Inside Britain's Most Expensive Homes | Finest Interiors
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
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London's housing market is booming, thanks to foreign investors buying property worth more than £100billion - and as a result the luxury interior design industry is flourishing.
This documentary follows prestigious designers working for some of the capital's wealthiest clients. They include Brian Wade, who has spent four-and-a-half years designing a seven-storey Knightsbridge townhouse, with furniture including a stingray-skin coffee table and a chandelier made from Hyde Park leaves dipped in gold.
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Juliette is my favourite from this, i love her hard work and entrepreneurship!
I understand that large parts of this video is disliked by many people, however Brian’s passion and emotional farewell is just lovely to see.
‘No...it is obvious it’s a fortune isn’t it?’😂😂😂 best response ever
What I have learned from this video is that wealth does not always equal taste and sense even if the finest interior designers are employed. And what a crazy job these people do!
I somebody said once said money doesn’t always equal taste .
And as a famous Coco Chanel one said: luxury must be comfortable otherwise it is not luxury.
For this does not look comfortable...
As well as that someone who said: people who have a lot of moneyDon’t dress as well as people who have to make do, who have to be inventive.
It looks like that also goes for the places to live and how they choose to decorate where they live.
Because style is something you possess not buy .
What i've learned is that I've been doing it wrong for years! Educating my clients has been the absolutely wrong method to acquiring a fortune for myself!
Being poor doesn't mean you have good taste too. I've seen many middle aged women brag about how they furnished their house for $12, and I'm like, yeah, and it looks like you stole junk from a homeless persons cart.
@@ceetiguilamoreno2550 my aunt would say "money doesn't know who has it". I agree with you. Also sad that the designer is making the little girl and blanket of rabbit fur. Fur is death.
@@ellenhageman7380 BEST COMMENT EVER.
Killed 40 stingrays to make an edging for a round coffee table. Ridiculous and cruel. Glad I’m not in that club.
David Charles Fisher exactly. And to be proud of it, what an absolute shame.
They should be prosecuted
No different than using cow leather. Sting ray meat is also harvested so it's not like their Sacrificing it for its skin alone. If this upsets you look into the Chinese practice of shark fin harvesting.
It's absolutely disgusting and to be proud of it is just mind boggling....
@@mostwant3dgov It's actually very different from using cow leather. Both are cruel and involve the sacrificing of other species for the wants/needs of ours but they are different acts.
The housekeeper is a former Russian weapons inspector? This is too funny...
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
She is so particular. I would not want to work for her.
@@vickiesmith3021 she’s her housekeeper, she works for someone, no one works for her. Lol
You couldn't imagine a more demanding quality controller.
@@mostwant3dgov for that money she is right
Rabbit fur throw... and on top of it, it is in pink... and for an 8-year-old. "Inspired by nature". This is the ultimate act of disrespect, not only for the rabbits but for nature as a whole.
"Farmed, we've used probably 188"... I want to fucking vomit.
By farmed he meant that it was from rabbits raised for eating.
@@windyhawthorn7387 In this instance, I believe they were farmed specifically for their fur. That's usually what it means when someone says an animal whose skin is used for decor was farmed.
I’m sorry but one word for crystal encrusted wallpaper. TACKY!
Funny enough, this was the one thing i found interesting. I bet the room is amazing with the lights off and the wallpaper on, like a room full of pixie dust
It's a whole 'nother level of vulgarity 🤣
Who is going to clean it
Tacky: Yes, that may be true but her clients couldn't care less what we think ;-)
Thats what a poor Person would say
I think a lot of these wealthy houses aren't pretty or cozy. They're just hotels.
Well, technically they do function like hotels since they’re only stayed in for a couple of weeks(at most) a year.
@@donde6961 True, but if I had that much money to design my own places, I'd want each house to have some local character, while also seeming cozy and comforting. Otherwise you might as well stay at a fancy hotel. That's what I don't understand. Why not own cute, stress-relieving homes instead of generic places? Would that feel too peasant-like? Why are hotels more impressive?
@@melissamybubbles6139 Hotels are more impressive because it has to appeal to more people. These houses are tacky because they only have to appeal to those who live there. Once they leave, the houses often have to be totally redone in order to appeal to the new owners. The one designer was right: It's a horrendous amount of waste!
@@m.woodsrobinson9244 Agree, they are also somewhat hard to sell since they are incredibly personalized. But for the top 5-1% they can afford to gut the place or even tear it down :/
I mean, is there a way for a 19000 square foot house to look cozy? lol if it's a big room or house, it's going to feel large and massive no matter what you do with it.
Commutes 5 hours everyday, owns a business, single mom of 4 boys - RESPECT!
Zero respect. Bet they never see their mother and will resent her when they grow up
@@vivdoolan6846 she is working to feed them by herself
@@vivdoolan6846 what should She do then? Go on unemployment so she can pick them up everyday? I think she’s amazing
11 hours for herself & her children 🤷
@@vivdoolan6846 what a blantantly insensitive and sexist response. If a single father made the same sacrifices and choices to feed his children, you’d not say the same. I’m sure she wishes she had the luxury to spend more time with the kids, but she’s doing all she can to secure the security of her family. What’s the alternative? Search for a second husband who works so that she can be a stay-at-home mother? Whatever. She’s not going to wait around. She’s going places. Deal with it.
People love hating the rich LOL I grew up poor and didn't even known what the word bespoke even meant until my 20s. However, I love this program. When I watch it, I see strong women owning businesses, doing what they can to make their dreams and the dreams of others come true. To each their own I guess. To live in a home is a luxury. To live in a luxurious home is a blessing.
To live in a happy home is actually blessing
This program should be renamed to 'Nouveau Riche Tacky Interiors'!
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I couldn't live there for free, rather be homeless .
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I think we can be fairly certain that that IS the real title of the show, but that can't use it, or those rich people would never let them in the door again!
The designs are somewhat trifling, although I do like a few of Juliette’s. If this is the best of design that London has to offer, then I would think that is unfortunate. Most of this show left me feeling sick to my stomach - the animal abuse, and perversion of what they believe is nature. That people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing is a large problem. What suffering a**holes.
Shout out to the guy in the gym. "It wasn't always like this" is both a humble and an encouraging way to respond to a compliment in a gym hope he's out there having a good life
that nature dude is basically Cruella de vil
Cruella de vils wear Hermes Birkenstock’s handbags. Crocs are skinned alive for vanity and fashion.
“If a Swiss comes, put ABBA on, if an Italian comes put the Gypsy Kings on....” (From Sweden and France) 😂😂😂😂 Let’s hope she knows more about design than music. 🤔🤔🤔
I love interior design but this episode left me uninspired & quite frankly, slightly repulsed.
Liama lady made this episode worth watching - don't mess with a former military firearms inspector :)
The worse part is that most of it looks terrible
Chloe - Absolutely! It made me sick so I stopped looking
Right! Ugly!
@@MarshasJourney I couldn't agree more.
Proof that money can't buy taste.
Not a big fan of using exotic animals for furniture. I thought we have evolved as humans. Now if its an antique then it doesn't bother me because your reusing.
Disgusting use of animals shame on the designer and the home owner.
"Please don't film the doors as we walk through." 🤣
I spent the entire video wondering what anyone needs with 96 rooms in their home
Space for the bodies.
Being a billionaire is about competing with the rest neighbours and braging
@@pianomanhere LOLOL
Some people are so dumb and empty
If you really understand you would have been rich
For Brian after 5 years, I'll tell you what's sad is not seeing the owners come in to see it and enjoy. Suddenly the show is ripped short!
You need to understand that ( just because you didn't see something doesn't mean it didn't happen) not only he probably saw the owners after the camera stopped filming he was asked to come over for changes , explanation, complaints etc etc .
Almost Everything in that house has a warranty and Brian would be the go to guy for those manufacting issues that may have happened so he'd be involved for at least a year after handover.
That is if the owners aren't already dealing with him for other projects.
I am horribly amazed how many animals have died for that tacky and ugly furniture! What is wrong with those people? Like these were stingrays, this is a rabbit fur... we used 188 rabbits here!? WTF? Nature inspired home, furniture. Well like cemetery not nature inspired I would say.
Lydia Pudel I am shocked too. Total lack of humanity. It’s sickening.
agree with you , kill poor animals , skin them to make a rich man happy .
@@BubbleInThePond What’s disgusting too, they use the terminology, “distinctive taste” to disguise the reality of their savagery in killing innocent animals needlessly to appease the greed of the self-important filthy rich.
Or just, filthy.
@@lilykamal4824 Yes. Sad indeed.
you are absolutely right, this is communist syndrome, if you have fur coat you are somebody, doesn't matter if you look like stupid. Russians are number one in this, they need to ,,prove,, to others they are ,,high society"🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️. Peoples ego is dangerous, it is often covering low self esteem....
Maybe luxury but I don’t see the class and taste 😔
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amen to that
It‘s what poor people with a lot of money buys
Juliette, you are my favorite, I love your humbleness & vulnerability.
Best comedy show on the block
It's a feel good tv program, I never be so happy to be poor. My mother always told me money can't buy you taste!
@@melmel1351 i like that people are being slef made and ect and happy but danm I would thread it to shreads if bought a house with that decorations
“It’s shockingly wasteful” said the guy that used 40 stingrays for a table
Brian's work is stunning!
What world do these people live in? 🤣 That photoshoot was hideous. 🤭
Was just wondering the sameq
absolutely tacky,couldn't agree more
“ I’m sort of showing them, we’re on your level” Tasteless and tacky basement level. Ugh 🤦🏽♀️🤮
Poor London..... losing all of its’ class and authentic beauty.
“It’s shockingly wasteful actually”
Should be the title of this type of interior designing.
New money gaudy. More money than taste. Old money is antiques, heirlooms, discreet ,low key & not obsessed with designer labels.
I actually do love the chandelier. Most of the other stuff is TACKY
The crystal lady has some serious taste issues as does her client
I thought I was the only one.😊
Oh yes. Old saying,” money can buy almost anything but definitely not good taste/“😂
Probably has Prince Andrew as a client
I have already used heated toilet seat in an ordinary Japanese household 24 years ago.
Ikr
Juliette needs her own show!
To spend a lot of money for interior isn't the guarantee for good taste, innovation and creativity.
28:44, A ￡180,000 for a chandelier, you can use the money to buy a house
So here's the thing, that's no a 180k chandelier.....that's what might have been charged...it's not anywhere what that would cost...even if you went to Murano yourself and commissioned the 100 leaves....and gilt the other 10 in 24k gold...I need a backer to set me up on King's Rd!
Am I the only one who can admire the artistry of the designs while despising the repulsive and very unclassy materialism of the people who have that kind of money to spend on themselves? My God, can't they spread it around a little? In the end, this beauty on the outside betrays an ugly sickness within. But many of these homes are, indeed, beautiful... even if we peasants can only see pictures of them.
@45:00 did he really have to bathe in all their tubs & showers to make sure the hot/cold water works?!
"Put Abba on when the Swiss are coming in" LoL LoL ... she is mixing up Swedish and Swiss .... and I doubt that Italians like the (french) gypsy kings ..... but somehow I like Juliette; she is so fragile and honest, but so couragious to jump into the "lion's cage"; that's really admirable.
Those snobs telling Juliette she does not belong there. I am glad she stuck to her guns and persevered. Nasty jealous people, looking their noses at her because she does not have the same accent as them, makes me sick
She really does not belong there, bless her simple peasant soul! Nor do her vulgar Russian mafia customers. It is horrid what these creatures do to those buildings history and heritage.
What ashame and people are homeless while all those room sit empty a waist of time and money
@Luxe Aux true
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This is absolutely disgusting that people are wasting money in this manner and people in the same Countries are homeless or living below the poverty line
Brian and his pretentious manner, and his DISRESPECT TOWARDS ANIMALS makes me sick.
I laughed so freakin much! The level of loco is high. The weapons inspector housekeeper was just too much 😆😆😆😆
But that Brian guy and his love of dead animals. uggghhh. Awful!
These are personal hotels. I am a staging student so I am watching for the decor that's not seen on a normal basis. Taking 4 years to decorate a home, that's an unrealistic commitment. Kudos to the decorators for their endless endurance with the clientele. Real Estate JEWELS . If I could shadow one of the decorators for just a day .
The waste if true is quite shocking but I don't think the removal men throw this expensive stuff away. I wonder how they are doing in these Covid times?
There are always plenty of buyers looking for that stuff. Im not sure who is going to jump on a stingray table when it eventually gets thrown out
"play gypsy kings when Italian come in... "
It's obvious it's a fortune isn't it😂 Also Brian has a South African accent, though I'm not sure what six year old wears make- up
A lot of them now days she just might not be allowed to ware it in public.
Juliet has done incredibly well...
Sheeeeeesh and I get excited when I buy two new lightbulbs
Same. New tea towels and cutlery 🤣 I'm actually waiting on my new forest green velvet sofa and I'm so over excited for it to arrive. Hehe.
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I’ve never imagined such attention to detail and dedication to a client was possible.
Thanks for sharing and good luck to the designers and owners.
Brian’s home was stunning
I can see the future of these areas , Long time residents and small local shops are being pushed out and sold to these rich people who have more money than sense. Thy come and buy homes, and redesign them, add basements for gyms and pools they probably early use. Problem with that is it weakens the neighboring homes structure, I've watched a show on the damages it does that leaves the neighboring or attached home start to crack walls and foundations. Because in most cases the rich owners don't live there full time so trying to get them to pay for damages damages is a nightmare. In lot of cases the rich owners sell and move on without paying and leaves them with the bill . What will happen to all these revamped homes once they move on? They will stand empty, normal working class can't buy them. All those posh yes ma,m designers will be out of a job, lol. I don't like that these people think its okay to kill animals because its for a rich client, Shame on them all. If these rich people coming over want to make a name or gain respect there are a lot of different ways than blowing money on trivial things to do that. Here's an idea, help those who have no home or enough food.
70% Property Taxes would keep some of the foreigners hopefully out.
Every Country should do that.
😂😂😂😂i'am dying when i saw her opened that bottle of Champagne so much professional 😂😂😂😂👍
after this, i would be embarrassed to be Juliet's "customer". the idiocy of price for lighting is disgraceful...i dont care how much money u have...like having a gold crapper. the army inspector is insane and i say this as an interior designer who is a captain in IDF.
Customer service at the highest level also her PR attitudes are based on the fact brilliant business lady true definition of a luxury services👍💯 truly amazed by these ppl who made-up the most beautiful pieces of art magnificent interior designs ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
'... ABBA on if the Swiss come in...'
Oh, my culture...
I thought she mixed up Sweden and Switzerland, I hear it happens frequently
@@sannavafan yes, you are right! 🤗
At the end of the day its paint and fabric, and the clients are still 75% water. All this secrecy is hilarious.
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..and finally after 4 years of slogging the designer undresses and takes a bath. Plus , he uses all the 11 toilets. What a relief !!!
There was no need to take a bath...he just wanted the experience what it feels like and enjoy him self. 😉 🤣🙄
Brian's work is impeccable
Just for shits and giggles, I tallied how much my furniture in my 1-bedroom apt. cost: I arrived at less than € 2000 for everything. A lot of my stuff I got pre-loved in great condition and frankly, I only have what I truly use and need. It's so nice to have a little bit of empty space as well, it highlights the things I have. Since I rent, I didn't want to go through the hassle of painting my walls and then taking the paint off again when I move out, so they remained white. It doesn't look boring though, since I have lots of colourful artwork (mostly selfmade on the cheap) and colourful textiles. Taste is very subjective, obviously, but I think far more people would find my home aesthetically pleasing than these dark and oppressing moneypits shown here.
The Russian house keeper remains me of a teacher I once had , nothing got past her !
In Sweden not Switzerland!
"I know fur is an issue for a lot of people but these are farmed" oh ok... no worries, surely farmed animals feel no pain. And BTW, he should learn to pronounce proper french if he wants to sell luxury. Such a vulgar and despicable man.
"I love nature so much! In fact, I'm helping several rare species of animal go extinct faster....their skins and fur will be forever preserved in my designs so I'm helping preserve their memory. But don't worry I've only had 4 baby seals killed yesterday for these wonderful pillowcases made of their fur. Aren't they soft?"
He's like a modern day male Cuella Deville
Ignacio Martínez Argüello yes, 100% with you. Utterly disgusting excuse of a human being.
Aren't the animals killed with a straight shot to the head so basically no pain at all? 😮
Juliet interiors had nightmares with that project 😭
Nightmare mafia OLIGARCHS
Has the feel of vulgar waste for shallow personalities. 😝 But to be fair I guess I’ve got more than I need. ☺️
M Harrison A Money can't buy a class
Did Juliette really say she chose to invest instead of feeding her children?
Not a single peace i like in any of the houses we seen 🥴
@John Doe correct piece "autocorrect"
Mostly tacky as f***
Expected to see some wonderful things and what a letdown. How foolish the buyers are to settle for so many shiny objects that have no relation to the next shiny object. One is cautious about sounding too critical but the people who claim to be the taste setters have only a passing notion of good taste or even good grammar. The very first offering trots over carpets with her bare feet. How gauche.
25:06 how much will it worth once the planet's temperature rises 1.5 or, God forbid, 2C degrees and the entire London goes underwater? One has to be in denial to say London real estate is the most secure place to put your money in the world. If I were them, I'd invest in green technologies, carbon-trapping, regenerative agriculture, and the other climate change mediating initiatives.
The lady who did the first house looks like her hair came from the 70's and her interiors remind me of the Georgians to Victorian era. The crystal lady needs to get rid of her eyeliner it makes her look older. I absolutely loved the guy designer. I wish I was on his design team!
when water taps have to be kept as dry as possible you know they went way too far
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
😂😂😂😂😂 ...that a good one 👍
Joanna is the only real deal. She's relevant and concise and has a sense of real style but buffered with practicality.
I sort of feel sorry for the designers. Brian is still in love with doing his very best and understanding what is achieving with the finest quality. And then he quietly walks away. Yes there’s mountains of money and I’m sure he knows how to have fun. The wonderful thing is that we’ve all seen it on film, that’s eternal. And Juliet, the fussiest most impeccable details and quality must purvey. She learned a hard lesson with the gun inspector. But if you have lots of money, a Scrutinizer is Vital..... Listen to me, what do I know, this is all over my head. LOL
WABI SABI....what she is selling is factory crap...that comes in dinged and probably for millions. There's a difference between made by hand and sloppy crappy.
You're an idiot!
@@TheLouisnavarrete Yep, the housekeeper can see those aren't quality pieces and probably told Sergei about the chandelier fiasco. He's probably going to get some other designer to finish the house....
@@hansonel I don't think they know quality, they know dings. If you showed up to their house with a handmade silk velvet sofa or a real piece of old growth wood furniture they'd think it was crap because of the imperfections that are inherent in those materials. What's sad is that they're in London and he obviously wants opulence and rather than heading to Guinevere or John Hobbs or the other many fine shops the 'decorator' sells made in China crap, for probably the same $....All I can say is that I've obviously been doing it wrong for 30 years, educating my clients. lol
@@TheLouisnavarrete Agree, quality wasn't the right word to use. She was on the lookout for imperfections.
Right? You should hawk that made in China stuff and maybe have a racy photo shoot to "show them you're on their level". Don't forget to put on some ABBA for when the Swiss come into the shop and break out the boxed wine :D
Both designers were emotionals on their work and I like that.
Yes, the destruction next door in Knightsbridge was “shockingly wasteful “.
As was 25 stingrays used for the top of that table. And didn’t he also say that the foyer was covered in shagreen?
Am I the only one in 2021 wondering if those homes have already rotated to new owners?
I just found the house that Brian was working on while browsing homes for sale in London. It’s 27 million!
The Russian housekeeper needed an makeover. Seriously who allows that housekeeper to be broadcast like that on tv lookimg like she just came from the gym, oh my lawd, she was just looking for flaws to disguise the real flaw, the designer and home owners taste or lack of taste, lol.
Oh my goodness!!! This is my new favorite channel. Can't wait to try some of this edgy design in my home! New subscriber ❤️❤️❤️
The funniest part to me is the two males wanting ikea for their kitchen. Half a million budget but pennies for the kitchen? If that is the case, make ikea your theme and save yourselves some money if you don't care for durability.
Disgusting. When you think of the origin of their money.
09:33 "do you want a sandwich?" She was so funny trying to make those girls fat. I totally dig that lady now.
the definition of TACKY.
I so agree
Sting Rays? I'm going to be sick. I hate the rich.
Don't hate the rich...hate the grotesque. There are plenty of rich people who would never murder a stingray for a table. There are also plenty of cash strapped people who would, if they had the money to do so. 😑
@@rexrad9735 yes you're right. They are out there.. Educating themselves about sustainable living and so on..
Unfortunately these spoilt sickos are causing damage at a much faster rate..
@@fashionearrings Sad truth
The designers’ self importance is hilarious!
Juliette may try, but she will always be vulgar.
No, she is a natural talent. But you revealed a lot about yourself.
They are all vulgar
You were the one that tried to run her off.
The poverty mindset in the comment section is appalling
Please elaborate.
As an interior textiles, wall covering designer and lecturer I can frankly say I laughed like a barking seal at wallpaper from a rubbing of fish skin and the inside of a denim shirt. Ab Fab's Edina Monsoon couldn't have said anything more hilarious
Ecclestone? Not many 93 room houses in London
Killed 182 rabbits just to make a bed throw. How cruel can one get ????? Thumbs DOWN to this video for the over the top extravagance that just doesn't CUT it. THUMBS DOWN to people of wealth who flaunt like this.
It all looks like 80's New York ....Donald and Ivana
... and I just wish I could go to the dentist....
Her job in military weapons is a ridiculous excuse to complain about a light/sconce that are identical but one was installed 1/2 inch too close to wall than other, nothing wrong with the lights, just the installment, which would take 5 minutes to realign. Some people with too much money need to stop thinking that these physical objects on earth are just going to be pulled down and auctioned when they’re dead. Good grief.
Just imagining the cleaning!
Some design shown here is like traveler style
Status symbol before Brexit I guess.
I love Juliette good on her
When I win the lottery and buy a mansion, I would want Brian to do the interior design (but not take 5 years at it), and I would want Sergio's housekeeper, that woman is worth her weight in gold!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 thank god for interior design …….how could we possibly survive without it .
I was with the Father...ikea kitchen is fine and a £500 fridge. That would be me hahhahaha.
"But danger is lurking.." camera pans to Liama ahhahahahhahahahhahhaha. The chandelier is beautiful.
The first designer telling the father and son about taste lol her design of that house was so 1990s and tacky
As somebody said once said money doesn’t always equal taste .
And as a famous Coco Chanel one said: luxury must be comfortable otherwise it is not luxury.
For this does not look comfortable...
As well as that someone who said: people who have a lot of moneyDon’t dress as well as people who have to make do, who have to be inventive.
It looks like that also goes for the places to live and how they choose to decorate where they live.
Because style is something you possess not buy .
Oh my. That lady is 🥜 The blonde one with the chandelier issue and the weird photos.
This has a very misleading title.