 Winner home on afternoon express where three design contestants are turning three empty properties at Valdivia State in the Cape Wylands into dream homes using finishes provided by Cesar Stone and Plaskon. Vote for your favorite and you could win. Oh well it's time to have some fun as we speak about that all-important bathroom. Now when it comes to the bathroom you want a space that is comfortable, aesthetically pleasing and carries the quality of making you feel relaxed and calm. Our three winner home design contestants have been hard at work to ensure that they can put afford the best end result possible but will it be good enough? It is time again for judging where we find out who ends up as the winner of this week's challenge and who walks away with the least amount of points. This was only the second challenge and after the guest bedroom the race is indeed on. So joining us our three design contestants, Dronaimi, Nendler and Rudolf. Good to have you guys with us today. Nerves slightly higher or lower than the previous challenge? Let's start with actually our winner of the previous round. Rudolf how are you feeling? Yeah well after winning the previous round I've just had to put on a little bit more pressure on myself and do a little bit more but yeah, we'll have to see what the others have done today. It's a great comment from those others. Do you want to know how you're feeling? Yeah, but it's a lot to do still. Okay, every time we've interviewed in this space you've always said lots to do, lots to do. Let me get back to my work. Okay, we'll find out how that went today and Nendler, how are you doing man? The bathroom was definitely a tough one. I'm very anxious to get feedback. Alright, well time is now. You guys don't have much longer to wait so looking forward to seeing what the judges have to say. Our judges today are John Case representing ARC, a very warm welcome to him and today's special guest judge we've got Trevor King, the marketing director at Caesar Stone. Looking forward to hearing what his input is on those bathrooms. Simon Bray is also in the building, CEO from Private Property and Ann Result, Plaskon's colour manager. It's very cool to have all of them with us in the loft today as we share this important advice for our design contestants. But first, I wanted to give you guys a quick recap on what our three final bathrooms looked like for my contestants. Take a look at this. Design aesthetic is carefully thought out. It's a carefully thought out use of textures particularly colours and bespoke one of a kind pieces. From textured cement flooring to the round ceramic tiles in the shower and a clean palette with earthy tones of white, wood and concrete she removed anything that created clutter to create a calm and relaxing space. Menentle went for a bold and brave theme with a statement mosaic feature that he mentioned. This gives a sense of luxury and adds value to the room. For flow and comfort he minimized the shower screens to accommodate the modern way of living where spaces are allowed to interact with one another while also being practical and giving in a sense of privacy. For Rudolph's main bathroom the approach was to create a single uncomplicated space that can be shared by a couple. Keeping fixtures simple and easy to engage with eliminates the need for excess materials and additional fittings. In this case he used a single basin mixer and a single sheet of glass used to screen the walk-in shower. These design techniques enlarge the space and create a sense of calm. So those are the three bathrooms that you guys at home have been having a look at plus our judges went to go and take a look and I think I'm going to get straight into it. John it's good to have you with us in the loft today. Thank you for having me. Yeah it's an absolute honor to have you with us because having your insights always been so valuable every time I heard you speak about our design contest and so I'm going to let you take the reins. Let's start with Menentle. Yeah I think when I initially looked at the bathroom sort of halfway through I was a little bit skeptical about Menentle's initial sort of tile choice and material choice. I think he was out of the three actually was the one that surprised me when I saw the final product that I think that you know he definitely did you know stick his neck out a little bit and I think I think that did show. But yeah I think you know I think there were a couple of details I think that still needed a bit of refinement but yeah I think there was also a couple of opportunities maybe that could have been captured a little bit better. Okay so what score did you give him for that? I scored him six and a half. Six and a half which actually isn't too bad Menentle because I know you were very worried about this they focusing on the idea of your aesthetic or design your sort of intellect where you were thinking and going with your design. So that is very very good news thank you so much John for that. Trevor our guest judge for today talk us through what your comments are. Hi yes I think Menentle is an amazing designer I think he's got such incredible potential and I look forward to seeing great things in the future. However the one thing that I think that you missed was I think that you fell in love with some elements of design that you probably loved and in so doing I think you missed a little bit the potential of who the person who would be living in that apartment is. I loved the wall that you put in it was very strong but I found it a little bit jarring and I thought that maybe if you moved it to the side over the bathroom it wouldn't have been quite so in your face. The caesar stone basin that you built was really terrific it looked great but I think that you could have possibly fitted it on a floating base rather than on the metal and the one thing that I think that maybe you missed was the shawl floor the tiling on the floor shawl floor wasn't that great but again I think that you just missed an opportunity of using full slabs of caesar stone which would have added a dramatic effect in that room and changed what you did incredibly. Sure great advice, did you give him a score for that? I certainly did, yeah. What did you give him? I gave him a 6.6. 6.6 for Menendale, well done. Okay let's go over to you Simon. Yeah Menendale excellent design I thought what I liked about your efforts this week the bold original thinking that you brought into the space some elements of it I think let you down the open steel frame underneath the basin for example is not that practical when it comes to putting things away storage was not really in your thinking when you put the bathroom together and I think those unsightly bits and bobs are part of a bathroom space so they need to be looked after. I think one thing that I would say though is this competition this contest this challenge is all about showing the viewers at home how design can add to the value of a property great design equals great value added to a home and the concern that I had not just for your bathroom but for all of them is that they were nice they were comfortable relaxing looking spaces but nothing exemplary nothing truly out of this world and I think as a result they didn't add much value to the home they added marginal value to all three of the properties and so that was a bit disappointing. So speaking about adding value what value are you going to add to his bathroom? Five and a half. Five and a half. All right mental notes taken from all of our contestants I think on that note over to you Anne what is your notes for Menendale? Well I love that you so ambitious Menendale and you want to take risks and try something new so I love that about your designs I thought the Mosaic was great I also loved your industrial basin and I'm seeing flow going through with that style I really like it. I did think it was a little bit on the cold side and you know being a lot of black and things I would have liked a little bit more warmth you did have it with the basket but I thought maybe you could have added a little bit more warmth I did pick up on your project management that you weren't managing your project as well as you should do but you've taken ownership for that and that's great and I'm sure it won't happen again so I have docked you a bit because of the project management so I've also scored a 5.5 on this one. Alright fantastic thank you so much judges Menendale lots of notes being taken for the future project that you're working on and good luck for the rest of the competition let's go see what our other contestants did let's go back to you John how do you feel about Rudolph's bathroom? I think I was surprised initially as I said when I went to do the inspection early on there was a colour change that I think Rudolph adopted a little bit later on I thought that that was actually initially was quite again a bold step but then I did see that obviously he went back for much more of a much wider palette there was a nice use of timber I think the reclaimed floor was a really nice touch the storage was ample which was I think one of the comments that Menendale's bathroom just wasn't quite there the marble shelf also I quite liked above the bath the one thing I did feel is I think the tile choice for the shelf for me wasn't really it's something that let you down I think it kind of brought your concept it sort of weakened or diluted a little bit too much but I think overall I mean for me it did have that little bit extra that little bit extra detail that I think I was looking for and so what did you score it? I scored a 7 a 7 which is just 0.5 higher than Menendale so far Andrea I want to ask you for a very brief comment on what you think of his use of Caesar stone if there was any if you're happy with it and what you scored? I think that he used Caesar stone for the shower base which I think worked really well but I think you lost an opportunity of not using full slabs of Caesar stone you could have added a dramatic effect and not lost the atmosphere that you wanted and I scored him an 8 because I think that he captured the look and feel of V most effectively beautifully nice that's a very high score and I think you are smiling because of that one Simon your score and comments? Similar comments to Menendale you know safe design missed opportunity to do something remarkable as Trevor mentioned with some of the materials and partnerships that you had on hand great floor choice I agree with John that floor really brought out the room I enjoyed that but I think you guys have got to push yourselves you know this is the pinnacle of interior design in South Africa so you know treat it like that I've also given him 5 and a half 5 and a half interesting same as Menendale before so Anne it's all up to you yeah well it's a beautiful classic designed minimalist bathroom but I'm looking in this competition obviously for creativity and originality so what I did love about it about your bathroom was the recycled floor I think it's so important for young designers to think about eco-friendly products when you're doing your designs I loved that I also loved your vanity and the fact that you had colours in your drawers was a great nice surprise so well done on that what I did think you had two mirrors in your bathroom I thought maybe you should have gone for two basins you obviously don't have a partner who brushes their teeth for longer than necessary you'll soon learn about having two basins but that was one opportunity I thought you'd missed but other than that I really liked your and also the shower head I thought that was great that you're thinking about eco-friendly products and carry on with that I really liked it but I thought it was too safe in your colour choice and I'm looking for that creativity, originality and colour so I gave you a 6 a 6 which is still slightly higher than Menendale which means that Menendale sitting on 24.1 which is just slightly below what Rudolph is sitting on currently so all that's left to judge is one more contestant's score and that is Joanne who will be the winner of the best bathroom you'll have to wait exactly where you are because you'll find out after the break welcome back to Afternoon Express today we're focusing on Winner Home our judges are here and it's a quick recap time of what's happened so far before the break we heard the scores from Menendale and Rudolph there's only one left to go and that's Joanne but before we get to that announcement on suspense, Rudolph was our winner two weeks ago for the first challenge at that guest bedroom and as a reward Rudolph was treated to a very special experience that could only be enjoyed at Val de Ville, take a look so this is my reward for the guest bedroom challenge we're going horse riding so I'm quite looking forward to that it's a beautiful morning I'm going to check out the mountain bike trails as we go along and just get in touch with nature again so I'm taking the soundman Lars with because he's always been wanting to to do a bit of horse riding and he's going to join me today so I look forward to doing that with him it looks like so much fun Rudolph I must be honest the only thing I have to say is why was I not chosen well I don't think you were available on that day okay so talk to me about that experience how was it for you? it was wonderful to just be out in nature again and relax a bit and forget about the competition for a couple of minutes well congratulations on winning that first challenge like you said that set the bar a lot higher for you now because you now have to start growing from that point I hope that was a little time in the fresh air to hopefully clear your head for the next couple of challenges so I mentioned earlier on that we've had the announcement of two of our design contestants results so far as per our judges in the loft today Minentally and Rudolph have both received theirs all that's left is Joanne so I'm going to start again back at our judges welcome back to our loft John, go for it I think Joanne I mean I think it was initially my when I viewed it the first time was initially my pick for the one to watch I felt that the final product was a little bit on the stark side I think that although I like the idea of a minimalist contemporary bathroom it just for me lacked that luxury feel and I think for all of the contestants I think the bathrooms were really a good opportunity for you guys to show something unbelievable and I think there were some opportunities most but there were certain elements I think Joanne that I think you got right but I just think it was just lacking that luxury So what was the score for that? Six and a half Six and a half Okay, so it's been quite consistent with your scores today Six and a half, same as Minentally with Rudolph slightly being higher than that Trevor, your comments and your score? I really like the caesar stone raw concrete basin that you designed it had some beautiful design elements it looked brilliant on that the wooden vanity well done I think your overall design that you missed identifying what the person who lives at Welderby in those polar pads is going to want and for that reason I unfortunately have to give you a 5.8 5.8, so so far his lowest score today lower even than Minentally on that one so it's going to be then up to Simon and up to Anne to tell us exactly whether that score is going to be raised Simon, over to you My scores are actually all relatively similar and I think that's because all of the designs are relatively similar you know this is a every room is an opportunity to differentiate yourself from the person sitting to the left to the right so really make an effort to stand out have a talking point in the room because that's ultimately what marketing and property is all about is that property standing out I've marked Giorné the winner of this challenge and mainly because the mirror has that backlight quality to it and that's actually what alerted me to the lighting around the ceiling as well and I just thought the whole space lifts because of what you've done with the mirror everything else I agree with Trevor great finishes but you guys need to do a little bit more So with that said what is your score for her six which is also slightly above Rudolph in fact so Anne go for it Well the thing about minimalist designs it does start looking all the same so if you are going to choose minimalism then you need to look at something that's different and that we haven't seen before I'm looking for something creative something original and colour and colour is the soul and I just feel a lot of by being so minimalist you're missing that life and soul in your designs and that will also differentiate you a lot I also feel it looks a bit bland so my score is 5.5 5.5 which is the same score you gave to Minentale which means from our first judge we had the same score as Minentale then we moved on to Trevor who gave a slightly lower score Simon also gave a higher score in fact to Giorné over Minentale and the same score from Anne herself so that means that our winner for today is again Rudolph congratulations I think that deserves a round of applause you've wrote yourself hard but again like I said every time you win a new challenge you've got to grow yourself and build yourself even further so good luck to the rest of you both really good notes I think it was a good learning curve again this time as we move on to our next challenge take a bit of a break so remember that apart from our judges' votes we're also running a viewer vote competition on privateproperty.co.za where you can vote for your favourite design contestant at the end of winner home season 3 the design contestant with the most viewer votes will win a cash prize of 50,000 rand we have the final tally of viewer votes for the first challenge, the guest bedroom which closed last week and the winner according to you at home is Minentale well done and I remember the viewers being very grateful for that how do you feel? I feel very pleased that a lot of people are showing me support and due to the toughness of the competition the support actually keeps you going from all the social media platforms so I'm very grateful Awesome so that's your message to the rest of the viewers to make sure they keep supporting you to keep the energy going as you head off into the next two challenges and the viewer who won the giveaway of paint to the value of 5000 rand from Plaskon is Itumeleng Ramakau congratulations to you for that votes for your favourite bathroom however it's been opened now since Friday and it's currently, as it currently stands this is how your votes are looking Minentale for Team All Decoration sits on 26% of the votes Rudolph and Team Real Estate currently sit on 35% of the votes and Joanne with Team Vizzy sit on 39% so Joanne being our winner for today interesting nice boost for you so far any words quickly to the encouragement of the viewer? Yay, but for me more Yay so the competition is in full force right now to Nixpress and we can't wait to see what happens next we have until Thursday to vote for your favourite bathroom and here's how Vote for your favourite design contestant's bathroom on privateproperty.co.za and stand a chance of winning Plaskon paint to the value of 5000 rand you also automatically get entered into the draw to win one of the three finished apartments valued at over 3 million rand Winner Home is proudly brought to you by Private Property and Association with NetBank