‘I hope they keep this in so my husband can see I’m always right’ Stacey Solomon jokes as renovation fails to go to plan
STACEY SOLOMON joked that she hopes husband Joe Swash realises that she is always right, after a couple failed to take her advice, and their home renovation ended up going way over budget.
The 34-year-old Loose Women panellist loves a good DIY project – and now Stacey has come to rescue to help Britons on her latest TV venture, Renovation Rescue.
The new series, which airs on Channel 4, follows the home interiors fanatic help people who have encountered bad builders.
Whether it’s bricklaying or basic plumbing, Stacey will be getting stuck into the projects herself too, as she will share the tips she picked up while renovating her £1.2million home, Pickle Cottage.
In tonight’s episode, the mum of five travelled to St Ives in Cambridgeshire, to help out young couple Shariqa and Imani.
The couple saved hard to buy their first home but a year on have been unable to move in after a builder let them down.
Stacey told the couple she could really see the potential of the house, and set about helping them to take on the work themselves.
Shariqa has expensive taste and despite the couple’s £10,000 budget, was desperate to install a pot filler into the kitchen, and tile the floors with marble.
Stacey suggested that the couple tile their floor with porcelain instead, as this would save them around £600, but Shariqa insisted on going for the more expensive material.
Although the tiles did end up looking stunning, following their installation, Shariqa said she would not recommend marble to anyone.
She said: “It was just the fact that it was so difficult to cut, it was difficult to lay, it was difficult to clean.
“Every aspect of it was difficult”.
Sassy Stacey shot back: “I hate to say I told you so.
“I really hope they keep this in the show so my husband can see that there are so many occasions where I’m right”.
Due to the expensive tiles, the couple ended up going £4000 over budget and struggled to get the property finished.
Despite running out of cash, Shariqa and Imani were able to use materials they already had to DIY the rest of the house, with the help of Renovation Rescue’s resident builder Aggie.
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The couple have been able to give their home a classy, expensive feel, with traditional moulding around the walls and dark green kitchen cabinets.
“You walk in and you’re just blown away”, said Stacey.
Becoming emotional, a tearful Shariqa said: “We could have given up so many times.
“But it was all worth it in the end”.
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