Most polarising pieces on The Block

These were the moments the judges lost their minds over. With some truly scathing comments and “what were they thinking?” gasps, these controversial pieces usually drew criticism from the judges.

However, there were a few rare moments when pushing the boundaries paid off. Take a look at the hits and misses from The Block this season.

Jess and Norm’s floating fireplace
Dubbed “the tonsil” by Shaynna Blaze, everyone – and we mean everyone – had an opinion about this fireplace. It nearly killed Norm to move it - and move it again - and a precious piece of marble was destroyed in the process, but after consulting just about every expert possible, the duo finally took it apart and shifted it to the corner of the room, turning a disaster into a beautiful feature.

The baby grand piano

Let’s be honest – a baby grand isn’t a typical statement piece. Sara was the first one to think of using it, but after dubbing it her secret weapon and dancing to some sweet music at the piano shop, she suddenly started doubting herself. She was convinced the judges would say the piano was too polarising and slam her choice, so she ditched it altogether. Kerrie had no such fears, confidently selecting the piano and loving the fact it essentially played itself thanks to Alexa technology. The judges agreed with her. Neale sat down and pretended to play, Darren Palmer sipped red wine and watched on and Shaynna sung a jazz tune. It was a success – meaning Sara, who copped a slew of criticism that week anyway – made the wrong call.

Kerrie’s graffiti wall decal
Kerrie was aiming for edgy and instead landed in the gutter, somewhat literally. Her laneway graffiti art mural made the judges feel like they had vertigo, with Neale freaking out over the “clown” featured in the image too. Despite Kerrie’s pleas that it was a cowboy, nothing was saving this effort, which made a small room feel like a vortex into hell.

Seriously, who installs a giant wall length hot pink neon sign that says, “It’s all good?” Jess, that’s who! She was convinced it was a universally happy phrase that people would love to wake up to every day and the judges, although acknowledging it was cheesy, agreed it was fun and made the room pop. We can all be thankful it didn’t say, “Why wouldn’t ya?”