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When you're in Cornwall and it's freezing,

do what the locals do -

wear pasties as gloves!

It's finals week!

Mm!

Ten aspiring designers put their lives on hold

in search of a dream -

to break into the competitive world of professional interior design.

Over the last seven weeks, they've transformed

offices...

Woohoo! I'm swinging!

..hotels...

Explain yourself! I've gone maximalist.

I can see that, love.

..salons...

This is where I go and the red smoke comes down

and I see nothing but the vision.

..even beach huts...

Hula-hula! Where's those sailors?

Wowza! Wowza!

..and impressed some of the biggest names in the industry.

What a success. What a triumph.

So much fun!

But now only two designers remain...

It's frantic!

Once again, Lynsey's pushed herself as far as she can go.

A little bit of bling and a little bit of sparkle.

..as they face the biggest opportunity of their lives...

This is what I love doing, creating spaces that people want to be in.

Honestly can't believe that I'm still here,

but I'm so glad that I am.

..and compete to win a major career-defining contract

at a luxury hotel in the Lakes.

We've got to know that the person that wins this

can absolutely deliver.

Welcome to the final of Interior Design Masters.

It's the final week.

This is crazy. It's so empty.

And at Michelle's design studio, the two remaining designers

are about to embark on their ultimate challenge.

Oh, my gosh, just me and thee, lass! I know, where are all the others?

Hiya, ladies! Oh, hi! Hello! Hello! How are you? You OK?

Great. How you feeling?

Ooh, excited, nervous. Good.

All these things. Overwhelmed.

Well, whatever you feel,

it's a fantastic day for Yorkshire, isn't it?

Yes. Oh, my God, we're really

bringing it, aren't we, for the north?

Yes. So now you're all laughing and getting on,

but you know you're going to have to bring your competitive edge.

Yes. Ooh, game face on. Yeah.

You've got to get your game face on because, you know,

there's a lot at stake here. Hello!

Oh, hello! Hi. Hi. Well, my goodness.

The competition has been fierce this year,

but you two really deserve your place in the final,

so well done. Thank you. Thank you.

And at the end of this last challenge,

one of you is going to walk away with a life-changing

professional design contract.

But before we get there,

I need to take you into the world of the luxury holiday market,

because I've got two five-star villas

that I would like to see completely transformed.

I want to see ambition, ideas and a level of finish

that really respects the luxury end of the market.

So you're going to have to take everything that you've learned

so far and put even more design fairy dust on top of that,

because I need to know who has got what it takes

to make it in the professional league.

Good luck, and may the best designer win.

Thank you. Thank you. Good luck.

Oh, my gosh. This is going to be really, really tough.

And to get a good finish on everything...

Luxury, five-star.

Near the historic Cornish harbour of Charlestown,

this upmarket resort rents out holiday villas year-round.

With a cottage each,

the finalists must design an open-plan kitchen,

dining and living space, downstairs hallway,

two bedrooms and a mezzanine landing.

We've got our two finalists.

What more do you want from them, Michelle?

I need to see them put together everything

that they've learned so far.

But now it's about that kind of just slight extra level of detail -

what I would call really considered design thought.

They're opposite, aren't they?

Siobhan's flamboyant, she's out there.

Lynsey is quite measured and architectural. You know what?

I would agree with you about that

at the very beginning of this whole process.

But what we've seen with each challenge,

they're getting closer and closer together

because good design needs to have both of these things. Yeah.

They've really got to take everything

and, in a way, learn from each other.

And then that is going to give us something amazing.

And they've each got a luxury villa,

but they've each got their own brief, haven't they?

Yes, we've got one that's all about girls' getaway

and then we've got one that's about a sort of family holiday villa.

But both of them have got to be luxurious.

It's a five-star place.

So what do you look for in a luxury villa?

Cos you must live in luxury villas all the time,

all over the world. What do you like?

I want a home from home, but without all the stuff of home

that can sometimes be kind of annoying. Yes, yeah.

It needs to feel special and exclusive and just for me.

After ten days to prep their plans,

the finalists arrive in Cornwall.

Are you all ready, then?

Ready as I'm going to be!

Awaiting Siobhan, a family retreat.

I can't wait to see what you produce.

And for Lynsey, a girls' getaway.

Being in the final, for me, still feels like a dream.

Every week, definitely, me confidence has grown.

I mean, if I'd have got this brief in, like, week one,

I'd have been like, "Oh, no. I can't do that."

I couldn't, you know...

But, like, now it's like, "OK, yeah. Just bring it on."

With an entire villa to redesign,

the finalists have three days and £6,000 -

double their usual budget.

It's a holiday villa.

When people come, it wants to be something different from their home.

It's something exciting, somewhere where they can take pictures

and create memories.

They've each chosen a team-mate to assist.

Siobhan! Paul's helping out Siobhan.

I'm back! You've come at the right time, Paul,

cos I'm making a lot of lists. As usual.

Hello! Hello, boss.

And Amy's making a welcome return for Lynsey.

So the brief is villa for girls' getaways.

So refined, luxury... So, me and you?

Basically what me and you would do, yeah. Amazing.

From week one I was wowed by her scheme.

From week two, she was amazing to work with

and, yeah, I picked her for the final.

It's the type of place we'd want to come and stay, so... 100%.

We can get into the zone. Yeah, I'm there!

I'll be at the bar. No problem.

I will help you out all the way.

And we can create together this magical place. Yeah.

Reunited at last and working together!

Me and Siobhan and have been super close

through this whole competition

and I'll be throwing wallpaper up, I'll be painting,

I'll be upholstering. Anything I can do to help her.

So, it's a family villa.

This is the colour scheme for the lounge. Oh, I love that.

Teal on the walls to bring, like, each of the spaces together

and then loads of pops of colour.

I'm doing a black-and-white stripe.

Got the memo. Got the memo!

I'm so glad you've brought me back to help you.

I will do whatever I can.

I mean, first things first, Paul.

Let's just eliminate some of this beige. Yeah, get it out.

I can't stand it any longer. Go!

In Siobhan's family retreat, the open-plan downstairs will include

teal on the walls and ceiling,

giant framed tropical murals

and a rainbow lighting feature on a hound's-tooth dropped ceiling.

A black partition will divide the living and dining space,

while in the kitchen

the tropical theme continues with bespoke splashbacks,

newly painted cupboards, and a bright mustard blind.

Siobhan's bold scheme is echoed in the hallway

with rose-pink walls, a monochrome striped wallpaper,

and finally, her entranceway show-stopper -

a floor-to-ceiling gold-leaf mural.

With a team of the usual trades to assist...

That's four feet. That's pretty good that way.

..it's all systems go for Lynsey and Siobhan.

Because the final is so important to me,

I thought, "Right, OK, I've got to step it up a gear

"in terms of the project management."

So I've got list upon list upon list.

Literally, just one of these for every room,

just like with the colours and everything, as well.

Decorator, me, Paul, joiner.

You know, it's always a challenge because there's so much to do.

We're trying to make this a more sociable area.

So it'd be, like, here.

First up for Lynsey is reconfiguring the open-plan living space.

Keeping this here, the benches go in there,

the partition's going up along there,

and then we'll put that there

and then make a decision once everything's in place.

Sounds good to me.

Every space I create is really about the people that use it,

how they use it, how they feel when they're in it.

Yeah. What's it look like? Really nice.

Thinking about all the different senses -

the touch, the vision, warmth of the colours that you use -

so when they walk in there they feel something.

In true Lynsey style,

she plans to break up the open-plan ground floor

by creating a multipurpose slatted wall with fitted benches on one side

and a TV on the other.

This contemporary living room will include

a dark-green feature wall, a floor-to-ceiling mural

and pops of colour with orange sofas.

She's upgrading the kitchen with newly painted units

and enhancing the sociability by building a curved island.

Finally, in the double-height hallway,

Lynsey is going for statement dark walls,

a five-foot bespoke art installation,

and she'll complete the look

with a cluster of smoky glass pendant lights.

So we just need some decisions, Lynsey, on paint.

We've got a couple of quirky bits

that we weren't quite sure whether we're going dark or light on.

So if we do the plain black on the back wall, we paint that white,

I think the black'll work because there's so much of the ceiling

and the white, as well. Yeah, definitely.

I find it really hard to make all the paint choices

before I see the space because of the light.

So I bought a lot of different tones with me

so that we can decide once we got here which would work well

with the space to make sure that places don't feel too dark or dingy.

That's it!

OK, and if we spray the handles in gold,

varnish them, and we can paint the rest of unit in the green.

Lynsey's scheme will also include a few key pieces

of upcycling furniture.

A light sand, good lick of paint,

and just transform it into a beautiful bar unit.

Don't paint me! If you stand still long enough!

Lynsey's really good at spotting a bargain -

the kind of thing that most people would walk past in a junkyard,

she sees its potential.

I'm so excited about this, can I have a look at the sketch?

Yeah, we've got it here. Oh, wow.

Oh, my gosh, this is going to be amazing.

Across at number three,

Siobhan plans to make a statement in the double-height hallway.

The circle will take up most of this area here

and the top crane will sort of come up

and just about touch this area here. Wow.

And the circle's going to be the gold leaf, isn't it?

Yeah. So that's going to be, like, wowsers when you first walk in,

isn't it? Yeah, I'll grab you once I've got something to see.

Yeah, fabulous! Thank you.

I really wanted that wow factor.

So I've got an artist doing a big bespoke mural.

When you see that word, like, "family", you kind of think,

"Oh, God, you've got to tone things down."

But why would you want to go away to somewhere that's the same

as, like, sitting in your front lounge?

I'm just mapping out where Siobhan wants the wall murals.

Oh, my gosh. It's going to be a real statement, isn't it?

Yeah, lovely.

Why do people go to, like, Disney World and places like that

with their kids? They don't go there because it's boring

and bland, do they? They go because it's fun.

Right, I would ask what I can get you, but there's only one option,

and that's a pink cocktail. We'll have one of those.

My style, I would definitely say maximalist. I love colour.

Certain colours in particular - pink, obviously - and fun.

We once had a large zebra sticking out of the wall in our kitchen.

She's always been interested in interiors

and just making things look really unusual.

Just beware - you're not driving anywhere, are you, tonight?

Not planning on it, no.

She's the kind of person that, when she walks into a room,

people really gravitate towards her.

This has just been such an amazing opportunity

and I've just grabbed it with both hands.

I'm really proud of Siobhan for doing this.

It can open up so many doors for her.

I've given so much to that corporate world.

Now I just want to put all my energies

into a much more creative path because that's what makes me happy.

Cheers, me dear. Cheers.

Here's to the final.

I want her to win. She really deserves it if she does.

SHE LAUGHS You're bound to. You're bound to.

Got to get the right balance between

enough on that side for the sofas to fit

and enough on this side for the dining table and the island to fit.

Back at number five in the open-plan living space,

an ambitious build is in the pipeline for Lynsey.

The partition here in this room's quite a big part of

making sure this space functions afterwards. Yeah.

I'm a little bit scared about whether it's going to be too much

for the space or not, but I think we've just got to go for it.

The TV was really hogging the space before

and really kind of dominant,

so moving the TV onto the partition creates a space

where the two sofas can sit opposite each other,

it's much more sociable.

But some people love open-plan,

so we're putting a wall in an open-plan space,

so...be interesting to see how it pans out.

As the trades make headway with the partition,

Lynsey's going bespoke with some statement artwork.

What's your wall-art plan?

I've cut up loads of pieces of wood, all different depths and heights.

And I'm going to paint them all different colours

that reflect the tones that are in the main wall of the hallway

and it's going to go up the stairs. It's really exciting.

I can't wait to see it come together.

I've never done it before, so... I'm just seeing what happens.

So what I'm thinking now is a divider going up

would actually be nice in the middle. OK, yeah.

Downstairs at number three, Siobhan's got her own plans

to break up the downstairs living space.

I've got 20 of the - is it 2x2? 2x2, yeah.

I've got 20 of those in the middle here.

I've definitely learnt a lot from seeing everybody else's rooms

throughout the competition

and then seeing, like, Lynsey with the slats -

I thought, actually that would be

really good in this one in the lounge.

Sorry that that's not the most technical drawing ever.

Would you like it? Yeah, go on, then.

That's terrible. I'll keep that for later.

Also in the living room...

Is that a little bit on the wonk?

..assistant Paul's getting stuck in

hanging the giant tropical wall murals.

I thought you said these murals nearly went up themselves.

I'm not getting paid to be here, you know.

SHE LAUGHS

I'm here out of love.

Down, down, down. Yes.

It's mid-afternoon on the first day

and one final journey for me to navigate.

Oh, nice one, Michelle.

Ooh!

I've been out there so long, I think I've got scurvy!

Morning!

Back on dry land,

time to check up on the finalists.

Siobhan? Hiya, Alan!

Look at this!

Why are you holding back? You know it's the final!

I know, do you think it's a little bit too subtle?

It's a bit plain. This is you, isn't it?

You've just got to bring out all t'stops.

It's the final now, isn't it?

I've got to show, like, Michelle what I can do

and who I am as a designer, don't I? Yeah!

That is teal, isn't it? Yeah!

Oh, good!

I'm on a journey, a journey of colour! I love it.

And I'm really impressed cos it's day one

and you have done a lot of painting.

So you know what you want, no faffing. Yes.

"This is the final, I want to win this." Absolutely.

Yeah, absolutely. I'll see you later, love.

Aw, see you, Alan.

Siobhan's in the final, so naturally she wants to show off

her bold and eclectic taste.

But the brief says for a family, and we're in Cornwall.

Is her design a bit too much?

Hi, Lynsey! Hello! It's the final.

# Doo-doo-doooooo! #

Most people come to Cornwall for the Cornish pasties

and the cream teas. You come down here to see what's in the skips.

What's going to happen to it?

It's going to be tiled at the bottom and it's going under here.

So you come in after you've been for a lovely walk,

sit down, take your boots off and put them neatly away

so they're not all everywhere. Oh, that's good.

So it's the final.

You've got to throw everything at it.

What's your piece de la resistance?

There's a big piece of wood art going up there,

which I'm sure you'll have an opinion on.

I'm feeling over the weeks that I've gone down in your estimation.

No, no! Everyone smiles when I come through the door,

apart from you, Lynsey. "Oh, here he is." I do...!

"The Maleficent of interior design. Ooh..." "What's he going to say?"

Well, now, the joy of you is I see the stuff and I go... "Mm."

And when you've done your magic on it,

it looks stunning and amazing. It's my problem -

I can't envisage it - but that's why you're in the final

and I'm not. It's lovely. Right. Well, listen, I'll leave you to it.

Thank you. Welcome to Cornwall!

Thank you! As if I own it.

At number three...

This is exciting.

Are you going to start painting the birds out, then?

Yeah. I think I'll probably start painting it tomorrow,

do some more... Do the gold. Yeah. Yeah. Get all that done.

..Siobhan's focusing her attention upstairs

with a plan for a supersized feature in the master bedroom.

I'm just cutting the foam to size for the headboard.

There's not a load that you can do because they're not huge spaces.

I mean, I would have loved to put dressing tables in and all sorts,

but I'm concentrating on this area,

and there's going to be a mural going up here,

headboard here and then another bit here.

So it's a bit more of a statement, really.

What do you think? Do you think 80's high enough?

Would you go higher? Bring it right up

as far as you can afford to bring it up.

Yeah. Just gives you more wow.

If you have enough fabric and you have enough foam, why not? Yeah.

She's also getting creative with an idea for the first-floor landing.

So I want to kind of create the illusion of a little den,

but just with, like, some partitions here.

How far out do you want to come?

I'm just trying to think where I'm going to be sat.

So I'm going to be sat...

That's three foot. Maybe a little bit more in.

This is the landing and it was kind of wasted space.

And I kind of thought, well, make it like a little mini lounge,

like a funky hang-out for teenagers.

When I think back to all those many moons ago when I was a teenager,

I probably wouldn't have wanted to sit, you know,

sometimes, with the old wrinklies.

It's nearing the end of the first day.

There we go. All done. Marvellous. What do you reckon?

It looks amazing. Thank you so much.

That's done what I wanted it to do.

All the light comes through and you can still feel

engaged in what's happening in that side of the room. Totally.

But it just provides that extra space.

I just think it's really, really effective.

SIOBHAN: Let's just do it. I can't get it off fast enough.

Quick. Come on.

Siobhan.

Oh, yes.

SHE GASPS

That's going to look so beautiful.

The teal, that mustard and the black.

I think it's like one of me new favourite colour combos. Me, too.

You don't think I've gone, like, too bold, do you?

It is bold, but you've limited your colour palette.

It's not like there's eight colours going in there. Yeah.

There's maybe only three, four. Yeah.

I'm really excited about this space now. Me, too.

Are you? It's really coming together, isn't it?

Let's go. Let's do it.

It's always "more is more" with me.

I'd hate to come away not being the winner and just think,

"Oh, I could've done more," or, "I could have done something else."

LYNSEY: I'm really glad we've managed to get

the partition complete, but in reality

there's still a huge amount to do.

We have got to add luxury to that place.

We've done, like, a base coat, if you like,

and there's so many more layers to add.

It's early morning in Cornwall.

In two days, these luxury holiday homes

must be fit for scrutiny by the judges.

And at the girls' retreat, Lynsey's got a big to-do list.

If I get this finished, all the furniture painted...

Yeah. ..get the wall in here painted,

the panelling done and all the bed heads covered,

all 12 of them... Wow! ..that would be really good.

That would be huge. Yeah.

Sights set high,

Lynsey's got 12 separate headboard panels to upholster.

The space is quite small

so I think the challenge with both bedrooms, really,

is making it feel bigger than it is

and more luxurious with the finishes you use.

The idea that I was going for is just

trying with the greens and the blues -

it's kind of bringing the nature and the outside of Cornwall in.

There's loads of elements that I'm doing myself.

And that's more because I have in my head how I want it finished.

Coming away for a girls' weekend,

you want luxury, cosiness, things you don't have at home.

I really love these printed velvets.

They're so vibrant and I think

they add impact really quickly.

This is all really surreal.

Not that long ago, I was working at a construction company,

building houses, working for clients.

Lyns has always been creative.

She sees the opportunity in things

that I wouldn't even think of.

I don't see myself as a glamorous designer or anything.

I do love problem-solving solutions.

Suppose it's the architect in me to maximise the use of the space.

I think the competition has brought out more confidence

to try different colours, different techniques.

I thought maybe the creativity was gone and that sort of energy,

and the last few months has reignited that fire inside me.

I think it's made her almost more...extravagant.

That was in her before, but she's being more free

with her designs. She definitely deserves to win.

We could name the baby Michelle, if that's what it takes.

I couldn't ask for more support.

It's definitely the reason I'm here.

Siobhan, you can put the next sheet up.

At the family retreat, Paul's doing what he does best -

hanging more of Siobhan's statement wallpaper.

By the end of the day, I want all the paint on the walls,

I want a second coat on the kitchen,

all the wallpaper murals up,

so that then, tomorrow, I can concentrate on the styling

and extra, like, finishing touches.

Ohh!

This is looking so good. It's all right, isn't it?

It looks pretty rock and roll, doesn't it? Yeah.

Like, they actually look like pictures now, don't they? Yeah.

Definitely. That's me favourite bit now of the whole thing so far.

Babe, smashed it.

With Siobhan's design on schedule,

assistant Paul can't resist checking out the competition.

There's a lot happening, isn't there?

Yeah, this is Jenga. Giant Jenga.

Can't help but notice the partition. What about it?

We have the same - in the same place. No way!

Way. It's nice as well at night-time cos we've lit lamps near it.

So it's giving, like, a shadow... Hang on, you've lit lamps near it?

Yeah. Or you plan to light lamps near it?

No, we're starting to, like, light lamps and things like that.

Nice. Great. So it's creating shadows across the ceiling,

which is really, really nice. The TV's going onto here -

that's the point of the partition. Yeah.

Have you done that, too? No. OK.

Do you feel like you're way ahead of us? Yeah.

It looks like you've got quite a bit left to do.

Yeah, we have, really. Very good. See you later! It's been nice.

HE LAUGHS

I was expecting a lot more.

I thought they would have had a lot more done.

I don't know why it's taken them so long to get colour on the walls.

Have I got a lot to worry about? The living room's bare.

Yeah. They've only, like, this much painted of dark grey

on their living room wall. The rest is still white.

The partition is the same as Lynsey's. Is it t'same size?

Similar. But on one side of theirs,

Amy's going to do a board with some gold leaf

and they're going to put the TV on it.

SHE LAUGHS Don't let that get in your head

about the TV cos we're not going to be sitting around a TV.

Lunchtime on day two...

..and at the halfway point, both villas are working flat out.

Oh, look at this!

This is, like, a massive space, isn't it?

So I just thought it needs an impact.

Look at that! I'm getting a cricked neck like the Sistine Chapel.

I'm like, ah!

SIOBHAN LAUGHS

So that's amazing. Gold leaf?

Have you won the lottery in the last...? I wanted people just to

walk in and have, like, a really beautiful statement piece.

Yeah. And another bold colour.

Did you take your hair in and say, "Can I have it like this?"?

Because it is like you've fallen asleep and your head's dipped in it.

I always like to decorate how I dress.

It's just, like, me thing.

I just thought this has got to be the wow factor

with it being, like, double-height and all the different angles.

Yeah, I mean, look. Every different perspective, you see something else.

Yeah. It's great, isn't it? Yeah.

Oh, wow.

At the girls' retreat, Lynsey's out to impress

with an innovative design in the bedroom.

Spot the join?

No, you can't even, can you? I managed to overlap it.

Oh, that's so good.

The cupboard doors in both the bedrooms were really intrusive.

They were bright orange wood, just really stark and in your face.

The panelling goes both on the doors and on the wall behind it,

so when the cupboards are closed

you won't actually be able to see them

and it'll just look like one continuous wall.

Progress in the bedrooms,

but in the living space, there's still plenty to do.

So this is the only wallpaper going up.

It's 2m high, and 1.2 wide,

so I really hope it's quite striking in the room.

Just a bit of fun, really, but it'll be ace to see it go up.

OK, so we're going to go put this one in here, yeah? Yeah.

At the family retreat,

Siobhan's kids' hideaway is taking shape.

That feels really nice, actually.

You do feel, like, a little bit enclosed.

And I wanted it to feel like a den, like, kind of feel cosy,

that you can kind of, you know, come away from the parents.

But actually, when're you sat here, you'll have a really nice view

of the gold leaf and the chandelier.

I think this will actually be a really cool space.

And with time moving on,

one more design decision for Lynsey to wrestle with.

It is centred that way,

so we just need to decide... That way.

We can obviously go any other way, but...

The kitchen, when we first came in, it was all outward facing.

And this is supposed to be a social place,

girls' getaway,

so the idea for the island was so that you can prep food here,

you can put drinks on here.

I didn't want to put this island in until the partition was up,

we knew the space and how it was all going to work

because it might have been too much.

And kind of all along this challenge, I've really tried to push

for the right thing and not just what was in my head

before I came, but making sure it fitted here.

And if the dishwasher's opening like that...

Yeah. ..then that's plenty of space. Yeah?

There's just lots of bits that need to come together now,

and it's just making sure we make those decisions quickly.

At number three, with the living room plans progressing well,

Siobhan's turned their efforts towards the bedrooms.

Going on nicely, that. It is.

We're painting it all this Tuscan Red.

So, actually, when you're walking up, you're going to see the stripe

on the landing and then the stripe then is replicated

in this room as well.

I spent quite a lot of time looking at colours

that would complement each other.

So, you walk out of one room and you see something different

but it's kind of on the same line.

How gorgeous does that look against the grey?

It's like a Chartreuse, like, acid yellow, isn't it?

That's one of your tones that you've been using anyway,

through like your upholstery and your curtains. It looks really good.

I've never used this colour palette before,

so I'm hoping Michelle can see that, you know,

this is something a bit different for me.

Wow!

Two doors away, with time ticking, there's a puzzle

still to solve for Lynsey.

I know what I want it to look like.

I'm just not sure how I'm getting there yet.

So, I am taking my time on this because I think

if it's too higgledy-piggledy, it'll look odd.

Hi, Lyns! Hello! How are you?

Explain.

I knew it! No, listen, I love it!

I love the different colours and it's modern art, but why?

I'm going to ask why.

It's for the entrance hall. OK.

So it'll be going up vertically, as you go up the stairs.

Yeah. Hopefully, when we pick it up...

Yeah. ..everything doesn't pop off!

It's... it's... It's heavy. It's heavy.

You sure it's going to stay on the wall?

I'm not sure about anything to do with this.

Do you know what? If you'd used Post-it notes,

it would have been quicker and a lot lighter.

I would have even lifted it for you.

Now, listen, I'm not being a Debbie Downer,

but say this pulls the wall down because it's so heavy,

have you got, like, a plan B?

There's no plan B, so...

Erm... OK, that's fine. This has got to work.

Well, listen, I can't wait to see this on the wall.

Me neither. And if you need a big, strapping, hunky man to lift it up,

I'll try and find you someone!

As the sun goes down, with one more day to go,

they're racing forwards to the finish.

I think I'm finished, so are you all right to start glueing them?

I can hardly wait...

I need to make sure that it isn't going to fall,

given that it's hanging on a wall.

I've glued it to within an inch of its life and I'm just hoping

that tonight it sets and tomorrow when we lift it up,

it stays in place.

I've got to use the team tomorrow.

I can't do as much myself, otherwise I'm never going to get finished.

So, tomorrow's a lot about project management and making sure that

we all pull together to get this done.

After eight tough challenges,

for the two finalists - one more push....

Two on that one, though.

OK, hang on. The middle. Yeah, OK.

..to get these villas fit and ready for the critical eye of the judges.

I'm feeling really nervous.

My tummy's turning.

It feels like about 15 people are asking me questions

at the same time.

The TV height? Yep. Something like that?

I've got to be five steps ahead of everybody

to make sure that they know what they're doing,

they've got the products that they need and we can get this done.

I'll caveat that with if the whole wall art doesn't fall off!

So, just keep going? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And Lynsey's not the only one under pressure.

I'd like these on as soon as you can because we've got some

Perspex actually going over the top.

Daniel's finishing the mural.

They've done the first coat of that.

Unfortunately, I got the measurements for the Perspex

and they're a bit out. OK.

So, he's having to do a bit of cutting, which is going to take

a bit more time, but it's going to look incredible in here.

I'm really, really excited. Yeah, me too.

Right, guys, shall we do this?

It's the moment of truth for Lynsey and her oversized

custom-built artwork.

I can't watch! That's coming...that's off, isn't it?

Uh! Oh, they're all going.

Eek! Oh! Oh, oh, oh, oh!

One more step.

All right? Hold it there, hold it there. Needs to get out.

Here. Right, ready? One, two...

Push, push, push! That's it. It's on. Hang on.

THEY CHEER

Thank you so much. Absolutely love it!

I'm so relieved. I've stopped feeling as sick

because I think that was a "no plan B" situation.

Massive sigh of relief.

Ah! You got it up!

What do you think? I love it. I really do love it.

I'm scared.

THEY LAUGH

Don't be scared! I know it's attached, I know it's attached.

How much of you is in the brief this week?

There's loads of me in this one.

It's like you put yourself out there.

That's a scary thing, being so kind of honest and you

for everybody to critique.

But if you win... Yeah... ..this is going to change your life.

It really will. I ended up quitting my job a couple of weeks ago

because this is what I want to do.

Oh, that's cool. Yeah, it's just lit that spark back in me

and makes me so excited and I just want to give it the best chance

I can of being successful.

So, do you think you can win this?

Every week, I try to show Michelle I'm a designer.

I can design things that are innovative and a bit different.

I do always really push myself.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, isn't it?

At Siobhan's house, things are moving up a gear.

I just started putting these on because time is of the essence.

Absolutely. And I didn't want them getting dirty.

Do you want to start looking at positions for them?

Now, I think they need to be a bit more random, don't they?

Maybe not think about them too much then, just whatever way you like.

Yeah.

I'm going to put my blue there, is that OK? Yeah, cool.

That like literally just fills my heart with joy!

Siobhan! Hello!

This hall keeps on giving! Do you know what?

I think this is like quite a cosy little nook now.

Yes. So, what... What's on your board?

Ooh, The Den. The Den.

I'm kind of marketing it as a teenage den,

but it can be used for anyone, really.

And, do you know what?

I know the lights here are reflecting off that gold,

just giving such a glow. I mean, I look 12.

SHE LAUGHS

I would be up here all the time!

I think I might come and have my promotional photos done here.

You should do! I'll love you and leave you.

All right, see you soon. See you soon. Bye!

Bye-bye, love. Enjoy your den!

With the deadline approaching,

one final flourish to get these villas fit for judging...

Lynsey, one hour! OK!

Actually, not OK!

..and make them worthy of winning the ultimate prize.

Happy enough with this? I don't like this.

It's OK, I'll take it out. I'm not that keen on that either.

I put some of the tiger fabric inside that.

Totally winging that wall currently.

Oh, God, yes. That looks better. Yes, yes, yes!

Let's get a drink!

I think full length... That looks better. Yeah.

We need something for that corner.

My new island's fab! Do we have any of that green paint?

Yes.

Can imagine girls arriving and running around going

"Bagsie this one!" "I want this one!"

Paul, from this angle...

It's just unreal, isn't it?

Do you think we're there? I think we're there.

Ah! What do you think, guys? Are we there? We're there! Yes! Woo!

I am exhausted!

But so, so, so happy.

I really hope it's enough.

Winning now would just be amazing.

I mean, I suppose it would be a...

..recognition for how hard I've tried

and that I am a designer.

I am a designer!

So...

Yeah, it would mean a lot.

There's nothing better than this. We've worked hard, boys.

Absolutely ace, innit? I'm super proud of you.

I feel very overwhelmed.

I think I've just put literally everything that I've got into this

and I'm just looking around and I just think...

SHE EXHALES HEAVILY

If I don't win, then I couldn't have done any more.

I just really, really hope the judges come in and think,

"Yeah, this is a wow space."

Judgment day.

Offering their expertise alongside Michelle,

fashion designer turned interiors expert Matthew Williamson

and making her return is podcast host

and queen of colour, Sophie Robinson.

So this is it, this is the final.

I have made these guys jump through so many hoops.

I mean, my expectations are going off the scale

because they've learnt so much, both of them.

But what are you hoping to see?

I guess I'm looking for the properties to look fantastic,

to feel great and to function really well.

But one of the brilliant things about a holiday let

is you can really elevate the design because this is also

an element of escapism.

And for me, when I go on holiday, I want somewhere that feels

even better and more fabulous than my own home.

I think it's going to be really hard to actually

kind of draw a line between them.

Finally, a chance to see which designer has impressed the most.

First under scrutiny, Lynsey's Girls' Getaway.

The last few days have been a total emotional roller-coaster.

Standing here now with every part of my body aching,

including my brain, I couldn't have given it any more.

Wow! I am being hit by this delicious chocolate colour

and we've got quite an extraordinary floral armchair,

an oversized chandelier.

So there's already a lot to delight the eyes and the senses

as soon as you walk in, which is wonderful first impression.

This beautiful collage of locally sourced photography

is a lovely touch.

And how fabulous is this?!

It's kind of like a sculpture, but more importantly,

it's also introducing the textures and the colour palette.

I love all the indents and the little bits of gold

and it feels very subtle, although the whole scheme already feels

quite dark to me.

So we've taken this really dark palette into the kitchen as well.

I think it's really lovely to see that palette in that artwork

and then now we're seeing it on the sofas, on the upholstery,

in the metallic finishes and it's a lovely, warm colour story.

Really good handling of space.

I mean, I love this little bar - that allows you to sit there

and face your room, face your guest.

You know, looking at this at first glance,

I can imagine you could spend the whole budget on a bespoke piece

of furniture like this. It looks really, really cool.

The genius bit is the curve.

It would've been so easy to think, oh, square kitchen,

square island, but to reference this screen

and the outside of it, brilliant!

And I love that divide - I think that's genius.

You know, I can sort of sense an architect in this designer.

And yet you've got a visual link, you're not completely blocked off.

This type of thing is a bit of a signature for Lynsey,

but it works, it's clever.

Ooh, that's nice and comfy.

It does invite you to want to sit down, though, doesn't it?

It really does. It's super social.

It's so clever, that sort of reverse TV... Yeah. ..moment.

I had no idea in the kitchen there was anything on that

and it's fantastic.

I think the furniture layout, having two large sofas facing one another,

it's really convivial, although I probably would've put

like a footstool here to just make it feel a bit more flowy.

It feels quite formal.

I think it's quite a tight spot to have a complete sort of 360 seating.

It's minor points... Yeah. ..because certainly the feel

is I'm perfectly happy here. I feel glamourous, don't you?!

Oh, looking divine!

There's some lovely colours.

Love this kind of muddy lilac because that echoes the hallway.

Now, when you look back across the kitchen,

you get the similar kind of colours,

pairing that with the rusts, it's like, "Ooh, I'm in my happy place!"

This is unexpected.

Hallway plus!

Isn't it? I mean, this piece of furniture,

I'm imagining her incredible, resourceful, vintage

magpie eyes found that.

Isn't this kind of lovely cos you know that you're getting ready

in there, I'm in here, we're having a little chitchat.

Yeah, it's smart, isn't it? On many levels.

She's turned it into a little salon, hasn't she?

A little boudoir.

Ooh, and exhale!

This just suddenly feels fresher and lighter.

But we're still pulling in the dark.

Well, maybe that's how it works.

So we have continued the palette, but the mood

feels just a bit more open, countryside-y Cornwall-y vibe.

I like this, taking the slatted wood from downstairs to upstairs,

just to conceal what would otherwise be quite boring wardrobe.

That's brave, it's bold.

She's defined a whole section of the room with one material,

gone for it, committed to it.

It's very tight, very coherent, soft, gentle,

but it feels very luxe but appropriate,

dare I say it?

OK, I like this.

It's essentially the same room, we've gone darker tones,

no squabbles, then, with your girlfriends

over who gets which room.

Of all the fabrics in the world you could choose from,

do you just have to have the same design? Perhaps a bit lazy.

I think it's a bit lazy...

Design wise, it's the same room copied,

but I still like the room.

Next up, Siobhan's Family Retreat.

I feel exhausted, but, oh, my God, I'm so proud of that space.

I'm so happy, it's so joyful.

Do you know what? Little old me has kind of pulled it out the bag.

Ooh! Another fabulous hallway.

Wow. And with colour. Gosh, I'm seeing stripes!

And I'm seeing...cranes.

The brief here was family retreat.

People are coming down here to have some wholesome, good fun

and then...ta-dah! Ta-dah!

It's the sort of ripping up of the rule book and thinking, you know,

super high-impact, drama, glamour.

But fun was also on the brief.

And I'm definitely getting that.

Yeah, it's definitely uplifting, isn't it?

I'm just kind of feeling that this is like Siobhan unleashed.

I rather like it.

It is full-on Siobhan and there is something so magical about her.

It makes you want to be your best, most colourful self.

And so it continues. Turquoise, and a painted ceiling, Sophie! Yes...

Come on, you've got to be happy about that.

What this shows me is that Siobhan really understands

that if you're doing this deep, dark, saturated look,

you've got to go full attack.

This is a very strong palette, for sure.

And I applaud that, there's something so confident about it.

Exactly. I don't feel like the three areas are evenly balanced.

I feel like that's where all the energy's gone.

I mean, it shows how clever Lynsey was to have introduced that island

because suddenly you come next door to the identical house

and it's missing. That's what's missing.

Wow, party! Wow!

The party room. This is giving me a big smile on my face.

There's something so joyful about it

and I think it's just because it's so unapologetic.

Wow! Where's the sunglasses?!

She's definitely not held back.

She's packed a lot in this space.

You know, maybe too much - it's supposed to be a family getaway.

Definitely feels like you could sort of kick back.

But is it relaxing, I wonder?

I want to forgive. I just...

I'm just enjoying this fabulous exploration

of colour and decor.

I just feel that she just enjoys doing this so much.

Mm. I agree with you, Michelle. I think it's beautifully curated.

But then in my mind, I'm thinking, OK, family with toddlers

well, all of this... Has to go. ..is just a nightmare.

You know, has she answered the brief?

It's intense, but does it really answer

that sort of broader demographic?

I agree. She's taken quite a risk.

You know, what is gorgeous is looking back here

and seeing that gold leaf ceiling, that is someone that has sat here

and thought, "What am I going to be looking at?"

That's a lovely touch, isn't it?

And it means that she's considered the architecture...

But then not been so cowed by doing that in gold that she didn't want

to then stripe behind me and bring our kind of dividers up as well.

You know, typical Siobhan - full-out opulent glamour.

It's always like there's plenty to either delight

or assault the senses.

It's kind of all like, why not?

I'm on holiday, I'm escaping.

I'd love to have this room.

And what do you think of this? I've never seen a headboard like that,

which is not to say it doesn't work.

However, it is kind of feeling like quite grown-up in here.

And as a family retreat, I wonder if the other bedroom

is more suitable for kids.

It's the same as next door, but it's got that difference again,

I think as well, it's just the audaciousness of it.

Oversized mural and, again, pulling in that black and white.

It's a really bold, dramatic landscape.

It's design, it's interior decor,

it's masterful, it's Siobhan.

I'm sorry, but is it family retreat?

All of those kind of things.

There is so much great here, so much great in Lynsey's as well.

I can see they've both learnt from each other.

They've each evolved over the course of this whole competition,

but there can only be one winner.

It's going to be a really tough decision.

After eight weeks and eight commercial design challenges,

a defining moment.

I just absolutely loved what I created.

I'm massively proud. I'm thinking like a designer now.

I'm just hoping that I've done enough.

How are you doing? Mm, nervous!

I know. Petrified! Yeah.

THEY LAUGH

All of them. I couldn't have done any more.

That was me - that was everything I've got.

I've lived and breathed it.

I gave my all and that's all I can be, so, yeah.

Siobhan and Lynsey, they did that in three days.

You must have been impressed.

Oh, my goodness! They just pulled it out of the hat, these two.

An utter transformation.

You know, we've all got to remember that whoever you choose

has absolutely got to fulfil this commercial contract.

We're looking for innovation brilliance.

Equally, though, I have hammered it into these people

that everything must be considered, inhabit the space, use the space.

I suppose at this point, it's also about the next part of that journey.

Which one is going to flourish as an interior designer?

The tricky thing is they both have a huge amount of style.

I mean, there is this kind of genius use of space from Lynsey,

but then there's this genius kind of just joy.

It's very happy... With design on the other side.

I think this is our biggest conundrum.

If we could merge them both... Oh, my goodness, what would we get?

You can't merge them, Michelle, you have to choose.

I guess it's a prize at the end of the day

to become an interior designer,

so it's interesting to look at who wants to do that job more.

It could go either way.

Hello, ladies. BOTH: Hi!

The time has come. And, you know, whatever happens in that room,

you should both be so proud of yourself.

Thank you.

Now, the judges and Michelle would like to speak to you both

individually. Lynsey, you're up first.

OK. Good luck.

Thank you. Good luck.

See you in a bit.

So you made it. This is it. The final. I know!

How is it feeling?

Amazing. Scary. Exciting.

I mean, you had a whole house to design in three days.

How did you tackle that from the very beginning?

I really thought about the brief, cos proportions to me

are really important, and how you feel in a space.

But then I wanted it to be functional as well.

I love your sense of flow from one to the next.

It was fantastic.

Yeah, I tried really hard on that. Like, for the island,

you could be in the kitchen, but still be really sociable.

And the partition so that you could still see what was going on

in the living room.

That felt like a really smart, clever way to denote one space

from the next.

And we've seen glimpses of that slatted wood before,

it really worked really powerfully, particularly the divider,

because it wasn't just a divider, it was also the bench seat

and the TV stand. When I was there doing it,

I questioned all of my decisions once I was in the space.

Just sort of learning to be more flexible at the 11th hour.

That's definitely something that I brought in,

learning that just because you've had this idea,

and actually taken the time,

once you're in the space, you go, "Will that work?"

I mean, and that comes from really putting yourself in the mind

of the user, which is what we've been constantly learning, isn't it?

That's just so wonderful. It shows you really care,

and you really care about the people you're designing for.

With the two bedrooms,

every room is another opportunity to have more fun,

more colour, more pattern.

And I was quite surprised that they were almost like

mirror images of one another. I wanted them to be different

in terms of feel, and I think I achieved that.

I wish I could have done two totally different rooms.

What is fantastic is that, in all of this conversation,

I am hearing someone really talking like a designer.

What will this mean to you if you win?

It will mean so much. I've already quit my job,

because I've loved this so much,

like, I just... It lights this fire inside me.

I absolutely have enjoyed every minute of just trying to

absorb all of that information and pulling it together.

And then what I can do next excites me so much.

You were quite rule-based to start off with. Yes.

What was the right thing to do? What could be done?

Yeah. And this was the brief.

And you're very aware of what you've got to learn.

The question is, can you? Can you learn it?

I am a creative person, and I now believe I can do it,

and I've got a lot more to give.

You've talked about light, you've talked about flow,

all of the things that we have been masterclass training you for,

so well done for that. Thank you.

The idea of that prize is life-changing, isn't it?

It's your first commercial contract as an interior designer.

That's like step-up game-change,

so winning would just be absolutely amazing.

Hi. Hello.

Oh, I feel emotional before we've even started.

I mean, you attacked this villa, you came out all guns blazing.

And what I've loved about you is you have no background in design.

Tell us how you approached it.

When I first got the brief, and it said, like, a family villa,

I was trying to, like, pare things back, and then kind of just thought,

"Look, let's just throw the rule book a little bit out the window,"

like, the creative juices just started flowing,

and maybe that might be to me downfall, I don't know.

So do you think you did hit the brief?

I'll have to admit, I don't think I was really thinking

about, like, Cornwall as a place.

Obviously, I have thrown everything at it,

but I've tried to do it in a kind of refined way.

It's really important to have that sense of confidence,

isn't it, in your design?

And it feels to me that you're really sure-footed and clear

about what your design DNA is.

It's quite bold, isn't it?

But it was very sophisticated as well.

Walking into that entrance hall with that beautiful gold-leafed mural.

I applaud the bravado in there.

But what I'd really like to understand is

where does it come from?

It could start with, like, a colour or a pattern.

Is it a gut instinct?

Is it...? Absolutely.

With me not being, like, a designer as such,

it's kind of difficult sometimes to articulate that, isn't it?

You're doing very well.

Because I think it's a real gift, you know,

to have a strong connection to colour and design.

Yeah. It's an emotional response.

You can't learn that. Mm.

And I think that's something you need to really own.

Yeah, I think that's what I struggle with because, you know,

I don't have all the fancy terms and all that, it's just seeing

something transformed, you know, from a blank canvas to something,

you know, something really beautiful.

When you leave the competition, what would be, like, your dream job?

Obviously, I would love to do some interior design.

Right. I'd love to maybe design some products, some wallpapers, fabrics,

things like that.

I have seen you pour your heart and soul into this,

but what will it mean for you if you win?

It would mean everything, really, because it would mean that I am...

I can actually do this, you know, and that you have faith in me

that I can have a different career, you know.

So, yeah, I think it would be,

yeah, totally, totally life-changing, really.

Well, thank you, Siobhan, so much.

Both you and Lynsey are not making my job easy.

It really is a tough call.

While Michelle comes to a decision,

some familiar faces are welcomed back to the design studio.

They're really different in how they've approached it, I think.

Definitely. Oh, wow.

I think they both deserve to be in the final.

My favourite would have to be Lynsey.

Here is more theatre, like, drama.

Wow, that's amazing.

I like the idea of using the pitch for the headboard,

and it creates that kind of cocoon.

And this area here, I mean, I would use that.

The detail that is in these spaces is incredible.

I really like it. You can definitely tell it's Siobhan's, this one.

Yeah, you definitely can.

Looking at the body of work,

I think Siobhan's is probably a little bit more memorable.

Do you have a sense of where to shop, where to go, where to be?

I genuinely think it's too close to call.

Well, this is a blast from the past.

Can I just say thank you for the last eight weeks?

There was so much creativity.

Michelle.

I mean, my God, what a ride this has been.

You've thrown yourself with such conviction and enthusiasm

into each and every challenge.

And I think what we all learned was that interior design

is about so much more than just rooms.

It is heart and soul and passion,

because when we open ourselves to creativity,

we open the door to magic.

And that's what's so incredible and you both have shown me that.

At the end of the day,

interior design is this superfine balance between innate raw talent

and designing plans, dealing with clients,

understanding briefs.

You cannot have one without the other.

So this year's Interior Design Master...

..is Lynsey.

Well done.

Well done. Well done. Oh, my God!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you so, so much.

I've learnt so much. Thank you.

Well done.

HE WHOOPS

What has just happened?!

It's just like...

I think I'm in shock - is that what it's called?

Come on, then, who wants a drink? Get that down you.

Totally and utterly blown away.

Good to see you all. Cheers!

Cheers.

There's always a little bit of disappointment, you know,

because it's kind of like, oh, you know, could have just got there.

But I'm really, really chuffed for Lynsey.

She's done amazing throughout the whole competition,

and she just pipped me to the post at the end, didn't she?

The person that I just think,

"Oh, my God, this is going to transform their life."

And then also, who's going to deliver that professional project,

who has just got that tiny sliver of a more holistic understanding

about the whole package that is interior design?

And just by a whisker, Lynsey just took it home.