The Block‘s Maddy and Charlotte have left the judges gobsmacked with their laundry design – but not in the best way.

This past week, the contestants of The Block presented their final guest bedroom and laundry designs to the judges. Maddy and Charlotte’s choice to add a toilet in the laundry, however, received some mixed commentary.

Here’s what went down.

The Block’s Maddy and Charlotte ‘nasty’ toilet

Maddy and Charlotte went for a rather simplistic design in their laundry; using neutral shades, whites and natural wooden finishes.

It was the placement of a toilet, however, that captured the most attention.

Shaynna shared that the design lacked a frosted glass door.

“Great idea having a glass door but not so everyone can look through,” she said. “You need a frosted door.”

Marty added, when walking up to the toilet, “And when you’re positioned here, looking over my right shoulder, dare I say it, that’s probably a sitting area in front of the fireplace.”

“That’s nasty,” Shaynna added.

Darren agreed that the layout didn’t feel “very private”.

Overall, Marty did enjoy the general look of the space, however, he added “…it just doesn’t function well as a laundry for a house that sleeps 10 people.”

Fans of the show were equally confused by the placement of the toilet, it seems. Folks on X have shared their opinions, stating that the laundry toilet – without a frosted door – was an odd choice by the girls.

Other fan reactions to The Block’s laundry reveal

Following toilet-gate, Marty shared that he was concerned Maddy and Charlotte may have “hit a little bit of a lull”.

The girls responded to the criticism, with Maddy explaining, “We knew we were going to get roasted. I just feel exhausted from the week, to be honest.”

“I just feel a bit meh… emotionally, absolutely drained. But, it’s another week tomorrow!” she said.

In addition to the situation with the toilet placement, there was also the issue of the girls’ laundry not being finished due to their inability to bring the laundry appliances into the room alone – because of how heavy they were.

Fans of the show took issue with this, complaining that Maddy and Charlotte were not offered any assistance with this challenging part of the job.

So, despite the hiccup with the toilet design, fans of the show are still very much backing Maddy and Charlotte in the competition of The Block 2024.

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