I was surprised an architect with such discerning taste would live in a house that was so run down and 'average", something he said he hates. The end result was spectacular.
@@paigerosner8574 It was more about the way he spoke than the house... all these requirements he had, because of his expertise, as if things were beneath his stature. I would love to be able to buy a house like that in that area!
As the old saying goes, "The cobbler's children's feet are always bare." His focus is outward, towards his paying client's projects, not inwards towards his own home. He probably has in the back of his mind a grand plan of building his dream home "someday".
@@Quantum36911: nothing is beneath him. As a trained architect, he understands exactly how buildings work. Getting what you are paying for is not outrageous.
What is it with builders/suppliers who cannot even imagine that someone would want a swing-out door, so they change your order and give you what they are sure you meant to order? This has happened to me TWICE on my home on two different remodels, 20 years apart. Absolutely infuriating.
My condolences over working for someone who thinks they know best - I wish he would have listened to you. And I keep noticing how tradespeople have to be watched like a hawk a.k.a. doors wrong. . . . . .
I think the architect was looking for something "special" but his lack of trust in a designer led to him to a kitchen that looks very basic and lifeless. He should have trusted Sarah.
Not everyone wants fake Shaker with ugly stone worktops and splashback. The client had a clear vision and didn't allow it to be railroaded by a designer intent on imposing their cookie cutter style.
I really really like the finished kitchen. The red looked so good. Only thing I might do is add a few more touches of red in the kitchen itself (on the counters, etc ).
This way, they can change out the bench, chairs, and bulletin board to create a yellow & white or blue & white or really any color & white kitchen. It really was smart, I think, to keep all the fixed items in shades of very neutral whites & pale grays. Now their future color possibilities are endless.
@@jeanvignes True, but the beauty of using IKEA(?) kitchens is that you can easily change the doors in a couple of hours if you get bored with them (and I think you wouldn't even need a screwdriver)... so they could have used some red doors without real commitment (a few hundred dollars, but then again, redressing the seatings could easily cost similar money, and would be more trouble). Versatility is good in any way though and the general rule is what you said!
People like this guy, Mr. “I don’t compromise,” are why I could never be a designer. I’d be telling him to design his own bleeping kitchen. And what do you want to bet his wife is the one who does all the cooking, but he didn’t let her get in a word about what she wanted. Ugh.
When I worked as a graphic designer in the 70's and early 80's, literally 95% of my business clients wanted their cards & stationary in white with red & blue logos (the precise American flag colors.) They were uncompromisingly attached to using red, white, & blue and NO other colors. It was maddening. I would explain that there are thousands of colors to choose from. That we could work together to find a unique and eye-catching combination of colors to make their business stand out. NOPE. Just use the Pantone colors that match the American flag and call it done. NO compromise. Many American businesses are still stuck on red, white, & blue: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Citi Bank, Sears, Ford, Mobile, NFL, COSTCO, Delta, etc. This flag-color obsession among American male business owners is part of the reason that I changed careers. Ten years of red, white, & blue took all the creativity & joy out of the profession for me.
The client knew more about the design process than Sarah, who is not an architect. These shows are tightly edited and you don't see everyone's point of view. It was refreshing to see a client with a clear vision rather than usual clueless HGTV contestants who are led by the nose and end up with a cliche of tickboxes. I see a lot of people are upset simply because the client got what he wanted. Barring really stupid ideas, isn't that what a designer is being paid to deliver?
@@eattherich9215 Clear vision? He asked for an all-white kitchen with concrete floors and maximum storage, then said "ok, not that much storage, let's make more open space because you need to have the seating at this side, because I forgot to mention, on the other side there's a huge trapdoor. Which, btw means we can't have the concrete floors I asked for" (though admittedly it was his wife who wanted storage, and what she wanted didn't seem to matter). And then after they sent measurements for the door he went "Oh, but you know, forget the one door, I want the entire wall to be doors. Never mind that this blows the budget (and ignoring his wife's objections), you can do something spectacular anyway". So then she finds him budget white cabinets and concrete-looking floors and worktops, but he goes "Oh, but you know, all-white will make us look like everyone else, I want a red kitchen with wooden floors". So when she tells him ok, but you need to commit to red, so then he's back to the white floors and concrete-looking floor. But then he changed the benchtops and backsplash to everything white. Clear as mudwater!
There's a hood vent. I don't like a kitchen without central heating/cooling to circulate, & ventilate the air, but a lot of older houses have no room for duct-work.
'Right now you have slab doors'. The alarm bells have already started ringing. @4:28, when a professional looks at the plan and finds it wanting. @7:55, what no custom cabinetry or marble worktops? 🙄 @10:56, why no beam lift? A butcher block top has to be properly maintained to stop drying out and splitting? Is that something that busy parents will do? At the beginning of the process I had grave reservations, but the client stood his ground and got what he wanted rather than having something imposed on him. I love the high gloss slab cabinetry and the palette of whites and greys. The red accents were personal choices, but not for me.
Kitchen is so lovely 💕 it's modern Scandinavian design with Sara's twist. I dislike their kitchen jewelry, those handles are aweful. The facet is cheapo. I wouldn't use that glass door. Instead I would go with French accordion door and add better wood low deck and expand it for BBQ area and garden love sofa with foldable table (not the cheap wood chairs) so kids can enjoy second area for homeworks during good weather. Kids need a more soft areas to sit and craw. It's a house kitchen, not a museum cafeteria...
The kitchen is pretty much an update of the old kitchen which had a lot of white. The the makeover is beautiful and not just a tickbox of cliches - fake Shaker cabinetry/ugly stone worktops/huge island.
Matthew was THE worst client EVER! He claimed it was not about his architect ego, but he brought that ego to everything, especially the huge open out doors! Sooo difficult! Meanwhile Design Inc’s professional attitude designed a better kitchen than he deserved, but his wife and kids deserved better than him!
The client spent seven years training to be an architect. He understands form and function - see how he dissected Sarah's floor plan as being non-workable. Large inward opening doors take up a lot of space. He was righ to have them open outwards. Here was one client that Sarah couldn't steamroller with her frothy and impractical ideas. Never try messing with a professional.
As someone that has worked with professional architects and designers, Sara had the more practical approach. The client insisted on a flat ceiling instead of working with a slope, swing out doors where a sliding door was more useful (the table will always be in the way with the door swung outward) and leaving a trap door in place because it was the only way to move a washer and dryer (cement floors were never an option because of this). These were poor design choices that added to a ridiculous budget for what he wanted. I've dealt with some dumb designers but a dumb architect is way more wasteful when it comes to money. He wanted elements that will never yield a good return on investment.
A great transformation of the kitchen, but I was taken aback by the lack of design vision by the architect for his own living space. The kitchen previous photos were, let's say "interesting". Not a great fan of the long, long handles on the cupboard doors.
I had to Google the original airing date of the season & episode. This one says "Design, Inc. S4 E13". Some of Sarah's shows don't even have the season & episode, though. The best we can do is correlate her hair style with the date. Ha!
Sorry, but he's a NIGHTMARE client to work with. Like so many folks, he doesn't know how to let go. Everything must be his way, although he's too blind to see it.
Oh Sarah you deserve a medal 👏🥇 in patience and diplomacy. You were brave taking on an architect babe 😜
The only thing missing from this episode was Tommy's take on this whole project! LOL
Beautiful, but did Fredrika have any say?
This was done more than 10 years ago and still looks pretty great!
That kitchen looks very much like one I did four years' ago.
I was surprised an architect with such discerning taste would live in a house that was so run down and 'average", something he said he hates. The end result was spectacular.
Very disappointing.
In Toronto, where prices are much higher, this is a great house!
@@paigerosner8574 It was more about the way he spoke than the house... all these requirements he had, because of his expertise, as if things were beneath his stature. I would love to be able to buy a house like that in that area!
As the old saying goes, "The cobbler's children's feet are always bare." His focus is outward, towards his paying client's projects, not inwards towards his own home. He probably has in the back of his mind a grand plan of building his dream home "someday".
@@Quantum36911: nothing is beneath him. As a trained architect, he understands exactly how buildings work. Getting what you are paying for is not outrageous.
What is it with builders/suppliers who cannot even imagine that someone would want a swing-out door, so they change your order and give you what they are sure you meant to order? This has happened to me TWICE on my home on two different remodels, 20 years apart. Absolutely infuriating.
He was proud of being difficult! Not sorry at all. I'm happy for the missus, who I don't think gets her way very often, as she seems to love it.
Apart from the worktop, which should have been darker (Sarah was right), it turned out beautifully.
Architects are the worst clients to work with, but the end result is incredible.
I love how the rosy pink against the red gave it punch but kept it from looking juvenile.
You definitely have more patience than I would of
Probably my favourite kitchen from Design Inc.
Stressful for you, relaxing for me!👍🏻
This is lovely. It seems there are so many really nice things in boxes, at last!
Another home run, Sarah! Way to go team!
Bulletin Board in red speckles … so neat
I don't care for modern but this kitchen is a masterpiece!
I agree. Thank God she talked him out of red cabinets.
My condolences over working for someone who thinks they know best - I wish he would have listened to you. And I keep noticing how tradespeople have to be watched like a hawk a.k.a. doors wrong. . . . . .
Love it! TY Sarah!
I think the architect was looking for something "special" but his lack of trust in a designer led to him to a kitchen that looks very basic and lifeless. He should have trusted Sarah.
Not everyone wants fake Shaker with ugly stone worktops and splashback. The client had a clear vision and didn't allow it to be railroaded by a designer intent on imposing their cookie cutter style.
Beautiful! I would have this kitchen
Well Done Team!! Kudos to the Mrs!!! nightmare client ....
Nightmare client because he wanted his vision fully realised? 🙄
Sorry, but a white kitchen does not need white doors. White and woods are lovely together.
Beautiful
I thought that egress doors had to face in so you would not get stuck in a snow storm.
I really really like the finished kitchen. The red looked so good. Only thing I might do is add a few more touches of red in the kitchen itself (on the counters, etc ).
Red is kind of a difficult colour as it seems to absorb light. I think they did well using it as an accent colour.
This way, they can change out the bench, chairs, and bulletin board to create a yellow & white or blue & white or really any color & white kitchen. It really was smart, I think, to keep all the fixed items in shades of very neutral whites & pale grays. Now their future color possibilities are endless.
@@jeanvignes True, but the beauty of using IKEA(?) kitchens is that you can easily change the doors in a couple of hours if you get bored with them (and I think you wouldn't even need a screwdriver)... so they could have used some red doors without real commitment (a few hundred dollars, but then again, redressing the seatings could easily cost similar money, and would be more trouble). Versatility is good in any way though and the general rule is what you said!
It is awesome
I love, love it.
People like this guy, Mr. “I don’t compromise,” are why I could never be a designer. I’d be telling him to design his own bleeping kitchen. And what do you want to bet his wife is the one who does all the cooking, but he didn’t let her get in a word about what she wanted. Ugh.
When I worked as a graphic designer in the 70's and early 80's, literally 95% of my business clients wanted their cards & stationary in white with red & blue logos (the precise American flag colors.) They were uncompromisingly attached to using red, white, & blue and NO other colors. It was maddening. I would explain that there are thousands of colors to choose from. That we could work together to find a unique and eye-catching combination of colors to make their business stand out. NOPE. Just use the Pantone colors that match the American flag and call it done. NO compromise. Many American businesses are still stuck on red, white, & blue: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Citi Bank, Sears, Ford, Mobile, NFL, COSTCO, Delta, etc. This flag-color obsession among American male business owners is part of the reason that I changed careers. Ten years of red, white, & blue took all the creativity & joy out of the profession for me.
The client knew more about the design process than Sarah, who is not an architect. These shows are tightly edited and you don't see everyone's point of view. It was refreshing to see a client with a clear vision rather than usual clueless HGTV contestants who are led by the nose and end up with a cliche of tickboxes.
I see a lot of people are upset simply because the client got what he wanted. Barring really stupid ideas, isn't that what a designer is being paid to deliver?
@@eattherich9215 Clear vision? He asked for an all-white kitchen with concrete floors and maximum storage, then said "ok, not that much storage, let's make more open space because you need to have the seating at this side, because I forgot to mention, on the other side there's a huge trapdoor. Which, btw means we can't have the concrete floors I asked for" (though admittedly it was his wife who wanted storage, and what she wanted didn't seem to matter). And then after they sent measurements for the door he went "Oh, but you know, forget the one door, I want the entire wall to be doors. Never mind that this blows the budget (and ignoring his wife's objections), you can do something spectacular anyway". So then she finds him budget white cabinets and concrete-looking floors and worktops, but he goes "Oh, but you know, all-white will make us look like everyone else, I want a red kitchen with wooden floors". So when she tells him ok, but you need to commit to red, so then he's back to the white floors and concrete-looking floor. But then he changed the benchtops and backsplash to everything white. Clear as mudwater!
How do they get any ventilation in there? Just 1 window? doors are useless.
There's a hood vent. I don't like a kitchen without central heating/cooling to circulate, & ventilate the air, but a lot of older houses have no room for duct-work.
It wasn't specified whose error caused the doors issue. Wonder if that means...
Really lovely.
'Right now you have slab doors'. The alarm bells have already started ringing. @4:28, when a professional looks at the plan and finds it wanting. @7:55, what no custom cabinetry or marble worktops? 🙄 @10:56, why no beam lift? A butcher block top has to be properly maintained to stop drying out and splitting? Is that something that busy parents will do? At the beginning of the process I had grave reservations, but the client stood his ground and got what he wanted rather than having something imposed on him. I love the high gloss slab cabinetry and the palette of whites and greys. The red accents were personal choices, but not for me.
I'm sure He was a nightmare!
Kitchen is so lovely 💕 it's modern Scandinavian design with Sara's twist. I dislike their kitchen jewelry, those handles are aweful. The facet is cheapo. I wouldn't use that glass door. Instead I would go with French accordion door and add better wood low deck and expand it for BBQ area and garden love sofa with foldable table (not the cheap wood chairs) so kids can enjoy second area for homeworks during good weather. Kids need a more soft areas to sit and craw. It's a house kitchen, not a museum cafeteria...
The kitchen is pretty much an update of the old kitchen which had a lot of white. The the makeover is beautiful and not just a tickbox of cliches - fake Shaker cabinetry/ugly stone worktops/huge island.
Reason why? Those swing out doors 😂🙄
Looks like a hospital or lifeless lab with an effort to add 'some color'.
Vinyl floor? All that money spent. I'd presume now the kids are older and money has been saved they will upgrade.
@@whiteserpent6753 I grew up In a beautiful home with fancy linoleum. I dont think it stood the test of time - Ina fashion sense
Matthew was THE worst client EVER! He claimed it was not about his architect ego, but he brought that ego to everything, especially the huge open out doors! Sooo difficult! Meanwhile Design Inc’s professional attitude designed a better kitchen than he deserved, but his wife and kids deserved better than him!
The client spent seven years training to be an architect. He understands form and function - see how he dissected Sarah's floor plan as being non-workable. Large inward opening doors take up a lot of space. He was righ to have them open outwards. Here was one client that Sarah couldn't steamroller with her frothy and impractical ideas. Never try messing with a professional.
As someone that has worked with professional architects and designers, Sara had the more practical approach. The client insisted on a flat ceiling instead of working with a slope, swing out doors where a sliding door was more useful (the table will always be in the way with the door swung outward) and leaving a trap door in place because it was the only way to move a washer and dryer (cement floors were never an option because of this). These were poor design choices that added to a ridiculous budget for what he wanted. I've dealt with some dumb designers but a dumb architect is way more wasteful when it comes to money. He wanted elements that will never yield a good return on investment.
A great transformation of the kitchen, but I was taken aback by the lack of design vision by the architect for his own living space. The kitchen previous photos were, let's say "interesting". Not a great fan of the long, long handles on the cupboard doors.
Beautiful but that red😣
I wonder where the bike went?
There must be a cellar because the washer/dryer is underneath.
He was a terrible client. Turned out well.
There was nothing outrageous in the brief, unless you think he should have accepted an inward opening back door. 🙄
Wait there is no heat in the kitchen now ?
Radiant heating coming up from the floors heats the entire space as heat rises. That's the theory behind replacing wall radiators with radiant floors.
I wish they would put the correct date of a show. Not interested in 10 yr old design show.
I had to Google the original airing date of the season & episode. This one says "Design, Inc. S4 E13". Some of Sarah's shows don't even have the season & episode, though. The best we can do is correlate her hair style with the date. Ha!
The design still looks fresh today.
The editor of this video is killing me. Please stop with the rapid flash cuts. The video is unwatchable.
60's Marimekko
It turned out great, but, holy cow...... so much drama. Too much of that.
Looks like a hospital.
Screams late 90s / millennia
it's pretty, but sterile looking...sorry, it's a miss for me.
This architect was so annoying.
Would you be happy if your builders or tradespeople did something you didn't like or want?
The man’s ego is so unprofessional and a pain.
Sorry, but he's a NIGHTMARE client to work with. Like so many folks, he doesn't know how to let go. Everything must be his way, although he's too blind to see it.
A designer should know that blue is never good for a kitchen especially that blue, because it will cast onto the food and thats a sickening look!!!!
Looks awful! especially that red.
He's a pretty awful client, for sure!