Challenge #2: Dueling Kitchens

Oy.
Where to begin? First, I am so glad to have survived the chopping block! Being in the bottom 3 sucks, end of story.

What worked:
I loved our team's color scheme: using the interests of our client as a jumping off point for color inspiration seemed like a natural. (Gotta love wine drinkers!) Sparkle Josh produced a gorgeous dining area for us (So glad he won the $5000 prize; he deserved every bit of it). Also, Adrianna's carpentry skills rocked; we'd have been toast with out her.
I loved our team. I loved that we all respected each other's voices within the project, treated each other with kindness and dignity, and produced what I think is the more attractive kitchen of the 2.

What didn't:
Well, obviously the tile countertop was a freakin' disaster. Let me assure you that there is nothing more sickening than knowing that you are not going to finish the project on time, and your failure to do so will be televised. Mortifying. (Lesson learned?: measure, measure, measure........then go out and get a pre-fab counter top. Thanks to the heinous time constraints of the challenge, we just did not have time to be futzing around with tile.)

Final thoughts:
Green Josh was a sweet, easy going individual. Obviously this was to his detriment when working on a team with Robb and Todd. Just goes to show you how the luck of the draw can totally influence the balance at this stage of the game; he would have fit right in with the temperments on our team.

Neeraja is a Dame, and I adored her. Yes, leadership and execution were an issue for her on this challenge, but working with her was a pleasure (results be damned). She was devilishly funny, and a no bullshit personality -- Personally, I miss her.