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Slow and steady wins the race? Karstan and Max present unfinished room to judges while Shannon and Simon shine on The Block: Glasshouse
By Daniel Van Boom
Published: 20:58 AEST, 3 August 2014 | Updated: 21:15 AEST, 3 August 2014
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It seemed like an audacious task indeed when Scott Cam informed the Block Glasshouse's teams that they had a week to put together their first room.
That hurdle ended up being too high for Karstan and Max to overcome, as the Newcastle couple was unable to complete their guest's bedroom in time for judges.
Judges Darren Palmer, Neale Whitaker and Shaynna Blaze gave them a combined score of 17, a full 10 points lower than the current pairing in the lead - brothers Shannon and Simon.
Better luck next time! It was a tough week for Maxine and Karstan, who weren't able to finish their guest bedroom on time for Sunday's judges reveal
Big hole: The couple lost points for the splotches of unpainted wall, which were meant to be covered up with a cabinet
Winner winner chicken dinner! The big winners of the episode were Simon and Shannon, who scored 27 points for their 'simple and sophisticated' room
In fairness to Karstan and Max, their room being unfinished wasn't entirely all their fault. Just prior to the judges arrival, Max revealed he was let down but not one but two contractors.
'Number one, the blind and curtain guy forgot to pick up the blinds and curtains,' he said with a bewildered snigger, and concernedly added 'and the cabinet guy is meant to be here, but he isn't.'
They would have to show their room to the judges sans cabinet, which meant huge splotches of unpainted wall and many lost points.
Rough start: Karstan began the episode by explaining that his 'blinds and curtain guy' brought neither blinds or curtains, and that their cabinet maker had yet to arrive
Despair: Pictured is the Newcastle couple's reaction when they found out their cabinet wouldn't arrive in time for the judges reveal
Explanation time: They left a note for judges Darren Palmer, Neale Whitaker and Shaynna Blaze, but they weren't having a bar of it
The couple added a note to explain themselves, but the judges weren't having a bar of it. 'We don’t want to see anymore cute little notes in weeks to come,' Neale said, 'it won't work.'
Luckily for Karstan and Max, they won points on design and execution - of everything other than the unfinished parts.
'They’re liking the stuff that you ARE presenting,' Scott Cam said derisively to the couple.
'That won't work!': Neale wasn't having a bar of it
A different perspective: Their room received praise for all of it's elements that were actually completed
On the flipside were Shannon and Simon, who scored three nine's for a combined score of 27 - losing a point for the unpainted dividing metal between their floorboards and carpet.
After praising the room for its simplicity and sophistication, Scott said the judges also enjoyed 'the return of the cactus,' in reference to the five foot plant that the brothers so proudly decorated with.
Shaynna gushed that 'it's a spare bedroom that feels like a master bedroom' before adding that the brothers must be 'perfectionists.'
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Brotherly love! Simon and Shannon were confident about their room going into the reveal
Winning room: It was praised by judges for it's simplicity and sophistication
But they also made history on the show, and, in Shannon's opinion, in life, when their car was involved in yet another incident.
Simon, getting some shut-eye in the parked vehicle before their room's reveal, was awoken by a large thump, only to find someone had rolled into the car.
'I think it’s the first time in the history of mankind that two brothers have crashed the same car in two day,' Shannon joked.
Poor car: The boys' car suffered some more damage on Sunday's episode, when it was rammed by another driver while parked, after Shannon reversed it into a pole during the week
One for the history books! Shannon joked that it was 'the first time in the history of mankind that two brothers have crashed the same care in two days'
Trailing just behind them were Michael and Carlene, who scored 26 points for their guest bedroom.
In a funny moment, the judges praised the couple for their obvious consideration of the 'young, urban, professional inner city dweller.'
Carlene said in response 'young, urban...hmm, that might've been a fluke!'
Current standings: Shannon and Simon are in the lead with 27 points, followed very closely by Michael and Carlene, as well as Darren and Deanne
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...shine-The-Block-Glasshouse.html#ixzz39KLlr3cu
By Daniel Van Boom
Published: 20:58 AEST, 3 August 2014 | Updated: 21:15 AEST, 3 August 2014
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...imon-shine-The-Block-Glasshouse.html#comments
It seemed like an audacious task indeed when Scott Cam informed the Block Glasshouse's teams that they had a week to put together their first room.
That hurdle ended up being too high for Karstan and Max to overcome, as the Newcastle couple was unable to complete their guest's bedroom in time for judges.
Judges Darren Palmer, Neale Whitaker and Shaynna Blaze gave them a combined score of 17, a full 10 points lower than the current pairing in the lead - brothers Shannon and Simon.
Better luck next time! It was a tough week for Maxine and Karstan, who weren't able to finish their guest bedroom on time for Sunday's judges reveal
Big hole: The couple lost points for the splotches of unpainted wall, which were meant to be covered up with a cabinet
Winner winner chicken dinner! The big winners of the episode were Simon and Shannon, who scored 27 points for their 'simple and sophisticated' room
In fairness to Karstan and Max, their room being unfinished wasn't entirely all their fault. Just prior to the judges arrival, Max revealed he was let down but not one but two contractors.
'Number one, the blind and curtain guy forgot to pick up the blinds and curtains,' he said with a bewildered snigger, and concernedly added 'and the cabinet guy is meant to be here, but he isn't.'
They would have to show their room to the judges sans cabinet, which meant huge splotches of unpainted wall and many lost points.
Rough start: Karstan began the episode by explaining that his 'blinds and curtain guy' brought neither blinds or curtains, and that their cabinet maker had yet to arrive
Despair: Pictured is the Newcastle couple's reaction when they found out their cabinet wouldn't arrive in time for the judges reveal
Explanation time: They left a note for judges Darren Palmer, Neale Whitaker and Shaynna Blaze, but they weren't having a bar of it
The couple added a note to explain themselves, but the judges weren't having a bar of it. 'We don’t want to see anymore cute little notes in weeks to come,' Neale said, 'it won't work.'
Luckily for Karstan and Max, they won points on design and execution - of everything other than the unfinished parts.
'They’re liking the stuff that you ARE presenting,' Scott Cam said derisively to the couple.
'That won't work!': Neale wasn't having a bar of it
A different perspective: Their room received praise for all of it's elements that were actually completed
On the flipside were Shannon and Simon, who scored three nine's for a combined score of 27 - losing a point for the unpainted dividing metal between their floorboards and carpet.
After praising the room for its simplicity and sophistication, Scott said the judges also enjoyed 'the return of the cactus,' in reference to the five foot plant that the brothers so proudly decorated with.
Shaynna gushed that 'it's a spare bedroom that feels like a master bedroom' before adding that the brothers must be 'perfectionists.'
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Brotherly love! Simon and Shannon were confident about their room going into the reveal
Winning room: It was praised by judges for it's simplicity and sophistication
But they also made history on the show, and, in Shannon's opinion, in life, when their car was involved in yet another incident.
Simon, getting some shut-eye in the parked vehicle before their room's reveal, was awoken by a large thump, only to find someone had rolled into the car.
'I think it’s the first time in the history of mankind that two brothers have crashed the same car in two day,' Shannon joked.
Poor car: The boys' car suffered some more damage on Sunday's episode, when it was rammed by another driver while parked, after Shannon reversed it into a pole during the week
One for the history books! Shannon joked that it was 'the first time in the history of mankind that two brothers have crashed the same care in two days'
Trailing just behind them were Michael and Carlene, who scored 26 points for their guest bedroom.
In a funny moment, the judges praised the couple for their obvious consideration of the 'young, urban, professional inner city dweller.'
Carlene said in response 'young, urban...hmm, that might've been a fluke!'
Current standings: Shannon and Simon are in the lead with 27 points, followed very closely by Michael and Carlene, as well as Darren and Deanne
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...shine-The-Block-Glasshouse.html#ixzz39KLlr3cu
