Sarah Beeny’s New Life in the Country viewers have slammed the presenter’s new ‘underwhelming’ kitchen which took seven months to build – as she revealed she spent £20,800 on a roof light.
The programme, which airs on Channel 4, follows Sarah as she transforms a semi-derelict former dairy farm on 220 acres of Somerset countryside into her luxury dream house – dubbed a ‘contemporary take on the classical English stately home’.
Last night’s episode saw Sarah, 50, husband Graham and their four boys Charlie, 15, Rafferty, 13,Billy, 12, and Laurie, tackle building their dream kitchen.
However many of those watching were unimpressed with the space, which Sarah said was created on a ‘limited’ budget – despite the fact the couple paid for a skylight costing over £20,000.
Sarah Beeny’s New Life in the Country viewers have slammed the presenter’s new ‘underwhelming’ kitchen which took seven months to build – as she revealed she spent £20,800 on a roof light (pictured)
One viewer commented: ‘I promise I’m not being a d*** or trying to be a hater because I love the other stuff they’ve done but the kitchen for such a beautiful space, apart from the floor and doors etc, it’s massively underwhelming!
‘I was expecting so much more! I think the handles make it look s***.’
During the episode, the couple revealed they had started building their dream kitchen in March, with Sarah adding: ‘This is really exciting.’
As they stood in the centre of the shell of a room, she added: ‘The whole design started with a kitchen.
However many of those watching were unimpressed with the space, which Sarah said was created on a ‘limited’ budget
‘I can’t wait for the roof light to go on, that arrives on Monday. When this is all open, it’s going to literally feel like you’re outside.’
Meanwhile Graham said: ‘It’s one of the main reasons for building our own house.’
Sarah added: ‘There’s a bit of a colour contest going on. I quite fancy a really dark aubergine colour.’
And there was more to the kitchen than meets the eye, with a walk-in larder off the side.
The couple, who began working on the enormous space in March and finished the project seven months later, said they hoped it would be the heart of their home (pictured, before)
Sarah said: ‘All the way down both sides, there will be shelves and shelves at the back.’
She called the kitchen ‘the happy place’, adding: ‘The utility room is the key to making life in this house function really well.’
And by spring, work on the new kitchen began, with the first job being the construction of an elaborate sky light that would flood the space with light.
All the boys were roped in to help with installing the light-well into the room.
And by spring, work on the new kitchen began, with the first job being the construction of an elaborate sky light that would flood the space with light (pictured)
The skylight consisted of 26 panes of expensive glass, with Graham explaining: ‘Each one of those panes of glass is about £800.’
However after it was installed, Sarah realised something wasn’t adding up – and she found that there were three missing panes of glass which hadn’t been delivered.
Luckily, later that day, the glass arrived, with the presenter saying: ‘This should mean the room will be watertight tonight. It’s going to look beautiful.
‘Having this [skylight] means the whole of the kitchen will be flooded in light from above.’
The skylight consisted of 26 panes of expensive glass, with Graham explaining each panel cost ‘about £800’
She added: ‘This should also be another nail in the coffin for the colour debate.’
But as time moved on, Sarah said she was having second thoughts about her colour scheme and instead opted for Graham’s choice of a stoney-grey.
They then set about laying a parquet floor in the room. But the couple disagreed on that as well, with Sarah saying they should dye the wood darker.
Graham said: ‘I love it as it is.’
Ultimately, they decided to go with Sarah’s choice and, after seven months of hard work, the family’s work on the kitchen was complete.
Sarah admitted she and her husband Graham felt divided over which colour to paint their kitchen in their new property
Despite delays and disagreements, the couple felt they found perfect harmony in what is sure to be the heart of their home (pictured)
Graham said: ‘The kitchen was a great big hurdle and I think it’s come out really nicely.’
Despite delays and disagreements, the couple felt they found perfect harmony in what is sure to be the heart of their home.
However many of those watching were less impressed, with one writing: ‘That kitchen will take a hot air balloon to hear!’
Another commented: ‘I wish they had left the floor natural oak. It will take time to become their own place.
‘In time I have no doubt the kitchen will look homely and beautiful.’
One added: ‘Seven months to build a kitchen. Yes we can all relate to that. £800 for each piece of glass in the kitchen roof light…Wish I was on such a tight budget.’