In some episodes of BBC's popular daytime property programme Homes Under The Hammer, there's not a huge amount of difference in the 'before' and 'after' transformation pictures; the makeover is basic and some might even say disappointing.
Of course, for many of the new owners featured on the show, it's about flipping the property and making a profit.
So when the budget is tight and profit margin supreme, the makeover is usually set by the demographic of potential buyers and the ceiling price of the street. Why spend extra money when you don't have to and eat into your profit?
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In some instances in the show, it's about getting the property to a safe and functioning rentable standard, so finesse and fancy finishing touches are not usually part of the plan.
So some viewers might be feeling a bit fatigued at seeing yet another magnolia makeover or dull grey colour scheme applied to an updated auction property.
So seeing this valleys terrace go from tired to terrific is like a breath of interior design fresh air. Yes, there's grey and white inside, but the extra details afforded to this house have made all the difference; and presenter Martin Roberts just can't hide his delight.
When Martin first visited the three-bed terrace in Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf he thought the house was in a bit of a state, including a layout he didn't like and signs of damp.
But he did warm to the open-plan living space, created by knocking through the dividing wall and into the rear reception.
Martin says: "Sadly, that's all the good bits - over so quickly! Very odd layout - that is the bathroom and loo - very narrow and it's downstairs and my guess is it's the only one in the property. And then it gets even weirder because this is the kitchen - but how about this?"
He spots that the house is boasting a feature that has irritated Martin on many property tours in the past - an internal window.
It was an original external window absorbed into the inside of the house when the dated kitchen extension was added at the rear and kept in place.
Martin says: "You know what I'm going to say don't you? Either make this a doorway or knock through this whole wall because right now, it's not working for me!"
Upstairs the house offered three bedrooms and outside there was a decent-sized garden but who knew, as it was absolutely bursting with bamboo.
Any local pandas might be thrilled but surely a new owner will just groan at the thought of digging it out by hand, as there was no access for a digger at the site.
The house went to auction with a guide price of £35,000 and was bought by local brothers for £55,000.
Chris and George were delighted with the property as an investment and also for experienced property developer Chris to help teach his younger brother the renovation ropes.
They had a £16,000 budget and an estimated 12-week timescale and were looking to sell the house once the total renovation project was complete.
And what a transformation it was, with the brothers taking the decor up a level compared to so many Homes Under The Hammer makeovers.
The attractive new navy front door signals the joys of the extra features waiting to be discovered inside.
On trend pattern tiles on the hall floor, more eye-cashing tiles as kitchen splashbacks, and copper handles on the kitchen units are all extra details to notice.
There's black fixtures and fittings and shiny new tiles in the bathroom and half-wall wood panelling in the hall and a light-toned wood flooring that runs throughout the new open-plan space.
There's new staircase banisters upstairs, as well as plush carpet and new windows.
In the garden, the backbreaking job of banishing the bamboo has happened and the space now looks unrecognisable.
All these extra finishing touches add a more stylish edge that lifted this house out of the usual grey and white or boring beige level of refurbishment.
The wall between the original house and the extension has gone to reveal a lovely, large space as a lounge, diner, kitchen - Martin's annoying internal window has long gone.
Also long gone was the six-week timescale, which extended to a long eight months, mainly due to another property taking up a significant chunk of the brothers' time.
The house looks like it could claim to be a show home (unfurnished), and Martin couldn't help but gush his approval.
He says: "Has the wait been worth it? Most definitely! The kitchen wall has gone and there's now a gorgeous open-plan space throughout the ground floor.
"A stylish modern kitchen has been fitted, not to mention the gorgeous pattern tiles.
"From the rundown shell, the brothers have created a sleek, stylish, modern home. A brilliant job. It is just beautiful."
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The brothers are pretty pleased too. George says: "We've taken our time with it and just wanted to get the finish spot on. Chris has done a lot of carpentry - a couple of nice special touches he's done, really sets the property apart I think."
As well as all the fancy design extras as the finishing touches, underneath the brothers have completed a full refurbishment.
According to the programme, there are new windows, doors, electrics, plumbing and new heating system, plus plastering where required done by George who had just completed a plastering course.
Martin says there were no major problems although faulty guttering exposed a more serious damp problem which resulted in a new damp proof course being installed.
Martin is over-excited about the outside space too, and who can blame him?
He gushes: "The garden is looking great! A superb place to relax, beautifully turfed with new fencing and whitewashed walls of the house.
The estate agents can't help themselves either, enthusiastically saying everything has been refurbished very well, it's a superb job.
But was the extra spend worth it? The boys were hoping for at least a £95,000 selling price to give them a good profit from their total spend of £75,000, after spending £20,000 creating the terrace of Martin's dreams.
The estimates came in at between £110,000 and £117,000 and if the top figure was achieved, the brothers would be bagging a pre-tax and fees profit of £42,000. Tidy.
Seems this terrace house transformation has made everyone happy, surely including the viewers too?
This story was in series 24, episode 3, currently still available to view on BBC iPlayer.
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