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In this quarter-final, the designers are in the pretty coastal town of Aberaeron, Wales. They are tasked with transforming both a bedroom and a study.

May 2020
It is the quarter-final and the two designers who have made it to this stage now take on a living room and a sitting room in Mock Tudor imposing houses.
It is the last of the heats and an artist, a freelance makeup artist and a solicitor each transform a bedroom in imposing Victorian Gothic cottages.
Retired actor and director Nicholas, marketing assistant James and event stylist Anna each transform a living room in a former workers' cottages in Saltaire.
In round one of the first heat, hairdresser Oliver, dog walker Katie and photographer Daniela must transform a bedroom in Regency properties in Cheltenham.
March 2017
It is the grand final. Two of our best designers have battled their way through sweat and tears to get here. Now just one can be crowned the champion and winner of The Great Interior Designer Challenge.
In the penultimate show of the series, the pressure is really mounting as our two designers go head to head to claim that final position. The challenge our two designers have to conquer is transforming two rooms in pretty thatched cottages in Ashby St Ledgers. Both designers are tasked with transforming a living room and a...
It is the semi-final and two designers go head to head for a place in the grand finale. The pressure is mounting and the stakes are high! In an added twist, one of the designers returning has been given a second chance, having previously been eliminated in the earlier rounds. This designer is now back fighting for their ch...
In the last of the quarter-final heats, two designers go head to head for that coveted place in the semi-finals. This time, the amateur designers have two rooms to transform in rather glamorous 1930s art deco flats and they are each handed a living room and a guest bedroom. The designers both have £2,000 and 48 hours acros...
June 2016
In this special programme, we bring together the ultimate rules of design - room by room. Across three series of The Great Interior Design Challenge, our designers have come up with cost-cutting, ingenious ideas about how to get a look for less, and they are all here.
May 2016
It is the grand final. Two of the best designers have battled their way to get here. Now just one can be crowned champion. Standing between them and the title, the challenge is to transform three rooms each in an apartment in a grand stately home in Sussex. Judging this epic battle, Sophie and Daniel are joined by iconic i...
It is the semi-final, where three designers try and secure their place in the grand final. The challenge they have to conquer in order to get there is redesigning a sitting room each in a medieval terrace in the grand cathedral city of Wells, Somerset. Judging them as ever are Sophie Robinson and Daniel Hopwood, but for th...
It is the quarter-final and the last four designers in the competition are in the village of Beer in Devon, taking on a cosy sitting room each in a row of coastal cottages. It will be down to Sophie, Daniel and guest judge, interior and architectural designer Oliver Heath, to decide who has what it takes to go through to t...
It's the last round of the heats and there is just one remaining place in the quarter-final for one of the two remaining designers. They're taking on the monumental task of redesigning an iconic farmhouse kitchen each. With a budget of £1,000, a small team to help them and just three days, the designers must complete their...
April 2016
In the second round of this heat, the three remaining designers take on the challenge of a reception room in the historic model village of Bournville in Birmingham. Architectural historian Tom Dyckhoff explores the story behind the buildings - a Victorian reimagining of a traditional village.
It's the start of the fourth and final heat. Our last group of wannabe designers compete across three challenges to win one place in the quarter-final. This time they transform a bedroom each in an unusual self-build estate in south London. Hoping to fill the last spot in the quarter-final are industrial textile weaver Cra...
In the last round of this heat, just two designers are left competing for one coveted spot in the quarter-final. They must transform awkward attic bedrooms in two desirable 1960s riverside homes in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. They'll have to be more creative than ever in these high-end properties, as they still have just £1,0...
Amateur designing competition. In the second round of this heat, the three remaining designers take on one of the most demanding rooms to redesign on a tight budget - the kitchen. They're each working in a Victorian half house in Walthamstow, north east London, where architectural historian Tom Dyckhoff looks at the story ...
March 2016
The third heat begins. In the first of three knockout rounds, a group of four more amateur interior designers start their bid to win a place in the quarter-final, transforming cottages in the beautiful village of Tissington in the Peak District. They are sales assistant Jamie, art director Rachel, garden designer Sarah and...
In the last round of this heat, two designers are left battling it out for just one sought-after place in the quarter-final. They must earn their place by transforming two tiny bedrooms in medieval timber-framed houses in Sussex - still with a budget of £1,000, a small team to help them and just three days to complete thei...
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