What? Trash my room for free? Fabulous, can't wait! (Changing Rooms)

Member Name: moonbailey

Product:	Changing Rooms
Date:	08/10/01 (340 review reads)
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Advantages: Can give you some good ideas, fairly entertaining

Disadvantages: Some poor couple have to live with it, staples and all

Time for a winge I think. I do try to alternate my ops from outrage to wonderment. It keeps me sane and you lot guessing.

Changing Rooms. Is it still going? Yes, I'm afraid it is.

Do I still watch it? Yes, I appear to.

Why? No idea, but probably the comedy factor.

There is something quite vindictive about this programme. It seems a little more than bad fate that on each programme someone's lounge is painted the exact same colour that they plain and clearly said they hated.

I reel in horror at some of the cheap tricks they try to get away with. Wooden floor? Ooh, bit pricey - anyone got a permanent marker and some bootpolish?

Why sew when you can staple? Because it holds it together for longer than the duration of the show - that's why.

Fetch me an antique - I'm thinking silver spray and stencils...

MDF fireplace with marble paint effect - Mmmm, lovely, but watch out you don't get it near any naked flames!

Let's paint the walls lilac - no-one's done that before...



AS FOR THE TEAM.

Carol Smiley (spellcheck! spellcheck!) saves the day by being blunt and cheerful at the same time.

"Hmm, actually I think she said she hated orange? But Hey ho! I'm sure It'll look fab"
(Cringe to camera)


Laurence - not sure I want to talk about him - I met him once and he was very rude and arrogant. But I will.
I was willing him to cut his hair for so long but now wish I hadn't. What a disaster. he's trying to be Duirmurd Gavin (again, sorry, no point spell checking that one) Congratulations, you have transformed yourself into eighties footballer meats cupid, you silly man!

As for his crimes against interiors, well, there have been many. He's getting better but still has a nasty evil streak for leaving unfinished bodge jobs.

STAY AWAY FROM MY HOUSE!

Handy Andy is ne
cessary and suits his role really well as an all round, hard-done-by cheeky chappy. No complaints there.

The other designers are fine in their own right. Perhaps a little too much bright pink on the side of the girls and overuse of pastel blue for the guy (what's his name?), but all in all, harmless experimentation.

Actually, you know what...I've changed my mind. They can stay.

You can paint my Monday nights any colour you like, that's fine. It makes me chuckle, cringe and feel ever so smug. Just don't touch my front room!

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