TONIGHT, ON HOUSE RULES
It was an emotional homecoming for the spectacular garden reveal at Pete & Courtney’s. Tim & Mat received a perfect score from all three judges and the homeowners, securing them a place in the Grand Final alongside fellow Melbourne team Pete & Courtney and South Australia’s Lisa & Andy.
Queensland’s Shayn & Carly were eliminated from the competition after receiving three out of 10 from homeowners Pete & Courtney for their half of the deck and front courtyard. Shocked at their score, at Homebase Carly said: “I was expecting maybe at least a five. Three is a hard blow, I don’t think we did that bad.” Shayn put the move down to a strategic power play, but Pete defended their score telling host Johanna Griggs: “Three is tough and we know that, and we’ve given it and we’ve got to live with that.” Shayn & Carly fared better with the judges scoring a seven from both Wendy and LLB and a five from Jamie. After the overall scores for the garden round were tallied, Tim & Mat topped the leaderboard with 104 and Shayn & Carly bottomed out with Carly saying: “I’m disappointed because we gave our all. We tried out hardest, we were so close to the grand final.” On their elimination, Shayn said: “We’ve had one hell of a ride to be honest.” Carly, through tears said: “I actually don’t think words can express just how we feel. We will forever be grateful.”
After the interior renovation Pete & Courtney’s home was valued at $850,000. It’s now valued at $940,000 with teams adding $90,000 during the garden renovation phase.
SCOREBOARD FOR TONIGHT’S RENOVATION (INCLUDING POINTS FROM 48-HOUR FIX UP ROOM)
OVERALL GARDEN SCOREBOARD
LISA & ANDY (SA) street front & carport
Jamie 6
If they wanted to create a sense of arrival, they have missed the mark.
LLB 6
(carport) I think this is a really interesting idea. They have created an internal courtyard.
Wendy 7
(rocks at front) There is not enough green to soften it.
Homeowners 6
(Pete) It blows my mind! I was not expecting a hot tub.
(Courtney) (façade) I adore it. It’s like they got in my head and knew that’s what I want it to look like.
TIM & MAT (VIC) front garden & left side of deck
Jamie 10
(at Homebase) I just couldn’t fault it.
LLB 10
(balcony) This is a perfectly delivered design scheme, down there on that deck (front garden) that is a perfectly delivered design scheme to an absolutely professional standard.
Wendy 10
(at Homebase) I loved what you did. It was just amazing.
Homeowners 10
(Pete) (deck) This is very Melbourne, its edgy, it’s cool.
(Courtney) (front garden) It does feel like a native paradise.
(deck) Oh my god look at the kitchen. I love that.
SHAYN & CARLY (QLD) front courtyard & right side of deck
Jamie 5
(deck) They haven’t really dressed the entire space.
LLB 7
I will never forget that front facade. The elegant rigidity of what they’ve done there. Very sophisticated piece of work.
Wendy 7
(front) It is a really fabulous job. The colour is so strong. It looks great from the street.
Homeowners 3
(Pete) (deck) It doesn’t give me the wow factor that the other spaces have.
(Courtney) The strength of this entire zone is the façade of the house; it’s just falling short a little bit (in the other areas).
SHAYN & CARLY 48-HR FIX UP ROOM (master bedroom)
OVERALL PASS + 3 points
LLB PASS
Jamie PASS
Wendy PASS
Monday night on House Rules
For the first time ever three teams will battle it out in the House Rules 2019 Grand Final challenge. Teams must create a luxury loft in just 7 days, and when the judges scores are in one team will be crowned the House Rules 2019 champions and walk away with $250,000 plus a fully renovated home and garden.
Overall the show has been much more pleasant to watch with no or little fighting, arguing and unpleasantness but the 3 mark was grossly unfair. The facade was loved by everyone but was obviously not given any marks at all by the home owners as the deck was worth 3. The only negative about the garden was the chess set which could have been removed in less than 5 minutes. That mark was pure nastiness, a real kick in the guts. They marked only one section of the area.
I so agree Bronwyn, but I never liked the pink team, Pete is a nasty piece of work, there will be a lot of disappointed people if they were to win. One of the other teams deserves to win ?
I so agree that the 3 mark for Shayn and Carly was below the belt. Their work on the top deck was not great, but the facade of the house transformed what was a brick ****house, into an elegant, contemporary home. The owners should have been a lot more grateful than a 3 and yes, Pete and Courtney, you will have to live with it.
Tim and Mat all the way
I want more gratuitous pics of Lisa’s rear as it seems that’s all the camera ever does focus’s on!
More than the other contestants even the males!
Just sayn you know.
It is absolutely disgusting to give Shane and Carly a 3 on that renovation.I would like to believe that karma will come into play here.If Pete and Courtney win this competition it will be the last time I ever watch House Rules.