
Let's be honest: This week's challenge is insanely demanding. But it's a perfect project for anyone who wants to be a designer because it focuses on the least glamorous aspect of the profession personal service. None of the contestants seem eager to work on the Bells' garage, and with good reason; it was beyond scary. A "before" picture was flashed in front of Jonathan, Kelly, guest judge Mark Rios, and me for only a second, so it wasn't until I saw the show that I realized how much had to be accomplished in so short a time frame. With all due respect, the Bells didn't need the "Top Design" team, they need a HazMat house call. The family lives in a lovely Paul Revere Williams-designed house on a treelined street; such homes are prized in the L.A. real estate market because of their classic details and gracious scale. Isaac Bell said that their house had been renovated a few times since it was built in the '20s, but the garage remained untouched. The family didn't even use it as a garage; it was a backyard dumping ground. (In truth, this is not an uncommon phenomenon, and we applaud the Bells' courage in unmasking their secret eyesore before Bravo's audience.)
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