Grand Designs: Trade Secrets
Grand Designs: Trade Secrets

Grand Designs: Trade Secrets (2007)

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Kevin McCloud is joined by interior design guru Naomi Cleaver (Honey I Ruined the House) and award winning architect Deborah Saunt as they unpick the Grand Designs in series 5 and 6 to bring you behind the scenes advice on how to create a dream home with their own trade secrets.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 112 episodes
The 14th Century Castle

1. The 14th Century Castle

22 min

The inside track on castles: Kevin and the team have tracked down a challenging selection of wrecks and ruins available to buy and Naomi and Deborah offer hints and tips on how to transform a dark drafty castle into an über-cool home.

The Thatched Cottage

2. The Thatched Cottage

22 min

Kevin is joined by Naomi Cleaver with her tips on creating a luxury country interior and roving reporter Tom Dyckhoff will be in Holland, searching out the most cutting edge thatch.

The Eco-Barge

3. The Eco-Barge

22 min

Naomi Cleaver has everything you need to know about creating cool chic from other people's rubbish, while Tom Dyckhoff discovers a beautiful building built from discarded car tyres.

The Bournemouth Penthouse

4. The Bournemouth Penthouse

22 min

Kevin McCloud and Naomi Cleaver look at the do's and don't's of penthouses, crucial advice for any would-be grand designer and Tom Dyckhoff looks at ways we could all be building on other people's rooftops.

Revisited: The Eco-House

5. Revisited: The Eco-House

22 min

How to create an eco house that doesn't look as though you've knitted it yourself while Naomi Cleaver dispenses interior design tips on how to make our homes happier and healthier.

The Birmingham Church

6. The Birmingham Church

22 min

Tom Dyckhoff investigates how to convert a church in to a home, and Naomi Cleaver has everything you need to know about salvage, what to use and where.

The Art Deco House

7. The Art Deco House

22 min

Kevin McCloud and the team discuss an Art Deco house in Surrey, while Naomi Cleaver shows us the second-hand options for creating a stunning Art Deco interior.

Revisited: The Sliding Glass Roof House

8. Revisited: The Sliding Glass Roof House

22 min

Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt discuss the Grand Designs house built on a tiny plot in Peckham. Tom Dyckhoff reveals the secrets of finding an awkward plot and shows some examples.

Revisited: The Oak-Framed House

9. Revisited: The Oak-Framed House

22 min

Tom Dyckhoff looks at how to buy a timber frame second-hand, while Naomi Cleaver reveals all you need to know about using wallpaper, and its revival from the ridiculous to the revolutionary.

The Cambridgeshire Eco Home

10. The Cambridgeshire Eco Home

22 min

Tom Dyckhoff looks at how to build with straw bales and Naomi Cleaver reveals some clever ways to use glass in our homes.

Revisited: The Tuscan Castle

11. Revisited: The Tuscan Castle

22 min

Tom Dyckhoff looks at what you can and can't do with an old building in Italy, and Naomi reveals the best way to cut through Italian red tape.

The Glass & Timber House

12. The Glass & Timber House

22 min

Kevin McCloud is joined on the show by Naomi Cleaver and architect Deborah Saunt to discuss a house in South London made almost entirely from timber.

Season 212 episodes
The Underground House

1. The Underground House

22 min

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt explore the underground world of earth shelters and explain why you can't afford to stay in the dark when it comes to lighting.

The Decagon House

2. The Decagon House

22 min

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt tackle the tricky business of how to build on difficult plots.

The Modernist Sugar Cube

3. The Modernist Sugar Cube

22 min

Minimalism laid bare as Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt give the low down on how to get the look right.

The Gothic House

4. The Gothic House

22 min

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt demonstrate how to go gothic, without going Addams Family.

The Lime Kiln House

5. The Lime Kiln House

22 min

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt tackle the tricky business of building a contemporary house in the countryside.

The Bath Kit House

6. The Bath Kit House

22 min

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt put the fab back into prefab and show why choosing a kit house makes perfect sense.

Masseria Impisi: An Artists' Retreat

7. Masseria Impisi: An Artists' Retreat

22 min

All you need to know about buying and building in Italy, as Naomi Cleaver discovers the right way to restore old farmhouses and Kevin McCloud shows how to navigate Italian bureaucracy.

The Wooden Box

8. The Wooden Box

22 min

Naomi lights your fire with some cutting-edge fireplaces and Kevin explains why you should always use an architect.

Customised German Kit House

9. Customised German Kit House

22 min

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt cross the Atlantic to look at why our American cousins are pumping more and more cash into prefabrication.

The Victorian Threshing Barn

10. The Victorian Threshing Barn

22 min

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt look at new barn builds. Kevin shows how to handle an historic building, and Tom has tips on the best materials to use.

The Underground House

11. The Underground House

22 min

How to make your Grand Design a sustainable success. Deborah Saunt investigates green materials, while Tom Dyckhoff explores the UK's first carbon neutral house.

The Hi Tech Bungalow

12. The Hi Tech Bungalow

22 min

Naomi Cleaver has some great advice on how to transform your bathroom into a mini spa and Tom Dyckhoff brings you the house of the future today.

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