah.
20:02That's really nice.
20:02But the marble top is what we really like.
20:04It's really nice.
20:05Really nice.
20:06This afternoon, we're going to see such a difference by the end of the day.
20:09Yeah.
20:09Yeah, we still have quite a lot to do.
20:11We do.
20:11So we probably have to crack on.
20:13Yeah.
20:13We do.
20:14Excellent.
20:14Nice one, girls.
20:17René and Priet went shopping and came back with some of the articles that we were on the list.
20:21And, yeah, they pretty much fulfilled that promise that they would come back with that.
20:25So, yeah, we were really happy with that.
20:27Yeah, they did so well today.
20:28There's still plenty to do to get the rooms ready.
20:32The stairs are not the nicest or the flashest.
20:35They are quite rustic.
20:37And you can just imagine an older chateau having ivy growing up any of the wood in the side of
20:43the building.
20:43And sometimes it creeps through into barns and stuff as well and creeps up the side of the wood.
20:48So I think that's quite a nice little effect.
20:50How's it going?
20:52Good.
20:53So cracking on.
20:54Getting in there.
20:54Getting in there slowly but surely?
20:56Or just slowly?
20:57Surely.
20:58And surely.
20:59So you've gone for a painted tile effect.
21:02How did you measure it all out?
21:03So we carved out sort of a stencil that we used for the sort of, like, diamond checkered effect on
21:12the floor.
21:12A lot of maths and concentration went into it.
21:16And we had to kind of, like, put it together and just make it all even.
21:19Jigs like that are invaluable when you're doing repetition work.
21:22Is that something you've done before?
21:24Um, kind of, sort of.
21:26I've done checkered but sort of, like, on the wall.
21:29Not using a stencil.
21:30It was more freehand than a tape.
21:32So I'll definitely go with a stencil next time.
21:34It was a lot easier.
21:35So everything should be straight.
21:39There's maybe a slight curve there.
21:41It's not done.
21:43It's not done.
21:44I'll wait till you've finished before I judge properly.
21:46Yeah.
21:46I'm gonna leave you to it.
21:48See you.
21:50Okay.
21:51Okay.
21:52Time is of the essence.
21:53Okay.
21:54I think I speak for the whole team.
21:55The floor has to be the last thing we do.
21:57It must be done and finished today.
21:59The idea of using a stencil for repetition is fantastic.
22:02However, one straight line to start with would have prevented it going skew-whiff.
22:06Once we do the floor, then we can start putting the furniture.
22:10Yeah.
22:10You could feel the tension in the air.
22:12I hope they can get the room finished in time.
22:23That's not straight, is it?
22:24Does this need to come shorter?
22:28It's the final morning of this six-day challenge and the teams only have a few hours to add
22:34the finishing touches to their dining rooms.
22:36The lime and hot pink team still have a lot to do, but Rene is unhappy with the state of
22:41the floor.
22:42Yeah, I think we should do a boarder, because it looks unfinished without one.
22:47Can we leave that till?
22:48We can't.
22:49We've got to just start it now.
22:50We've got lights to put up.
22:52We've got stuff to go on the wall as well.
22:54I think we do have time.
22:55By the time you measure it, it's going to take an hour to get it straight.
22:58The room is the objective, not the floor.
23:01Not just the floor.
23:01But this is like, like the judges are going to look at the floor and they are going to
23:05expect that to sort of be something.
23:08Is it okay for us to, can we just try and attempt to try and see as much as we
23:12can do?
23:13Let's just try.
23:13How long do you think it's going to take to do a boarder four lines in front of you?
23:17You have to measure it properly.
23:18I mean, yes, we could have finished it.
23:20We did say that, but you guys were kind of...
23:22This floor is not even finished, and you want to add more to it.
23:25If this is an idea that I've come up with, I would like to finish the idea,
23:28because I will not feel confident enough to explain and talk about my idea if it's not finished.
23:33You were really keen to start the floor, and I'm like, yeah, go for it.
23:36This bit's done really well.
23:37It went a bit skewer-wiffed down there because, possibly off the inexperience and inexperience to use certain tools.
23:42Okay, Penny, no.
23:43But we've done the best that we've can.
23:44No, no, no, I'm really sorry about that, no.
23:46It didn't go off because of inexperience.
23:48It went off because people were rushing.
23:51I said there's a part of there where I had to draw a few different lines,
23:54but I said if that can be left for me to do because I understand what I drew out on
23:58the floor.
23:59Yeah, you did for that part.
23:59That was completely ignored, and that's why this area is the way it looks like.
24:04I don't think you would ignore it, Penny.
24:05I think that when Stuart came in and said, right, let's do the rolling,
24:09then he wanted to just help out and get some colour in the squares.
24:14Let's just take five.
24:16I just need to grab a little bit more.
24:17Okay.
24:20Well, I think time out now is probably the best thing.
24:22Yeah, that's fine. We all need time out. Pressure's on.
24:25With the lime and hot pink team splintering, their challenge is hanging by a thread.
24:30Mirror, mirror on the wall.
24:36Sorry.
24:37Next door, the makeshift chandelier and Andrea's sink are coming together.
24:42How's the sink looking?
24:44I think I've got this under control.
24:46The sink bit's getting cut out, so maybe we could start clearing some stuff out now.
24:50Clearing everything out, yeah.
24:56Hi, girls.
24:57Hi.
24:58Hi, girls.
25:00It's really nice to have you back.
25:02That was the last thing we wanted to happen.
25:04I'm sure it was the same with you guys.
25:06If I was out of line at all, I'm really sorry.
25:09I'd like to apologise as well if I spoke sternly, but it's pure light of passion for us not to
25:15be on the losing team.
25:16We're all under pressure. We just have to just remain respectful.
25:19Yeah, absolutely.
25:20Yeah, that's fine if we can move forward like that.
25:22Absolutely, yeah.
25:23The teams have under an hour to complete the challenge.
25:26Let's watch the plates.
25:28One, two, three.
25:30And...
25:32And we can take a bit over there.
25:35To frame the table.
25:36That looks gorgeous.
25:37In a vase.
25:38No hanging it on the wall, remember.
25:40It's going to have to go...
25:41It's going to have to go in a strut, so...
25:43That's OK.
25:44We can always shimmy the table a wee bit.
25:46Yeah.
25:46Got some more apples.
25:48Yeah.
25:48Do you want to shove them from there?
25:49This corner, isn't it?
25:50Oh, my God.
25:50Is there any trees left?
25:52Shh.
26:06That's it, everyone.
26:08Tools down.
26:10Time's up.
26:12Woo!
26:13Oh, no.
26:14Tools down.
26:16And it's time for you to dress your rooms.
26:18Before Janet, Phillip and I come round to review your dining rooms.
26:24At the start of the week, our two teams were given empty garage spaces
26:28to transform into spectacular dining rooms.
26:31With a budget of just €1,000 per team and only six days,
26:36the question is, have they succeeded?
26:45Wow.
26:47First up, it's the Hot Pink and Lime team.
26:50Priet, René, Penny and Stuart.
26:54They've created a room that mixes traditional and contemporary design.
26:59Their money was spent mostly on furniture,
27:02including a large dresser,
27:04a marble-topped side table,
27:08plus an extendable oak dining table
27:10with chairs to match their green colour palette.
27:14They spent nearly €300 on paint
27:16to create the diamond motif on their floor and limewash effect wall.
27:21I was just hit straight away by the colour on the chandelier,
27:25the colour on the chairs and the colour on the wall.
27:27It just went, hello, look at me.
27:33So simple but very well done.
27:36It feels intimate and I like that.
27:39This wall is beautiful.
27:42It's what, a limewash or a limerender or what is it?
27:46So actually, Penny created that by hand
27:48by mixing two types of paint together.
27:50So it's not even a limewash because that was too expensive.
27:52That is limewash on a budget.
27:54Which is a brilliant idea.
27:56I like it.
27:57I might even use that in the future.
27:59Stuart was responsible for the legs of the console table,
28:02but the concept was Priet and Rene's.
28:04They salvaged that gorgeous piece of oak,
28:06sliced the back off, just turned it up 90 degrees.
28:09What do you think to that?
28:10I like the top of that.
28:12I like the fact they've used an old piece of wood.
28:14I love the fact that it rises up in the middle.
28:17You know, there's a bit of an antique look about that, isn't there?
28:19And the symmetry that's created.
28:21Yes.
28:22However, the legs not being straight up and down,
28:24I think detract from the look of the piece.
28:28But on the upside, I think for a simple wall dressing,
28:33the mirror and the console table, it's really elegant.
28:36That appeals to me intensely.
28:38So I could overlook the slight angle of the legs
28:42because the overall look is really elegant.
28:45I'm so pleased to see some of this gorgeous furniture in the room.
28:48That's very much been last minute.
28:51It was empty until only a few hours ago.
28:53Do you think it works?
28:55I like the fact they have two chairs here and a little table.
28:59Yeah.
28:59A nice little space separate than your main dining area.
29:02I like that sort. I like that idea.
29:05They've zoned it quite well, haven't they?
29:08There's a lot of different elements in this room
29:10that draw the eye and are absolutely delightful.
29:13I mean, look at this little drinks cart here.
29:15I'd hardly even noticed that before.
29:17It's so beautifully done.
29:19What jars ever so slightly with me is the different aesthetics
29:24between the chandelier here and the lighting over the table.
29:28Yes, I'm not sure about the lighting over the table, are you?
29:33I love it in a kitchen.
29:35For me, I want my dining room to be a little more elegant.
29:40Sorry.
29:40It's a bit industrial, isn't it?
29:43So not keen on the dining table lights.
29:45However, what about the pair of sconces either side of the ladder?
29:48Made out of a ridge tile by Stuart.
29:50Do you know, I absolutely love them.
29:52So there's three different sorts or different aesthetics of lighting in here.
29:58One of them isn't working for me, but the other two are fabulous.
30:01Now both teams have tried to create a tile effect on the floor with paint.
30:06I'm not 100% sold on it, sorry.
30:09The thing that concerns me the most is they made a lovely stencil the right size of a tile,
30:13but they just plonked it willy-nilly without drawing a straight line all the way through.
30:17So it wiggles and waves all over the place, which is a real shame.
30:20And you know, I think I've done a border around the outside to sort of tie it together.
30:26It's sort of random.
30:28It feels a bit random to me.
30:29Yeah, well you could never do the border because it is random.
30:32You'd never get a straight line.
30:34Now, can I take a closer look at this table setting please?
30:36Of course.
30:38So this was made by Stuart and Penny.
30:40They won the petite challenge for this team.
30:42They made the runner down the middle, the napkins and the placemats.
30:46It works really well.
30:47The colours are good.
30:48It's a lot more of a contemporary feel.
30:51And that's hard for me.
30:53Particularly because they've used a really nice little eclectic collection of plates here
31:00and cutlery, which I love the idea of just getting vintage bits and pieces and putting it together.
31:07So then the table runner, it looks great.
31:12Is it a bit too contemporary?
31:14There's lots of different styles going on.
31:16The industrial lampshades, the contemporary place setting, the organic console table top with the modern legs.
31:25Yeah.
31:27Overall, the effect comes together and it's very pleasing to look at.
31:31But I can't but help notice slight jarring points for me.
31:36Right.
31:36I think we should go and check out the other room.
31:39Lead the way.
31:56Next door, it's the Tangerine and Purple team, Chris, Paloma, Andrea and Hayley.
32:06They've opted for a deep red colour wash with a unique chandelier made from an old ladder and a console
32:13table repurposed from an antique dresser.
32:15They spent just under 200 euros on their extendable dining table and eight chairs.
32:21But the paint was by far their biggest spend.
32:24Nearly half of their 1,000 euro budget.
32:27And as well as the walls and ceiling, they also painted a lattice motif on the floor.
32:36It makes me feel good.
32:39Now, I have a confession.
32:41There were problems with the paint on the walls.
32:43They ran out of it.
32:44They spent over 300 euros on it.
32:47However, do you think it works?
32:51That's probably my only reservation right now, actually, is the colour on the walls.
32:55I don't know how you guys feel.
32:57Well, colour drenching is a very fashionable thing right now, isn't it?
33:00Is it suitable in a period property?
33:03Is it a little bit over the top?
33:05Perhaps a little bit, yes.
33:07Though I love the colour red, I have reservations about it being colour drenched entirely because I feel a bit
33:14too wrapped up in it.
33:15What do you think to the console table?
33:18The console table is gorgeous, but did they make it?
33:21Did they buy it?
33:22What did they do?
33:22So that's made from one piece of furniture and the leftover components are used elsewhere within the dining room.
33:28You'll notice under the sink.
33:30That's straight after our own hearts.
33:32We are forever pulling furniture apart and reconfiguring it.
33:36So what do you think to the floor?
33:39I like the floor.
33:41I like what they've done.
33:42I like the idea of different fruits in between patterns.
33:46I think this is really creative.
33:49Well, the stencils.
33:50That was Paloma.
33:51She needs to be congratulated then.
33:52Absolutely.
33:53Because I just think they've done it beautifully.
33:56Now, moving to the table, the main feature of any dining room.
33:59Can I have a look?
34:00Go on.
34:00Get involved.
34:01I love fabric.
34:04This is beautifully done.
34:06Two lovely fabrics.
34:08Just very subtly echoed here with your napkins.
34:12I love the use of flowers.
34:14The whole colour scheme here is gorgeous.
34:16Who's the creative genius behind all these beautiful little pieces?
34:19So that was Andrea and Hayley.
34:21They won the petite challenge.
34:23You can see why.
34:24So what do you think of their makeshift chandelier?
34:27I love the way they've used a little bit of a ladder there.
34:30And I love the fact they still have paint on and it has battle scars.
34:34However, the greenery I'm not so sure about.
34:37I like greenery on tables because that's easily removed.
34:40But woven into the ladder here, I think could present a maintenance problem.
34:45And we know from our own experience, you have to keep things fairly simple.
34:50Because you don't want to make more work than is necessary for yourselves.
34:54So, scanning around the room, what else catches your eye?
34:57Da-dum.
34:59Yeah.
34:59Absolutely.
35:00I love the creative way they've used that sink in the room and made a feature of it.
35:06And I love the fact also they've used a piece of their furniture to cover the pipes, necessary.
35:13And I love the fact they've used a timber piece on top.
35:16That's a really good idea.
35:19And this little shelving unit on top, is this something that someone's made?
35:23That was Hayley made that from scratch.
35:25She found loads of leftovers around the ground and she knocked it up in not too long at all, actually.
35:30It's a lovely piece of upcycling, isn't it?
35:32Hmm.
35:32I think she's done a really good job.
35:34So, now we've seen both rooms, it's going to be a really hard decision.
35:37We've got a lot to discuss.
35:38We have indeed.
35:45Tick, job done.
35:46We've done what we were told, well, what we were asked to do was to finish the room.
35:50So, I'm feeling quite calm at the minute.
35:52Erm, I think when we come back, after the rooms have been judged, I think my nerves will really kick
35:57in.
35:58I definitely think we have done more than enough.
36:00I'm very confident in our abilities.
36:03It will just...
36:03It's just down to the judges now, whether they like it or not.
36:06Yeah.
36:06Seeing the end result has just motivated me.
36:09You always have a bit of self-doubt, but actually, looking at what we achieved,
36:12I just hope that that's recognised and it's enough to get us through to the next stage.
36:17I really hope we've done enough.
36:19I'm confident in the room we've built, but we have no idea what the other team have done,
36:24and they could've smashed it out of the park even more so, right?
36:27Yeah.
36:33Welcome back to Chateau DIY Win The Dream.
36:36Having seen our team's finished dining rooms, it's time for us to decide who will be leaving the competition.
36:42This is what I love about design.
36:44The same design brief, two incredibly different rooms.
36:48What were your thoughts on each of their takes?
36:51So both seem to have quite good ideas.
36:56I love the red room, how they did the whole floor.
36:59And in terms of the other room, I think they were trying to create the effect of a rug.
37:05And it was okay.
37:07It would have been nice if they had actually laid out straighter lines.
37:10So a big part of the challenge was to construct a console table from scratch,
37:14or out of reclaimed materials.
37:16How do you think the team's did?
37:16I think in the red room, the way they used one piece of furniture, disassembled it and put it back
37:23together again, was brilliant.
37:26But I also love the console table in the green room, because that elegant reclaimed top that they used.
37:34One simple jarring note for me, unfortunately, was the legs, which would have looked great on a mid-century piece
37:41of furniture.
37:43Somehow, for me, it just did not work sort of with the elegance and simplicity of the top.
37:48Oh, interesting. I quite liked the simplicity of those legs underneath the ornate, organic piece of oak on top.
37:54However, I would like to add the fact that the legs were at a slight angle.
38:01And when legs are positioned under a table, they should be straight down.
38:05If you liked the angle effect, maybe you should have gone all the way back to the wall to brace
38:10the table.
38:11That would have been fantastic.
38:12So what did you think about the overall aesthetic of the green room?
38:15I loved the use of colour.
38:17That green that was echoed on the back panelled doors, the way it was on the wall, the little snippets
38:24of green around the room.
38:25It was subtle.
38:27What a fantastic effect that limewash had in the room.
38:31The lighting in the green room, for me, the chandelier was spot on.
38:37When you looked at lights over the table, you've gone from elegant chandelier chateau to industrial lighting.
38:45The two did not go together.
38:47So it somehow seemed to separate.
38:50It's almost as if the teams didn't agree. I don't know.
38:53So while the green room went for various tones and textures, the red room went for a complete colour drench.
38:59Do you think that was effective?
39:00It was a little overwhelming and just a little bit depressing.
39:04And what about the makeshift chandelier in the red room?
39:07I think that innovative use of an old ladder, the fantastic way they decorated it with all that sympathetic greenery,
39:15it just produced to me a delightful ambience.
39:18Moving forward, look at the way they dressed the table.
39:21I loved the way they made that table runner with the matching serviettes.
39:25It was just perfect.
39:26The table dressing in the red room was a little cottagey.
39:31But then in the other room, it was a bit too contemporary for my liking.
39:36So it's tough, but it sounds like we've chosen our winning room.
39:39And unfortunately, which pair we're sending home.
39:42It would seem so.
39:44We should go and break the news.
40:10We should go and break the news.
40:17Well done everyone on a brilliant first challenge.
40:21We loved how you both gave us something so very different.
40:24And there were so many great elements in each of the rooms.
40:30Overall, the brief was to create a place for evening dining.
40:34And we felt one team gave us a more cohesive vision.
40:42Therefore, the winning team is...
40:57Paloma and Chris.
40:59And Hayley and Andrea.
41:09It's really nice to think that what we thought was good, is good.
41:15And yeah, I'm really excited.
41:1850 X rounds.
41:22Oh no, it's getting real.
41:26Honestly, the moment that we walked into that room, I just felt it.
41:32It just felt like this was going...
41:34It was the most cohesive looking room.
41:37The detail was beautiful.
41:38The overall ambience was just gorgeous.
41:42Will the remaining pairs please step forward?
41:50Stuart and Penny, along with Priet and Rene, were the losing team in the challenge.
41:56One pair will remain in the competition, but for the other, the dream must come to an end.
42:01This has been a really tough decision.
42:07The pair leaving us today are...
42:16..Priet and Rene.
42:23I'm so sorry.
42:25I'm sorry, buddy.
42:27Okay.
42:32Well done, both of you, for all your hard work.
42:34I'm sure this isn't the end of your creative journey.
42:38Thank you. Thank you.
42:46Definitely proud. I mean, it's been...
42:48The whole experience has been amazing.
42:49I think it was so lovely just being with, like, my best friend in France.
42:55You know, like, I'm just happy that we got to, you know,
42:57have this opportunity and share such special moments together.
43:04I guess that wonky chequered floor was the downfall for Priet and Rene.
43:09Unfortunately, it was.
43:15So, ultimately, the limewash and the construction
43:19of the console table saved Stuart and Penny.
43:23We've had so much excitement, then the challenge and the build-up,
43:27and we've been on a rollercoaster of emotions.
43:29Mm.
43:30At this moment in time, I feel relieved.
43:33I feel quite calm now because things go so tense.
43:37You do get tense when we were on.
43:37That was just the tensest moment I've ever...
43:39Yeah.
43:39..and so I do feel relief at the minute.
43:41I feel sadness for the girls.
43:43We just want to say a massive well done to you all.
43:48And to believe in your dreams and your abilities.
43:52Anything is possible.
43:54And we will see you all at the next challenge.
43:56Well done.
44:18Look at Jesus.
44:18We'll need divine intervention.
44:20Into refined reading rooms.
44:22Now I've got a natural music.
44:23Well done.
44:24Who will excel in this new chapter?
44:27Oh.
44:27I'm really pleased with the colour.
44:29And who will lose the plot?
44:31I've lost it.
44:32I thought the wrong way round.
44:34Oh.
44:34It's over there?
44:36It's gray.
44:37It's gray.
45:06It's gray.
45:06Yes.
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