Grand Designs: Trade Secrets
Kevin McCloud is joined by interior design guru Naomi Cleaver (Honey I Ruined the House) and award winning architect Deborah Saunt as they unpick the Grand Designs in…
Talk • Series • 2007 • 2 seasons
S1 E1 - The 14th Century Castle
The inside track on castles: Kevin and the team have tracked down a challenging selection of wrecks and ruins available to buy and Naomi and Deborah offer hints and tips on how to transform a dark drafty castle into an über-cool home.
Feb 28, 2007 • 22m
S1 E2 - The Thatched Cottage
Kevin is joined by Naomi Cleaver with her tips on creating a luxury country interior and roving reporter Tom Dyckhoff will be in Holland, searching out the most cutting edge thatch.
Mar 7, 2007 • 22m
S1 E3 - The Eco-Barge
Naomi Cleaver has everything you need to know about creating cool chic from other people's rubbish, while Tom Dyckhoff discovers a beautiful building built from discarded car tyres.
Mar 14, 2007 • 22m
S1 E4 - The Bournemouth Penthouse
Kevin McCloud and Naomi Cleaver look at the do's and don't's of penthouses, crucial advice for any would-be grand designer and Tom Dyckhoff looks at ways we could all be building on other people's rooftops.
Mar 21, 2007 • 22m
S1 E5 - Revisited: The Eco-House
How to create an eco house that doesn't look as though you've knitted it yourself while Naomi Cleaver dispenses interior design tips on how to make our homes happier and healthier.
Mar 28, 2007 • 22m
S1 E6 - The Birmingham Church
Tom Dyckhoff investigates how to convert a church in to a home, and Naomi Cleaver has everything you need to know about salvage, what to use and where.
Apr 4, 2007 • 22m
S1 E7 - The Art Deco House
Kevin McCloud and the team discuss an Art Deco house in Surrey, while Naomi Cleaver shows us the second-hand options for creating a stunning Art Deco interior.
Apr 11, 2007 • 22m
S1 E8 - Revisited: The Sliding Glass Roof House
Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt discuss the Grand Designs house built on a tiny plot in Peckham. Tom Dyckhoff reveals the secrets of finding an awkward plot and shows some examples.
Apr 18, 2007 • 22m
S1 E9 - Revisited: The Oak-Framed House
Tom Dyckhoff looks at how to buy a timber frame second-hand, while Naomi Cleaver reveals all you need to know about using wallpaper, and its revival from the ridiculous to the revolutionary.
Apr 25, 2007 • 22m
S1 E10 - The Cambridgeshire Eco Home
Tom Dyckhoff looks at how to build with straw bales and Naomi Cleaver reveals some clever ways to use glass in our homes.
May 2, 2007 • 22m
S1 E11 - Revisited: The Tuscan Castle
Tom Dyckhoff looks at what you can and can't do with an old building in Italy, and Naomi reveals the best way to cut through Italian red tape.
May 9, 2007 • 22m
S1 E12 - The Glass & Timber House
Kevin McCloud is joined on the show by Naomi Cleaver and architect Deborah Saunt to discuss a house in South London made almost entirely from timber.
May 16, 2007 • 22m
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About This Show
Grand Designs: Trade Secrets
Kevin McCloud is joined by interior design guru Naomi Cleaver (Honey I Ruined the House) and award winning architect Deborah Saunt as they unpick the Grand Designs in series 5 and 6 to bring you behind the scenes advice on how to create a dream home with their own trade secrets.
Talk • TV Series • 2007
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Talk
- First aired
- Feb 28, 2007
- Last aired
- Apr 2, 2008
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 24
- Network
- Channel 4
- Language
- English