It’s been a big week on House Rules so lets recap and decompress all of it.
Last week Joh welcomed teams to Campbelltown, Western Sydney to Graeme and Mary’s house. The blended family of six told of their Lwhen their family home burnt to the ground in November last year leaving them separated. With a young family to look after and money tight, they didn’t have insurance and lost everything in the fire. With a broken family whose only wish is to be together, this seven-day build provided the greatest motivation for teams. Graeme said through tears: “When you’ve got nothing, you live every day not knowing and when you get that glimmer of hope, its life-changing.” Mary added: “It will bring an entire family together.” Andy, a firefighter declared: “This is the best thing I’ve ever been able to do for anyone.”
With the leaderboard wiped clean and only seven days to completely change this family’s life, the curveballs came thick and fast for teams. As winners of the overall interior round, brothers Tim & Mat’s promised set of rewards rolled in with the advantage to swap zones with any other team. The boys chose to swap from their original allocated zones of entry, hallway and laundry for Shayn & Carly’s zone of dining room, Lily’s room and family storage room. While Tim & Mat claimed it was a logical move and they had to be competitive, Shayn & Carly were upset declaring it personal and strategic, claiming they discounted their friends Katie & Alex and Pete & Courtney. Mat said: “At the end of the day it’s a competition and these are the hard calls you’ve got to make.” As the build progressed, Johanna revealed a further reward giving Tim & Mat the power to add a bonus room to their zone. The judges will decide if it is a pass or fail – to win or lose five points. Tim & Mat decided to keep the bonus room rather than giving it away to another team. Tim said: “We’re here and may as well give it a crack!”
| House Rules | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rule 1 | Style us montauk modern | |||||
| Rule 2 | Bring the family together with inviting spaces | |||||
| Rule 3 | Keep it classic with navy, white & grey | |||||
| Rule 4 | Make it fresh, clean & no fuss | |||||
| Rule 5 | Get clever with storage | |||||
| Bonus Room Rule | Create a family space with something for everyone | |||||
PETE & COURTNEY (VIC) Lounge, ensuite and balcony
Jamie (Loungeroom) It’s just really understated luxury, I like it… I want to see more
LLB (at Homebase) You took what Graeme and Mary wanted for their perfect home and you gave them that and a little bit more
Wendy (at Homebase) I think you had a really good zone that was let down by one big mistake, and that was the ensuite… but it was still a good zone
23/30
LISA & ANDY (SA) Master bedroom, bathroom, CJ and Jade’s bedroom
Jamie (Bathroom) I think they’ve done a lovely job here
LLB (Master bedroom) This is surely the bedroom of most people’s dreams
Wendy I feel like you guys have just joined the competition
Score 25/30
KATIE & ALEX (NSW) Kitchen and Skye’s room
Jamie (at Homebase) You’ve showed us so much more in the past
LLB It’s an odd zone for Katie and Alex, they have met expectations… but we’ve all got very, very freaked out by that climbing wall
Wendy (climbing wall in Skye’s room) this is just dangerous… this actually has to come down before the move back in
Score 19/30
TIM & MAT (VIC) Dining, Lily’s room, family storage and bonus room
Jamie (Dining) I’m disappointed with the boys
LLB (Lily’s room) Where’s the Tim and Mat in all of this… where’s the love?
Wendy (at Homebase) I missed your workmanship and your extra layers of love
score 17/30
TIM & MAT’S BONUS ROOM – OVERALL PASS + 5 points
LLB Pass
Jamie Pass
Wendy Fail
+5 = 22/30
it was a shock farewell for Katie & Alex that no-one saw coming. Alex said: “We are devastated, we didn’t think it was our time.” To the other teams, he said: “Hands down, you have changed our lives, it doesn’t end here. We thank you. You are our family now.” Katie added: “This experience has been really tough, but equally worth it. We have this amazing, incredible, beautiful home to go back to.”
