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Stair and study week, otherwise known as The Block’s “worst room reveal ever!”

By Olivia Shead โ€ข 1 Comment

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As Scott Cam said: โ€œThat was always going to be hell week!โ€ And by the looks of the contestantsโ€™ broken faces, he was right on the money. With all couples having to finish every last inch of their townhouseโ€™s interior, which included three levels of staircases and two remainingย rooms, only one couple finished, Ayden and Jess. With a score of 28/30 they won for the second week in a row. But unfortunately, the good news stopped there; with the remaining contestants getting rather abysmal scores, especially Tim and Anastasia, who got the worst score in Block history. Eeek!

So, onto the judgesโ€™ commentsโ€ฆ

Josh and Charlotte โ€“ second place (19/30)ย 

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โ€œI feel like theyโ€™ve just moved onto The Block,โ€ saidย Shaynna when she walked into the space.ย The others agreed, with Neale saying it felt like โ€œweek one,โ€ what with how many unpainted walls were in sight. Having built their staircase and surrounding walls from scratch, all the judges were surprised that they had gone for a completely enclosed design, with Shaynna believing they could have had open treadsย and a light well to flood the space with light.

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However, once they went up the stairs to the next floor, there was a sigh of relief! Their studyย was in Josh and Charlotteโ€™s signature style of classic simplicity, or as Neale referred toย it “industrial merged with colonial.” Darren loved the layout of the desk, the shutters, the bulkheads, everything! But unfortunately, the compliments stopped there. When theย judges did a 180 and looked behind them, they sawย how much was unfinished and how much painting still needed to be done. As Neale said, โ€œGreat hint of what it could be, but itโ€™s not there yet.โ€

Our pick to buy: Desk top

Tim and Anastasia โ€“ last place (8/30)

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Oh what a hot mess this was! The coupleย failed to deliver any spaces, and Shaynnaโ€™s face said it all: โ€œWhat on earth happened?โ€ Neale said he never remembered walking into a room like this on The Block ever!

As the stairs were completely unfinished,ย they made their way to the cinema room and Shaynnaโ€™s words upon entry? โ€œIdiots! Worst room reveal ever!โ€ With nothing except a huge TV, all the judges thought it had been a massive missed opportunity to have not made the room a fourth bedroom.

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Walking up to the top and third level and there was another room with nothing except a TV!ย โ€œThey’re seriously having us on!โ€ saidย one very annoyed Shaynna. Neale saidย the whole top floor should have beenย luxury but it was just TVย overkill. He thoughtย it was just heartbreaking and clearly this was the week that had broken them. All the judges agreed they were very worried about them come auction day.

Our pick to buy: Nothing revealed!

Ayden and Jess โ€“ first place (28/30)

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Finally some good news! Achieving the near impossible, they were the only coupleย to deliver and finish all their spaces! Walking in, the judges were worried, they had seen one pretty average reveal, one pretty terrible reveal and they didnโ€™t know what to expect. As Scott said: “Pretty would be nice,ย but they got a wholeย lot more!”

The judges loved the architectural detail of the staircase and the floatingย raw timber treads that letย light through. Shaynna thought it was stunning and Darren thought it made such a strong statement that tied all the rooms together perfectly. Up the stairs and into the study and the “oohs” and “ahs” continued. Perfectly balanced, the study didn’t feel small. The judges also liked the linen cupboard and the pendant light. “This is glamour!” said Shaynna.

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Onto the third floor and they also loved the TV room, with coffee machine and mini fridge. They were all veryย proud. “Out of all the four couples they’ve beenย on the biggest journey,” saidย Neale. “Theyโ€™ve built on their confidence every week and this has taken it to a whole new level.”

Our pick to buy: Meyer floor lamp

Dea & Darren โ€“ third place (15/30)

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After not finishing their staircase on the Glasshouse series, they were keen to not let history repeat itself! But unfortunately, they weren’t successful, and like Tim and Anastasia, failed to deliver any finished spaces. “Here we go again,” said Neale. But looking at what was there, the hint of tiles and the styling, and Neale thought had it been finished, he would have really loved it.

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On the staircase, everything wasย completely mismeasured, but it was the low hanging pendant that really got the judges going, especially as Darren is 6 foot 7 (he did admit he hit his head on it!). They liked the artwork, but could all agree the space was moreย style over substance.ย In the study, the disappointments continued, with a huge hole in the wall and missing cabinetry. Shaynna thought the space was great but didn’t like the orientation of the desk, Neale liked how it was styled but thought on a practical level it wouldn’t work as a study nook so close to the TV.ย “I seriously think Dea and Darren are in trouble,”ย were Shaynna’s last words.

Our pick to buy: Paris Madness #09

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When she's not writing for Interiors Addict, Olivia is now a TV and radio news producer. She's a journalism graduate of UTS Sydney.

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  1. Avataronlylisa says

    April 20, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    I’ve always thought Darren was kind of thick. If he’s hitting his head on the lights and not saying anything I feel like this confirms it!!

    I didn’t understand Shaynna’s score of 3 for Dee and Darren as well as Tim and Anastasia. The latter showed nothing. At least the D’s did some styling. I thought it was an unfair score and that perhaps there is something in the claim at Shaynna is biased against the D’s.

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