The only Merseyside house to ever appear on Grand Designs caused controversy when it is was renovated in an episode of the Channel 4 show broadcast five years ago.
Wirral couple Rosie and Stuart Treasurer set out to knock down the majority of their 1960s bungalow and rebuild it as a modern, wooden-clad house with an extra floor, all on a budget of £150,000 - plus a £25,000 contingency.
Neighbours in the sought after area of Grange Hill in West Kirby described the house as a "giant garden shed".
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As the exterior of the house neared completion, neighbour James Argent said: "I hate it, I hate it, and I don’t know anybody who likes it.
"You come up the road and it's like a smack in the eye. You see this wooden shack in front of you.
"It looks like a giant garden shed."
This neighbour's description was a far cry from that of presenter Kevin McCloud, who called it a "wooden wonder box".
Rosie and Stuart took inspiration from the Liverpool ONE branch of Byron Burger for their modern, industrial-style interior, even visiting the restaurant on camera.
Stuart said: "We didn’t know about this place until a friend told us to come here because it looks inside like how we keep talking about wanting our house to be.
"There's quite a few things here that float our boat really."
Surprisingly, their proposed house that stands out from surrounding propertie s passed the planning process with no local objections.
But the ambition of Rosie and Stuart wasn't matched by their neighbours, although not all were as firmly opposed as James Argent.
In an interview with Kevin McCloud while the home was still under construction, Pat Doughty said: "If you hadn't of told me it was a house, I'd have thought it was an office block.
"I'm not keen on it to be honest at this moment in time. It doesn't quite blend in with the area.
"Maybe we ought to wait until its finished. See what it's like then."
Speaking at the time, Rosie said: "We haven't gone out to build this house to go out to provoke a reaction, have we?
"It feels like the way it is at the moment [uncompleted] it doesn't do it justice for people to decide.
"I guess we’d like it to look its best so that then any comments that are made are made in an informed way."
The couple went out of their way to cut costs and appease neighbours.
Stuart and Rosie accelerated their plans to finish the exterior, so neighbours would be looking at finished cladding and render rather than bare concrete.
They even fitted their own underfloor heating, taking over the build themselves while living there after using contractors for part of the construction.
It seems neighbours came around in the end, with the couple claiming to have received a more positive response since completion.
Rosie said: "We're exhausted, but we're really happy with how it's turned out.
"I think we worked hard to make it look good.
"Now it's not a building site, I hope we get a fairer hearing on what the building looks like."
A number of neighbours gave the house their approval on the episode of Grand Designs.
The couple's next door neighbour Deborah Lowe said: "We had some anxieties initially but I think the finished product is spectacular."
Andrew Smith added: "I think it’s in keeping with the area, the outside will weather in time.
"I think it will be an iconic place when you come into the village.
"The first thing you'll notice is their house. It's really nice."
