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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 7:00 pm
OK, that was a WTH episode. Tashika is totally cute, but I can't figure out how she wasn't sent packing tonight. Two weeks in a row she has struck me as totally inept. I guess she's good TV or something.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 7:13 pm
Same here, Tishala. I think she was as shocked about staying, too. It seemed like the other designers weren't exactly thrilled to see her walking in the door. They always seem to do poorly on the kitchen challenges.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 7:36 pm
And some poor fool always tries to do tile...shocked that Tashika stayed too. I think that she must make good television or something at this early stage.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 10:16 pm
They know that a kitchen project will occur, so why not get some experience before the show? Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity or take a weekend class. Both team just changed the cabinets & appliances in the same floor plan.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 5:05 am
I just realized a new season started (so I missed the first show but recorded last night's). Who was the designer who was voted in? And who was kicked off last night?
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 5:31 am
I haven't watched my tape yet, but I hate kitchen challenges!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 9:06 am
The blond who was picked last for the teams was the designer the others voted in. Amy was voted off - she was the team leader, so they blamed her for the issues their kitchen had.
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Mgmriver
Member
04-27-2009
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 4:42 pm
Neither kitchen was inventive or special. Any entry level person could have done the same if not better job. But the time restraints seem to wreak havoc on the teams. Last week Lonnie was somewhat pushy especially when the wall paper was being done. But this week we barely saw her. I'm glad they are doing a white room challenge next week. We'll really see who has taste, vision and a unique pov.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 5:45 pm
I think the other designers were sick to see Tashika come back.. fearing they will be stuck on her team.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 6:36 pm
I felt bad for all of them. There must have been a lot of friction in that little room that wasn't shown, because they all looked disgusted to see her return. So I felt bad for them, but I also felt bad for her since all she could do was sit down and hang her head. I'm guessing the anger at Tashica had more to do with personality than with the job she did. It's true that accessories would've made a big difference, but the problems in that room had more to do with timing than anything else. The counter that didn't fit together and had sloppy caulking and the unfinished walls and missing outlet covers can't all be blamed on Tashica, so I can see why the team captain was dumped. In the end, those were the problems the family noticed. Plus, Amy just didn't seem to be able to handle the pressure. Maybe for a kitchen renovation it's wiser to choose more than just one man for the team.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 6:42 pm
Wasn't Tashica the one responsible for measuring? Then she broke the wine bottle and spent time cleaning it up. I thought someone even said she hadn't done her job cuz she was sidetracked over the cleanup. I missed the first show, but from what I saw I wasn't impressed with Tashica or the "color expert" (is that Jen?). The colors in that one house were gawdawful. And who tries to meld Italian with Moroccan? Pick one and stick with it. Also not impressed with Antonio, who seems to be REAL impressed with himself. Whining about being relegated to construction again. Sheesh. BTW, when Amy picked all girls except for Dan (was that who it was?) I figured she was doomed. She should've thought of brawn as well as brains. And for pete's sake... never EVER do tile on backsplash peeps! Has anyone EVER done tile and succceeded? Nope! (The vinyl as a backsplash was a great idea though!)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 7:43 pm
Yeah, lots of mistakes there, but the owners of that house/kitchen did specify that they wanted Italian/Moroccan.. still as suggested they could have blended them better.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 7:50 pm
Question about tiling - I seem to remember from a long ago Trading Spaces or similar show, that a "quick" tiling job for back splashes are sheets of tiny tiles. They go on in big chunks, not individually, so they are a LOT faster. Am I remembering correctly or have I gone to la la land?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 7:53 pm
No, that's right teach. They're glass tiles and Candace uses them ALL the time in her designs.
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Willsfan
Member
09-04-2000
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 8:11 pm
There were a couple of times in the show that Jason reminded me of Will Ferrell. (when he was doing the demo. lol)

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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 3:27 am
I agree with you Sea. None of them looked happy to see Tashica come back. They looked like they were waiting on test results from their proctologist.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 5:42 am
You can also get sheets of 1" square ceramic tiles. They come in sheets 1' x 1' or even larger. But you still have to set the tile, cut the sheets to fit, and grout. And all of that takes time. (I dated a tile setter for a while. You need to let the mastic cure before you can grout, too. While it sets up in less than a half hour, it takes 24 hours to cure.)
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 6:28 am
So basically if you can't get the tile in on the first day or the start of the second day (almost impossible when you are doing new cabinets and countertops) you aren't going to be able to finish. I've done tile and it is very time-intensive and labor-intensive.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 6:56 am
Then TPTB need to give them an extra day on the kitchen challenges and then they won't have to hire a contractor to finish or fix the job because the teams didn't have time. Every year they have to hire an outside contractor because there isn't enough time to finish the job.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 6:59 am
Not really. The one team with the butt ugly colors DID actually finish. The vinyl flooring as the backsplash worked and it didn't look like they needed to have anything "fixed." So it really boils down to how creative the teams can be when they know they need to do a backsplash and they don't have enough time. The one team figured it out. Most often, they don't though.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 7:55 am
And how accurately they measure.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 8:05 am
Costa, could you PLEASE just agree with me that TPTB need to give them one more day????
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 8:55 am
I also think that allowing them more time in a row would be helpful...it seems to me that they just barely get certain tasks accomplished and they have to quit mid-task...that really seems disruptive of the work process to me. Of course the simple truth is if they could all get together and work as a team, splitting the tasks according to talent and not so much about ego, there is very little they couldn't get accomplished. But that requires strong effective leadership and that person never seems to be the one that is in charge!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 8:59 am
Thanks - It was the ceramic tile I was thinking of. I know first-hand how labor-intensive tiling is - but the final product is sooooo worth it! Here's the proof:

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 9:50 am
<-- <headbutts Lex> OK, Lex, hon, I'll agree with you. Give them one more day! (But I think half the challenge is getting it done in the time allotted, yes? So if you give them one more day, why not two? Or three? <evil grin>)
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