The Block 2024 | Room Reveal Mezzanine Ensuite

Maddy and Charlotte (First place)

Score: 27.5

Finally, a room the sisters designed and built from the ground up – and didn’t the judges love it! "This second main bathroom could trump the first one,” Marty said as the judges admired the Mount Olive basin, bold Cosentino stone on the vanity and the high standard of workmanship. Darren loved the Beaumont tile choices, plus vanity, mirror and fixtures from Reece – simple and stylish, he said. All three wondered about the logic of having the toilet on display and Marty would have preferred a more nuanced lighting plan, wondering if the girls hadn’t perhaps played things a bit safe, but Shaynna disagreed. It might be safer, she admitted, but the style Maddy and Charlotte had found was definitely “Classic Simplicity”.

Ricky and Haydn (Second place)

Score: 25

No worries about too much space in Ricky and Haydn’s bathroom, Shaynna said: “It’s tiny!” before adding “Tiny’s not a bad thing.” Looking past the size, Darren loved the layout, the mustard basin – complete with terrazzo plug – and complementing Rebels Mustard Structured Textured Handmade Tiles, the smart use of James Hardie panelling and best of all: “Finally! A horizontal towel rail!”. Face-level storage had Shaynna smiling, but once again she wanted more from the styling, urging them to ditch the cheap robes and shampoo for something sophisticated. In all though, the judges agreed that the boys had found their groove and were presenting a house that is literally Phillip Island… and that could prove a winning formula.

Mimi and Kristian (Equal third place)

Score: 24.5

After weeks of winning praise for their trademark Porta Timber features, this week it just didn’t work, Shaynna and Darren agreed. “It's an inclusion for the sake of inclusion,” Darren said, with Shaynna adding it was all a bit “formulaic”. The Kado Era vanity and Pill Sink were beautiful but too small, Darren continued, the mirror wasn’t level, and he too thought it was a repeat of earlier rooms. Marty, on the other hand, loved what he saw, from the Sand in My Shoe artwork by Michelle Keighley to the small stool and the blue tiles he said it was consistent, not “same again” and fit in perfectly with the rest of the house.

Brad and Kylie (Equal third place)

Score: 24.5

Dark and moody once again, but this time, Darren said, it all works! “This is exactly what I thought Kylie and Brad were going for in their first bathroom,” he said. “And it's great!” The timber-look tiles and the stunning wall sconces played well off the accompanying Dekton Keryla and “peach fuzz” pedestal basin, with even Marty agreeing the bathroom would shoot well for their Domain listing… and will definitely appeal to a distinct market. The Night Float Artwork was a big hit but once again, Shaynna wanted more from the styling and pointed out some missing grouting and caulking, but overall, it was a rom that added much to the home.

Courtney and Grumpy (Fifth place)

Score: 24

Striking, bold and definitely a statement, Courtney and Grant’s bathroom divided the judges as they argued the layout and hero tiles in shower area. For Shaynna the combination of marble, tiles and ISSY Adorn double vanity was a definite hit. For Marty it was all a lot to take in… “these tiles are going too far!” he said, adding that too much space had been “borrowed” from the rumpus and study for too little return. But while Darren agreed the space wasn’t quite right, with the toilet in the tallest part of the room and the shower in the lowest and the tiles were borderline too much, he joined Shaynna to say they’d won him over. “It's gorgeous, dramatic and impactful”.

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