Have you heard the saying – ‘there’s an app for that’? Well when it comes to home improvements, home styling and renovations, the saying is very true. Whether you’re building a new home, planning your garden, looking to extend or are just not sure which cushions will suit your current furniture, there’s an app for that. In fact, there are THOUSANDS of apps for that. So, to reduce the overwhelm, I’ve done the hard work for you and found the best home improvement apps. In this episode, I share my favourite handy apps and online tools for homeowners. Here’s a link to my blog post with a list of all the apps and links to download them: https://violetafinance.com.au/best-home-improvement-apps/ **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow the Dream Home Movement Facebook Instagram Follow Carl and Jo Violeta Facebook Instagram Web

Claudia from The Renovate Avenue takes us right back to the very start of the home renovation process, goal setting and figuring out the WHY for your renovation. We cover: Why is it important to establish your goals for your renovation before you get started? What are some examples of goals you could have for your reno? How do we decide on our goals (what do we need to consider when setting goals)? Once we’ve set our big overarching goal, how do we break the project into manageable chunks (set mini goals)? This episode launches a very special DIY renovation series. ⠀ Claudia from @therenovateavenue and Founder of the DIY Renovation Academy will join us once a month on the show to take you through EVERYTHING you need to know to DIY your reno.⠀ ⠀ This is like a little sneak peek into her super popular DIY Renovation Academy course.⠀ ⠀ This series is exclusively for Dream Home Movement listeners. ⠀ Finance Segment – What is equity and how can we use it? This Finance Segment is presented by Carl Violeta - Violeta Finance **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow the Claudia and The Renovate Avenue Facebook Instagram Website Follow the Dream Home Movement Facebook Instagram Follow Carl and Jo Violeta Facebook Instagram Web Guest bio Claudia and her husband Pete have renovated small properties right through to large scale projects. Several years ago they bought a run-down 1960's weatherboard house (purchased for $460K) and ended up completing a major renovation ($75K), creating a beautiful sought after home ... on a tight budget! They set the suburb record for a property price of $1.035 million (2017)! They're currently renovating a 1960's brick house to sell. Both Pete and Claudia have a real hands-on DIY approach when it comes to renovating, focusing on achieving that ‘WOW’ factor ... thinking bigger, outside-the-box, and never afraid to take a risk. Claudia created The Renovate Avenue to share her knowledge, and inspire others to climb the property market via the renovation avenue, building a financially stable future to retire earlier (and do what you love).

If you’re a regular listener of the show you’ll know that we’re big advocates of investing in professional styling when you sell your property. In this episode, we get stuck into the nitty gritty of exactly what property styling involves with our special guests Jessica and Juliana from Abode Styling Group. We cover:

• What is property styling?
• What are the benefits of getting your home professionally styled before sale?
• What does property styling actually involve?
• How long does the process take?
• What does the vendor need to do?
• What happens to your belongings while the home is staged?

Abode Styling Group is a boutique interior design company, whose focus has predominantly been on the luxury homes of the Mornington Peninsula & Bayside suburbs of Melbourne. Having recently expanded our services, they are now a full service agency with focusses on architecture, interior design & property styling of course! Talking on the show will be Jessica Rigg, Senior Stylist & Juliana McLean, Interior Designer - two women with a decade of experience combined. Finance Segment – How to take advantage of the RBA rate cuts This Finance Segment is presented by Carl Violeta - Violeta Finance RBA stands for Reserve Bank of Australia Book a Refinance consultation with Carl **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow Jessica and Juliana from Abode Styling Group Facebook Instagram Web Follow Carl and Jo Violeta Facebook Instagram Web Follow the Dream Home Movement Facebook Instagram Web

Mia and Simon from Mornington Peninsula Reno Life are in the midst of a MAJOR property renovation. They found a property in an amazing location on a beautiful piece of land, but the home on the property wasn't right for their needs. So, they're creating they're using the shell of that house to create their dream home. On top of all of this hard work, they have a couple of kids in tow (2 under 5). Luckily Sime is a chippie so they have his skill and expertise on their side. Discover how they're managing their renovation, the biggest challenges they're facing tips for other families who are renovating and they're vision for their dream home. Plus where to draw inspiration for your renovations. Finance Segment – Why buying an investment property might be more attainable than you think Mindset - So many people dream of buying an investment property but think it's out of their reach. Carl explains why they might be wrong This Finance Segment is presented by Carl Violeta - Violeta Finance Download the Property Investment for Beginners Checklist **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow the Mornington Peninsula Reno Life Instagram Follow the Dream Home Movement Facebook Instagram Web Follow Carl and Jo Violeta Facebook Instagram Web

Moving to Australia from the UK is MASSIVE - especially when your decision to move is documented on television by the BBC In this episode, I chat with Jenny from Cluelessdownunder about what to consider before moving to Australia Jenny and her family were featured on the popular BBC documentary 'Wanted Down Under'. The show followed the family to Australia for a week while they made their decision to either stay in England or move to sunny Aus. They then followed up years later to see if they felt they’d made the right decision. This is a must listen for anyone considering a big move. Finance Segment – Why the lowest interest rate doesn't necessarily equal the cheapest rate This Finance Segment is presented by Jo Violeta - Violeta Finance Use our Loan Comparison Calculator to get a clearer picture of whether or not the loan that you're looking at will actually save you money **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow the Clueless Downunder Facebook Instagram Follow the Dream Home Movement Facebook Instagram Follow Carl, Jo and Violeta Finance Facebook Instagram Web

Getting the colours right in you home is essential. In this episode Colour and Design Consultant Melinda Stead from Colour Designs explains: Why is it important to get the right paint colour to suit your space? What elements can affect the way colour can look in your home? What are some tips for choosing the right colours for your home? Annnnnd very importantly - How do you choose the right white? Because they’re all different right?... Melinda, from Colour Designs has over 10 years of industry knowledge creating window and floor layouts for some of Australia’s largest furniture companies. Finance Segment – Why your Mortgage Broker or bank keeps asking for additional documents for your home loan application This Finance Segment is presented by Carl Violeta - Violeta Finance Property Geek-out– House hunting tips The Property Geek-out is presented Tara Vandeligt – Founder of Building Dreams. Mornington Peninsula **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow the Colour Designs Facebook Instagram Web Follow the Dream Home Movement Facebook Instagram Follow Carl & Jo Violeta Facebook Instagram Web Follow Tara Vandeligt Facebook Instagram Join the conversation in the Building Dreams. Mornington Peninsula Facebook Group

In this episode, we get into the nitty-gritty of renovating with Jessica from @curl_carpentry Jessica takes us through a practical guide to renovating. Checkout Curl Carpentry's super comprehensive guide to home renovation: https://www.curlcarpentry.com.au/our-process Finance Segment – What types of income are acceptable on a home loan application Presented by Carl Violeta - Violeta Finance **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow Curl Carpentry Web Facebook Instagram Follow the Dream Home Movement Facebook Instagram Follow Carl & Jo Violeta Facebook Instagram Web About our guest Jessica Hennessey Jessica Hennessey is part of Curl Carpentry, a high end residential carpentry business on the Mornington Peninsula

Want to learn how your family can create a more eco-friendly home? Small changes really can make a big difference In this episode, Andrea from Unwasteful blog and Roving Refills Frankston shares practical tips to make your home and family life greener. Finance Segment – Changes to the way home loans and mortgages are assessed This episode of the Finance Segment is presented by Jo Violeta - Violeta Finance For more information, check out our blog post on the topic: https://violetafinance.com.au/more-money-for-borrowers-how-apras-proposed-changes-could-affect-your-home-loan-capacity/ Property Geek-out– Construction industry slow-down The Property Geek-out is presented Tara Vandeligt – Founder of Building Dreams. Mornington Peninsula **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow Roving Refills Frankston Web Facebook Instagram Follow Unwasteful Web Facebook Instagram Follow the Dream Home Movement Facebook Instagram Follow Carl & Jo Violeta Facebook Instagram Web Follow Tara Vandeligt Facebook Instagram Join the conversation in the Building Dreams. Mornington Peninsula Facebook Group About our guest Andrea Dunkley Andrea is a resident of Frankston South and a mum of two primary age children. Andrea has been a teacher for over ten years but recently left her job and started her blog, Unwasteful. Andrea volunteers with 3199 Frankston Beach Patrol. She's also embarking on a new venture, Roving Refills Frankston. Her goal is to educate the community on ways to make better environmentally friendly choices

Season 3 of the Dream Home Movement is rolling out very soon. The variety of guests is just awesome this season. We're covering so many different topics, including: easy, fun and affordable ways to decorate your kids' bedrooms, juicy real-life reno stories renovating a commercial property, how to select the right paint, swimming pools, repurposing salvaged materials, and so much more. This season we're launching an exclusive mini-series within season three of the podcast with Claudia from The Renovate Avenue. The mini-series will take you through everything you need to know to do a DIY renovation from the very start to the very end. I can't wait to share season three with you, I reckon you're going to love it. Thank you so much if you've been here from the very beginning and to new listeners, welcome on board. Now there is a bit of a change in season three; I'm solo hosting the show. My previous co-host Tara has moved on and launched her own business Building Dreams Group. She still wanted to be involved in the show but wasn't able to commit to continuing co-hosting the show. So Tara will still host the property geek-out segment. And of course, we've got Carl coming back, as always to do our property finance segment. So let's do this. It's launching soon. If you haven't subscribed yet, please make sure you hit subscribe, so you don't miss out on episode one of season three of the Dream Home Movement.

Imagine you could walk through your new house before it's even built. Well, friends, with One to One Displays you can do just that. In this episode, Stefan and Marian walk us through how they use 'to scale' floor plan projections to help people fully understand the dimensions and details of your build before any works begin. Finance Segment – The finance segment is not included in this episode of the podcast, however Jo did mention the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme Property Geek-out– The Property Geek-out segment is not included in this episode of the podcast **This episode of the Dream Home Movement was recorded live at the RPPFM** Follow One to One Displays Web Facebook Instagram Follow the Dream Home Movement Web Facebook Instagram Follow Carl & Jo Violeta Facebook Instagram Web Follow Tara Vandeligt Facebook Instagram Join the conversation in the Building Dreams. Mornington Peninsula Facebook Group About One to One Displays One to One Displays is a floor plan projection center created to take the stress and uncertainty out of designing your home and show you in 1:1 scale exactly what you are building. Set up in a large warehouse with the latest projection technology, we provide you the opportunity to walk through your plans in 1:1 scale to fully understand the dimensions and details of your build before any works begin.