(@i_WuV_hUgZ) January 6, 2021, I rarely post on here now as whatever I think theres always people with opposing and genuine views but #GrandDesigns wtf is a single parent spending millions on a ridiculously huge house. The Londoner . As series 20 of the ever-soothing, ever-ambitious show begins, we learn that Grand Designs' latest builder/dreamer/victim has spent 1.8m on the warden's lodge in a Victorian cemetery and an. 22:38 GMT 15 Jan 2021. These include a kitchen/dining area, snug, living room, and a basement with a subterranean swimming pool. But will the project turn into a terrifying nightmare? I would watch a compilation of Kevin McClouds attempts to suppress any sort of facial response to the wildly gung-ho plans and financial implications laid out every few minutes. Walking into the new wing from the cosy rooms in the lodge could easily have felt like stepping into the freezer aisle in a supermarket, said Gretchen. The blue upholstered chairs in the living room are from William Yeoward. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. It was good for me to have something to focus on.'. McCloud explains that old money types are often asset-rich but cash-poor, and as the lodge project stretches on, and on, there is a real question of whether it will be completed at all, particularly when the owner keeps embellishing his plans. "And come the witching hour, when they close the gates to the cemetery then it really is my area. They would take regular walks through the cemetery with their dog, a gorgeous mutt called Thunder. As his dream became a reality, the last scenes of the programme revealed one final twist, as Justin disclosed he had found a special someone to share his new home. 'It was so romantic,' says Hideko, who shows me the stunning inky sapphire which Justin had commissioned from an ex-girlfriend who happens to be a jeweller. They asked why we were only excavating beneath part of the building when digging under the whole thing would add a huge amount of extra room, Justin explains. 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Theyre not smaller in terms of vision at all because weve got some really exciting stuff but theyre not the really big almost commercially run things that we sometimes feature.. MORE : Incredible five-bedroom home The Curve, as featured on Grand Designs, on sale for 3.45million, MORE : Boy, 16, designs Covid Invaders arcade game to encourage vaccinations, Billie Shepherd and Sam Faiers call out b****y Phillip Schofield over This Morning behaviour, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? He would often venture into the graveyard in south-west London while walking his dog, and found the building utterly fascinating. Low cost luxury kitchen: ways to cut your spend, Grand Designs lockdown houses: before and after. Justin Maxwell-Stuart, 47, from London, bought an abandoned lodge and the adjoining ex-council toilet block in Fulham cemetery for 1.8 million in 2016, the Mirror reports. Despite being in a "bit of a shock" at the overall cost of the project, Justin plowed on with plans. #GrandDesigns, Heather The Fruit Bat (@TubbyBats) January 6, 2021. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The owners of an eye-catching Devon house that featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs have lost a planning battle with the council. axed after Jeremy Clarksons vile Meghan Markle comments. 'If you didn't live in London, you will think what I spent is a ridiculous amount of money for a house. Grand Designs returns Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 4. Meanwhile, Grand Designs Kevin McCloud recently joked hes got quite good at being rude to people approaching him in the street. With many in debt, loosing their jobs and homes, struggling to feed their kids; GD show some numpty millionaire spending nearly 4 mill on a cemetery lodge. Grand Designs returns this week with Kevin following a huge new project by army captain Justin, who has forked out 1.8million on his new home. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. But in November 2020, the four-bed home, complete with a huge master suite, dressing room, kitchen-diner, reading room, a large lounge, as well as a cellar, a TV room with a bar and the 13-metre swimming pool, was finished. Kevin McCloud presents the first of a new series of Grand Designs. It wasn't just that he was planning to spend a fortune on converting the dilapidated Victorian Lodge ('ghastly concrete grouting!') He also rents out the house in Mustique (about 10,000 a week in high season), which he also rebuilt from scratch. Work was also forced to stop for a full three months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It is a fascinating insight into the strange economics of the aristocracy. Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud observed one of the most unique builds in the history of the show on Wednesday evening, which saw a 4.5m house go up in a south-west London graveyard. But, I have watched enough episodes of Grand Designs to know this might not have worked. The Lodge, Fulham Cemetery (Grand Designs) South West London Grand Designs - Fulham Cemetery: A series of gardens around an innovative property in Fulham Cemetery - the house featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs in January 2021 under the title 'South West London'. 'Yah, lovely acorns,' says Justin, admiring their dazzling lustre while giving the impression he can't remember how much they cost (4,000 each). The ground floor living room is so fabulous. 2023 GRV Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 'The Maxwell Stuarts are very understated,' he says. The blue tones and natural light make it calm and serene. You can download it on Android here and Apple here. rand Designs returns to our screens tonight for its 21st series just as we need it most. When Simon suggested that the new section should be contemporary, built from Bath stone to form a link between the two halves, I followed his lead. Within 5 miles of your location. What do you think youre doing? ". 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'Jan, you won't be expected to wrestle with grizzly bears every morning,' he says, and I worry that we are digressing too far, but there is no stopping him now. He recalls being told by his parents to keep her royal personage supplied with cocktail snacks during pre-dinner drinks when she came over to supper one balmy evening. 'I was worried,' he says, 'that people would just think I was a posh twit spending money.'. he says, with a shrug. From graveyard cottage to 4.2million VERY Grand Design: TV property show's most costly project ever turned a cemetery wreck into a majestic home with a waterfall and underground pool By. So, to have the leaf motif and the blue greens running throughout the rooms creates a cohesive look throughout the house. I saw the potential to create something really wonderful as the building had such great character.. That was mad, beautiful and very, very funny. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. From an early age, wee Justin became adept at hunting, shooting, fishing and spent boyhood Christmases at the family's holiday home on Mustique in the Caribbean. Simon proposed renovating the lodge, deemed a Building of Merit, to give two bedrooms and a study. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The TV presenter, 61, is in the vulnerable category amid the pandemic, so as a result needs to be extra careful when around other people and keep a distance at all times. The neo-Gothic house will have a moat and a chainmail water feature. By We have Covid compliance officers with us at all times, checking out here, making sure we are all being good.. Romeo destroys future with Rayne after shocking accusation in Hollyoaks. We admire the ginger jars decorated with blue marlin, the paintings by his uncle, the photographs of Mustique discreetly displayed. It also turned into one of their most popular episodes. Ive never built a pool in a cemetery before, says one builder. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs, Justin Maxwell-Stuart revealed that if he'd known what the grand total of the project was at the beginning, he'd never had gone through with it. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The concrete itself wasnt expensive, but holding up the old building while we dug underneath it was another matter entirely. It also gave the basement an extra bedroom, a media room, a larger wine cellar and a sauna. , updated . A six-metre basement extension complete with 13-metre swimming pool is planned but its hard to find contractors willing to dig down in a cemetery. The controversial US oil plan explained. It is simply not the Maxwell Stuart way, darling. I think it would be fair to say that he had grave misgivings about the whole thing. Justin Maxwell-Stuart, 50, from London, bought an abandoned keepers lodge and an adjoining ex-council toilet block in Fulham cemetery for 1.8 million in 2016. The final bill for the five-bedroom home, designed by architect Simon Gill, was 4.2 million, making it one of the most expensive projects in Grand Designs' two-decade history. The house is in a graveyard on a busy London road but this room is so peaceful. What a great job that is! Even McCloud seems shocked by the seemingly unnecessary scale of it all, likening the basement to that of a skyscraper, or a car park. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. The build is one of the biggest budget projects on this series, with the property costing 1.8 million and a further 1.6 million budgeted for the renovation work, but costs mount rapidly, leaving. The properties featured in the series vary wildly from homes underground to converted water towers, with the only common factor being that they're all rather unusual or extravagant in some way. 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