There's nothing like someone wanting to spend €11,500 on a bath to bring out the begrudgery in you.
Last night's 'Room to Improve' sent the nation into a collective conniption fit as Wicklow couple Frances and Nigel enlisted Dermot to renovate the 1990s bungalow they share with their five kids - with a hefty budget of €450,000, no less.
Dermot's plans were well-received, but when he arrived on site to find that quantity surveyor Claire had been asked to choose the colour of the windows over him, he wasn't a happy bunny. Then he saw that Frances had instructed the builder to put a bike shed smack bang in the middle of the garden view, and he was even more miffed. See, Dermot? A big budget can't always buy you happiness.
And as for that bath... we're still not over it. €11,500 on a bath, lads. In their bedroom. Peak notions. Claire was right when she told Dermot that he needed to talk sense into them, but it was ultimately to no avail.
On the other hand, it's their money and they're entitled to spend it how they want, yadda yadda yadda...
This episode of #roomtoimprove will be on Reeling In Years as the moment that we lost the run of ourselves again.
— Enda Conway (@EndaConway) September 29, 2019
If I spent €11500 on a bath, there would want to be €11000 change in it for me. #roomtoimprove pic.twitter.com/YMo5hABngm
— Stevie Cahill (@StevieCahill) September 29, 2019
A bath in the bedroom #roomtoimprove pic.twitter.com/sTJlYTJF4a
— Emma Rogan 🕊️🇵🇸 (@emmadragon) September 29, 2019
The bath looks like something Jamie Oliver would make curry paste in.. #roomtoimprove
— Enda Conway (@EndaConway) September 29, 2019
€11,500 on a bath and the rest of us have to think twice about turning the immersion on for one #roomtoimprove pic.twitter.com/UfewkJyMun
— Siobhán Doyle (@thekickart) September 29, 2019
Gorgeous house. Seem like a really nice family. Sometimes this country begrudges success. They earned it, they can spend it how they like. #roomtoimprove
— Dundara Television & Media (@endagrace) September 29, 2019
The absolute begrudgers of some people online tonight, as they said they had nothing, like the rest of us, no mortgage so all that money? They worked for it and deserve it #roomtoimprove
— Jude Behan (@Judey_xo) September 29, 2019
I actually really like this couple-why is everyone tearing into them for working hard and spending their money on the home of their dreams?! Is that not a goal for lots of us? Fair play and enjoy it all! #roomtoimprove
— Ríona Corrigan (@peperiona) September 29, 2019