At Home with Lauren Keenan | Home, Lifestyle & Interior Design

This is the first episode in our series featuring with six incredible people doing amazing things in property, homewares and interior design. They are all experts at what they do - whether it's homewares, design, building and carpentry, landscape design and much more.

Find out who we've got coming up including Floss Kelly who is one of the founders of game changing online tile company Tile Cloud, landscape and interior designer Adam Robinson, and Deborah Mott the creative director of Australian homewares brand Zakkia.

Let us know what you think of the new name, the new look and the new sound for the show. And no matter where you live, if you want Lauren's advice on how you can create your perfect home just email her [email protected] and follow along on Instagram @laurenkeenanhome. And check out Lauren's work at laurenkeenan.com.au.

A new name, a new look and a new website.

Lauren Keenan, the host of this podcast, is now heading up Lauren Keenan Home. It's her new business for interior design and home styling and in this episode of the podcast she takes you behind the creative process and what inspired the new name and her new look.

Plus listen up for your chance to WIN a beautiful bedding package from Feyre Home and styling session with Lauren to mark the launch of her new brand. So enter now (comp closes 11.59pm Wednesday 27 Feb 2019 AEST).

Let Lauren know what you think of her new website by emailing [email protected] and get in touch if you need help creating a dream home for you and your lifestyle.

This is the last episode in podcast series Adventures in Renovating for Profit from Lauren Keenan, a Sydney-based interior stylist and award winning podcaster who can help you create a home you love.

Lauren and her co-host Scott Keenan take you through the hottest tips from this series based on their renovation journey and their expertise renovating, styling and selling properties.

Plus hear from one of Sydney's best builders Marshal Keen, real estate agent Daniel Acocks and mortgage broker Stephen Lemm with their best advice from this season.

And we answer your questions in our mailbag segment.

If you're thinking about tackling a renovation project and you need help finding the right loan for you then get in touch with Stephen Lemm at Mortgage Choice Neutral Bay - tell him Scott and Lauren sent you.

And if you need a hand with your next renovation project, or even if you just want help re-styling the home you are in, Lauren can help - get in touch on the socials or email [email protected].

Adventures in renovating for profit is a podcast series by Interior Stylist Lauren Keenan to help you take on your next renovation challenge, especially if you are looking to make a profit from an investment. It's about what we've learned in our renovation projects and tips to avoid the pitfalls from Lauren and from a number of other experts including finance experts, builders and real estate agents.

In this episode we bring you the full chat with our expert real estate agent Daniel Acocks from The Agency.

Daniel is a really well credentialed and experienced real estate agent. We actually came to meet through a referral from a friend - which goes to show again just how important referrals are when finding experts to help you with your renovation project. He's seen a lot in his 20 years as an agent in Sydney and has plenty of great information in this insider guide as part of our podcast series Adventures in Renovating for Profit.

We brought you a few of his key tips in the last episode 'How to sell or rent your property' but with some much good information and the sale or rental process being so vital to the success of a renovation project or investment property it is well worth hearing those whole chat.

Next, our final episode in this series is all about you!

We want to hear any questions you've got about renovating for profit - like the process, how to work with trades, DIY, finding finance and an agent, or even styling for sale. Send your questions via DM on instagram @laurenkeenanhome or you can email me at [email protected].

Adventures in renovating for profit is a podcast series by Interior Stylist Lauren Keenan to help you take on your next renovation challenge, especially if you are looking to make a profit from an investment.

It's about what we've learned in our renovation projects and tips to avoid the pitfalls from Lauren and from a number of other experts including finance experts, builders and real estate agents.

In this episode we're talking about the last step in completing your renovation project and that's either selling your property or renting your property. We take you through the key things you need to know like how much it costs, when you should start talking to real estate agents and how to get the best out of them so they're working for you.

And coming up next, we bring you the full chat with our expert real estate agent Daniel Acocks from The Agency.

And then our final episode is actually all about you!

Send Lauren any questions you might have about renovating for profit - like the process, how to work with trades, DIY, finding finance and an agent, or even styling for sale.

Send your questions via DM on instagram @laurenkeenanhome or you can email me at [email protected].

Building and renovating is tough, especially if you're doing it while working your day job and this is a side hustle you've got going on.

In this episode we talk about why asking for help might just be the smartest thing you do!

Most people, especially family, are happy to help. You get to spend time together working on a project and it's a shared experience that you can talk about afterwards.

Find out how to identify what people are great at and utilise those skills, plus how to repay the people that help you along the way.

This is episode seven of this series Adventures in Renovating for Profit from Lauren Keenan, a Sydney-based interior stylist and award winning podcaster who can help you create a home you love.

If you're thinking about tackling a renovation project and you need help finding the right loan for you then get in touch with Stephen Lemm at Mortgage Choice Neutral Bay - tell him Scott and Lauren sent you.

And if you need a hand with your next renovation project, or even if you just want help re-styling the home you are in. Lauren can help - get in touch on the socials or email [email protected]

When you're renovating for profit, knowing how to build and use a budget is essential.

It's not difficult, but there are some key things you can do to get it right. In this episode we give you our top tips plus tips from our experts so you achieve your financial goals with your renovation project.

For example, how much do you spend on a renovation? What are the best tools for creating an effective budget? And what do you do when things go wrong with your budget and you need to get back on track?

This is episode six of this series Adventures in Renovating for profit from Lauren Keenan, a Sydney-based interior stylist and award winning podcaster who can help you create a home you love. .

If you're thinking about tackling a renovation project and you need help finding the right loan for you then get in touch with Stephen Lemm at Mortgage Choice Neutral Bay - tell him Scott and Lauren sent you.

And if you need a hand with your next renovation project, or even if you just want help re-styling the home you are in. Lauren can help - get in touch on the socials or email [email protected]

Planning is an ESSENTIAL part of the renovation process. If you don't plan your concept, your budget, your processes and your suppliers before you start, you are setting yourself up for disaster!

In this episode we give you a series of tips from us based on our experience renovating properties as well as from experts in their fields like real estate agents - Daniel Acocks from The Agency in Bondi - and builders - Marshal Keen The Bondi Builder and the resident builder from Channel Nine's Buying Blind - who can help arm you with the information you need to plan your way to success.

This is episode five in this series. We've had a bit of a break travelling and you can check out our travels in Italy on Lauren's Instagram or just search #keenaneuro18 on your socials.

If you're thinking about tackling a renovation project and you need help finding the right loan for you then get in touch with Stephen Lemm at Mortgage Choice Neutral Bay - tell him Scott and Lauren sent you.

And if you need a hand with your next renovation project, or even if you just want help re-styling the home you are in. Lauren can help - get in touch on the socials or email [email protected]

In this extra episode in our series on Renovating for Profit, podcast co-host Scott Keenan sits down with Stephen Lemm from Mortgage Choice in Neutral Bay in northern Sydney.

Stephen is a 30+ year veteran of the finance and lending industry and he says it's as hard as it has ever been to get a loan in Australia. But it's not impossible.

And he says it's a good time to be a buyer in the property market, especially in capital cities on the east coast.

In this episode, we talk to Stephen about the new lending rules that you need to be aware of and find out just how much detail banks now need from you before they will even consider providing you a loan.

The second half of this season is coming soon. If you have any questions you want us to answer about renovating or if you need help with a renovation please email [email protected]

Financing your renovation project is a big hurdle to get over and if it is a total makeover or a knockdown re-build, you're probably going to need a lot of cash. And according to all the experts that cash is getting harder to come by.

In this episode we'll talk about why it's getting harder to get finance for investment properties, what you need to do to get a loan and the value of a good adviser like a trusted mortgage broker who can help guide you through the lending process.

This is the fourth episode in Lauren Keenan's season on renovating for profit. If you've got questions about renovating for profit that you want answered or if you would like Lauren to help you with your home design or renovation project then you can email her [email protected] or check out www.finditstyleit.com.au