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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 7:52 pm
When these designers go out to buy furniture, they have to take what is available in the showroom(s.) They don't have the luxury of ordering upholstery that they might like better - color or texture - wise. If the family wasn't concerned about the white couch, then neither am I. NOT what I would have picked for a family with kids, but then maybe, after all they have been through, they deserve something that is just beautiful and not as practical -
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 8:41 pm
I wonder what genius decided to put black voting buttons against a black background. It took me about ten minutes just to figure out how to vote. I kept trying those other buttons under their names, but they just started the video clips. Eventually I was reduced to waving the cursor over the whole area until it turned into a finger and then clicked. I figure whoever gets their own show will have to deal with time constraints and limited furniture options on a regular basis. The winner needs to be prepared for that kind of stress.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:26 pm
I just have a problem with any designer that would give a big white couch to a family with small children. I was married to a so called adult and I could not keep a beige rug 3 rooms clean from the outside door. I think Matt had a better paced TV voice, Jennifer's was a bit rushed, but both houses looked very nice and comfortable. Jennifer's house just did not look kid friendly and she was the one with all the kids. It was more thathe couch, it had to do with the counter protruding in the room, good for banged heads, the 6 people at the dining room and 4 at a glass table in the living room and a white table in the dining room. She realy does not understand about maintaing a home, this house will not last long in this condition.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 6:08 am
I can't decide. However, I loved Matt's calm in the "storm" of pressure. The lack of upper cabinets in the kitchen bothered me a bit, because he's not giving them all the storage. I do understand his reasoning, though. Jen's room was pretty, but I agree about the white couch.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 6:45 am
In voting I would consider how these 2 designers did over the whole season, not just this one challenge.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 7:13 am
My dream kitchen would have no upper cabinets, just sunny windows. Instead there would be a walk-in pantry.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 7:31 am
I hated the color of the cabinets in Matt's kitchen, and I totally detested the cheap looking shades he put on the windows in that dining room. I loved the light fixture there, though. I also didn't like the living room, or the color of the couch, but loved the red chairs. I liked his presentation. I loved almost everything about Jen's rooms, including the red cabinets. And I loved how her family absolutely LOVED the couch. Whether WE like it or not is mostly irrelevant since they were the ones who were so happy with it. And while her dining table didn't seat 8, the smaller table could have been the "kids' table". She may have slighly missed the mark with the fasteners on the couch, but the couch was leather and is easy to clean. I wasn't as thrilled with her voice during the presentation but I liked her energy. I think overall Matt's place was just too boring for me. He had lovely elements in places, but there's a difference between minimalism and boring. And his living room was just boring with the except of the red chairs. His kitchen was also very dark with the painted cabinets. With no windows, I'm not sure it would have been a happy place to cook. Jen did take into consideration what her family does, and the hubby likes to cook. She created a lovely place in which to work. And while red isn't my fav color, the kitchen was bright and cheery and the blast of color actually worked. If I had to pick and vote for only one set of rooms, I'd pick Jen's. I'd live in those rooms. In Matt's rooms, I'd be immediately changing the color of the walls, cabinets, upholstery...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 8:53 am
Am I missing something at the HGTV website?? Are there no photos of the finalists' rooms? (I went to check to see if there is a window in Matt's kitchen.) When I got to the site I only see a vote for J or M and no pix. Can that be possible that they would not show pix??? Anyone have a link?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 11:28 am
Julie, I don't think there was a window.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 11:31 am
Thanks Annie, so we are supposed to remember what we saw when we vote?? How weird that they don't provide photos.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 12:08 pm
There are pictures and there was a window (over the sink). http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/design_star_2008/text/0,,HGTV_31076_68431,00.html
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 2:50 pm
Costa, I like what you wrote about Jen, but I like Matt's personality, too. sooooo confusing...accck!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 3:04 pm
Prisoner!!! THANK YOU!! 
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 3:47 pm
You're welcome. 
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 4:14 pm
LOL, they fixed the voting on the website so you can easily tell how to vote.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 5:28 pm
LOL Twigs... I know! If I go by just this challenge: Matt: Liked personality, didn't like rooms Jen: Liked rooms, kinda liked personality So Jen edges Matt by a teensy bit. If I go by just personality, I think Matt wins (although I do love Jen's energy). If I go by their design, Jen wins (by a landslide). SOOOO confusing! (Doesn't really matter who wins. I like 'em both, and I'd not watch either show anyways. I'm just glad two people who I like are in the finals in yet another reality show!)
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 9:03 am
I agree that the junk piled in the houses was staged. It was obvious that the houses had been gutted and and the drywall and electrical work done. It was just to demonstrate how bad it it all was. Personally, I think it would have been more impressive to show actual photos of homes before they were cleaned. Besides, is there anyone who has not seen the devastation before? And I am sure there would be thousands of pictures to choose from even if they didn't have pictures of those particular homes. Having to move all that junk just made the time constraints worse which was a little silly to me. I loved both rooms and I like both designers. They are both such nice people. I liked how they really listened to their clients when it came to color and what they liked. For example, the red cabinets in the kitchen because the homeowner likes red. Something that Matt did also impressed me. His client said she did not like the upper cabinets so he did not put them on one side of the kitchen. He did add some on one side, I think because he probably knew the judges would come down on him for lack of storage if he didn't. But I thought not having them on one side really did make the galley kitchen set up look much larger and open. I agree that the light Matt chose while wonderful was impractical. The money could have been used much more effectively in other areas. I could see Matt having a show where he designs for "trouble" spots. I loved the bed he made in the early show, and the "cover up" for the kiln in his parent's home. Jen is great, but I do not see anything unique about her. She is just another good designer. Matt is unique.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 4:27 pm
Allie, you articulated what I haven't been able to put my finger on. I love both and think they would be good hosts, but I think Matt has a better shot at a show concept. But don't you know that HGTV is happy this time that either way they have someone they can sell! But I do disagree on one point...I loved the light and think it was a good use of money. A designer should always leave behind one or two really unique pieces and in a minimalist design I think it would be difficult. I thought he did it well. I would love that light!!!
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Friday, August 01, 2008 - 1:21 pm
Yeah, I loved the light too, and do not think it was really any big mistake or anything. I just thought that he could have found something not quite so expensive that would have made just as big an impact and used the money in a more practical way. Just my pennypitching ways coming out, I guess.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, August 01, 2008 - 1:55 pm
I think the fact that everyone loves the light proves Matt made a good design choice.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, August 01, 2008 - 1:58 pm
I loved the light too, and hated the painted brown cabinets (but loved the red ones). All in all I voted for Matt. I liked his way of thinking outside the box around problems...I could see that being a show in itself. And then there was that mole thing on Jennifer...that was SOOO distracting to me. She herself was very nice (although I could have used a little softer hair color) but I think she needs to be "styled." How do you style a man with no hair?
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, August 01, 2008 - 3:54 pm
Take off his shirt?? 
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, August 01, 2008 - 4:59 pm
I voted for Jen, but I'd love to see Matt there, too.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, August 01, 2008 - 5:35 pm
Oh Roxip, if I would have been drinking it would have been a spitfest! LOL on the "mole thing." I never noticed, but I have a feeling that thanks to you that will now be all that I see. And I suspect I will see hair growing out of it, too, whether it is there or not. I think Matt would style his self. And I'll bet he has a portfolio for that, too. What do you want to bet he has had his colors done and that he could do yours, too?
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 1:26 pm
Well, as long as he powders his pate then it will be okay. EWWWW...hair....now I'll HAVE TO LOOK.
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