house project here we come [Music]
Australian home that you'd see in any suburban area oh this is it this is
it oh it's got a cute chicken dance brick house it's brick you've got a
lot of brick to deal with I've got a lot of brick to deal with
I'm going to transform it did he say that we're gonna renovate it they always forget about me
there's also the Bunnings thing they're here helping out they're bright red you can't miss them
we're going to have to stretch this budget a long way like a long way but we're going to
show you you can get an incredibly Luxe looking transformation without spending a lot [Music]
the power of DIY let's be real we're going to have to work for it but it's going to be epic
let's go
[Music] I'm excited
hi I'm Inga Jabara I'm a landscape designer a landscaper and a horticulturalist I'm a jack of
all trades hi I'm jono Fleming I'm an interior designer and stylist I've been in the industry
for about 15 years now and I was the former style editor of inside out and I live in brief design
what do you think an average Australian home looks like I think we might be in for some brick but I
love all the different colors of it it's in the suburbs yeah it's what you dream of white picket
fence exactly yeah I think it needs to go okay and that's the first casualty the other thing
is as much as we love brick there's a lot of it happening when I first saw the house the
first thing I thought was this is stuck in a very particular era and it's our job to bring
it into the now but it's not all bad news I think there are certain rooms that can pretty much stay
the same shape and layout and other rooms there may be a little bit of wall moving to make sure
the flow really works in the home so there are three bedrooms here but I think I want to shift
it around a bit and add in a work from home space because that's really important nowadays
kitchen living and dining area need a little bit of reworking it needs to have a bit more
functionality just to make sure it really flows when you move from room to room hey honey we're
home oh look at the floors you're looking at the floors the first thing I looked up okay archways
these are all back in Trend now so tick that off the list I'm going to take all those Hedges down
yeah so when you come up to the house we can have a lovely welcoming hedge and let's the lighting
I loved a lot I look like a nice pair of earrings well I always say that lighting is
like the jewelry of your room like it's a little Sparkle at the end so correct they they are like
the little earrings they could even go beside a vanity in a bathroom exactly where my head's at
okay I am kind of a little bit obsessed you know you're in the kitchen do you think we would do a
servery out to the Garden I love no idea things that definitely need to change I'm starting with
the kitchen I don't think this is big enough big enough yeah for a average Australian family
nowadays I feel like it's just closing in on me right now yeah it needs to be moved out a bit and
and look this is not a big enough cavity it's tiny look at it I mean there's no room if I can fit in
it it's not a big enough it needs to be way more functional there's not enough storage and we just
need to update it and make it feel like a modern kitchen oh my gosh look at this it's got the old
telephone box drawer for those of you who don't know back in the day you used to pull out the
phone book and then you press the lick at the bottom and it flips up find the number of your
crush you wanted to call then have a conversation with the parents to speak to your crush I have not
seen that since my family home yet so this really is the typical Australian home this is it [Music]
I just am drawn out to this view hello and this lemon tree it's beautiful the
biggest thing I want to talk to you about is this picture window here looks at all of the
lovely trees on the hill so I'm going to hide the roofs from next door yeah
and then bring in that borrowed landscape the backyard just keeps going and going [Music]
is your domain this is wonderful jono I absolutely love the height of this pergola because it makes
this outdoor area feel a lot bigger than what it actually is the back Garden is huge it's going to
be perfect for a complete transformation so we've got the servery from the kitchen and then we have
that outdoor Alfresco yes I'm going to be putting a barbecue any Australian house has to have the
Aussie bar you've got to have your Barbie it looks like we've got some apples some pears some stone
fruit and we've got a mandarin tree as well are they edible this is something I absolutely love
doing one of the main things we need to do is just clear it all out open it up create some beautiful
destinations to go to in the space as a standard Australian home you want to have that good old
Aussie lawn as well talking about Staples in your Aussie backyard look at the old clothesline this
is great I wonder if it still goes up oh yep yep it's cranky oh it's cranking yeah good
this is a slice of Paradise in here it's a very thin slice it's a sliver the bathrooms also need
a big rework some of those unfortunately will be full demos because functionally they just don't
make sense there's a lot happening here let's just take the seat right take a seat don't know
it's a spa bath oh there's the full Jets going on inside as well right now you know what I'm
going to make you do I'm gonna make you get in the bath because that's going to tell us
how big this room really is yeah yeah oh look I like that there's handles here so that's easy to
is that relaxing not yet we'll make sure it feels relaxing I think I'm gonna now get in this shower
see how big shower is so oh it's wet am I gonna get stuck in there it's like tripping on me
[Music] I don't even speak about it just I actually love this store I love the glass
pane with the Timber and I think I could probably bring that through other rooms
in the house so I think we've seen all the rooms in the house I think we're missing the
garage there was a surprise waiting for us in the garage garage this way
okay this is not a garage oh my gosh this is the best room in the house hello Hi how are you
going I'm Tim I'm your Builder I'm here to help you bring your designs to life I'm Inga nice to
meet you jono jono are you going so you're the Builder oh awesome we got a build up our new
best friend I think so what did you think of the house it was pretty interesting look there's some
really good bones to it and I think there's a lot of potential is the way I'm looking at it I think
it definitely needs a facelift you know it needs something to go on top of it at the moment and but
I think there's some amazing little ideas we've already come up with to make it beautiful now the
caveats aren't going to be a problem you reckon you can work around those the caveats or what KVs
oh you didn't know oh so we did a poll of what Australia would like in their home here they are
okay all yours so our client is Australia I was not expecting that it's like Australia is the
client and we have to design to their brief okay wow they really have done wow I hope there's no
curveballs uh archers inside today I'll go stay that's good what should the overall design style
be they've gone with modern Australia that's a bit Broad and Australian I feel like people should be
clarifying on that one yeah well look this happens right behind it so maybe it can be a bit of a
mix oh no they've said oh yeah what should we do with the facade yep and they're voted for render
as the winning one but don't you want to do cladding thinking of cladding I feel like
cladding is just going to make the house stand out in this sort of sea of brick houses here so
oh he's going against the grain day one you know what they're really just gonna have to trust us
on this one I'm gonna go with the cladding option I know rendering's popular but I want
to do something new and cladding is just going to make this house look incredible trust me also I
think Australia's going to be happy once they see what we end up doing well I think this is
what it's all about showing Australia what they can do with the house so absolutely okay look
they've said composite or Timber decking that's a close one as well they've gone composite decking
let's see how we go I think there's a lot we need to figure out in this list on that note guys you
got your samples your workstations oh you're gonna go I'm out of here I'm leaving you to
it you just come and tell me when you're done you'll be hearing from us thank you thank you
bye all right looks like you're over there and I'm over here let's do it right [Music]
so Inga where do you reckon we should start I think the front
facade the front facade yeah that's how vicious yes very okay well I
better get in store and have a look at some samples and materials okay
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thank you [Music]
we're gonna start with the front facade Because Why not start with
a bang this gives us an opportunity to set the tone for the rest of the house
what color are you painting the house I really want to do this beautiful eucalyptus green
I know it's going to be a greenhouse I feel like people watching right now would be like
a greenhouse really that's what's going on but I trust you trust me trust me it's gonna look good
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