Unusual Design Choice Makes a ‘Battle on the Beach’ Judge Burst Into Laughter

Unusual Design Choice Makes a ‘Battle on the Beach’ Judge Burst Into Laughter

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Season 2 of “Battle on the Beach” has given viewers a lot of great ideas for designing and decorating a beach house—or any house, for that matter. But the three teams of up-and-coming renovators aren’t perfect, and they don’t always impress judges Sarah and Bryan Baeumler (“Renovation Island”).

In fact, sometimes their design ideas are downright bad.

In the episode “Guest Suite Glow Up,” the teams—led by HGTV stars Ty Pennington (“Ty Breaker”), Alison Victoria (“Windy City Rehab”), and Taniya Nayak (“Build It Forward”)—take over the guest suites. While each team works hard (motivated by a $50,000 grand prize), the competitors run into big issues this week, ultimately showing viewers what not to do.

Read on to see how these three teams design guest rooms—plus, get tips for avoiding a design faux pas.

Don’t panic if you run out of materials

Nayak’s team of Roosevelt and Brandyn (from St. Louis) decides to add some shiplap to the headboard wall for a simple but impactful look.

“Shiplap isn’t, like, crazy out of the box; but, like, it’s out of our box ’cause we really don’t use shiplap,” Brandyn says.

That much is clear when the father-son team runs out of shiplap three-quarters of the way up the wall. Luckily, Brandyn decides it’ll be just fine.

“I was like, ‘I don’t think we have to run it all the way up,’” he says. “It almost looked like a wainscoting shiplap wall.”

The team adds an end piece to the top, making it look finished. And when the room is done, it looks like it was intentional.

“You’re probably going to see a lot of people doing that all over the world,” Roosevelt says confidently.

Brandyn adds: “Trendsetters with shiplap!”

Reusing materials doesn’t always make sense

Wally (from Dallas) and Jacqueline (from Las Vegas) want to repurpose their beach house’s old kitchen cabinet doors, turning them into a feature wall in the spare room. The idea is creative, but their mentor, Pennington, has doubts about the look.

“I don’t think that’s how you really add value to a room,” he says when Jacqueline introduces the idea.

Still, Jacqueline is determined to make the feature work.

“We need to make this house as nice as we can on a very little budget,” she says. “So if I could figure out how to pull this off, then at least we get something that pops in the room, make it stand out.”

Unfortunately, Sarah doesn’t love the feature in the end. In fact, when she and Bryan first walk into the room, she bursts into laughter, then politely calls the design “different.”

While it can be financially smart to reuse design pieces, some old materials are better trashed or donated.

Don’t forget window coverings

While the feature wall doesn’t impress Sarah and Bryan right away, Wally and Jacqueline’s room as a whole is stylish and comfortable. Pennington’s team made good choices on the colors, furnishings, and even the window covering, according to the judges.

The team added California shutters, which let the beach air in but keep the harsh light out.

Sarah loves the addition and mentions that it’s better than what other teams have.

“Some of them had zero window treatments, whereas that gives you privacy, which I love,” Sarah says.

Avoid too-bold colors

Corey and Paige (from Alberta, Canada) want to make their room stand out. They’ve stuck to a muted color scheme for the rest of their beach house, so Corey mentions adding a colorful accent wall. However, Victoria isn’t impressed by the idea of painting just one wall.

“It’s so noncommittal,” she says to her team. “It’s like: We like the color, but we don’t like it that much. You need to paint all the walls.”

At first, Paige seemed unsure, but she decides to go big with green.

“The whole room, full commitment,” she says. “Which, of course, is something we’ve definitely struggled with. I mean, I think we’re building our confidence with color, so I think we have to trust Alison and commit.”

However, when Sarah and Bryan tour the finished room, they aren’t impressed by the shade of green Paige and Corey pick.

“Well, it looks a little shiny. I like a nice matte,” Sarah says.

So, while Victoria’s advice to go big with paint might be smart, this design proves that selecting just the right color is of the utmost importance.

Don’t forget about a sitting space

To add value to this room, Paige and Corey want to add as many beds as possible.

“At first we were thinking a trundle bed,” Paige says. “But if we had put the bed on that wall, it wouldn’t have looked good, you couldn’t have had side tables.”

Instead, she comes up with the idea of adult bunk beds with built-in side tables, elegant shiplap, and a skinny staircase on the side.

When Sarah and Bryan inspect the bed, they’re once again unimpressed. Bryan is concerned about the craftsmanship of the shiplap, and Sarah doesn’t like the use of the space.

“I would’ve preferred none of this was here. The bed was pre-situated with the window, and you had a great little sitting area,” Sarah says. “Or if you want, put a sofa that pulls out or something if you want to have an extra space for the child. This is a lot of work for not a lot of glory up there.”

It’s a great reminder that guests might enjoy a little sitting room and fold-out beds can make a room extra convenient.

Who won this bedroom battle?

In the end, Sarah and Bryan declare Wally and Jacqueline the winners of this guest bedroom challenge, despite their oddly placed cabinet doors.

Of course, Pennington is thrilled: “We might just have a shot at winning this whole thing,” he says. “And if that happens, I’m streaking down the beach!”

Can Wally and Jacqueline keep up the momentum for next week’s season finale? We’ll just have to wait and see!

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