Interior Design Masters: Where To Stream Every Series
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Alan Carr’s design competition series has cultivated a dedicated fan base over the years
Not sure what to watch now that Alan Carr’s cult-followed interior design reality-competition series has wrapped up for another year? If you missed an episode – or fancy a rewatch before series 8 lands in spring 2027 – read on. Here’s how to stream every episode of the latest series – as well as all the others before it – plus, everything we know so far about series 8.
Interior Design Masters: How To Watch, Previous Winners & More
Where To Watch Interior Design Masters
All eight episodes of series 7 are streaming now on BBC iPlayer, alongside series 2 through 6 – so there’s plenty to catch up on if you missed it live.
Series 2 is also available on Netflix, if you’d rather start there, although series 1, which aired back in 2019 under original host Fearne Cotton, isn’t currently available to stream anywhere.
What’s The Premise?
Interior Design Masters is a competition series pitting 10 amateur interior designers (all of varying degrees of experience in the industry) head-to-head, in attempt to be crowned the Interior Design Master and win a life-changing commercial design contract. Each week, a new challenge is set, testing their ability to design creatively and uniquely while also fulfilling a commercial or residential brief – from redesigning shops, restaurants and salons to creating living spaces for families.
After each challenge, the show’s judges decide which designers have created the ‘Stand Out Space’. Meanwhile, the week’s worst performer is eliminated from the competition, while the other contestants move on to the next week’s brief.
Who Hosts The Show?
Interior Design Masters has been hosted by iconic comedian Alan Carr since 2021, with the arrival of series two. Before Carr, the show was fronted by presenter Fearne Cotton.
Who Are The Judges?
In Interior Design Masters, Carr is joined by interiors guru and former Elle Decoration editor Michelle Ogundehin to find a talented and passionate interior designer from a cohort of 10 dazzling hopefuls. Each series, she’s joined by a rotating panel of judges who correspond with the week’s brief – some previous guest judges include interior stylist Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, retail expert Mary Portas and home designer Jade Jagger.
What Does The Winner Get?
The winner of Interior Design Masters will have the opportunity to release their very own collection of homeware in collaboration with a major retailer. Previous retailers to offer up the prize include John Lewis, Next and Daval.
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Who Were The Series 7 Contestants?
Ten contestants will battle it out for the top prize. They are:
- Ajeet: a creative industries consultant from South London; he describes his design style as ‘modern nostalgia’
- Ben: an outdoor furniture designer from the West Midlands; he describes his design style as ‘upcycled vintage’
- Duran: a dancer and choreographer from North London; she describes her design style as ‘modern romantic’
- Emmely: an artist and football coach from East London; she describes her design style as ‘abstract modernist’
- Frankie: a graphic designer from the New Forest; she describes her design style as ‘graphic colourful’
- Jonni: a stage school manager from Yorkshire/Watford; he describes his design style as ‘mid-century’
- Kate: a content creator from Birmingham; she describes her design style as ‘bougie on a budget’
- Lia: a retail inventory control and home stager from Glasgow/East London; she describes her design style as ‘botanical maximalist’
- Sophie: a specialist painter from Stoke-on-Trent; she describes her design style as ‘rock and roll maximalist’
- Teo: a graphic designer from Surrey/Leeds; he describes his design style as ‘retro modern’
Where Was It Filmed?
Since each week poses a new brief and location for the designers, a series of Interior Design Masters is usually filmed all over the UK – although the show’s design hub (where Michelle judges the contestants) is in Brighton.
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Who Won? (& Who Are The Previous Winners?)
In 2026, Lia Gold, a retail inventory control and home stager from Glasgow, was dubbed the show’s top designer, narrowly beating her fellow contestants to the title. She joined a growing list of previous winners of Interior Design Masters, including:
- Series 7, 2026: Lia Gold
- Series 6, 2025: John Cooper
- Series 5, 2024: Roisin Quinn
- Series 4, 2023: Monika Charchula
- Series 3, 2022: Banjo Beale
- Series 2, 2021: Lynsey Ford
- Series 1, 2019: Cassie Nicholas
Many of the designers, both winners and contestants, have kept up with the Interior Design Masters family over the years. Speaking to the BBC on the show’s growing community, Carr said that he loved ‘getting to know the designers and seeing how they flourish after the show ends… Banjo [Beale, series 3] has gone on to do a tv show himself and Molly [Coath, series 3] worked on a project with Matthew Williamson. It’s so lovely to see all this talent being used – I feel like a proud dad!’
Interior Design Masters Series 8: What We Know So Far
The BBC revealed last year that there will be an Interior Design Masters series 8. Casting for the series has already been completed, and filming is set to commence in summer 2026 – meaning we can expect the show air sometime in 2027.
‘To get your show recommissioned is always a lovely thing but to get it recommissioned twice is really special,’ Carr said on the news. ‘And it’s such a wonderful feeling to know that Interior Design Masters will be keeping the UK entertained and also inspired. I feel the show goes from strength to strength and whether Interior Design Masters makes you giggle on the settee or propels you up a stepladder with a drill in hand to give your room some much needed TLC, we hope we put a smile on your face.’
No further details about the show have been revealed, but if it continues with the same format as recent series’, we predict that series 8 will be comprised of eight episodes and air weekly (before going straight to BBC iPlayer).
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When Will Interior Design Masters Be Back On TV?
We still have a little bit of a wait until Interior Design Masters returns for series 8 – with series 7 having come to a close on 2 June 2026, following a tense final. If the next instalment adheres to the show’s current airing and streaming schedule, we can expect to see Alan Carr and Michelle Ogundehin on our screens again in spring 2027.
