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Wow knock me over with a feather that Trish was sent home. Not that I don't agree with the judges' comments but that was a shocker.
I felt Jen's mistakes were NOT having flooring put down instead of carpeting AND painting the exact same mural she did on her room several weeks ago. Everyone loved it then but now it appears that's ALL she can draw? Otherwise I think the room was perfect for her subject (sister).
Matt's room may have been executed well but I did not like it at all. It was supposed to be for adults AND kid friendly. That room was heavy and kids need color to catch the eye. I found it boring and squared off. Just because those black chairs were washable didn't make them work aesthetically. The grey was too industrial for my taste and only blared that he didn't do anything to the cabinetry.
Trish's problem is the same as a woman from last season. She shops well more than anything else. Her carpenter did more of the work (floor/fireplace) BUT it was her design. Keeping the layout the same was fine since her subjects (parents) would prefer that. I see where the judge felt it was cookie cutter but enough to be eliminated?
I thought Matt would go. My husband thought Jen. When they said Trish - huh wha??
What say you??
I finally watched the show on the HGTV website. I was hoping that it would have been Trish and Matt in the final two. I am not, and never have been a Jen fan. I can't stand listening to her poor pronuciation of words. If she does win she is going to have to seriously improve her diction. She consistently says things like : thum instead of them, tu instead of two, thur instead of there .... anyway the list goes on. I just really bugs me. Her designs are OK, but nothing spectacular. I hope that Matt is the winner.
PS ... Thank you W.E. for mentioning that your topic included results.
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Before the show aired, I thought the final would be down to the two girls. It would have been different than the last couple of seasons where it was down to a male or a female.
None of the guys have come close to David B., although I do recall his hosting ability was lacking early on in that season. I love to watch him now. All his rooms ARE different, but I will say he has his paintings that appear in every room. How different is that from Jen's "signature" (except you can remove a painting and not her wall art)
Anyway, I do think that of the three rooms last week, Jen's was the most appealing to look at. Matt's room solved the most problems, but still looked hard and uncomfortable. Trish's room was unremarkable. I didn't like those laminate floors at all. They were completely different from the oak entry hall so the area where the two floors abutted must have looked awful. The fireplace was an improvement, but the room seemed so vanilla otherwise.
I do think Trish was great at presentation but I can't say I was surprised by her cancellation. It had to be based on that project and of the three, hers was the least impressive (even tho' she was doing this for her parents) She knew from the beginning this would be a close-to-impossible task. Trying to please your parents, trying to please the judges and being true to yourself as a designer is a tough job. In the real world, you only have to worry about pleasing the client while being who you are. There are no judges involved. That being said, I think it was harder for Matt and Trish because they had to please mom and dad. I don't think there's the same pressure to please your sister.
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I'm happy with either one winning at this point. If something changes next week, I might vote but probably not.
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Early in the season, I thought Trish was the likely winner. Though later I saw Jennifer as a strong contender. I really didn't know which way it would go. As for the challenge....this one was tough....you have to do something for people you know, and you know things about, and know how they like things...things that are totally unknown to the judges. I think one thing that hurt Trish was that her room sort of looked like a different colored version of the room as it already was. She had said her parents liked things just where they were, so I can't fault her, but I think it hurt her with the judges.
Jennifer's room was really nice. But, as the judges pointed out...she could be considered a one-trick pony with that wall decoration trick marched out again.
One thing that helped Matt's room, IMHO, is that it looked so totally different than it did to begin with. Plus, more than just decorating, he designed that kiln cover thingie with a useful space for the tv. But like you said, the furniture really didn't look that good to me. However, whatever that room was to begin with, it sort of provided a blank canvas. Plus Matt was given a great carpenter, and Trish sort of got a dud. Jennifer had her guy do so much stuff I expected him to tell her "I'm a carpenter...not a slave."
I'm not upset at the final two choices, though. I'd be happy with Jennifer winning, but I'll be voting for Matt.
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