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What makes a home’s facade truly beautiful and how do you choose one you’ll still love in 20 years? 

In this episode, Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock chats to Metricon Homes’ National Design Director Adrian Popple about the art of creating a great first impression, from symmetry and proportion to colour, materials and landscaping. Adrian also shares a look at his own Mermaid Beach home, the design decisions he’d change, and his tips for building a facade that feels personal without trying too hard. 

Plus, Adrian tackles a listener’s design dilemma: can you combine Hamptons style with a modern black-and-white look? 

This episode covers: 

• How to choose a facade that will stand the test of time 
• The importance of symmetry, proportion and balance 
• The exterior materials and colour palettes shaping Australian homes 
• How landscaping can transform the look of a facade 
• Adrian’s own Mermaid Beach home and what he’d change 
• How to create a connection between your home’s exterior and interior 
• Adrian’s advice for building a facade you’ll love for years to come 
• A listener dilemma: can you combine Hamptons style with a modern black-and-white look? 

This episode was brought to you in partnership with Metricon Homes www.metricon.com.au 

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Credits:    

Host Elle Lovelock    

Guest Adrian Popple  

Edited by Thomas Crnkovic   

Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain   

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Sarah Davidson spent years building a successful career in law before burnout forced her to confront a surprisingly difficult question: who was she outside of work? 

What followed was a series of unexpected chapters, from launching a matcha business with her husband to turning her love of storytelling into Seize the Yay. 

In this episode of The Edit, Sarah joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about learning to take risks, why becoming a mum has been her most extraordinary chapter yet, and the Melbourne home she and Nic transformed while Sarah was pregnant. 

Plus, Sarah takes us inside their renovation, from the DIY cabinetry throughout the house to their wellness room.

This episode covers: 

• How Sarah went from lawyer to entrepreneur 
• The burnout that forced her to rethink her identity 
• Why she believes your “yay” should change throughout your life 
• How Sarah taught herself to become comfortable with risk 
• Why motherhood has been her most extraordinary chapter 
• Inside Sarah and Nic’s family home renovation 
• How they used kitchen cabinetry in their walk-in wardrobe 
• Why Sarah has learned to embrace the Lego-covered chaos 
• The simple design choices that make their house feel like home 

You can find Sarah on Instagram here  

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Guest: Sarah Davidson 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a new bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest ‘oh-no’ moment in the home.  

Today, production designer Felicity Abbott takes us back to a set-building disaster on My Brilliant Career, where two weeks of work was submerged overnight. What followed was a frantic pivot and a complete rebuild, on a brand-new location, in record time. 

Haven't caught Felicity's episode of The Edit yet? Listen/watch the full episode here. 

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Guest: Felicity Abbott 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

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Production designer Felicity Abbott returned to Australia after nine years working overseas to create the world of Netflix's My Brilliant Career, a new adaptation of Miles Franklin's iconic novel. 

In this episode of The Edit, Felicity tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock how her team transformed historic South Australian properties, built entire homes from scratch and used everything from architecture and landscaping to furniture, colour and the smallest objects in a room to tell the story of the characters who live there. 

Plus, Felicity reveals the surprising Victorian status symbol she discovered during her research, and the painstaking tricks used to make heritage locations and studio-built interiors appear completely seamless on screen. 

This episode covers: 

• Why My Brilliant Career brought Felicity back to Australia after nine years overseas 
• How she begins designing a world from the script and its characters 
• Finding the historic South Australian homes used in the series 
• Building entire houses and interiors from scratch 
• Making the architecture feel distinctly Australian 
• Why colour is the foundation of Felicity's production design 
• Sourcing and creating Victorian furniture, antiques and homewares 
• How tiny household objects reveal a character's backstory 
• Recreating Victorian gas, candle and tallow lighting 
• The magic - and sadness - of watching a film set come to life and eventually disappear 

Check out Felicity’s work here 

You can watch My Brilliant Career now on Netflix 

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Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Felicity Abbott 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a new bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest ‘oh-no’ moment in the home.  

Today, Sophie Tieman takes us through the bathroom renovation that spiralled into burst pipes, damaged stairs and a tradie she wishes she'd Googled first.  

Haven't caught Sophie's episode of The Edit yet? Listen/watch the full episode with Sophie here. 

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Guest: Sophie Tieman 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

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Sophie Tieman grew up with a paintbrush in hand, helping her parents flip houses in Tasmania. That love of property carried into a 15-year career in commercial real estate... until one night at 10pm when she decided to walk away from it all and build something completely new. 

In this episode of The Edit, Sophie tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about launching The Corporate Edit, a one-stop fashion shop for women in business, why she handed in her notice before telling anyone what she was building, and her honest advice for anyone sitting on an idea of their own. 

Plus, Sophie shares how she completely transformed a dark 1970s townhouse during COVID, how she’s making her new home with “good bones” feel like her own, and her best hack for making a narrow home feel twice the size.  

Sending thanks to our partners at Kaboodle Kitchen.  

Explore kitchen and laundry inspiration at kaboodle.com.au 

This episode covers: 

• Buying her first home pre-auction & signing the contract at the pub 
• Leaving the house she brought both her babies home to 
• Transforming a dark 1970s townhouse during COVID lockdowns 
• Rewiring, floorboards and moving the laundry into the garage 
• Designing a Kaboodle flat-pack kitchen 
• Her trick for making a narrow home feel twice the size 
• Creating the right ambience, from scent to playlists 
• Quitting a 15-year real estate career with nothing lined up 
• What her mum said about changing to fit a male-dominated industry 
• Launching The Corporate Edit from scratch 
• Mystery drawer: the wedding gift she can't throw out 
• A listener's project mamagement renovation dilemma 
• What makes a home beautiful 

You can find Sophie on Instagram here 

Check out The Corporate Edit here  

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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Sophie Tieman 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media. 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a new bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest ‘oh-no’ moment in the home.  

Today, Carla Grace takes us back to her studio build, where one small plumbing miscalculation set off a domino effect, turning a simple septic install into a month of DIY digging. 

Haven't caught Carla's episode of The Edit yet? Listen/watch the full episode with Carla here. 

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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock  

Guest: Carla Grace 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.  

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Carla Grace has built her career painting the wildlife she grew up with in South Africa. She’s just landed back in Australia after a piece of hers went under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York for an astounding $40,000. 

In this episode of The Edit, Carla tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about her childhood surrounded by rhinos, crocodiles and elephants, and how a stint without electricity in rural Zambia sparked the art career she's built over the past 12 years. 

Plus, Carla takes us through the art studio she and her husband spent a decade planning and saving for. The design is deeply intentional, down to the exact colour of the walls, so nothing would throw off-tone light onto her paintings. She also shares her honest advice on choosing frames and displaying art purposefully. 

Sending thanks to our partners at Kaboodle Kitchen.  

Explore kitchen and laundry inspiration at kaboodle.com.au 

This episode covers: 

• Landing back from New York after selling a painting at Sotheby's 
• Growing up surrounded by wildlife in Zimbabwe 
• Her formative years in New Zealand and Zambia 
• How a home with no power led her to art 
• Building her art studio out of repurposed kitchen cabinets 
• What her parents think of her career now 
• What "success" really means after 12 years in the art industry 
• Inside her 1980s farmhouse, mid-renovation 
• Can rhinos paint? 
• A listener dilemma – everything especially the kitchen sink 
• What makes a home beautiful 

You can find Carla on Instagram here. 

Check out Carla’s amazing art on her website here.  

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Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Carla Grace 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest ‘oh-no’ moment in the home.  

Today, Victoria Devine takes us back to her first home renovation with her husband. It started with a bathroom and ended up costing double what they'd planned. Plus, quite the discovery under the kitchen floor... 

Haven't caught Victoria’s episode of The Edit yet? Listen/watch the full episode with Victoria here. 

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Host: Elle Lovelock  

Guest: Victoria Devine 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

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Victoria Devine spends her working life thinking about the part of a home most of us would rather not think about... the cost. What we pay for it, what we can afford and what it really takes to call somewhere home. As a financial advisor, host of She's on the Money, and managing director of mortgage broking business Zella, she leads a team of 17 brokers helping everyday Australians onto the property ladder. 

But when it came to buying her own home, she broke nearly every rule in her own playbook. 

In this episode of The Edit, Victoria tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about the Saturday morning walk that ended with her calling a real estate agent to cancel an auction outright, and why the heart (almost) always wins when it comes to property. 

Plus, Victoria takes us on a tour of her light-filled forever home, and shares exactly how she renovated her Mornington Peninsula beach house kitchen for under $10,000. 

Sending thanks to our partners at Kaboodle Kitchen.  

Explore kitchen and laundry inspiration at kaboodle.com.au 

This episode covers:

• Her career pivot from psychology to financial advice 
• The $40,000 in personal debt that changed the course of her career 
• Who makes up the She's on the Money community 
• Why property decisions are never as logical as we think 
• Buying her forever home, and breaking every rule she teaches 
• A tour of her home, from the mudroom to the indoor-outdoor fireplace 
• Inside her 1970s Mornington Peninsula beach house 
• Renovating her beach house kitchen for under $10,000 
• A listener's laundry renovation dilemma 
• Quickfire house rules: bread, a coffee subscription and no big lights 
• Mystery drawer: the two items that never stay in one place 
• What makes a home beautiful 

Disclaimer: The information provided in this episode is for general informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or tax advice. Before acting on any information, you should consider whether it is appropriate for your individual circumstances and seek independent professional advice where necessary. 

You can find Victoria on Instagram here  

Check out Victoria’s Spotify playlist ‘The OG Home Playlist’ here  

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Guest: Victoria Devine 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

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Lisa Goodsall, Metricon's National Display Home and Studio M Manager, sits down with Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to tackle a listener dilemma: how do you build a brand-new home in a suburb full of older houses without it looking out of place?

From roof pitch and window proportions to cladding and colour palettes, Lisa shares how to respect a street's heritage while still designing a modern, open-plan family home. 

Moments you’ll hear: 

• Lisa's role overseeing 150+ display homes nationally 
• Designing for different life stages and budgets 
• Listener dilemma: Susannah from Ipswich on her knock-down rebuild 
• How to echo a streetscape's character (roof pitch, windows, cladding) without copying it 
• Blending old-world proportions with modern open-plan living 
• Queenslander-inspired touches: verandas, balconies, exposed beams 
• Why display homes let buyers "try before they buy" 

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Credits:   

Host Elle Lovelock   

Guest Lisa Goodsall 

Edited by Thomas Crnkovic  

Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain  

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In 2020, Lisa Burdus packed up her life in Australia and moved to the Cotswolds for what was meant to be three months. Six years on and she's still there, running her interior design business across two continents and calling it her "gap chapter." 

In this episode of The Edit, Lisa tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about hunting down a decades-old British rock star for Jeremy Clarkson’s man bar, why trust is the one non-negotiable in every client relationship, and how a stint working behind the scenes on Domestic Blitz taught her to be fearless with colour. 

Plus, Lisa shares the story behind the 150-year-old Italian tiles she tracked down solo on a weekend trip, and why food will always be her love language. 

Sending thanks to our partners at Kaboodle Kitchen. 

Explore kitchen and laundry inspiration at kaboodle.com.au 

This episode covers: 

• Packing up her life in Australia for a six-year "gap chapter" 
• Running a business and raising five kids 
• What she learned working behind the scenes on Domestic Blitz 
• Designing Jeremy Clarkson's man bar, and tracking down a long-lost artist 
• Bringing UK fabric and wallpaper brands into Australia 
• Why trust is the most important part of any client relationship 
• Cooking, entertaining and a lifelong dinner set obsession 
• Hunting down 150-year-old splashback tiles in Italy 
• Mystery drawer: the Paris-made journals she scrapbooks her travels into 
• Her biggest design pet peeve 
• What makes a home beautiful 

Find Lisa on Instagram here. 

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Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Lisa Burdus 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media. 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a new bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest ‘oh-no’ moment in the home.  

Today, Georgia Huestis takes us back to the very start of moving into her Victorian home, and a carpet pull-up gone wrong that she's still living with today. 

Haven't caught Georgia's episode of The Edit yet? Listen/watch the full episode with Georgia here. 

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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock  

Guest: Georgia Huestis 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.  

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Georgia Huestis has seen both ends of the art world, from brokering high-value sales at auction houses and galleries in London and New York, to now running the Affordable Art Fair across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, where original works start from just $100. 

In this episode of The Edit, Georgia chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about growing up surrounded by art and fashion, how to actually choose and buy art you'll love, and her simple rule for hanging it well. 

Plus, Georgia takes us inside her Melbourne home; a cream brick house she describes as "not her style... yet", peeling back thick carpet, pulling off wallpaper and raising three young daughters in a house she says the art does all the heavy lifting for. 

Sending thanks to our partners at Kaboodle Kitchen. 

Explore kitchen and laundry inspiration at kaboodle.com.au 

This episode covers: 

• Growing up surrounded by art, with two grandmothers in fashion design 
• Her early career at an auction house, and years running galleries in London and New York 
• Launching the Affordable Art Fair in Australia 
• What to expect at an art fair if you've never been 
• How to actually choose and buy art you'll love 
• Framing tips: float mounting, box frames and mismatched pairs 
• How much you should really spend on art 
• Inside her Melbourne home, and how art "does the heavy lifting" 
• The biggest art-hanging mistake she sees in Australian homes 
• Navigating art-buying disagreements as a couple 
• What makes a home beautiful 

You can find Georgia on Instagram here. 

Check out the Affordable Art Fair here. 

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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Georgia Huestis 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a new bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest ‘oh-no’ moment in the home.  

Today, renovation expert Cherie Barber shares the story of her Byron Bay holiday home, bought as a retirement escape and then sold on a whim when an agent offered a million dollars over its value. But once she signed the contract, she had some concerns. 

Haven't caught Cherie’s episode of The Edit yet? Listen/watch the full episode with Cherie here. 

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Host: Elle Lovelock  

Guest: Cherie Barber 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

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After decades spent renovating for profit, Cherie Barber is doing things a little differently. 

In Part 2 of her conversation with Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock, Cherie takes us inside The Farmhouse, her sprawling Western Sydney project blending modern farmhouse style with her love of mid-century design. She explains why even a deeply personal home still needs to make financial sense, and how she decides where to follow her heart and where to think about resale. 

Plus, Cherie reveals why she starts her days at 3:30am, how she solves renovation problems in her sleep and the incredible story of how she came tantalisingly close to owning Elvis Presley’s Palm Springs honeymoon home. 

This episode covers: 

• Inside Cherie Barber’s Western Sydney farmhouse 
• Mixing modern farmhouse and mid-century design 
• Taking colour inspiration from the surrounding landscape 
• Renovating for yourself vs renovating for resale 
• Why Cherie avoids design trends 
• Her surprising 3:30am morning routine 
• Solving renovation problems in her sleep 
• Cherie’s love of Palm Springs and mid-century architecture 
• The extraordinary story behind Elvis Presley’s honeymoon home 
• The property deal that got away 

You can find Cherie on Instagram here.  

Read about Tinnie, Cherie’s humanoid robot here.  

Check out Cherie’s 7 Top Renovating Tips here 

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Guest: Cherie Barber 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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Cherie Barber has spent more than three decades renovating property and after more than 250 projects, there isn’t much she hasn’t encountered on site. 

In Part 1 of her conversation with Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock, Cherie gets candid about what renovating really costs today, how to tell whether a quote stacks up and why the cheapest tradie isn’t necessarily the one you want. 

Plus, she shares how she keeps disagreements from blowing up on site, the experiences that shaped her relentless work ethic and introduces Tinnie, the humanoid robot joining her latest renovation, The Farmhouse, as a very unconventional assistant. 

This episode covers: 

• Cherie Barber’s rules for choosing and managing tradies 
• Fixed-price quotes vs hourly rates 
• Why she always gets three quotes 
• How to handle disagreements on a renovation site 
• The work ethic behind more than 250 renovations 
• The Farmhouse, Cherie’s major new Western Sydney project 
• Meet Tinnie, the humanoid robot working alongside her tradies 
• What AI and robotics could mean for the future of renovating 

You can find Cherie on Instagram here.  

Read about Tinnie, Cherie’s humanoid robot here.  

Check out Cherie’s 7 Top Renovating Tips here  

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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Cherie Barber 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media. 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a new bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest ‘oh-no’ moment in the home.  

Today, hairstylist Richi Grisillo tells Elle Lovelock about the rental disaster that hit at the worst possible time, leaving him and his housemates with no bathroom, right as Sydney went into lockdown.  

Haven't caught Richi's episode of The Edit yet? Listen/watch the full episode with Richi here. 

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Host: Elle Lovelock  

Guest: Richi Grisillo 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

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Richi Grisillo is the hairstylist behind names like Eva Mendes, Tyra Banks and G Flip, and a global ambassador for Moroccanoil. But when he's not backstage at Fashion Week or on tour with musicians, he's baking chocolate cake and preserves for a shot at a ribbon at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. 

In this episode of The Edit, Richi chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief (and his real-life client) Elle Lovelock about closing the salon he opened at 28, building a smaller, more private studio in its place, and the surprisingly daunting experience of competing against the Country Women’s Association for the first time. 

Plus, Richi opens up on why he moved back home with his parents in his 30s, his dream of a modern farmhouse with a kitchen garden, and why he thinks you should never trust someone who doesn't serve dessert. 

This episode covers: 

• Growing up half Italian and food as a love language 
• His first Sydney Royal Easter Show baking debut, up against the CWA 
• Opening a salon at 28 and the decision to close it a decade later 
• Life after the salon: building Academy Privé 
• Working with Eva Mendes, Tyra Banks, G Flip and on tour with rising stars 
• Teaching the next generation of stylists 
• Why he calls social media "a necessary evil" 
• AI, soul, and why imperfection is the point 
• His dream home: a modern farmhouse with a kitchen garden 
• Moving back in with his parents in his 30s 
• What makes a home beautiful 

You can find Richi on Instagram here  

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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Richi Grisillo 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a new bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest ‘oh-no’ moment in the home.  

Today, Lizzie Binks shares the time she tried to recreate an Instagram-perfect living room, including the armchairs, coffee table and rug, only to get it home and realise it hadn't gone exactly to plan. An expensive lesson in why what looks good for someone else doesn't always work for you.  

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Edited by: Leah Porges  

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You know Sundae from the whipped-cream-can body wash that took over supermarket shelves. Behind the brand is founder Lizzie Binks, who's built the business into a brand stocked in more than 10,000 stores across 14 countries. And all that in just six years. 

In this episode of The Edit, Lizzie chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about the COVID-era supermarket trip that sparked the idea for Sundae, the moment she had to bet everything on the business before the website had even launched, and how ‘joy’ became more than just a brand tagline. 

Plus, Lizzie takes us inside her colour-filled, water-view home, explains scent stacking, and reveals the surprisingly low-key ritual, involving a pair of gumboots, that bookends every single day. 

This episode covers: 

• Growing up between Melbourne, Sydney and Singapore 
• The COVID-era supermarket aisle that sparked Sundae 
• Turning a side hustle into a full-time business overnight 
• Being risk-averse and betting everything on Woolworths and Priceline 
• Life before Sundae: Disney, TikTok and the media buying world 
• Time blocking, context switching and running a business across 14 countries 
• Scent stacking, and how Sundae's rainbow of scents came to be 
• Her love of baking (and that infamous Women's Weekly duck cake) 
• Otis the Groodle, and the two dog park visits that bookend her day 
• What makes her house a home 

You can find Sundae on Instagram here & Lizzie here  

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Guest: Lizzie Binks 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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Welcome to Worst Case Scenario, a new bite-sized episode from Home Beautiful’s The Edit podcast, where we ask our guests about their biggest domestic ‘oh-no’ moment. 

Today, MasterChef alum and Adelaide chef Laura Sharrad takes us back to the first house she bought with husband Max, which turned out to be a halfway house with very interesting bathroom drainage.  

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Photo Credits: @laurasharrad 

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Guest: Laura Sharrad 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

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You might recognise Laura Sharrad from MasterChef but what you might not know is, since winning the 2025 season, she's become one of Adelaide's most-loved home cooks, and a serial renovator. 

In this episode of The Edit, Laura chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about growing up in a big Italian family, how a stint on MasterChef turned into an unplanned career, and the chaos of juggling content creation, restaurants and motherhood with husband Max and daughter Florence. 

Plus, Laura shares some news that's about to change her next couple of years completely and gives us the inside scoop on her dream kitchen wish list. 

This episode covers: 

• Italian Christmas vs. Max's English Christmas traditions 
• Her first food memory and her family's move to Tuscany 
• From a teaching degree to MasterChef to a food career 
• How her parents feel about her career now 
• Juggling content creation, restaurants and motherhood 
• The story behind daughter Florence's name 
• A big life update from Laura and Max 
• Her vision for what's next, and her dream kitchen wish list 
• Handling pressure and decision-making, from MasterChef to marriage 
• What being a homemaker means to her in 2026 

Photo Credits: @laurasharrad 

You can find Laura on Instagram here 

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Guest: Laura Sharrad 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

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Claudia Lambert used to be a couples and family therapist. Now she's the interior designer behind some of Sydney's most art-filled homes, helping her clients fall in love with marble slabs and rare vintage finds. 

In this episode of The Edit, Claudia chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about her “showcasey” lounge room, why she thinks art should be the star of every space and how she implements her “no rules” rule.  

And she gives us the inside scoop on her book, Shaping Spaces, answers a listener dilemma about a vintage lamp that just won’t fit anywhere and reveals her cheat codes for what she calls a “space lift”. 

Plus, don’t miss Claudia’s “Art Buying 101” lesson! 

This episode covers:  

• Mornings with two boys, aged 9 and 12 

• From 15 years as a couple and family therapist to a decade in interior design 

• Her first-ever client, and the full-circle project she's working on for them now 

• A home tour: the newly "vanilla" living room, a round viola marble dining table and four vintage chairs bought for $150 

• What her home sounds and smells like 

• Designing a life on purpose 

• The "space lift": refreshing a home without moving a wall 

• Designing for celebrity clients vs “everyday” people 

• Her new book, Shaping Spaces, and the art-filled moments behind it 

• Slab shopping, and falling in love with a piece of stone 

• Art buying 101 

• Reframing an inherited or thrifted artwork, and what it costs 

• Where to shop for vintage, from Vinnies to Marketplace 

• The best thing she's ever bought, and where she found it 

• Claudia’s mystery drawer item and why it brings her to tears 

• A listener dilemma: styling a vintage lamp that doesn't fit anywhere 

• Her one design rule (or the lack of one) 

• What makes her home beautiful 

Photo Credits: @claudialambertinteriors + Booktopia 

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Guest: Claudia Lambert 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

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Karima Hazim is the co-founder of Sunday Kitchen, Sydney's beloved Lebanese cooking school, which she runs with her mother. Together they turned a love of family food and storytelling into a sell-out weekly institution and a cookbook.  

In this episode of The Edit, Karima joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock for a tour of her century-old home in Drummoyne, full of framed photos of Beirut and Tripoli, a big Tasmanian oak dining table and a kitchen bench that is never, ever bare. She talks about growing up Lebanese in Sydney, the fashion degree that shaped the way she tells stories, and why having her daughter Layla was the moment that led her back to her mother's kitchen. 

Plus, Karima shares her philosophy on produce as decor, why she hates kitchens with hidden appliances and the secrets behind cooking a great Lebanese spread.  

This episode covers: 

• Growing up Lebanese in Sydney 
• Lebanese hospitality 
• A tour of her century-old home in Drummoyne
• Cookbooks as storybooks 
• A fashion and design degree and the storytelling skills it transferred 
• How becoming a mum to Layla led her back to her mother's kitchen 
• The founding of Sunday Kitchen, how it grew, and what makes it different from a regular cooking class 
• Her cookbook Sofra: Lebanese Recipes to Share 
• Lebanese food tips and why you should find your local Middle Eastern grocer 
• Inherited butcher and baker loyalties  
• Weekly go-to recipes: lemon and garlic chicken tray bake, and a fattoush salad prepped fresh every weekend 
• Design crimes, kitchen edition: hidden utensils and bare benches 
• The mystery drawer: a special item brought back from Lebanon 
• What makes a home beautiful 

Photo Credits: @sundaykitchenau 

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Guest: Karima Hazim 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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Genevieve Smart has spent three decades shaping the way Australians dress. She started her career designing for icons like Zimmermann and Lisa Ho, before co-creating her own label, Ginger & Smart, which grew into one of the country’s best-loved fashion houses. 

In this episode of The Edit, Genevieve joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about the new, collaborative chapter of her career, from designing airline uniforms to a hospitality capsule with Cargo Crew. She also spills on her latest project, a wearable collaboration with Waverley Mills, the well-known, quintessentially Australian interiors brand. 

Plus, Genevieve opens up about the light-filled beach house she calls home in Avalon, why incense and greenery matter more to her than fresh flowers, the scent that connects her to her late mother, and why she thinks fashion could learn a thing or two from interiors when it comes to provenance. 

This episode covers: 

• Genevieve Smart's career from Zimmermann to Ginger & Smart 
• An idyllic childhood in a Tudor cottage in Surrey, England 
• A tour of her light-filled beach house in Avalon 
• Designing Jetstar's new cabin crew uniforms 
• A hospitality capsule collection with Cargo Crew 
• Her wearable collaboration with 152-year-old wool mill Waverley Mills 
• Why fashion could learn from interiors when it comes to provenance 
• The scent that connects her to her late mother 
• What makes a home beautiful, and the secret to being a great host 

Photo Credits: @genevievesmart & Waverley Mills 

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Edited by: Leah Porges 

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In Part 2 of this episode of The Edit with Deborah Hutton, Elle Lovelock gets into the personal stories and design details that didn’t make it into Part 1 - and there are plenty of both.  

Deb shares the story behind two significant skin cancer surgeries and how a viral post and a hat company email led to the creation of Canopy Bay, her sun protection hat range.  

She also reflects on a career that took her from modeling at 16, through 14 years as the face of Qantas and a dance with John Travolta, to editing magazines and hosting some of Australia's biggest TV shows.  

And then it's back to the build, and the design decisions that are making her South Coast home unlike anything she's done before. 

This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation with Deborah Hutton.   

This episode covers:  

• Deborah Hutton’s skin cancer story and why early detection matters 

• How a viral post and a hat company email sparked Canopy Bay 

• UPF 50+ sun protection and why not all hats are equal 

• The get-your-skin-checked message Deb is passionate about 

• A career from modeling at 16 to Qantas, Travolta and TV 

• What Deb has up her sleeve after the build is done 

• The mystery drawer moment 

• Moving away from white: the design evolution from Bronte to the South Coast 

• The powder room that started it all: eurowalls mural, rattan vanity and a hundi light 

• Taj Mahal quartzite, solid timber joinery and the kitchen island as furniture 

• Alfresco Emporium, Restoration Hardware sofas and the case against the sofa crack 

• Storage, decluttering and starting afresh 

• House rules, fresh flowers, daggy ‘80s playlists and stress-cleaning 

• What makes a home beautiful to Deb 

Photo Credits: @deborahhutton and Home Beautiful 

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Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Deb Hutton 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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Deborah Hutton has worn many hats - TV presenter, magazine editor, model - but now she's doing something she's never done before: project manager and interior designer. After selling her house in Bronte, she bought a crumbling red brick cottage overlooking the ocean south of Sydney and is now deep in a build she describes as the home of her life. 

In this episode of The Edit, Deb joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about what drew her away from Sydney to the tiny seaside community of Wombarra, why she chose to work with architect Walter Barda, and how a landslide, a geotech and 70 concrete piers all became part of the story.  

Plus, Deb shares why there’s not a drop of white in the colour palette, how a visit to Huka Lodge in New Zealand shaped the entire aesthetic, and why she’s building this house entirely for bringing people together.  

This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Deborah Hutton. 

This episode covers:  

• Deborah Hutton’s South Coast build 

• Why Deb sold her Bronte house and left Sydney 

• Working with architect Walter Barda 

• The landslide, geotech and 70 concrete piers that shaped the build 

• The self-contained studio and why Deb decided to build it 

• The steam room, master bedroom and infrared sauna 

• A green colour palette that surprised even Deb 

• The design inspiration behind the house 

• Wall sconces, candlelight and a home designed for entertaining 

• Why Deb hosts 12-hour lunches and how she does it 

Photo Credits: @deborahhutton and Home Beautiful

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Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Deb Hutton 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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Should a robot ever be allowed to fold your laundry? It sounds like a throwaway question, but it cuts right to the heart of what the Australian home is becoming. In Part 2 of this bonus episode, recorded live at Metricon’s National Love of Design Summit, Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock hands the microphone to the audience, and the panel of Ali Whelan (Breathe Architecture), Michael Leung (Balanced Earth Architects), Neil Hipwell (Futureflip) and James Treble takes on questions no one saw coming. 

Together they imagine the Australian home of the future, smaller, smarter and far more adaptable, explore why builders who’ve created some of the most high-tech houses in the country are quietly stepping away from the tech, and answer the question that nearly stumped all four of them: what’s the internal compass that drives you? 

Moments You’ll Hear: 

• Why the Australian home of the future is smaller, smarter and more adaptable
• The affordability and trade-shortage puzzle shaping what we can actually build
• Why a half-a-million-dollar smart home taught Neil an expensive lesson
• The case for “low-tech first”, and why a little friction is worth protecting
• Whether a laundry full of robots would quietly kill a building’s community
• The question that nearly stumped the panel: what’s your internal compass? 

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Credits:  

Our guests: Ali Whelan (Breathe Architecture), Michael Leung (Balanced Earth Architects), Neil Hipwell (Futureflip) and James Treble (interior designer & colour expert)  

Host Elle Lovelock  

Edited by Thomas Crnkovic 

Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain 

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After decades spent thinking deeply about food, beauty and family, Karlie Verkerk has finally built a home that reflects all three. 

In this episode of The Edit, Karlie joins Home Beautiful Editor Elle Lovelock from her Northern Rivers home to talk about the many moves that brought her family here - from inner-city Sydney to the Blue Mountains, Singapore and finally the coast, and what each place taught her about what she really wanted from a home. 

She also shares the story behind FIN, the world's first food fragrance she's just launched with her husband James, why she went on MasterChef and kept it secret for months, and the outdoor kitchen built from recycled bricks that's slowly becoming the heart of the house. 

Plus, the renovation mistake she and James made under cover of darkness. Hint: it involved a tin of paint, a washroom, and very misplaced optimism about the colour yellow. 

Warning: If you have boucle items at home, this episode could be triggering! 

This episode covers: 

• Karlie Verkerk's Northern Rivers home tour 

• Moving from Singapore to the Australian coast with young kids 

• Going on MasterChef and keeping it a secret 

• Launching FIN, the world's first food fragrance 

• Building an outdoor kitchen with recycled bricks and Facebook Marketplace finds 

• Cooking over fire and wood-kissed flavours 

• How to transform a small courtyard for entertaining 

• Collecting art as a couple and what it means to inherit a collection 

• Raising kids with an eye for art 

• Why cooking is Karlie's greatest source of calm 

• The butter yellow bathroom disaster 

• What homemaker means in 2026 

• What makes a home beautiful 
• The soundtrack of Karlie & James' lives: https://bremermccoy.com/
• Karlie & James' Fin Food Fragrance: https://www.finfragrance.com/
• Karlie's recipes on Home Beautiful: https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/author/karlie-verkerk/

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Guest: Karlie Verkerk 

Supervising Producer: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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What if the secret to a happier home is being able to smell your neighbour’s burnt toast?

Recorded live at Metricon’s National Love of Design Summit, this bonus episode brings together four of Australia’s most exciting designers and makers: Ali Whelan of Breathe Architecture, Michael Leung of Balanced Earth Architects, Neil Hipwell of Futureflip, and interior designer James Treble, fresh off the plane from Milan Design Week. Expect a basement golf simulator that’s brought a whole street together, a skate bowl built for rainy days, and a very strong case for waving at your neighbours through the window. 

Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock sits down with Ali, Michael, Neil, and James and together, they get honest about what it really feels like to push boundaries with clients and councils, and why a beautiful home is about so much more than how it looks. 

This episode is brought to you by Metricon.

Moments You’ll Hear: 

• Why pushing boundaries can be frustrating, thrilling and deeply rewarding all at once 

• How to know when to push a trend a client isn’t ready for, and when to hold back 

• The “burnt toast” theory: why small moments of friction make a home feel alive 

• The basement golf simulator that brought a whole street together 

• A skate bowl built for rainy days, and designing homes people actually want to gather in 

• Building community the old-fashioned way, through barn-raising and hempcrete 

• Why Australian design is turning heads on the world stage at Milan Design Week 

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The new Australian home: Design trends shaping the way we live today

These family homes in coastal Adelaide and Sydney show great design isn't about creating a one-size-fits-all home

Credits: 

Our charming guests: Ali Whelan (Breathe Architecture), Michael Leung (Balanced Earth Architects), Neil Hipwell (Futureflip) and James Treble (interior designer & colour expert)

Host Elle Lovelock

Edited by Thomas Crnkovic 

Supervising Producer Leah Porges

Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain 

Our wonderful team at Home Beautiful

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The renovation may be finished, but the work of creating a beautiful home never really ends. 

In Part 2 of this episode of The Edit, Matty J is back with Home Beautiful Editor Elle Lovelock to talk about what life looks like now that Chante Mer is open to guests - the letting go, the worrying, and the welcome basket decisions he probably overthought. 

He also gets into parenting, sharing the mental load, raising three daughters, and the lessons he hopes the next generation will inherit. And he shares the item discovered during the renovation that deepened his connection to the home's original owner, Val.  

Plus the one thing that keeps him up at night as a holiday-home owner. Hint: It involves lemon juice and marble. 

This episode covers: 

• Running Chante Mer as a holiday stay  

• Opening a family home to guests  

• The realities of short-term rentals  

• Holiday home hosting tips  

• Sharing the mental load at home  

• Modern fatherhood and parenting  

• Raising daughters  

• Family life with Laura Byrne  

• The mystery photo album discovered during renovation  

• The legacy of Chante Mer  
• What makes a home beautiful  

Photo Credits: @chante.mer.house and Home Beautiful.

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Guest: Matty Johnson 

Videographer: Charlie Potter 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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Thousands of people followed Matty J and Laura Byrne's NSW South Coast renovation online. We all chimed in with suggestions on tile colours, furnishings and design ideas, and the end product is like a dream house by the sea. And as anyone who’s taken on a renovation project knows, beneath hose happy snaps and gorgeous exteriors lies a whole lot of grit, stress and family logistics.  

In this episode of The Edit, Matty joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about transforming Chante Mer (or Song of the Sea) from a run-down coastal property into a much-loved family retreat and holiday stay. 

He shares what it was like renovating while raising two young children and preparing for a third baby, how he and Laura navigated design decisions together, and why opening the home to guests changed the way they think about living spaces. 

This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Matty J. Make sure you follow The Edit wherever you're listening now, so you can be among the first to hear Part 2.

This episode covers: 

• Matty J and Laura Byrne's Chante Mer renovation 

• Renovating a holiday home with young children 

• The first walk-through of Chante Mer 

• Mould and unexpected renovation challenges 

• Designing a family-friendly coastal retreat 

• Renovating under public scrutiny 

• Opening a holiday home to Airbnb guests 
• The reality of running a short-term rental 

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Credits 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Matty Johnson 

Producer: Rachel Fountain 

Videographer: Charlie Potter 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.  

The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media. 

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When interior designer Shona McElroy first walked into her Edgecliff apartment, most people would have walked straight back out. The layout was awkward, the kitchen was hidden away, the bathroom opened into the living room, and a closed-in balcony came with terracotta floors, popcorn walls and a popcorn ceiling. 

But Shona, founder and principal of Smac Studio, saw what it could become. 

In this episode of The Edit, Shona joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about turning an old 1920s apartment into a beautiful, functional home, why north-facing light matters, how to avoid the dreaded “Pinterest house”, and what interior designers really think through before a room comes together. 

She also shares how she helps clients edit their belongings when downsizing, why a coffee table book can be the beginning of an entire room, how virtual reality is changing interior design, and the deeply nostalgic item she brought from her mystery drawer. 

This episode covers: 

• Shona McElroy’s 1920s Edgecliff apartment renovation 

• How to fix an awkward apartment layout 

• Why natural light can make a smaller home feel better 

• What to know about popcorn walls and ceilings 

• How to design cupboards, shelves and drawers around real life 

• Downsizing, decluttering and editing sentimental pieces 

• How to avoid creating a “Pinterest house” 

• Styling travel mementos and meaningful objects 

• Coffee table styling tips from an interior designer 

• How virtual reality is being used in interior design 

• What makes a home feel beautiful, personal and lived-in 

🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-edit/id1852946910 

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https://open.spotify.com/show/1y7phZb4CeMhYzFssKZVcq 

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https://www.youtube.com/@HomeBeautifulMag 

Watch full episodes: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1c73iMScLqZ357jQ_0A3eDGTysM1SUxO 

Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Shona McElroy 

Producer: Charlie Potter 

Consulting Producer: Jessie-Lee Klass 

Edited by: Pro Podcasts  

Executive Producer: Jessie-Lee Klass 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our fantastic Home Beautiful team

Learn More: 

The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media. 

https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ 

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Should you decorate a rental like it’s your forever home? According to interior designer, Studio Brie founder and Australia’s Best House host Briellyn Turton, the answer is yes. Known for her personality-driven interiors, love of vintage pieces and playful approach to home, Briellyn joins The Edit to talk renter-friendly styling, whimsical interiors, hosting, lighting, TVs, resale myths and why the most beautiful homes are the ones that make everyday life easier. 

In this episode of The Edit, host and Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock sits down with Briellyn Turton to unpack how she creates homes with character, comfort and function. Briellyn shares how she uses fashion as a starting point for interiors, why she believes in decorating slowly, how to personalise a rental without waiting for the “forever home”, and the one hosting habit every busy homemaker should steal. 

Together they explore why home should feel personal, playful and deeply useful, from where you drop your bag to how you make your coffee in the morning.  

Moments You'll Hear: 

• Briellyn’s take on dressing your home the way you dress yourself
• How to personalise a rental with art, vintage finds and moveable pieces 
• A tour of Briellyn’s much-loved loft-style rental 
• Why she moved for a courtyard, hosting space, and a bedroom with beautiful light 
• The empty dishwasher and empty bin hosting rule
• What “whimsy” really means in interiors
• How Briellyn gets clients to trust their own taste 
• Why your home should support your rituals, from skincare to coffee
• The renter’s dilemma: do you buy for now or forever?
• How to de-beige a rental without panic-buying generic furniture
• Why downlights should not be the default
• What to do when the TV has to be in the living room 
• The design mistake Briellyn wishes Australians would stop making 
• Why timeless homes are built slowly, not bought in one Saturday

Thank you for listening ❤️ 

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Listen and follow on Spotify 

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Credits: 

Our friend: Briellyn Turton 

Host Elle Lovelock 

Edited by Pro Pods 

Producer: Charlie Potter 

Consulting Producer Jessie-Lee Klass 

Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain 

Learn More: The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media: https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ 

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Follow Briellyn Turton on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briellynturton/ 

Explore Studio Brie: https://www.studiobrie.com.au/ 

Read Briellyn’s Home Beautiful piece on the whimsical era in interiors: https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-ideas/2026-interior-trend-whimsical-studio-brie-briellyn-turton/ 

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What happens after you win The Block, sell the house, have a baby, launch a business and start again? 

In this episode of The Edit, host and Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock sits down with Steph Ottavio, architect, designer, founder of Japandi Estate and one half of beloved The Block duo Steph and Gian. 

Steph opens up about the pressure of renovating on national television, what she and Gian carried from The Block into real life, and how she renovated her own home while pregnant, with a five-month deadline and her mum living across the road. 

But this is also a more personal conversation about the strange quiet that can come after a huge, formative chapter. Steph talks honestly about experiencing “post blues” after The Block, feeling disconnected from purpose, going to therapy, and learning to strip life back to the basics: community, connection, conversation, morning rituals and the little moments that make you feel like yourself again. 

Together, Elle and Steph explore what really makes a home beautiful, from decluttered spaces, layered rugs and 12 skylights to the feeling of walking into a home that has been designed for real family life. 

Moments You'll Hear: 

• Why Steph says her home has to be organised so life can be chaotic  

• What The Block taught her about pressure, outsourcing and working with Gian  

• How Steph renovated while pregnant and moved in before her baby arrived  

• The truth about her “post Block blues” and rebuilding a sense of purpose  

• Why community became the brief for her next home  

• Steph’s take on Japandi style, character within minimalism and why she does not love cold modern homes  

• The clever design ideas inside Steph and Gian’s home, including the Jack and Jill bathroom, 12 skylights and a pool craned in through the neighbours  

• Her rules for shoes, scent, clutter and the design trend she would happily leave behind  

Thank you for listening ❤️ 

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Listen and follow on Spotify 

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Credits: 

Our friend Steph Ottavio 
Host Elle Lovelock 
Edited by Pro Pods 
Producer: Charlie Potter and Thomas Crnkovic 
Consulting Producer: Jessie-Lee Klass 
Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain 

Learn More: The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media:  

Inside Steph and Gian Ottavio’s stunning home transformation 

Steph and Gian Ottavio’s Home Beautiful Tour on YouTube 

Steph's Instagram

Steph and Gian's Japandi Estate Instagram

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What actually makes a home beautiful once the cameras leave, the renovation dust settles and real life moves back in? 

In part two of our conversation with Wendy Moore, the former Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief, Selling Houses Australia interior designer and all-round interiors authority invites us inside her own Sydney Inner West cottage. And this is not a polished show-home tour. It's far better. 

Wendy takes host and Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock through the hydrangeas, past the dodgy fence, into the side entrance, the light-filled void, the petrol-blue kitchen, the unfinished reading nook now claimed by the dog, and the freestanding bath in the main bedroom that everyone warned her against. 

Together they talk about what really works in a home after six years of living in it, from natural light and kitchen colour to family dinner tables, awkward layouts, builder contracts, renovation regrets, vintage silver, fireplaces, bed linen and why the homes we love most are rarely the perfect ones. 

Moments You’ll Hear: 
· Wendy’s audio home tour of her Inner West Sydney Californian bungalow cottage. 
· The clever renovation choice that flooded a dark older home with natural light. 
· Why Wendy still loves her petrol-blue kitchen, and what she would rethink about natural stone. 
· The reading nook that never got finished and quietly became the dog’s favourite spot. 
· The bedroom bath everyone said was a bad idea, and why Wendy loves it. 
· The renovation regret she wishes she had budgeted for from the beginning. 
· Wendy’s advice on choosing a builder, reading the contract and staying across every dollar. 
· How to beat renovation decision fatigue with a moodboard and a clear edit. 
· A smart fix for awkward living rooms where the sofa blocks the flow. 
· The vintage silver tea strainer and “jam spoon” that became an Antiques Roadshow moment. 
· Why the best homes are full of chatter, memory, imperfect corners and real life. 

Thank you for listening ❤️ 

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Credits: 
Our friend: Wendy Moore 
Host: Elle Lovelock 
Edited by: Pro Pods 
Producer: Charlie Potter and Thomas Crnkovic 
Executive Producer: Jessie-Lee Klass 
Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

Learn More: 
The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media: https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ 

Part one episode with Wendy: 
https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/shopping/wendy-moore-career-selling-houses/ 

See Wendy’s Home Beautiful home tour: 
https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-tours/home-tour-house-to-home-beautiful/ 

Follow Wendy Moore: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendymooreedit/ 
The Interiors Edit: https://www.theinteriorsedit.com.au/ 

🙏 Our special thanks for making The Edit our new home: 
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What does a truly beautiful home look like when you stop chasing trends—and start telling the truth? In this episode of The Edit, host (and former colleague) Elle Lovelock sits down with interiors heavyweight Neale Whitaker: the gently opinionated eye behind some of Australia’s most-loved design titles and TV shows, from Belle and Home Beautiful to Love It or List It—and now Reno Rules on Seven.

Together they take an audio home tour of Neale’s “patchwork quilt” South Coast cottage, from the wraparound verandah draped in wisteria to rooms packed with art collected everywhere he and partner David have lived and travelled. Neale shares why he buys art on pure instinct (and why it should never ‘match the sofa’), how he and David blend antique and contemporary tastes, and what ‘dog-friendly’ design actually looks like when the dogs are absolutely allowed on the bed. Plus: the entertaining rituals he can’t give up (candles, music, the perfect table), why being a TV judge doesn’t mean judging your house, and the tiny home edit he wishes he’d made years earlier—one that punches well above its weight every winter.

Moments You'll Hear: 

• An audio walk-through of Neale’s quirky ‘patchwork quilt’ cottage (yes—there are two front doors).
• How Neale buys and hangs art: instinct-first, story-driven, and never matched to the furnishings.
• Why a home that’s “perfect” is usually boring—and how to build comfort, layers, and soul.
• Designing with dogs: choosing what you love, then problem-solving (towels, throws, and muddy paws).
• Hosting without the stress: beautiful table, candles, music… but always relaxed.
• The tiny edit with a big payoff: underfloor heating (and the power of lamps in dark corners).
• Authenticity over trends: mixing old and new to make a home that feels like you.

This is an episode with permission to ignore trends and buy what you actually love. Confidence that your art doesn't need to match anything. A renewed appreciation for warm lighting and the ritual of turning on lamps. Practical solutions for real design dilemmas. The reminder that homes should feel like you - layered, honest, maybe a little eccentric. And possibly a new perspective on your throw situation.

Thank you for listening ❤️

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Neale Whitaker Joins My Reno Rules as a Judge in 2026

My Reno Rules Just Gave Us Our First Look

Inside Neale Whitaker’s Country Cottage

The New Season of Love It or List It Australia Has a Release Date

My Reno Rules All The Details For The New Series!

🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:

Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains

Oz Design - furniture Australians love 

Credits:

Our friend Neale Whitaker

Edited by Propod 

Production by Thomas Crnkovic and Charlie Potter 

Our wonderful Home Beautiful team 

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If you’ve ever stood in your living room and felt nothing, this one’s for you. Stylist, author and TV reno judge Julia Green joins Editor Elle Lovelock to talk about building a home that feels like an autobiography, not a catalogue spread. She went from “peddling drugs” (pharmaceuticals) for 17 years in a job she hated to styling shoots, closing her beloved store and now judging My Reno Rules, all while raising a family and painting every available surface in colour.

Julia is funny and unfiltered about the gap between how interiors look on TV and how they actually feel to live in. She talks about growing up with a mum who let her paint her bedroom walls on a whim, decking out her first flat with no money but a lot of ingenuity, and why she’ll always choose “considered chaos” over safe beige. There’s career whiplash, there’s grief for past chapters, and there’s the quiet joy of realising your house doesn’t have to be perfect to feel like home, it just has to feel like you.

Moments you’ll hear

• Julia deadpanning that she used to “peddle drugs” (legally) in pharma for nearly two decades, hating every minute, before a stranger buying her couch told her she was in the wrong job and handed her a Vogue photographer’s business card.

• The chaos‑magic timing of going into labour four hours after that conversation and only circling back to the card at the end of maternity leave, a week before she was meant to return to corporate life.

• The “I’ve got a new job, I’m a stylist tomorrow” conversation with her husband, despite having no idea what the day rate was and only a Home Beautiful style brief to go on.

• Childhood bedrooms that changed colour constantly, a mum who let her paint the walls as often as she liked, and the lesson that home is something you’re allowed to experiment with, not preserve in glass.

• Julia explaining why she can’t do white‑on‑white (“I’d last two seconds”) and how she thinks about colour as “deliberate chaos” - surprise without visual shock.

• How she furnished her first apartment with basically no budget, just a sharp eye and a willingness to hunt, and why she’s now the stylist who tells people, “Do you really need that?” instead of pushing more stuff.

• Behind the scenes of My Reno Rules: judging alongside Neale Whitaker and Simon Cohen, trying to keep two strangers’ styles coherent in one house, and what really happens when communication breaks down on a reno show.

• The emotional side of closing her much‑loved store, stepping into a new TV chapter, and figuring out what kind of home she wants to come back to at the end of it all.

Thank you for listening ❤️

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My Reno Rules All The Details For The New Series!

Clever With Colour and Julia Green

Julia Green on Insta 📱

Julia's Website Green House Interiors

🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:

Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains

Oz Design - furniture Australians love 

Credits:

Our friend Julia Green

Edited by Propod 

Production by Thomas Crnkovic and Charlie Potter 

Our wonderful Home Beautiful team 

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If you’ve ever stood in a beige box of a rental property, staring at the vertical blinds and mystery downlights, wondering how on earth this is supposed to be “you,” this episode is your permission to start again. In part two of our chat with digital creator and “friend in home and hosting” Loui Burke, we move past Instagram-ready corners and get into the mechanics of making a temporary space feel like a real home you’re proud to invite people into.

Loui shares the three non‑negotiables he believes will transform any rental - no renovations, no landlord approval forms required: a properly sized rug, real window treatments, and light fixtures you can swap out and take with you when you leave. He explains why these are the quiet workhorses of a room, doing more for mood and cohesion than yet another cushion haul ever could, and how to approach them when you’re on a budget, short on storage, or not sure how long you’ll be staying.

For anyone overwhelmed by a modern “white box” home or apartment, Loui offers an unexpectedly brilliant styling hack alongside editor Elle Lovelock: treat your favourite flagship stores and boutique hotels as living moodboards. From Mecca and fashion flagships in Armadale or Paddington to carefully designed Airbnbs, Loui breaks down how to steal their ideas, colour palettes, materials, layout tricks, and translate them directly into your living room, bedroom or hallway. Genius! There’s also a very practical chat about foundational furniture in small spaces, why a modular sofa might save your sanity (and your stairwell), and how a tape measure is still the most underrated design tool you own.

Moments you’ll hear:

• The simple, movable pieces that make any rental feel instantly more like home: rugs, lamps, light shades, and curtains you can take with you

• How to “shop” Airbnbs, hotels and retail flagships for layout and material ideas when your place is just a featureless white box

• Why thinking like a store designer, considering thresholds, shelving, and sightlines, can change the way you arrange even the smallest apartment

• Smart, non‑boring advice on big furniture buys in rentals, from choosing modular sofas to measuring doorways so your dream couch doesn’t get stranded on the street

If you’re renting, in between homes, or just convinced your place is too bland to bother with, this episode is your blueprint for turning “for now” into something that finally feels like yours.

Thank you for listening ❤️

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Part 1 Loui Burke - Cheap and Cheerful Decorating

Great (easy) Ideas for Rented Apartments

🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:

Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains

Oz Design - furniture Australians love 

Credits:

Our friend Loui Burke 

Edited by Propod 

Production by Thomas Crnkovic 

Our wonderful Home Beautiful team 

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If you’ve ever looked at a glossy renovation and thought, “Must be nice to start with money,” this episode is the part no one usually tells you.

Lysandra Fraser first appeared in our lives in a police uniform, standing back-to-back with her twin sister, Alisa, on The Block audition tape, manifesting a win before they’d laid a single tile. They did, indeed, win twice - and became known for calm, quietly luxe interiors that looked like they belonged to people who had always lived that way. But in this conversation, Lysandra walks Editor Elle Lovelock through the bits that never made it into the reveal shots: growing up in Housing Commission with a single mum, secretly mortified to bring friends home, painting the hallway in suede‑finish purple to try and make it feel less “less than".

Lysandra talks about leaving the police force after reality TV, building a design business by sheer instinct (and zero formal training), and then selling her own dream house to fund al.ive BODY, the beauty and home brand she co‑founded with Alisa. For six years, while designing multi-million dollar homes for clients and being asked what it was like to be “a millionaire from The Block,” Lysandra was living in a friend’s dilapidated granny flat, followed by a three‑bedroom ’70s rental with apricot walls and floral carpet. This is not a sob story! More of a reality check on what risk actually looks like when you’re a single mum with two teenage boys and a public profile people project onto.

Moments You'll Hear 

How two exhausted Adelaide cops with babies at home decided, one auction night, that they weren’t just applying for The Block, they were going to win it, and why they actually believed that.

The whiplash of going from Housing Commission to TV renovations to clients with Louis Vuitton “thank you” gifts, and the imposter syndrome that sits under it all.

The very un‑Pinterest path to interior design: no moodboards, no Pinterest, no Insta, just learning on the job, taking judge feedback on the chin, and then reverse-engineering a career out of it.

Why Lysandra now believes in “who, not how”: building a team of CAD wizards and specialists so she can stay in the lane she’s actually good at, instead of trying to be across everything.

A sensory tour of her current home: black, refined, functional and the mental gymnastics of describing it when you know people assume you’ve “always” lived like this.

What it really costs to launch a product brand from scratch, and why Lysandra thinks more founders should say out loud, “Yes, I sold my house for this.”

If you’re sitting in a neutral rental, doom scrolling renos and wondering how everyone else got so far ahead, consider this your reminder that the before shots of someone’s life are rarely on the grid. 

Thank you for listening ❤️

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The Famous Farmhouse Home that Lysandra and Alison made

Lysandra Fraser on Insta

Great (easy) Ideas for Rented Apartments

🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:

Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains

Oz Design - furniture Australians love 

Credits:

Edited by Propod 

Production by Thomas Crnkovic 

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If you’ve ever stood in the middle of your place, scrolling inspo pics and thinking, “I have no idea where to start,” this episode is your shortcut to a home that actually feels like you live there - not like you borrowed it from a display village.

Design and real estate expert James Treble (yes...you’ve seen him give excellent advice on The Living Room and his own reno series) sits down with Editor Elle Lovelock to decode how to turn any house, yes, even the ugly red‑brick, asbestos‑ridden one, into a calm, character‑filled home with a story. He starts with the artwork he literally pulled off his own wall, explains why your partner’s signed footy jersey still counts as “art”, and shows you how to build an entire colour scheme from one picture, op‑shop find or kids’ drawing.

From there, James walks you through his Central Coast renovation: the bright yellow double doors, the breeze‑block wall, the terrazzo‑look tiles and the decision to completely flip the kitchen, bathroom and entry layout because “you do not have to stick to the original floor plan.” He breaks down which eras of Australian houses are secretly goldmines, how to know if a place has good bones within 30 seconds at an open home, and why you should almost always start with a hallway or bedroom before you even think about the kitchen.

Moments you'll hear:

Why “homemaking” is making a comeback and how to tell your own story at home without spending a fortune.

James’s simple method for using art as your colour roadmap (including what to do if your partner’s taste is…challenging).

A tour of his once‑hideous red‑brick house and the exact moves that turned it into a light, layered, mid‑century‑inspired haven.

The eras and house types he’d buy in a heartbeat, and the structural red flags that should have you walking straight back out the door.

How to create an overarching “story” (coastal, modern farmhouse, mountain escape) so every room decision stops feeling random.

Why having two bathrooms is the new non‑negotiable and clever ways to carve one out of a laundry or awkward corner.

If you’re renting, renovating or just itching to repaint one room and see what happens, this episode will give you the confidence, language and starting points to finally make your home look like the life you’re actually living inside it.

Thank you for listening ❤️

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James Treble Website 

More than a 'Granny Flat', leveraging the opportunity with extra space and James Treble

How to identify the architectural style of your house

Great (easy) Ideas for Rented Apartments

🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:

Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains

Oz Design - furniture Australians love 

Credits:

Edited by Propod 

Production by Thomas Crnkovic 

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If you’ve ever stared at a paint swatch until it went blurry and thought, maybe I’m just not a 'design person', this conversation is for you. In this episode of The Edit, alongside Editor Elle Lovelock, we sit down with design editor, author Greg Natale, interior designer and TV regular on Home Made and The Renovators, known for bold, glamorous, pattern‑heavy interiors that somehow still feel totally livable.

Greg Natale has built a career using pattern on pattern, marble on marble, late ’70s glam and yet he’ll be the first to tell you your home doesn’t need to look like a showroom to feel beautiful. He talks about growing up obsessively collecting Home Beautiful, sneaking his first project into the magazine via his sister’s townhouse, and why your kitchen and sofa should work harder and age better than your latest trend purchase.

In this conversation, Greg and Elle step inside the real questions you bring to your group chats and Pinterest boards: how to make colour feel grown‑up, how to design for three generations under one roof without losing your mind (or your resale value), and what to do when your 'neutral for now' turns into 'neutral forever because I’m too scared to change anything.' Greg breaks down the late‑’70s references behind his own apartment, how he layers burgundy, midnight blue and mixed metals without it looking like a costume, and shares the one rule he’s more than happy to break: that maximalism can’t be livable. 

You’ll also hear him walk through a listener’s very real dilemma, building a home that works for ageing parents, kids, and future buyers, right down to where the grab rails go and why you probably need three different living rooms if you want everyone to stay sane. And yes, we end with his “mystery drawer” moment: the chaotic corner that proves even the king of maximalism has a place where real life piles up.

Moments You'll Hear: 

• How Greg went from a Home Beautiful-obsessed 10-year-old to one of Australia’s most recognisable interior designers and why that first tiny townhouse still holds up 30 years on
• Why kitchens, bathrooms and sofas need to be timeless workhorses, and where you can safely go wild with paint, fabric and pattern
• A simple way to build a colour story (hello, moodboards and one strong starting point) so your home feels intentional, not chaotic
• Real‑world advice for multi-generational living: step‑free ground floors, “disguised” kitchenettes, beautiful grab rails, and how to design a house that your parents can age in and you can still sell

If you’ve been waiting to paint the wall, buy the stripe, or finally pick a rug that isn’t beige, this is your sign.

Thank you for listening ❤️

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Greg Natale Website 

Tall, dark and handsome: The secret to masculine kitchen design

Australia’s top design influencers on styles, trends and changing interiors

Not Terrified of Multi-Generational Living

Halston: Inventing American Fashion - hardcover book

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In this heartfelt episode, interior designer and TV host Wendy Moore sits down to share the real story behind her career pivots, from editing Home Beautiful to running Foxtel’s lifestyle channels and fronting Selling Houses Australia.  She opens up about the emotional weight of leaving a team she loved after 13 years, and what it takes to walk away from something successful when it no longer feels right.

Wendy also takes us inside her latest chapter, The Interiors Edit, and the investment property renovation she is quietly turning into a content and business engine.  From repainting an entire exterior at the last minute to rallying a whole community on site, she shares the messy, unglamorous realities behind those glossy “after” shots and why quick, brave decisions often make the most beautiful rooms.

If you are dreaming of a renovation, Wendy breaks down the non-negotiables: a detailed budget, a mood board you actually use, and a brutally honest check-in on what you can reasonably do yourself.  She talks trends warmer colours, layered textures, and homes that feel lived-in rather than styled to perfection and why emotional first impressions matter more than any single piece of furniture.

Away from the tools and paint charts, Wendy reflects on balance, burnout and the mantra that guides her now: “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.”  She is frank about the toll of constant work, the guilt of being pulled between set and family, and the boundaries she’s learned to draw so there is still space for curiosity, creativity and being present at home.

This episode is for anyone standing on the edge of a big change of career, home or both and wondering if it’s too late to pivot.  Wendy’s story is a reminder that luck usually looks a lot like hard work, that starting again can be the most generous thing you do for yourself, and that the best interiors are less about perfection and more about how they make you feel when you walk through the door.

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Wendy Moore Articles 

Selling Houses Australia: 40 design ideas to steal from last season

The incredible transformations on this season of Selling Houses Australia

Inside the festive home of interiors expert Wendy Moore

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Have you ever wondered how television’s biggest design experts style their own homes? 

In this episode of The Edit, alongside Editor Elle Lovelock, we sit down with design editor, author and beloved television judge Neale Whitaker for a unique conversation between two old friends who have a very special relationship. 

Neale has spent decades shaping the way Australians think about our homes, first as the editor of some of the country’s most influential design magazines, and later as a familiar face on television judging some of the nation’s most ambitious homes. With his design background, it hardly comes as a surprise that Neale has some strict style rules for his own home.

In this fun and inspiring conversation, Neale talks about why he almost never turns on the “big light”, his preference for warm globes over cool, his love of sheer curtains and the one styling habit he would happily erase from Australian homes. 

Along the way, we talk about how Neale developed a ‘portfolio career’, the types of brands he likes to work with and the thoughtful advice Neale once gave to Elle that still resonates in the workplace today. 

Neale also answers real design dilemmas from listeners, including:

• How to balance light and privacy in a ground‑floor apartment
• The best way to soften glare in a sun‑drenched open‑plan space
• How to zone lighting in one large room using layering and lamps
• Finding a truce when one partner wants a big TV and blackout curtains, and the other wants books, light and conversation

Consider it part design masterclass, part life philosophy and an invitation to learn about the home of one of television’s biggest faces of interior design.  

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Neale Whitaker Joins My Reno Rules as a Judge in 2026

My Reno Rules Just Gave Us Our First Look

Inside Neale Whitaker’s Country Cottage

The New Season of Love It or List It Australia Has a Release Date

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If you’ve ever stood in the aisles of Kmart or Ikea holding a candle and whispering to yourself,  “cheap or chic?” this one’s for you. We all need a chic friend to help steer us in the right direction when choosing the 'posh bits' to make our home feel luxe, and that's our friend Loui. 

In this episode of The Edit, we go full home core with digital creator Loui Burke, the man the internet now knows as your “friend in home and hosting”. Loui has quietly built a career that, from the outside, might look like fluffing cushions for a living. But... inside, it’s down to over a decade of clever styling, strategy and saying no to brands that don’t fit. Plus, Loui shares a specific theory we can all learn from about rugs, window treatments, and why your living room still feels unfinished.

Alongside our friendly host and Home Beautiful editor, Elle Lovelock, Loui talks us through the long - not actually overnight - path from photography student to creative director to full-time content creator. He also reveals why his work has always revolved around the same obsession: how things come together in a room, not just how they look in a shot. There are Aje and Adairs era styling jobs, kidswear campaigns shot in Italy and Copenhagen, and the week he was offered a “proper job” at Broadsheet and, instead, decided to back himself and the algorithm - a huge leap of faith in oneself we can all relate to.

We get into the business side: how Loui thinks about mini‑series like “Cheap or Chic” as marketing strategy, not just vibes; why he refuses to gatekeep high‑street finds; and the way he decides which brands get a spot on his grid (hint: it’s about fabrics, fabrication and whether his audience can actually afford it, not just the logo). He also makes a surprisingly passionate case for Belgian linen, tone‑on‑tone monogramming and floating shelves and offers a very diplomatic verdict on leopard print.

Underneath the pretty pictures, there’s sound philosophy: everyone deserves access to good design, homewares are where you experiment with trends (not the sofa), and scale is the thing most people get wrong – especially when big‑box furniture is secretly sized for teenagers. Loui's advice, now immortalised on the internet, is "When in doubt, go bigger." Rugs, curtains, sofas. Your cottage, your terrace, your budget may protest, but your rooms will finally make sense.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The origin story of ‘your friend in home and hosting’
  How Louis went from studying photography to chasing what was happening “on the other side of the camera”, fell for interiors over fashion, and stitched together styling, marketing and content into one multi‑hyphen job title.

• What a content creator actually does all day
  The not‑so‑glam reality behind the reels: strategy, brand decks, long‑term collaborations and why his work has always been “connected” to his training, rather than a pandemic fluke.

• High/low interiors that actually work
  Why he loves mixing premium Australian furniture (think GlobeWest, Fenton & Fenton, Rachel Donath) with Big W tableware and Target awning‑stripe bedlinen – and the fabric rules he refuses to bend on.

• The three things every living room needs
  Louis’ non‑negotiables: a generous rug, real window treatments and a light shade – and why most people blow the budget on the sofa and forget the pieces that actually make a room feel like home.

• Cheap or chic, decoded
  How his viral series started as a growth tactic, why alliteration matters on Instagram, and the styling fundamentals he’s trying to smuggle into your feed under the guise of “don’t do that, do this."

• Trend court: monograms, scallops, leopard, floating shelves
  Rapid‑fire verdicts on which details feel timeless, which are “traditional‑transitional”, and which should probably never make it onto your bed sheets.

• The scale lesson you probably need
  Why medium‑sized everything is killing your rooms, how oversized furniture transformed his parents’ tiny Hunter Valley cottage, and the simple rule he swears by: if you’re hesitating, size up.

If you’re currently staring at a too‑small rug, a nervous little console and a naked window, wondering why it’s not giving “home”, Louis is here with a ruler, a reality check and permission to buy the bigger size.

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The Target Edit: How to style your space with just $50

How to Make Your Home Look Expensive 

Luxury Look On A Budget

The biggest Christmas trends of 2025, according to Loui Burke

You're Doing Trends Wrong. Let's Fix That. (There Are Two Forecasts: Trends & Weather)

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Welcome on into The Edit. In this episode, Feng Shui expert and author Jane Langof gently dismantles everything you think you know about “just moving the sofa” and explains how your floor plan, front door and even your bedside table are quietly shaping your mood, money and sleep. Alongside editor Elle Lovelock, Jane demystifies all the talk about 'coffin‑position' beds and mirrors that bounce your energy straight back out the door, explains why skylights in bedrooms are a hard no, and how to fix classic “bad chi” layouts with rugs, lighting, artwork and a bit of clever buffering - rather than a full rebuild.

You’ll hear Jane bust the most viral TikTok myths (no, leaving the toilet lid up is not flushing your wealth away; yes, clutter is public enemy number one), walk through what to do if you’ve moved into a “divorce house” or a place with heavy history, and share simple rituals to clear energy from saging to gratitude journaling... without buying a single crystal lion. She also lets us into her own gloriously human side: messy teen bedrooms, laundry on the floor, her international karaoke ribbon and the netball obsession she took up at 40, all in service of what she calls a “Feng Shui lifestyle” - one that’s as much about the people and habits you invite in as the cushions on your couch.

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Why Mirror Placement is Everything In Feng Shui 

All the Feng Shui Tips To Make Your Home Magical! 

9 Things Every Organised House Needs

What Not To Do When Decluttering

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Do you love a 'posh wash'? In this episode of The Edit, Elle crosses boundaries of comfort and communication with the lovely Rachael Carr as we deep-dive into the details of her holiday rental, Cinque House. All will be revealed around bathroom basics, bidets and bunk rooms, as Rachel joins Elle once again for an exclusive masterclass on making homes and Airbnbs feel quietly luxurious, bookable, and deeply livable. Join the fun as we discover what makes The Block alum and Holiday Home Makeover star, tick.

Rachel takes listeners on a sensory walk through Cinque House, from checkerboard tiles and a five‑metre Tuscan-style island bench to colour-drenched “blue,” “pink,” and “green” bathrooms, a sexy laundry, and her beloved breakfast nook with golden-hour mountain views.

Rachel is also answering real-life listener dilemmas on how to:

• refresh a tired living/dining room on a $2–3K budget
• get solid bookings for slow Airbnb's
• protect party zone rentals from constant damage
• scale from one to three properties without going cookie‑cutter, and
• decide when to “gut or glaze” those very 90s kitchens and bathrooms

If you’re a Block fan, an aspiring host, or just obsessed with beautifully designed stays, this inspiring conversation dives into how Rachel and Ryan Carr blend luxury hotel vibes with real family practicality to create an Airbnb that has guests clamouring to rebook again and again. Expect insider renovation tips, styling tricks, and plenty of Cinque House details you’ll want to steal for your own short stay.

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Inside Rachel and Ryan’s South Coast holiday home, Cinque House

Rachel & Ryan’s magnificent holiday home makeover (Cinque House on Airbnb) ​

10 amazing Airbnb cabin getaways (includes their holiday house)​

14 brilliant breakfast nook ideas to help you start your day right

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What does “home” really mean when you strip away the marble benchtops and Instagram angles?

In this episode of The Edit, we sit down with one of Australia’s most loved interior designers and long-time judge on The Block,  Darren Palmer.  Alongside Home Beautiful editor Elle Lovelock, for a conversation that’s less about cushions and more about courage. It’s reflective, funny, occasionally filthy, and unexpectedly tender.

Darren opens up about growing up in an industrial Queensland town where he didn’t quite fit, learning his craft without formal training, and why curiosity, not confidence, has shaped his career. We talk about why great design should never look the same twice, how formative homes stay with us (whether we like them or not), and what happens when you finally stop editing yourself for public consumption.

Along the way, Darren shares the story of being outed by the media and how choosing honesty changed everything, plus why Almost Home isn’t really about houses at all, but about memory, identity and the spaces that make us feel safe enough to be ourselves.

There’s also a joyful deep dive into his current home: colour, texture, scent, sound and the artwork that follows him everywhere because it still makes his heart beat faster.

We also catch up with Mel Nottage from Luxaflex on the quiet shift happening in Australian homes away from hard finishes and toward softer, more cocooning window treatments outdoors that prioritise how a space feels, not just how it looks, with more people looking to entertain at home. 

It’s an episode about ambition, vulnerability, and the quiet power of showing up as you are, Zara outfits, filthy jokes and all.

You’ll hear:

• Why Darren believes you can teach skills, but never attitude

• The real story behind Almost Home and why it’s a double entendre

• How childhood homes quietly shape adult design choices

• What it was like growing up queer in regional Queensland in the ’80s

• The moment Darren decided to stop hiding parts of himself publicly

• Why the most powerful art isn’t décor, it’s emotional

• How design can be used to genuinely change lives through charity work

• An audio home tour that hits all five senses (yes, including scent)

Get comfortable, this one stays with you! 

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Inside Darren Palmer's Kitchen

Darren's beautiful Bondi home

Hamptons Style Easily Done

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“Interior design’s not just about the cushion plumping. It’s about the cushion fill.” Lauren Mahoney says it with a laugh, but she means it, and in this episode, she opens the door on what really makes a home feel expensive, calm and actually you. In this episode of The Edit, Home Beautiful editor Elle Lovelock sits down with Lauren Mahoney, creative director of luxury interior design studio Studio Trio.

We trace Lauren's path from Western Sydney kid circling IKEA catalogues to buying her own studio at 28 and learning the hard truth: “There’s no point designing something people can’t afford. You both need to win - they get a beautiful home, and you make some money.” Lauren also spills fabric-world secrets, the reality of late-night scheme sessions, and why starting “at the bottom” is still the best design school there is.

Our host and editor of Home Beautiful, Elle Lovelock, goes inside Lauren's 1913 Federation home - its white walls, dark floors, and a Taubmans Double Grey “French blue-grey” kitchen. Lauren insists she’s “not a chopper,” declaring there are only two kinds of people: “cushion choppers, and not.” There’s incense burning after dinner, Byredo candles, eucalyptus spray around the bins, and a single framed wedding photo in a Ralph Lauren frame that quietly sums up her whole ethos: classic, sentimental, and never overdone.

For anyone paralysed by Pinterest boards and terrified of costly mistakes, Lauren’s advice is ruthlessly comforting: break it down to one room, one sofa, one palette. “Stick with the plan,” she says. “If it’s navy and white, don’t let a random terracotta cushion derail your life.” Whether you’re dreaming up your first apartment or finally tackling the ‘grown-up’ living room, this is your permission slip to design slowly, thoughtfully and on your own terms.

...plus inspiration for living room styling - where do you start? Our trend expert, Paula Cincotta from Oz Design, gives unique insights into the progression of interior design trends, sharing ways to style easily without getting overwhelmed. "Don't worry about chasing every trend, pick one or two details that feel like you and let them build on the look you already love," says Paula.

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'That' Green Kitchen In Home Beautiful

A perfect colour palette for a Federation Home

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