Well deserved winners Dylan and Jenny nailed authentic country heritage in their hallway. What a welcome to house 4. Their breezeway just begged us to kick back and enjoy the view, and their laundry was so close to being a 10, if only they had finished. The spaces they’ve revealed this week should put them firmly back in contention on auction day. Tartan wallpaper is becoming Tom and Sarah-Jane’s hallmark and I am loving it. I also loved the transition from old to new parts of the house via the breezeway, with the colour palette bridging the gap between the two. I’m not sure how functional the space is as a sitting room, but they know how to design to scale. The words mud room and show-stopper don’t normally go together in the same sentence but Tom and S-J’s is guaranteed to stay in buyers’ minds. Rachel and Ryan’s vision continued to crystallise this week. Their take on country-luxe is really starting to feel true to themselves. Functionality was front and centre this week with the hallway storage cupboards and the incredibly appointed laundry. It’s been a slow burn but we’re starting to falling in love with house two and I have a feeling buyers will too come auction day. To me, the mash-mash of styles and periods in Ankur and Sharan’s hallway did not work. They stripped out all the original authentic period features. Not the kind of impression you want to create. And taking specific advice to fix one room’s issues doesn’t become a blanket rule as a starting point for the next room. They redeemed themselves in their laundry/mud room and powder room, which felt cohesive. Omar and Oz revealed some beautiful elements in their reveal this week, with their timber ceiling, powder room tiles, and period hallway features. The transition from old to new was clunky and memorable in the wrong way, there were many execution issues, and we could really only use our imaginations to picture what the laundry and mud room might be once complete. #9theblock @theblock @theblockshop