After the scurry into Swansea last week in episode one of the new reboot of Changing Rooms, the first series for over two decades, the team turned up in Cardiff this week.
Hopefully, the horrendous hair-piece art that resembled a dead muppet that designers Jordan and Russell wrestled into place on the wall in Lisa's Las Vegas drag-inspired bedroom has not hitched a ride with the gang to the capital.
Reviews of the first episode were largely favourable but some feedback was mixed, with many viewers happy to see the show return but wanting more drama, more makeshift MDF features, and more chance of unhappy and argumentative homeowners.
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Many viewers and reviewers agreed it was a joy to see the original and arguably the most engaging designer from the original 1990s series, a leather trouser-clad Laurence Llewelyn Bowen, back and commanding proceedings from under his fabulously floppy fringe.
But the drama of unhappy homeowners, friendships damaged for life and the slightly Blue Peter sticky-back plastic level of make-shift added accessories so loved from the original series so far seems to be largely missing.
Or maybe Changing Rooms has just grown up a bit to reflect our obsession with successful room makeovers that look rather nice and not rather naff?
Wander down this quiet capital city cul-de-sac and two modern detached homes have two tired living rooms that need dragging into a style sort out.
One belongs to nurse Teresa, originally from Italy, and IT manager Andrew and hopefully, if viewers are looking for a little bit more tension than the amenable homeowners in Swansea, this couple may provide it.
Andrew loves colour, Teresa does not. Andrew thinks he has design taste, Teresa thinks he has shocking taste.
The couple's tired living room is hardly ever used and Teresa is looking for a decor update, hopefully on a classic theme, where the family can get together on a winter's evening and definitely no dark colours. Andrew wants some personality injected into the space.
Two doors down friends Maria and Nick have a living dining room that was painted white as soon as they moved in and, multiple babies later, it is still a sterile white box.
Language teacher Maria is a bubbly soul who her other half says is a crazy Italian that does things at maximum volume and at maximum speed. They are open to anything with the only wish really being to make their uninviting space a reminder of Italy that banishes the bland and with an emphasis on recycling and environmental additions.
Enter LLB to bring sparkle and drama to Teresa and Andrew's lounge and Jordan and Russell to brighten Maria and Nick's lounge diner.
This week it's sad to see Russell Whitehead's spotty pyjamas not make a comeback, but this creative pair are always up for setting fashion trends that are as off-the-wall as that hair artwork in Swansea probably is by now.
This week Jordan Cluroe brings the wardrobe talking point to the show with possibly the most revolting shoes on the market.
His feet are going commando and displaying his bunions in a pair of surely sweaty plastic shoes. Hopefully the room design the lads have come up with will turn heads rather than turn stomachs.
Their room scheme is called Less Is Amore and focuses on the experience of dining out at an Italian restaurant mixed with a gelato ice cream parlour.
Jordan and Russell open the tins and Teresa is immediately worried as a sorbet of strong colours are revealed. The worry turns to tears of fear as the shades go up on the wall, each used to help define and zone the different spaces as well as provide visual warmth.
As stripes go on the ceiling and tiles go on the wall, reminiscent of the toilets in a restaurant albeit a fancy one, the worry escalates. But do not fear Teresa, you will not have to reach for the gin, these boys are known for their clever use of colour and shapes to create unique spaces and Maria did say she was up for anything.
While chatting to presenter Anna Richardson, thoughts turn to dread about what LLB is doing in their lounge. One thing Teresa and Andrew agree on is the dislike of black - it reminds them of death and Dracula - and they are seriously worried.
Over at LLB central and there is indeed accents of black to be found throughout the scheme but as he explains to Maria after she mutters Teresa is going to kill her, the black is there for a reason, helping to assist the room to look bigger.
LLB's room is called Blingissimo and involves a pallet of off-white, black and yellow with the promise of the emphasis on inspiration from Italian artists, architects and designers, which is a relief as this combo in the tins looks more like bumble bee inspired.
Yippee, some MDF appears to create concrete-style wall 'pillars' to go either side of the fireplace; they sound awful but actually once completed, painted and back lit, the two panels look remarkably... intriguing.
LLB's room has layers of texture, colours, paint effects and luxurious looking furniture and a fireplace makeover that is very visually absorbing. The before and after shots show a very effective makeover from a soulless space to a room oozing different surfaces, multiple textures and strong points of interest.
Even the bizarrely beloved Ikea TV and storage unit has been given a new look and now does not dominate the space with its bland bulkiness.
Amongst the interesting ways to use materials and add bling to something bland, both sets of experienced and celebrated designers relay interior design principles to inform and spark viewers' imaginations and bring to their own room makeovers.
There are discussions around making a room look bigger, colour blocking, placement of colour and tones that add warmth, but this episode also features a lot of attention around cleverly bringing the ceiling of a room into the design scheme that can inspire viewers' imagination and bravery to get a crick in the neck.
Help with your next hunt for a home here:
The ceiling is a huge expanse of wasted space above your head in a room that can be utilised and absorbed into a room's interior design scheme; why not try to invite it into the room makeover party?
And so the rooms are completed and the countdown to the final reveal begins.
The finished room Less Is Amore is a space of two halves, with the slatted divider the final visual aid to defining the space between lounging and dining that the colour blocking on the walls started.
Now finished, the dining area looks so inviting and even the tiles on the wall seem perfectly at ease being part of the scheme. The lounge area though seems to suffer somewhat on personality and finishing touches in comparison.
The lino, sorry marmoleum, on the wall brings texture to the space but having it on the handy man Tibby's hand-built sofa too arguably cheapens the look of the scheme, but at least it's practical and wipeable when any Italian ice cream gets spilt.
For those viewers wanting drama, tough luck, Maria and Nick love their new sorbet inspired restaurant come 'lino lounge'.
Back at Blingissimo, and everyone holds their breath as Teresa sees the new decor and there are tears, but they tears of happiness, but probably relief too that LLB has created a beautiful scheme with not one coffin or artwork of Dracula in sight.
Andrew loves the new lounge, letting Teresa know she's not touching a thing, but odds are those black curtains are already in a local charity shop looking for a new home.
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