Grand Designs: Trade Secrets
Grand Designs: Trade Secrets
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Grand Designs: Trade Secrets

2007
2 seasons
24 episodes
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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.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The 14th Century Castle

    28-02-200722m

    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...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Thatched Cottage

    07-03-200722m

    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...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Eco-Barge

    14-03-200722m

    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...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Bournemouth Penthouse

    21-03-200722m

    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 o...

  • Ep 5

    5.Revisited: The Eco-House

    28-03-200722m

    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.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Birmingham Church

    04-04-200722m

    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.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Art Deco House

    11-04-200722m

    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.

  • Ep 8

    8.Revisited: The Sliding Glass Roof House

    18-04-200722m

    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...

  • Ep 9

    9.Revisited: The Oak-Framed House

    25-04-200722m

    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 revo...

  • Ep 10

    10.The Cambridgeshire Eco Home

    02-05-200722m

    Tom Dyckhoff looks at how to build with straw bales and Naomi Cleaver reveals some clever ways to use glass in our homes.

  • Ep 11

    11.Revisited: The Tuscan Castle

    09-05-200722m

    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.

  • Ep 12

    12.The Glass & Timber House

    16-05-200722m

    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.

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