There are so many choices that people have to make when decorating, renovating and building. But there is such joy in creating the homes and lives we all want. This inspired The Edit, a fresh new podcast from your friends at Home Beautiful that helps to make these daily decisions both simple and enjoyable. Hosted by Editor Elle Lovelock , The Edit opens the door to beautiful homes and the stories behind them. Featuring well-known guests and respected experts, this video podcast is for everyone shaping their sanctuary - wherever you live, whatever your budget, whether you're a seasoned homeowner, a renter or just curating a special space. The Edit makes those decisions simple and celebrates the everyday creativity, choices and personal touches that turn your house into a home.
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. Haven't caught Laura's full episode yet? Listen/watch the full episode with Laura here. Photo Credits: @laurasharrad 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits: Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Laura Sharrad 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. https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits: Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Laura Sharrad 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. https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits: Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Claudia Lambert 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. https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits: Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Karima Hazim 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. https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits: Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Genevieve Smart Edited by: Leah Porges Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media. https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes --> here Credits Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Deb Hutton Edited by: Leah Porges Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain With thanks to our wonderful 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/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Deb Hutton 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. https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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? Thank you for listening ❤️ before you leave… 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homebeautiful/ 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-edit/id1852946910 Listen and follow on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1y7phZb4CeMhYzFssKZVcq?si=9c224c6461c24caf 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful’s YouTube 📺 for full episodes and clips https://www.youtube.com/@HomeBeautifulMag This bonus episode of The Edit was recorded live at Metricon’s National Love of Design Summit. A huge thank you to Metricon for welcoming Home Beautiful into a room so full of ideas. https://www.metricon.com.au 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 With thanks to our fabulous 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/ 👀 See more: Missed Part 1? Pushing Boundaries and Building Community is waiting in the feed - why not watch it on YouTube ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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/ 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits: Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Karlie Verkerk Supervising Producer: 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 : https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 Thank you for listening ❤️ before you leave… 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful’s YouTube 📺 for full episodes and clips This bonus episode of The Edit was recorded live at Metricon’s National Love of Design Summit. A huge thank you to Metricon for welcoming Home Beautiful into a room so full of ideas. https://www.metricon.com.au Read more about Metricon at Home Beautiful: 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 The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media: https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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. 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits : Host: Elle Lovelock Guest: Matty Johnson Videographer: Charlie Potter Edited by: Leah Porges Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain With thanks to our wonderful 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/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-edit/id1852946910 Listen and follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1y7phZb4CeMhYzFssKZVcq 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HomeBeautifulMag Watch full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1c73iMScLqZ357jQ_0A3eDGTysM1SUxO 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. https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 Listen and follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1y7phZb4CeMhYzFssKZVcq 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful’s YouTube: 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/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 ❤️ before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit This on Home Beautiful’s YouTube 📺 for full episodes and clips – and don’t miss our home tours! 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/ 👀 See more 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/ Follow Home Beautiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homebeautiful/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 ❤️ Before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homebeautiful/ 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful’s YouTube 📺 for full episodes and clips https://www.youtube.com/@HomeBeautifulMag 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 ❤️ Before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homebeautiful/ 🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-edit/id1852946910 Listen and follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1y7phZb4CeMhYzFssKZVcq?si=9c224c6461c24caf 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful’s YouTube 📺 for full episodes and clips: https://www.youtube.com/@HomeBeautifulMag 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: Luxaflex - our beautiful studio home curtains Oz Design - furniture Australians love See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 ❤️ before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram. Part one episode with Neale: here 🎧 👀 See more 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 Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 ❤️ before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram. 👀 See more 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 Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 ❤️ before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram. 👀 See more 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 Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 ❤️ before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram. 👀 See more Lysandra Fraser website 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 Our wonderful Home Beautiful team Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
