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00:00It's shade-throwing time on this trendy block
00:03as three color-obsessed neighbors duke it out for best in show.
00:08The judges are here to slice and dice,
00:11while the contestants watch with their own knives out.
00:13There's a lot of tchotchkas.
00:15It's very unique to a certain person.
00:18Yes, weirdos.
00:19The mural on the wall.
00:20I'm personally not the biggest fan.
00:21It's just harsh.
00:23Bring it on, judges.
00:26Chantel and Dave are going all in on bold design,
00:29big energy, and zero regrets.
00:32We like stuff.
00:33I'm not going to have one vase, I'm going to have 30.
00:34And it's sort of the epitome of kitschy 50s.
00:38Lionel and Catherine's killer instincts
00:40have them betting on their artsy abode.
00:42100% it's a winner.
00:44He doesn't care about home decor.
00:46No, I don't.
00:47But I want to win.
00:49Anne's convinced her eclectic flair will reign supreme.
00:53I do like to be surrounded by things I like,
00:56but I prefer an uncluttered look.
00:59When the ego's subtle, one neighbor will serve up the sass
01:03and snag the coveted crown for top of the block.
01:07This hip neighborhood in the east end of town
01:10is where styles clash, flirt, and fight it out.
01:13Apartments and detached homes alike
01:15burst to life with every shade and shape imaginable.
01:19Armed with a full palette of colorful opinions are our judges.
01:22Ready to pry, poke, and point out every flaw.
01:25Real estate agent Josh.
01:27I'm here to see how people bring their function and design to life.
01:32Extrovert Jake.
01:33I'm the neighbor on the block that everyone fears.
01:35Because I have strong opinions and I'm not afraid to share them.
01:38And design devotee, Socha.
01:40I like retro, I like vintage, you know.
01:42Anything vibrant, unique, creative.
01:45The rules of this competition are simple.
01:47As our judges tour the houses, they'll consider their design,
01:51functionality, and value added to the home.
01:53And one house will be crowned winner.
01:56You're excited to go in this creepy basement?
01:58It's going to only get creepier.
01:59Oh, my gosh.
02:01Let the battle for block royalty begin.
02:07We live upstairs above my vintage furniture shop.
02:11I've been collecting vintage since high school, so...
02:13Isn't that curious?
02:14I've also been collecting vintage since high school.
02:17I'm the architecture.
02:18She's the furniture.
02:20Doodly-doo.
02:21Put it together.
02:22Here we are.
02:23Dream team.
02:25Why are you polishing the sculpture?
02:27Would you rather I do something like vacuum?
02:29Yes, please.
02:30We're doing mid-century modern kitsch, so it's more atomic jet set.
02:36Colourful turquoise and chartreuse and salmon.
02:39Middle America.
02:40It's the aesthetic that is just so happy.
02:43Put the good-looking fruit in the front and the bad-looking fruit in the back.
02:46Our apartment's secret weapon is our basement tiki bar.
02:50We belong to a tiki brotherhood, so why not build a headquarters in our basement?
02:54Wait, what?
02:55A tiki brotherhood?
02:56How do we sign up?
02:57Winning this competition would prove that it's kitsch done right.
03:03Chop, chop.
03:03All right.
03:04Maybe if I can inspire a couple of people to live dangerously,
03:07because if you're sitting in a drab interior, then maybe you have drab thoughts.
03:11We've all got a little freak in us.
03:13Let your freak flag...
03:13Let your freak flag fly.
03:15Freak your freak flag first.
03:17Let your freak flag fly.
03:18As the judges arrived, drooling at the chance to nitpick every last thing,
03:22Chantel and Dave grabbed front row seats to the scrutiny.
03:26Are you nervous?
03:26Uh, yes, I am.
03:29Too late to bag out now, Chantel.
03:32I'm ready.
03:33Wow.
03:35Whoa.
03:36My first reaction is that there's definitely a lot.
03:40Yeah.
03:41I'd rather be a bit too much than...
03:44Not enough.
03:45...than not enough.
03:45It feels like a museum of, like, vintage finds.
03:49Oh, my gosh.
03:50Oh, my gosh.
03:50Look at the wall.
03:52Now that is a mural.
03:53Oh.
03:54There's a lot of tchotchkas.
03:59We like things.
04:00But somehow it's all in the same design element, right?
04:04Like, it's very, like, retro, 60s.
04:06So it's really working well together.
04:09Woo!
04:09Yay!
04:10They get it.
04:11And they have a bar, which kind of looks like a sail ship or something.
04:15I'm not feeling the boat bar.
04:16What?
04:17I like the fact that it's, like, half a boat.
04:19Like, you know, the creative idea.
04:21But I feel like it could have been placed someplace else.
04:23There's no other room.
04:25In the kitchen.
04:25In the kitchen?
04:26Come on.
04:27Wow.
04:28This is different.
04:31Yeah, I like the cutout.
04:32Do you think they did that themselves?
04:33Yes.
04:34In the Pee Wee Herman shape?
04:35That's our asymmetrical hyperbolic paraboloid.
04:39It's a trapezoid.
04:39I like saying hyperbolic paraboloid.
04:40It's a trapezoid.
04:42Hyperbolic what?
04:43This is a house competition, not a geometry class.
04:48Oh, my God.
04:49This is amazing.
04:50This is amazing.
04:51Stepping into the kitchen is like stepping into another era.
04:55Right?
04:56And they didn't think that in the living room?
04:57Looks like their brains might be a little fried by the tchotchke overload.
05:01I want to live out my 60s housewife fantasy.
05:04Put on a little apron and start cooking for you guys.
05:07Right on.
05:08Oh, my gosh.
05:09It's like a time capsuling here, even down to these ovens.
05:13Look at them.
05:14Don't open that.
05:15It might break.
05:16They're from 1964.
05:18They made appliances way better back then.
05:20That oven and that stove will outlive anything that they bought today.
05:23Exactly.
05:24I'm personally a big cook, and there's not really much functioning kitchen spacing here.
05:29Are you kidding me?
05:30It doesn't really seem like maybe they cook all that much or are able to cook all that much in
05:36this kitchen.
05:38Honey, we have to cook at home.
05:41We can't afford to go out to eat.
05:42That's crazy.
05:43What are they making?
05:44The same food as you guys.
05:45What Dave and Chantal have been able to do is there's very smart color blocking in here.
05:50It works very well together.
05:51It's not overwhelming.
05:53And I really love that about their design aesthetic.
05:56Ooh.
05:58Okay, I'm excited.
05:59This looks so cool.
06:00You're excited to go in this creepy basement?
06:02Right?
06:02I am.
06:03It's going to only get creepier.
06:04Oh my gosh.
06:06Oh!
06:12Can I fit down here?
06:14Oh my gosh.
06:18Oh!
06:19I love it!
06:21It's like I stepped into Hawaii.
06:23Wow.
06:24I love everything about down here.
06:26There's red light.
06:27There's blue light.
06:27There's green light.
06:28There's every type of color, but for some reason it just works so well.
06:32He's going cuckoo for coconuts over here.
06:34And there's two lava lamps.
06:37Oh, well now it just ties the space together.
06:40They do.
06:41They love flowers.
06:42It's very unique to a certain type of person.
06:46Yes, weirdos.
06:47I think what Dave and Chantal have done really well, and I think it takes a discerning eye to do
06:51it,
06:51is to take all of these pieces and put it all together.
06:54See, I think it all goes together in the room that you're in.
06:58Everything down here is tiki themed, island themed.
07:01It all goes together.
07:02Everything in the kitchen is very 60s themed.
07:04It has that blue teal.
07:06It all goes together.
07:07I'm just not sure if the house itself all goes together.
07:10I think they work together as a piece.
07:11Where could he come up with that?
07:12How does that make any sense?
07:14Maybe he was drinking rum behind the bar.
07:15I'm not sure.
07:16They really love it.
07:17I would love to meet Dave and Chantal.
07:19I feel like I could be friends with them.
07:20Overall, they were pretty positive.
07:22I was, I'm actually surprised they didn't run screaming.
07:25As the judges move on to the next house,
07:27let's see if opponents Lionel and Catherine bowl for the door,
07:30or stick around, as they try to gauge how they measure up.
07:33Wow.
07:35It's a lot of inhalations, eh?
07:37When people walk into their house like that.
07:39It's like information overload.
07:41So many of these vintage elements I really love, and I want them.
07:44But it's maximalist.
07:46And for me, I like less stuff, so that the things that we do have pop more.
07:52I was more of a minimalist, and then I met her, and she converted me into maximalist.
07:58I feel like this kitchen blows us out of the water.
08:03There's a lot that I like, but I think there's other parts to me that are just overkill.
08:07Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live here.
08:09That's okay.
08:11Well Lionel, let's see if your home is ready to strut its stuff.
08:15Our cute little semi-detached home, I do think of it as like a canvas that's always changing.
08:23I'm a mural artist.
08:24I've tried a lot of things that I don't like at all.
08:27And then you just paint over it, or you just redo it.
08:30So I'm looking forward to hearing other people's opinions about our space.
08:36I won't be offended if they hate something.
08:40I will take that as a suggestion for the future.
08:45The house's secret weapon, probably it is the rainbow stairs.
08:50I think you should have said the secret weapon is me.
08:52Oh wow.
08:53Just kidding.
08:54This house, 100% it's a winner.
08:57Tell me more.
08:58Well, because we're winners, first of all, that's where we ought to start.
09:01Grew up playing a variety of different sports, so...
09:04He doesn't care about home decor?
09:06No, I don't, but I want to win.
09:12Excited to see what this one's going to look like.
09:15All right, you ready?
09:16Okay, let's do this.
09:18Wow.
09:19Wow.
09:21Okay.
09:22Rainbow staircase.
09:24I love it.
09:25The color on the stairs probably isn't good.
09:26It's giving me pride, so I feel like it's not going out.
09:28It's like, yeah.
09:30We are officially on the scoreboard.
09:32Check.
09:33I like they tried to do some storage at the front.
09:36Yes, they also have all the storage under the benches here, which I actually do like.
09:40When you're working with such small sizes in the city, you don't get all the storage,
09:43so really trying to make use of it.
09:45I like the idea.
09:46Nice job.
09:48The mural on the wall.
09:49I'm personally not the biggest fan.
09:52Awkward, Josh.
09:53That's Catherine's work.
09:54Art is made for different people, and you can interpret it however you want.
10:00But in this case, I think it's just harsh.
10:03Yeah, I don't know.
10:04Everybody has different tastes.
10:05So, you know, 10 or 15 years ago, I think my feelings would have been really hurt.
10:10But at this point in my life, bring it on judges.
10:13I like what I like.
10:15I think Lionel and Catherine are really using their inner child in this house.
10:21Playful.
10:21I think one of the things probably about them is that they're leaders and not followers.
10:25Exactly.
10:26Their choices doesn't scream like they're going shopping to a box store, right?
10:29Like they don't have live, laugh, love on their wall.
10:33Not all bad.
10:35Having an open concept like that is really great.
10:37But the couch is too big, the TV's too small, and even though the flow might work,
10:43I feel like the furniture doesn't.
10:44And there's no rugs.
10:45100% agree that we should have had a rug there.
10:48We had one.
10:49You took it out.
10:51Should we go to this bar?
10:53Please.
10:53I think so.
10:54So, what's on the menu?
10:55What are we trying to go for today?
10:57You tell us.
10:59This probably used to previously be closed.
11:01Do you think they built this bar themselves?
11:03This wood's giving me like home reno DIY project.
11:06Yeah, I feel like they did.
11:08We did.
11:09Good job.
11:10Sherlock Holmes would be proud.
11:11Which is really nice to feel like you now have full flow into the front of the house,
11:16the living room.
11:16It almost makes the space seem bigger than it is.
11:20Okay, now we're talking.
11:21Like this kitchen's a little bit more at my speed.
11:23It looks fairly new.
11:25Oh, wow.
11:25Is that washer and dryer?
11:27Yeah, in the kitchen.
11:28You can do your laundry while you're cooking.
11:30Because who doesn't like fabric softener with their stir fry?
11:33I don't know.
11:34I feel like this is something that should be in the basement.
11:37We used to have laundry in the basement, but we, it was very tight in there.
11:41Hated it.
11:46Okay.
11:47Oh my gosh.
11:48You two, you will not believe what's up here.
11:56Oh, this is my favorite room.
11:59Oh my gosh.
11:59Look at the horses on the wall.
12:01Aw.
12:05Imagine waking up to that.
12:07How cool would it be to be Winnie?
12:09Your parents have such a like vast perspective when it comes to like art and, you know, Lionel being into
12:14sports.
12:15Right?
12:15I agree.
12:16Mom gets all the credit.
12:17This room almost feels like the heartbeat of the home.
12:20It has all the colors that we saw throughout the rest of the house.
12:22The yellows, the blues, the pinks.
12:24You almost now understand where the rest of it is coming from.
12:28Exactly.
12:30I think what they're instilling in Winnie is that freedom to be herself, be an individual, and to express, which
12:37is so important.
12:38Okay.
12:38What do you see?
12:39Me and Jake.
12:41You guys are vibing.
12:42What the hell is going on here?
12:44I don't know about this whole house, but I think Winnie's room actually might help them win the whole thing.
12:49Well then.
12:50Well, well, well.
12:51It started a little rough, but it definitely came around.
12:54I think we're still in the game.
12:55You think so?
12:56I think so.
12:57And speaking of being in the game, opponent Anne is here to do some snooping of her own.
13:04Interesting setup.
13:05Different to switch the dining room and living room.
13:09Wow.
13:10This is small.
13:11They had to accommodate the washer and dryer, I guess.
13:15Hmm.
13:15Anne doesn't like it at all, but that's okay.
13:19Oh, great mural.
13:21I'd have been happy with a room like this when I was a child.
13:24That was so sweet.
13:25But overall, I don't think this is my competition.
13:29We're not competition.
13:31Glad that Anne is not one of the judges.
13:36Things are heating up on this block.
13:38Can Anne handle the sizzle?
13:40My design style is eclectic and temporary, so a mix of old and new.
13:46I like to have a neutral background and then providing colour and character through the artwork,
13:52figurines, books.
13:54My living room is the secret weapon of my house.
13:57For me, it's all about the furniture.
14:00Perfect.
14:00I think my house has a good chance to win because, frankly, I think it is nicely decorated.
14:06But I am anxious about being judged.
14:09I do love my home and it's a bit frightening to think that somebody else may come in and hate
14:16it
14:17and think, oh, my God, what was she thinking?
14:19Okay, my friends, to the next house.
14:21Okay.
14:22Oh, wow.
14:23I love the pop of red on the porch.
14:26Okay.
14:28Ooh.
14:29I absolutely love the antique old flooring.
14:33I think it's my favourite.
14:35Wow.
14:36I really like the open space of this first floor.
14:39I love the colour.
14:40Like the blue couch, the yellow chair, and it ties together with the lamp.
14:45Really, really great selection of furniture.
14:48And it's suede.
14:49You can never go wrong with suede.
14:51It's so fancy.
14:52Which is actually velvet.
14:54Ah, yeah.
14:55It's nothing like a mid-competition fabric correction to keep things spicy.
14:59Does something about the space, though, feel a little bit small?
15:02I feel like Anne has kept everything really low in terms of the artwork,
15:06and I feel like it's not capturing the nice high ceilings because they are really nice and high.
15:11Well, maybe she just can't reach it.
15:13There's things called ladders.
15:15Maybe she's scared of the ladder.
15:17I don't know.
15:18I don't think it's too low.
15:20I always thought art was supposed to be hung at eye level.
15:23Maybe I'm just short.
15:24Let's check out the dining room.
15:28It does look sparse.
15:30Oh, Anne, don't get too down on yourself now.
15:32Wait to hear what the judges have to say and then get down on yourself.
15:36Anne's giving me really like mid-century modern, which I really actually like it,
15:39but I do think that the woods are kind of bleeding into each other.
15:43You have wood flooring, wood cardenza, wood bookcase, and wood table.
15:46Maybe she just likes wood.
15:48I feel like I'm seeing three different tones.
15:49Like, this is a different tone.
15:51That's a different tone.
15:52The floor is a different tone.
15:53It's very clean, but it's just lacking a little bit of life.
15:57Putting maybe an accent wall with a change of colour.
16:00Mm-hmm.
16:01Fair enough.
16:03Oh.
16:04Wow.
16:05Okay.
16:06Yes.
16:06Okay.
16:07Oh, my God.
16:07The thing I like the most about this kitchen, and I will give props, is that it's giving me
16:11like a diner vibe.
16:12It's a really bold choice with the flooring.
16:15It's like I want to have brunch here with Anne.
16:16The black and white floor is one of the things I like most about the kitchen.
16:20I feel like it's a kitchen that anyone could really love.
16:22She has a newer kitchen with all the right bones, like the gas range and the stainless steel appliances.
16:28Great value add.
16:29I love that.
16:30When you're living in the city and you have a big separate kitchen with like two separate islands
16:34and an area to eat, chef's kiss.
16:38Okay, I think we're heading into the den.
16:40Uh, what is a den?
16:41What is a den?
16:43Clearly in our case, it's a TV room.
16:45This is cute.
16:47I think this room might be the winner for me in the house.
16:49You get the natural light and that has that pop of colour.
16:53It's nice that we got to come up here.
16:54I feel like there's a little bit more of Anne's personality up here.
16:57There's this really cute leopard print lampshade.
17:02I really like her taste.
17:04I just want Anne to push just a little bit further.
17:08Perhaps opponents and polar opposites Dave and Chancel can offer up some unsolicited advice
17:13on how to do that.
17:15I find it's a little stark.
17:16What's stark?
17:17The space.
17:18I mean, it's comfortable and there's some more.
17:20You think this is stark?
17:21Well, you live in adventure land.
17:22I live in a kaleidoscope.
17:25Oh, look, we're seeing some UK.
17:27We're seeing some UK and we're seeing the same colour scheme with downstairs,
17:30but a little bit more muted.
17:32So even though this house has like touches of whimsy, the colourway is nice and solid.
17:37It's very comfortable.
17:39It feels very safe.
17:41Is safe good?
17:42Yes, definitely.
17:44You can go too far with whimsy.
17:46I think it's more important to take risks and have fun.
17:50I think we got it beat.
17:51I don't, I think my house is definitely a contender.
17:56Judges, design, function and added value are your metrics.
18:00Time to pick which house is top of this block.
18:03This is going to be a very, very tough decision.
18:06So, first home we went to?
18:08Chantelle and Dave's.
18:09It almost felt like a little bit of a fever dream when you walk into it, but I loved it.
18:13I thought they did such a great job at blending the colours because there was a lot of bold colour
18:18choices, which can go really bad when it comes to design and in such a small space.
18:23But when it came to going into their kitchen, I was like, do they even cook in here?
18:26I was like, some of these appliances are from the 1960s.
18:30The functionality as well, just like when you're walking through the place, just felt super cluttered.
18:35I think out of all the places to be cluttered, the Tiki Bar would make the most sense,
18:39but it provided a sense of being cosy and warm and inviting.
18:43The little lights and everything, it gave like a very relaxing vibe.
18:47Lionel and Catherine's house, what are your thoughts?
18:50It had the nice open concept.
18:52They did that breakfast nook, which sort of adds to the flow of the house.
18:55Yeah, that was nice.
18:55I will also say, like I found going through the kitchen, the space worked.
18:59I do agree with that, like everything was functional.
19:01However, I did not like the fact that they had their laundry set up in the kitchen.
19:07That was a no-no for me.
19:09Mm-hmm.
19:09For me, it was all about authenticity.
19:11I could tell that they lived there and that their personality spoke through their design choices.
19:15Mm-hmm.
19:16I love the colour going up the stairs and Winnie's room.
19:19That was the highlight of the house for me.
19:20It really was.
19:22Let's talk about Anne's place now.
19:23I really love the decor and the design and everything.
19:27It was just very classy and like bougie.
19:30So I can relate to that.
19:32Of course you can.
19:33No?
19:33I feel like despite all of that, the walls was a big no for me.
19:37I agree with you on that point.
19:39The walls were so grey and bare.
19:41Just wanted Anne to go that little bit further.
19:44Of the three houses we saw, I do feel like Anne's house had the most value-add.
19:48The kitchen, such a good addition with like the gas range and like the big stainless steel appliances.
19:55And then going upstairs, it was a really beautiful space.
19:58It just gained that warmth that was lacking on the main floor.
20:02I think I know where I'm leaning towards.
20:06So do I actually.
20:07Yeah, so I'm going to vote for...
20:17Whose house will be crowned top of the block?
20:20Well, Miss Fidgety, we're nervous.
20:21Judges will think, okay, these guys are too weird.
20:24So let's pick, you know, the lukewarm oatmeal because it doesn't hurt your palate.
20:29Both of us are very competitive.
20:31You know, we want to win.
20:32But with the judges, there were some highs and some lows.
20:36Sometimes you got to rally, play 27 outs.
20:39The judges made interesting comments about getting more colour in my dining room
20:43and certainly have given me food for thought.
20:46The verdict is in.
20:47I think we're going to win.
20:48I hope we win.
20:49We're going to win.
20:50Fingers crossed.
20:52I think we really have a chance.
20:54I'm feeling a little less confident.
21:00I'm excited to spread the news.
21:03Come on out.
21:04Oh my God.
21:05Hello.
21:06Hello.
21:07David.
21:08Chantel.
21:09You won.
21:11You guys did a fantastic job of blending everything together
21:15and staying true to who you are and making it feel like a home.
21:18So congratulations.
21:19That's very validating.
21:21It's proof that you can live with colour and not be afraid to show
21:24who you are and not be afraid to live it every day.
21:33Dave and Chantel really took a big swing in terms of their design.
21:37They're very creative, very vibrant.
21:40You could tell that they incorporated a lot of their personality.
21:42A lot.
21:43In regards, right?
21:44A lot.
21:44A mega dose of personality.
21:46And it landed because they know how to put the pieces together.
21:49And then the whole tiki room, it provided a lot of comfort.
21:53Dave and Chantel's place is just undeniable.
21:57Winning would have been the icing on the cake.
22:00But at the end of the day, I'm very happy living here.
22:03And that's really what matters the most.
22:05We didn't win because there was no area rug.
22:08I said we should bring the area rug up from the basement.
22:10And he said, absolutely not.
22:12So I think it's basically your fault.
22:15I'll take the L. I'll take the L on this one.
22:18Our home is who we are.
22:20We're just the weirdos in this city.
22:21We're flaming hot oatmeal.
22:23We are top of the floor.
22:26Love it.
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