THE EDIT

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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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock  

Guest: Victoria Devine 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.  

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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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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Victoria Devine 

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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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" 

Thank you for listening ❤️ before you leave…  

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

Credits:   

Host Elle Lovelock   

Guest Lisa Goodsall 

Edited by Thomas Crnkovic  

Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain  

With thanks to our fabulous Home Beautiful team.  

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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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Credits: 

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.  

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

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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. 

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, 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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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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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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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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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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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock  

Guest: Richi Grisillo 

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. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.