Top Design

[biondetta]

I think the two guys should have gone home, not because of their personality, but because of their design. It was dull and not much of a sanctuary. The two women definitely had a "theme" room and the individual five items wouldn't have fit well, but they still created a more visually interesting room and it had more of a sanctuary vibe.

I'm curious to see what happens with the second episode.

[indygirl]

Wow. Quite an announcement from Angry Guy. (I can't remember his name!)

Based on the episode's title, I think I know who the clients are and it's an interesting challenge. But why did the designers have to buy the furniture before meeting their clients? Making them come up with a design was enough of a trick I think.

Loved Goil's 3D model! Eager Beaver Over-Achiever!

ETA: I don't know if it was really age appropriate, but I loved the Hollywood glam bedroom.

[InchoateDetails]

ETA: I don't know if it was really age appropriate, but I loved the Hollywood glam bedroom.

Me too! I think sthe client liked it as well so I was suprised when the judges wondered if it was age appropriate. All in all I don't like this show but will watch it on weekends to see (read: make sure) Goil wins.

[girlnamedcarl]

My blog of last night's episode is up. I think it's kinda telling that nobody's posted about it yet. Pretty lame ep, though Goil's campaign of awesomeness seems to be holding steady. I worry that I'll grow to hate him for some reason before the season ends. I'm still feeling the burn from Top Chef, I guess.

I wish they'd had a third option in the call-in poll: Ryan, Carisa or Shut the Fuck Up, Both of You.

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I agree. Both needed a tall cup of "Shaddup!" I agreed with and disagreed with both of them simulatneously.

I also thought all three cabanas sucked in entirely different ways and if I was saying at a 5 star resort in any of those locations (which is not likely) I would have been highly disturbed by all of the cabanas.

I was, however, mystified that they all managed to make Pier 1's furniture look ugly and cheap considering in the stores it's not too bad just maybe a bit too heavy on the wicker side.

Overall it was boring and I fast-forwarded through most of the second half.

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I was, however, mystified that they all managed to make Pier 1's furniture look ugly and cheap considering in the stores it's not too bad just maybe a bit too heavy on the wicker side.

Overall it was boring and I fast-forwarded through most of the second half.

My god this show is awful. The cabanas were all for poo, and I agree -- the Pier 1 furniture looked like crap. To make matters worse, with all the wind and all the flying upholstery, I could barely even see what the spaces looked like.

The contestants are boring and the judges are a dreadful lot, too. Each one of them is just a joyless, zombie blob.

I'm only watching to keep the 10 PM Wednesday night space warm for Project Runway.

[indygirl]

So far I am loving this challenge. Having the decorators scour garage sales is quite a good idea. Of course, those garage sales had a few really wonderful items that I would be hard-pressed to find around here.

[bklynred]

This is the first time I watched the show. I'm not sold on it. The guy with the fenced-in bed and swirly hypnotic art was creepy. Still, I figured they'd boot that other girl first for the startling 'grandma blanket' faux pas. It matched absolutely nothing.

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I hate fenced in bed guy. He thinks he's all that. And what's odd is that his room would have been fine if it hadn't been for the creepy jail cage fence thing. He always does a good job and then goes one giant step too far.

I did enjoy that the creepy bespeckled guy was like "Her choices are very immature and not at all high end" or whatever and then she wins. Heh.

I do wonder if some of those items were planted. Or maybe it's just that when I see garage sales they're almost always 90% children's clothing and then old magazines. Never cool funky orange chairs or hand-woven orange rugs.

[bklynred]

I thought planted too, jensational! Too, too many cool items. I wasn't crazy about the Carisa's 'winning' room; plus, she whined about it so much, she talked me out of liking it.

Not only was Ryan creepy, haughty and 'above swatches', but the more I think of it, the more his bedroom divider reminded me of a prison camp fence. Freak.