Best House in Town BBC1

5 years ago

If you enjoy noseying round other people‘s houses (who doesn’t?) then have a look at this programme on BBC1 at 3.45pm every day. A group of “judges” visit various houses in one town and then choose a winner at the end of the week. The first week was York, last week was St Albans and this week is Leicestershire. It’s on iplayer if you want to catch up.

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Carolina

5 years ago

haha, haven't seen it this week yet. Am tempted now. Sometimes it's nice to just be able to shout at the TV :-D

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Carolina
5 years ago
I did see a couple of episodes of both the York and the St Albans 'series'. I thought there were a couple of very annoying 'judges', but without the sound, it was lovely to have a look around in other people's homes :-)
Sonia
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5 years ago
I know what you mean. I found one guy in the York one particularly annoying. Turning off the sound, never thought of that! :-)
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E D
5 years ago
And if you still want to know what they’re saying, turn on the subtitles. :)
Kazza None
5 years ago
I also found one bloke from the york one annoying. So I didn't watch them all! I thought if they have found the most obnoxious people they could as judges the whole series would be annoying!!
Kazza None
5 years ago
Oh. I started watching the st alBans ones and they've got the same kind of pretentious art dealer and colour consultant. Where do they find these "neighbours"
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
i Just ignore the “experts” and just nosy round the house......... :-)
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
E D you do make me chuckle :-)
Carolina
5 years ago
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I know! The art dealer! Wasn't the highly annoying one in York an art dealer too? The St Albans one at one point said something like: What I appreciate is that the individual at the dining table and the individual in the kitchen are in relatively close proximity to each other so they can interact, which allows this space to be very sociable...

He could have just said: It's nice that it's open plan. But that would have sounded too simple, I guess.

I wish you could use the rolling eyes emoji here on Houzz ;-)

Anyway, I'm sure they're very nice people in real life.
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
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Oh Carolina yes that art dealer wally was acting as if he was on the stage, hilarious! This weeks lot are pretty awful too, almost as if they are reading a script. I may have to turn off that sound as you suggested hehe.........:-)
E D
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Yea, I watched yesterday’s episode, thanks for the heads up, forza.

I too am a sucker for nosing around in other people‘s houses (well in the media that is, I’m way to civilised to actually do that :-) ) but it made me cringe on several occasions.

And not just because of the judges...
Tani H-S
5 years ago
started to watch it on iPlayer and wow, there are some overly pretentious neighbours, LOL. Using flouncy linguistics just for the sake of it, haha.

I haven't seen a house I love yet though .... interior wise. Will keep watching...
Carolina
5 years ago
I liked a couple of the St Albans houses a lot.
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
It reminds me of Four in a Bed where B&B owners try out each other’s B&B’s. They were so nasty and judgemental of each other it made me cringe. Had to stop watching it. Who’d pay £120 a night - pretentious! Still enjoying Best House despite the neighbours/judges..... :-)
Anthony (Beano)
5 years ago
Just watched all these, beautiful mid century house in episode 9 I think, lady with long dark hair owned it, no doors and not finished outside by the looks of it but really loved the inside, ver 60/70s contemporary, also liked the furnishings of converted swimming pool one (well except the hot tub) the guy had some great chairs!
Jules Mc
5 years ago
Loved those two as well Beano
I know some people were a bit irritated by some of the neighbours /judges being pretentious, but overall everyone was very complementary. No one looking to make a name for themselves as the nasty one but we're genuinely impressed by the hard work that had gone into creating those homes.
What's more, anything that seemed a bit staged got less of a positive reaction than the homes that seemed to show how real families used them. (I say seemed because I know it's, TV and therefore staged anyway but you get what I mean).
Has it finished now? Can't see any more scheduled.
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
I did lose the will to live on the final decision days as they all visited the houses again and then waffled on and on in the back of that minibus.......shame they couldn’t go to a posh hotel instead like they do on Escape to the Country. Must be budget cuts :-)
Jules Mc
5 years ago
Ha ha I must admit Forza I was thinking they could have done with George Clarke to help make the grim red bus over. And of course then it would have ended up being the most AMAZING bus he'd ever seen!! :-)
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
Yes Jules, love George Clarke such enthusiasm and an amazing Geordie accent! :-)
Anthony (Beano)
5 years ago
You two really made me lol! I thought the same with the van thing, actually thought the first time I seen it the real transport had broke down and it was a stand in for that programme!
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
Beano I knew you would love that big ex swimming baths conversion. Designer chairs placed like works of art haha. The huge room with the tiny hot tub in the middle was hilarious and certainly the room that taste forgot :-)
Tani H-S
5 years ago
I’ve been watching on a catch up so I skip to the part the neighbours actually view the house - otherwise you are seeing them twice!
Don’t even watch the voting end as I’m just being nosey at the insides and how people comment on things. Very interesting to see reactions.

Only got up to Cardiff I think so lots more to see.

One nice homely semi industrial kitchen but upstairs they had done nothing interesting at all.
pmasmith3
5 years ago
I loved the wildflower roof garden in Cardiff.
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
That one won. Lovely decor.
Anthony (Beano)
5 years ago
Lol @forzaitalia :-) you know me well, I was able to pick out most of the makers and I’ve actually the lounge chair version of his kitchen bar stools coming this week! Moroso fjord lounge chair, can’t wait as it will finish my livingroom :-)
AMB
5 years ago
"I love that galaxy of glitter, hidden like milk."

Say no more...
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
@Tani - I think I should watch it on catch up so I can whizz through the boring bits! Good idea. :-)

@Beano get you with all your designer gear lol! (I’m only jealous). :-)
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
@AMB - was it the art dealer in York who said that? Haha
AMB
5 years ago
It was. So pretentious. I'm just watching the finals for each town. I think watching all of it will drive me insane.
Tani H-S
5 years ago
Just watched the Cardiff Wildcard house - swimming pool one. Crikey. Amazing space - ridiculous amount of chairs on the balcony, LOL. Some were classy but then it looks as thought they just went to a closing down sale and bought any old leftover stock (purple and red ones!!) eek.

Wasn't keen on the old swimming pool area though. Felt just like a public pool and think I would have preferred an actual swimming pool to that hot tub. I'm sure they could have clad it in that beautiful wood slats to match the floor so it blended in more?
Sonia
Original Author
5 years ago
Yes Tani. Money doesn’t buy you good taste. My favourite was the one with the blue kitchen and rustic elements and that wonderful wildlife roof garden outside their little girls room. Magical.
Anthony (Beano)
5 years ago
Totally agree, money certainly doesn’t buy you taste! Have to agree, I’m a seat man and the bright ones were terrible! He had two lonely moroso seats downstairs (the two white leather ones with the round holes either side, they were white leather, I sat in one in Verona in a shop, looks uncomfortable but was very surprised at how comfy it actually was as the leather is gathered. The hot tub sauna area was not nice at all, to white and they hot tub :-( reinstating the pool, paint it darker and loads of art would be a start!

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