[Jake.]

So, now that I’ve had a proper look at the pictures.. First off, the negatives:

The decor. I couldn’t agree with Shaun’s post more. Each series used to have its own identity. The spirals/twists in BB7 for example. Nowadays it looks like someone’s gone a bit crazy using Argos: Click & Collect. I wish that they’d have followed suit with regards to the garden (i.e. plain yellows and greys).

This isn’t really a negative, more of a personal preference: I wish that the door from the stairs didn’t open right onto the kitchen. Something like BB7/9/10 would have been nice.


However, after 8 or so years it’s so good to see a change of layout. They’ve done a fine enough job of swapping around rooms but this house actually looks different. I love the garden, the separate lounge is amazing and having the bathroom and bedroom connected again is great. The lack of mirrors doesn’t bother me, I think a more claustrophobic house will do good for the series in terms of natural drama (and it stops housemates looking at themselves every 10 seconds). The bedroom not having that same ****ing vanity area is great news too.

I’d give it an 8.5/10 for layout change alone.