Design Star Episode 2

So last week I picked Amy as one of my favorites, well, her "show has been cancelled" as she was eliminated last night. Really she should have been. They were remodeling kitchens, not on a stage, but for real people like you and me. Her team did not get the project finished in the allotted time. Her design idea was fine, but it was her responsibility to see that everything and everyone was doing what they needed to do.

There were cabinet doors hanging on hinges, some hardware left off cabinets, the granite countertops were not level because they failed to level the cabinets when they installed them, no time to accessorize. It was a big mess all the way around. And this was a team of interior designers. Yikes. It's hard to know what these people are capable of until they work on individual projects. I look forward to next week... "the white room challenge." They are given a stark white room and must decorate it with a limited budget with things purchased from a grocery store. That should be good. Anyway, here are the two kitchens (and these are the "after" pics.)

You can see the hardware is missing on the drawers by the refrigerator.  It is hard to tell in this photo how awful the granite looks.  Luckily, HGTV hires a crew to go in and fix things.  Once fixed it will look pretty nice.

This team only won because they finished.  The judges did not like it.  Vern said, "It looks like a rainbow threw up in there."  I don't care for this.  The floor blends in too much with the cabinets and that window treatment doesn't go with anything.