JTMacc99 July 25, 2019 Share July 25, 2019 Christina has a new man and a new house, but she's got her work cut out for her with a newly blended family to entertain. After taking on an ambitious backyard remodel, Christina and Ant find they may have bitten off more than they can chew. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/
txvoodoo July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 Two. Hundred. Thousand. for the pool. What the actual F. 1 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5477148
suomi July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 About 5 minutes in, she's walking her backyard, inspecting the pool remodel, wearing painted-on leggings with a top that ends about 1.5 inches below her belly button. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5477159
edie3 July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 Maybe I am having a pity party, but it is hard to watch them make $12,000+ decisions, when my decisions are over a store brand or national brand at the grocery store. 11 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5477664
CrazyInAlabama July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 (edited) Unless there was something mechanical, or structural wrong with the pool, another example of a vanity project by entitled jerks. $200k is a great start on college funds for the kids, or something else useful, spending it to make the pool look fancier was ludicrous. Or pay down the mortgage, and save a lot of interest. They simply spend like there is no tomorrow, and someday they may regret it. Taking down a pool fence is stupid. Edited July 26, 2019 by CrazyInAlabama 15 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5477888
buttersister July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 (edited) Not sure who the audience for this show is. (It’s not me, but then HagTV isn’t my background default channel anymore either.) Ha! Autocorrect had its way with HGTV, didn’t it? (Or maybe I hit the a key next to the cap key;-) Edited July 26, 2019 by buttersister 6 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5477977
CruiseDiva July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 3 hours ago, edie3 said: Maybe I am having a pity party, but it is hard to watch them make $12,000+ decisions, when my decisions are over a store brand or national brand at the grocery store. I nearly fell off my chair when I heard the cost. When Christina was discussing it with Ant he looked like he was about to cry. I doubt he can afford any of that sh!t. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5478149
Pickles July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 Do they get comped for a lot of the pool expense? I haven't watched the episode yet, but is some pool company featured? I seriously doubt Christina has to fork out full price for anything. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5478506
Evie July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 Ridiculous. All that money to remodel what appeared to be a perfectly nice pool. One that had a fence around it btw which the new "family-friendly" pool didn't have. I guess a safety fence doesn't have enough character. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5478572
CruiseDiva July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 23 minutes ago, Pickles said: Do they get comped for a lot of the pool expense? I haven't watched the episode yet, but is some pool company featured? I seriously doubt Christina has to fork out full price for anything. The designer of the pool, spa, and associated structures was named, but I don't recall any mention of actual contractors. It was a joke when Christina "found" leftover tile from the bathroom remodel that they could use on the front of the outdoor bar and claimed it "saved" them something like $2800. No way. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5478573
Ohmo July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 3 hours ago, CruiseDiva said: I nearly fell off my chair when I heard the cost. When Christina was discussing it with Ant he looked like he was about to cry. I doubt he can afford any of that sh!t. Ant does truly look like the spending makes him uncomfortable. He's also from the UK, where the cost of living is generally high for many. California's expensive, but the entire U.S. doesn't live like that. He's also got two children with his ex-wife. I don't know anything about how the UK handles divorces, but he's got to have serious expenses for the kids, particularly since they spend time in both the UK and U.S. I'm sure that Christina does get some sort of break on the price, but she's gotta be footing the bill for most of this. Ant probably kicks in some, but he's got the serious financial obligations mentioned above. Christina better hope that she continues to get along with Tarek so they can flip houses together. That's what's funding this. Even the publicity that she gets is going to change. The divorce got a lot of coverage, but now that's settled.. Long-term, I don't think that she and Ant are going to create the $60 million franchise that she created with Tarek. She may not be married to him anymore, but, at the rate she's spending, she's certainly going to need him. 16 hours ago, txvoodoo said: Two. Hundred. Thousand. for the pool. What the actual F. The tree house was just waaay ridiculous. I'm glad that it was cut. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5478810
Pickles July 26, 2019 Share July 26, 2019 I thought the whole backyard looked way overdone. Just so busy looking back there. I was not a fan of the black and white bar tile. Think that will look dated fast. I've never really watched her other show. I just saw the ads for this one and was curious about her new guy and new house. Her voice. Yikes. That would be hard to live with and does she only ever wear skin tight leggings? The hair bugs me too. Lol. Don't think I will be watching anymore. Wonder if she will last with Ant? She almost seems like too much for him. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5478841
Kenzie July 27, 2019 Share July 27, 2019 (edited) Pool demo is enormously expensive. The cost to demolish, haul away and dump the materials is high and there were also the remains of yet another pool they found. $200,000 is crazy but that also would include landscape, irrigation, grading, wood structures, drainage, lights, permits, etc. Edited July 27, 2019 by Kenzie 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5479320
sistersledge July 27, 2019 Share July 27, 2019 I thought it looked terrible. 1 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5479588
Kenzie July 27, 2019 Share July 27, 2019 (edited) 59 minutes ago, sistersledge said: I thought it looked terrible. I thought the pool shape was very unimaginative. I'm a Landscape Architect and I often design pools. I have NEVER had anyone ask for "a crisp modern farmhouse shade of blue water." Say what? Edited July 27, 2019 by Kenzie 8 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5479686
buttersister July 27, 2019 Share July 27, 2019 Wondering how bitter Tarik might be. Bitter enough to shut down her cash show? That pool deal sounds like it made her look foolish. Tick. Tock. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5479862
chessiegal July 27, 2019 Share July 27, 2019 7 hours ago, buttersister said: Wondering how bitter Tarik might be. Bitter enough to shut down her cash show? That pool deal sounds like it made her look foolish. Tick. Tock. Tarek can't be too bitter since he and Christina are doing a new season of Flip or Flop together. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5480086
buttersister July 27, 2019 Share July 27, 2019 Yes, I know. Wondering if it will be the last season. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5480199
CrazyInAlabama July 27, 2019 Share July 27, 2019 Plus, they are partners in the design and construction business that flips houses too. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5480310
txvoodoo July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 3:45 PM, Pickles said: Think that will look dated fast. Pretty sure a "farmhouse pool" isn't going to be a classic. Not that it was ever a real thing. 1 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5481705
AngelKitty July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 10:26 AM, buttersister said: Yes, I know. Wondering if it will be the last season. Not if it makes money. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5481999
LarMcJ July 28, 2019 Share July 28, 2019 Actually I liked the backyard, however I believe the Ant’s cabana design is a child hazard accident waiting to happen. That pointed edge sticking out towards the pool “floating” above the grass is dangerous. Imagine a yard full of toddlers charging around - someone is going to get hurt. Suggest rounding it out - put a curve out perhaps matching the pool, it could give the cabana a cloud like vibe. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5482144
iMonrey July 29, 2019 Share July 29, 2019 So has this show just given up the pretense that Christina has a "design" business now? Are they just going to show her doing her own home remodel projects? I guess she's hard-pressed to find "clients" for her "design" "skills." Why on earth would you want a bed in your back yard? Think of the bugs that will make their homes in that thing. $200K on a pool remodel doesn't sound like something you'll get your money back in a resale. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5484670
CharlizeCat July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 I haven't seen the episode yet, but am curious. If they choked over having to spend $100K on repairs/renovations to the house, (which was a deal-breaker) why are they willing to spend $200K redoing the pool and backyard? Doesn't make any sense. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5486630
JTMacc99 July 30, 2019 Author Share July 30, 2019 8 hours ago, CharlizeCat said: Doesn't make any sense. Heh, agreed. I am certainly not watching this show for its sensibility. 2 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5487060
iMonrey July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 Quote I haven't seen the episode yet, but am curious. If they choked over having to spend $100K on repairs/renovations to the house, (which was a deal-breaker) why are they willing to spend $200K redoing the pool and backyard? Doesn't make any sense. Good point. It's all pretty fake. I still don't understand why the whole format and premise of the show changed from a half-hour remodel show to an hour-long vanity piece for Christina. It really seems like HGTV just decided to cash in on Tarek and Christina's notoriety after they hit all the magazine covers with their divorce. Now he's getting his own show too. How much longer are people really going to be interested in these two? There really doesn't seem to be any point to this show except "let's watch Christina . . . do stuff." Is she really all that fascinating? 2 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5487430
CruiseDiva July 30, 2019 Share July 30, 2019 51 minutes ago, iMonrey said: doesn't seem to be any point to this show except "let's watch Christina . . . do stuff." Is she really all that fascinating? No, she's not. But then, neither are the Kardashians. I find it amusing that in the latest HGTV ads touting the upcoming Flip or Flop season Tarek is introduced and then Christina, with her new husband standing by her looking almost sheepish. I can see it now... at the beginning of each show Ant will drive up in some fancy car to drop Christina off at the flip house. They will smooch. Christina will join Tarek with a smug grin on her face. No doubt Ant will receive an appearance fee, which he can use to pay down some of the outrageous mortgage he's now stuck with. Argh!!! The snark almost writes itself. 😎 1 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5487557
Auntie August 2, 2019 Share August 2, 2019 Good God, how can anyone watch this show? Christina was awful on the other show with her then husband, and she's even more annoying now. Whiny nasally voice, boob job, yuk. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5496142
txvoodoo August 4, 2019 Share August 4, 2019 Only with the sound off! 1 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5499347
fountain September 2, 2019 Share September 2, 2019 The pool was really nice. I wasn’t a fan of the first design with the treehouse, what they ended up with was much nicer. Pools are very expensive, I actually didn’t think $200k was that bad considering what they got. A pretty basic inground pool in my area is around $60k. I recently put in a “fancy” above ground pool and the cost was $20k just for the pool install plus now I have the landscaping part which I am doing myself so that will save a few $. I would love to have a backyard like Christina’s but I live in a climate with winter so you couldn’t use it much of the year. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/95896-s01e09-my-perfect-paradise/#findComment-5571291
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