They promised it’d be a shock elimination but I still didn’t see it coming. With the Blue Tongues (otherwise known as the ex-House Rules contestants),ย mounting an epic comeback and piping the Redbacks (Blockheads) by one point!
Despiteย trailing the Redbacks by nine points after the first judging round (where the first four rooms of each house had been revealed) the Blue Tonguesย managed toย close the gap and snag themselves top honours with the second round of room reveals. I’m still not sure how that really happened! I always thought the Blockheads had it in the bag!
So who went home? Really it should have been Kyal and Kara, who scored just 10 out of 20 for their dining room. But they were saved by their immunity, after scoring the highest score in the first round of room reveals. So, sadly, in the end it was Michael and Carlene,ย scoring 14 out of 20 for their bathroom, that left Reno Rumble.
Onto the judges comments…
Blue Tongues
Michelle and Steve
“That’s more like it,” said judgeย Darren Palmerย when he walked into the lounge room. Judge Romyย Alwillย loved the warmth and Darren loved the light. They thoughtย the lamps and console were spot on, though agreed the styling could have been a bit better and the rug a bit bigger.
Ben and Jemma
After falling short in their first room, they were keen to step it up in the dining room. “Wow,” said Darren upon entry. Romy loved how by raisingย the ceiling they had made the spaceย light and bright. Both judgesย loved the speakers, the art and the aircon, butย thought the styling on the table was a bit too much.
Nick and Chris
Both judges agreed that removing the structural column that was inย the old kitchen was the right thing to do and really opened up the space. Romy loved the colour palette, the benchtops and the mirroredย splashback.ย In the living room the judges loved the addition of theย sky light and Darren “love love loved the fireplace.” However,ย both judges thought the rug was too large for the space and upon close inspection thought the furniture was moreย retro than contemporary coastal (which was the homeowners’ย brief).
Carly and Leighton
“This is such an improvement,” said Romy. Both judgesย loved the bath and itsย shape. They thought theย colour scheme fit perfectly with the rest of the house and that theย floor tiles and pendantย wereย brilliant. However, they agreed that while the vanity hit the brief itย lacked bench space.
Redbacks
Josh and Jenna
Romy loved the colour scheme of the entry and lounge room. Darren loved the sliding paneling to hide the TV: “How cool is that?!” The judges agreed the room hit the brief ofย classic contemporary and felt expensive, like a Hollywood A-lister’s house. Romyย felt the black pendant was a bit too small and high and thatย the curtains could have been longer.
Ayden and Jess
“Holy moley,” said Darren. Both judges agreed it felt like the biggest kitchen ever.ย Romy loved the herringbone splashbackย and theย big sink. Darren loved all the bench space, but felt the extension of the kitchen into the dining room (for a breakfast bar) had been a really greedy move, at the expense of Kyal and Kara.
Kyal and Kara
The judges loved the artwork, chairs, mirror and console, but the compliments pretty much stopped there.ย ย “This is the most ridiculous sized tabletop I’ve ever seen,” said Romy. Darren agreed: “How can four people eat here?” Both judges thought the kitchen’s breakfast bar shouldn’t have been there, butย rather a dining table for six to eight people. The judges thought the room was a fail. “It pisses me off,” said Darren.
Michael and Carlene
The judges loved the tiles and the generousย shower. Darren didn’t particularly like the form of the shower head but liked the function (it had a music speaker!). Both judges thought the space was nicely styled, but that the pendants wereย a bit dated and the vanity bench spaceย a little small. Romy thought stylistically they hadย hit the ball out of the park, but functionality had beenย put second.
So what did you think of the reveals? Which house was your favourite? Doย you think Michael and Carlene deserved to go?
