9 hours ago, LexieLily said:

Paige seemed very unconcerned about the homeowner's reaction that he was so unhappy with his room. I don't remember if she was always like that or whether it was just for that episode. How did she react to Crying Pam and Brown Jessie? Or hay-on-the-wall homeowners or the not-wine-drinkers-that-had-wine-labels-all-over-their-kitchen? 

I just saw Paige do a talk at the Home and Garden show today. She said that she was proud of how she handled the reveal with Pam and felt she did the best she could with an awkward situation. I agree. Pam left the room with her mic still on and you could here her crying (Paige today "Trust me, there's not a producer in the world who would have turned that mic off!") After Pam left Paige asked the husband if he felt there was anything they could do to salvage it. He said no, there's "only one thing in the room that looks remotely like it was." Paige (today) said "When he said that I thought "Well, duh! That's the whole point of the show!" And that's the thing, I know some people want the designers to give the homeowners what they want, but that's never been the point of the show. It's always stated you have no say in what goes on in your home. That's the deal. And some homeowners say they don't want things and actually like it if that's what they end up getting. Paige gave the example of one woman who said she hated Asian style. And that's what she got. She loved it. Paige asked her how she could love it when she hates Asian style. The woman said "It's not red and black" - so she said she hated a style she didn't even really know. The point is to do something the homeowner couldn't think of on their own.

She also said that she was not proud of how she handled the reveal with Brown Jesse (who she calls "Angry Jesse") and felt she didn't do the best she could with an awkward situation, because she really didn't know if Jesse was kidding when she knocked her friend to the ground and started to choke her. She thought it had to be a joke, but then realized it might not be and just didn't know what to do. She said to her knowledge it's the only friendship that ended because of the show.

She said very firmly several times that she stands behind the designers. But when asked which room she truly hated, she said "The hay!" She said when the first thing the homeowner said was "The ceiling is pink" she thought "Seriously! That is the first thing you mention!!" She said she knew what Hildi was going for but it just didn't turn out. 

The wine label room wasn't brought up. It wasn't a bad reveal IIRC. They just didn't care much for it. I never got the angst over that one. They weren't alcoholics or even teetotalers. Wine labels just don't seem offensive to me, they're just labels and they can be quite pretty (having said that I didn't think the ones used were all that pretty).

I honestly don't care if a homeowner doesn't like the room, it's a chance you take even if you get the much loved Vern (he's a snooze fest to me and I would most likely be disappointed in a room he did for me). But I did feel bad for the white room guys. I always hoped that they were able to get the paint of quickly since it wouldn't have fully cured yet and might be easier to remove. At least Hildi's room had texture and purpose. Doug just painted everything white. No thought or design at all.