Welcome on into The Edit. In this episode, Feng Shui expert and author Jane Langof gently dismantles everything you think you know about “just moving the sofa” and explains how your floor plan, front door and even your bedside table are quietly shaping your mood, money and sleep. Alongside editor Elle Lovelock, Jane demystifies all the talk about 'coffin‑position' beds and mirrors that bounce your energy straight back out the door, explains why skylights in bedrooms are a hard no, and how to fix classic “bad chi” layouts with rugs, lighting, artwork and a bit of clever buffering - rather than a full rebuild.

You’ll hear Jane bust the most viral TikTok myths (no, leaving the toilet lid up is not flushing your wealth away; yes, clutter is public enemy number one), walk through what to do if you’ve moved into a “divorce house” or a place with heavy history, and share simple rituals to clear energy from saging to gratitude journaling... without buying a single crystal lion. She also lets us into her own gloriously human side: messy teen bedrooms, laundry on the floor, her international karaoke ribbon and the netball obsession she took up at 40, all in service of what she calls a “Feng Shui lifestyle” - one that’s as much about the people and habits you invite in as the cushions on your couch.

Thank you for listening ❤️

before you leave...

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Why Mirror Placement is Everything In Feng Shui 

All the Feng Shui Tips To Make Your Home Magical! 

9 Things Every Organised House Needs

What Not To Do When Decluttering

🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:

Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains

Oz Design - furniture Australians love 

 

Credits:

Production by Thomas Crnkovic 

Our wonderful Home Beautiful team 

Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL

 

Welcome on into The Edit. In this episode, Feng Shui expert and author <a href="https://www.fengshuiconcepts.com.au/">Jane Langof</a> gently dismantles everything you think you know about &ldquo;just moving the sofa&rdquo; and explains how your floor plan, front door and even your bedside table are quietly shaping your mood, money and sleep. Alongside editor Elle Lovelock, Jane demystifies all the talk about 'coffin‑position' beds and mirrors that bounce your energy straight back out the door, explains why skylights in bedrooms are a hard no, and how to fix classic &ldquo;bad chi&rdquo; layouts with rugs, lighting, artwork and a bit of clever buffering - rather than a full rebuild.
You&rsquo;ll hear Jane bust the most viral TikTok myths (no, leaving the toilet lid up is not flushing your wealth away; yes, clutter is public enemy number one), walk through what to do if you&rsquo;ve moved into a &ldquo;divorce house&rdquo; or a place with heavy history, and share simple rituals to clear energy from saging to gratitude journaling... without buying a single crystal lion. She also lets us into her own gloriously human side: messy teen bedrooms, laundry on the floor, her international karaoke ribbon and the netball obsession she took up at 40, all in service of what she calls a &ldquo;Feng Shui lifestyle&rdquo; - one that&rsquo;s as much about the people and habits you invite in as the cushions on your couch.
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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/homebeautiful/?hl=en">DM us on Instagram</a>
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<a href="statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/safelinks/2/atp-safelinks.html">Why Mirror Placement is Everything In Feng Shui&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-ideas/feng-shui-home-tips/">All the Feng Shui Tips To Make Your Home Magical!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/organising/best-home-organisation-items/">9 Things Every Organised House Needs</a>
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/organising/what-not-to-do-when-decluttering/">What Not To Do When Decluttering</a>
🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:
<a href="https://shadetrendz.luxaflex.com.au/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23125304318&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACcMuN6IiBsj6G_n_8E8c50GpwySv&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFsFUkw31rOzRF9wU6hG8mghdfAynrw_nq1rK837HdpD8e9h5S3nyLBoCeqsQAvD_BwE">Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains</a>
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&nbsp;
Credits:
Production by Thomas Crnkovic&nbsp;
Our wonderful Home Beautiful team&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/">Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL</a>
&nbsp;

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.

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.&nbsp; Hosted by Editor&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ellelovelock?igsh=MTZqd2NmajF6eGpjdQ=="> Elle Lovelock</a>, 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.

THE EDIT

What is a home maker these days? With so many decisions to make when it comes to your home, a show about your style, your sanctuary. The Edit is a fresh podcast from Home Beautiful that opens the door to unique homes and the stories behind them to inspire and delight those decisions.  With well known guests and the ultimate experts. It’s for everyone shaping their sanctuary—whether you’re a seasoned homeowner, a renter on a budget, or anyone quietly curating your space. The Edit makes those decisions simple and celebrates the everyday creativity, choices, and personal touches that turn a house into a home.

What is a home maker these days? With so many decisions to make when it comes to your home, a show about your style, your sanctuary. The Edit is a fresh podcast from Home Beautiful that opens the door to unique homes and the stories behind them to inspire and delight those decisions. &nbsp;With well known guests and the ultimate experts. It&rsquo;s for everyone shaping their sanctuary&mdash;whether you&rsquo;re a seasoned homeowner, a renter on a budget, or anyone quietly curating your space. The Edit makes those decisions simple and celebrates the everyday creativity, choices, and personal touches that turn a house into a home.

Feng Shui Money Corners and Why Mirrors are EVERYTHING  with Jane Langof

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa326977-3de5-4283-9b8b-af3500c58607/clips/95bbf5e5-e371-4cb8-9d83-b401005924f3/transcript

The Block Experience: Learning on the Job

Fresh Elements and Design Crimes

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

 

If you&rsquo;ve ever stood in your living room and felt nothing, this one&rsquo;s for you. Stylist, author and TV reno judge&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/juliagreenstylist/">Julia Green</a> joins Editor Elle Lovelock to talk about building a home that feels like an autobiography, not a catalogue spread. She went from &ldquo;peddling drugs&rdquo; (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&rsquo;ll always choose &ldquo;considered chaos&rdquo; over safe beige. There&rsquo;s career whiplash, there&rsquo;s grief for past chapters, and there&rsquo;s the quiet joy of realising your house doesn&rsquo;t have to be perfect to feel like home, it just has to feel like you.
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Moments you&rsquo;ll hear
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Julia deadpanning that she used to &ldquo;peddle drugs&rdquo; (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&rsquo;s business card.<a href="https://ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/web/direct-files/attachments/30055198/57349b38-f695-4f6e-85ba-c82d3b83929f/26-04-21-TE-JuliaGreen-AudioEpisode_otter_ai.txt?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIA2F3EMEYEXEWEFWBW&amp;Signature=m2631XJJuymvXfAqhIl9D5g9tts%3D&amp;x-amz-security-token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEMj%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIAz5%2BBj3bg1bkCd0poTi2LDGuflWelQIZQknniA0N8KHAiEAhOfhEBMBZMG2DZJe9uVyF8dUu7%2FKJWHKArPniIMp7P4q%2FAQIkP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARABGgw2OTk3NTMzMDk3MDUiDLnaV9LAYVsnx9cz%2FSrQBCKmbQVHFTz4CQ2d%2BBS05LDEGjkEC0ZC6sxHwAXKkLFlx3wAtWus%2FtR%2F%2B2PYHQKpNYpowdQsXlyeFfF5d1Nw3YGbCqWH%2FjgbK3aTMsebTSZrb0CORiXqunczBkkLQFPs0EMLlePutaTk4gZzMAN6md4Vfh1DRKjNC7PGiwDdt8pP3kZ7dgLdRWlH5TVeWAU54Gp%2BIk8aF17hkBuD8Fh57tA6iNa4BnI8VvutPsvW3CW%2Fcwm2ZbSwXL4VDRQlo%2F9Exo8UVM5U4IHp%2BDYj9hUQrFpD1xMexFPZdfoyD6FPZLk4O0c0I0pVdiVuNd%2FQfCDvOSruMefn1MPurecJBR6uXGXt8DJYwyaRZIcczqT2FlNmJOahG07v18%2BL2dEb2of2lN1lIBGPe7EqgSsFpxxHInmbGejA9UCSsYmbW2e40tG2GNeleed3G0Lt%2F2VRz1ZiV9dewrET05QtCjCOvFhyEW18Oni99OwniUXRnBiisVxlvY1raEf2u2MI3a28kCkeJqrjXwVJ61hHheSfarMVJh8lyMwVjCl7TXNNQSXmDElNb0Q8%2BrmYGSzbF0%2Fn6B5Rw7RzGRrpjQuaJ7cG4JpWz00URZnxsy8mRq2WQH6zPV17JNFRs4hYzeJIYC0pfYMC%2FMd6xrZ6VfCOatuv%2BQLdcG7tFB%2B0Bpu533JHET0MfTi92leLMr4Fwc5A1fDRpnoGsojvrwh7hbCani876yrvfAoeAR75YqBy1BvGWDs7QfJcR8VYfP2bvxCgtGnFQdBtjCQlEj4RoUjsGAjNWHCv0DEwvdKxzwY6mAHl4YX0GIeAWbWAsNgmBkmcO9RTKefvtO5CXKgh%2FTYp955Ynyu%2Fj2LSY4fMMjY9O0m5kvPgnwrqIFAn4ytvXq5wbKaDxhGfRNduVdQsi1mYEyMNzoung0z3XOOUwRrleCitpywXJ6XpZhd372sCAvrWrTXmAG6IyzZZG0RHy2MZhzTBRgAuwYpw304iTGzyniG5j8eRW4G1Pw%3D%3D&amp;Expires=1777101882"></a>
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<a href="https://ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/web/direct-files/attachments/30055198/57349b38-f695-4f6e-85ba-c82d3b83929f/26-04-21-TE-JuliaGreen-AudioEpisode_otter_ai.txt?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIA2F3EMEYEXEWEFWBW&amp;Signature=m2631XJJuymvXfAqhIl9D5g9tts%3D&amp;x-amz-security-token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEMj%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIAz5%2BBj3bg1bkCd0poTi2LDGuflWelQIZQknniA0N8KHAiEAhOfhEBMBZMG2DZJe9uVyF8dUu7%2FKJWHKArPniIMp7P4q%2FAQIkP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARABGgw2OTk3NTMzMDk3MDUiDLnaV9LAYVsnx9cz%2FSrQBCKmbQVHFTz4CQ2d%2BBS05LDEGjkEC0ZC6sxHwAXKkLFlx3wAtWus%2FtR%2F%2B2PYHQKpNYpowdQsXlyeFfF5d1Nw3YGbCqWH%2FjgbK3aTMsebTSZrb0CORiXqunczBkkLQFPs0EMLlePutaTk4gZzMAN6md4Vfh1DRKjNC7PGiwDdt8pP3kZ7dgLdRWlH5TVeWAU54Gp%2BIk8aF17hkBuD8Fh57tA6iNa4BnI8VvutPsvW3CW%2Fcwm2ZbSwXL4VDRQlo%2F9Exo8UVM5U4IHp%2BDYj9hUQrFpD1xMexFPZdfoyD6FPZLk4O0c0I0pVdiVuNd%2FQfCDvOSruMefn1MPurecJBR6uXGXt8DJYwyaRZIcczqT2FlNmJOahG07v18%2BL2dEb2of2lN1lIBGPe7EqgSsFpxxHInmbGejA9UCSsYmbW2e40tG2GNeleed3G0Lt%2F2VRz1ZiV9dewrET05QtCjCOvFhyEW18Oni99OwniUXRnBiisVxlvY1raEf2u2MI3a28kCkeJqrjXwVJ61hHheSfarMVJh8lyMwVjCl7TXNNQSXmDElNb0Q8%2BrmYGSzbF0%2Fn6B5Rw7RzGRrpjQuaJ7cG4JpWz00URZnxsy8mRq2WQH6zPV17JNFRs4hYzeJIYC0pfYMC%2FMd6xrZ6VfCOatuv%2BQLdcG7tFB%2B0Bpu533JHET0MfTi92leLMr4Fwc5A1fDRpnoGsojvrwh7hbCani876yrvfAoeAR75YqBy1BvGWDs7QfJcR8VYfP2bvxCgtGnFQdBtjCQlEj4RoUjsGAjNWHCv0DEwvdKxzwY6mAHl4YX0GIeAWbWAsNgmBkmcO9RTKefvtO5CXKgh%2FTYp955Ynyu%2Fj2LSY4fMMjY9O0m5kvPgnwrqIFAn4ytvXq5wbKaDxhGfRNduVdQsi1mYEyMNzoung0z3XOOUwRrleCitpywXJ6XpZhd372sCAvrWrTXmAG6IyzZZG0RHy2MZhzTBRgAuwYpw304iTGzyniG5j8eRW4G1Pw%3D%3D&amp;Expires=1777101882"></a>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.
</li>
<li>
The &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got a new job, I&rsquo;m a stylist tomorrow&rdquo; conversation with her husband, despite having no idea what the day rate was and only a Home Beautiful style brief to go on.
</li>
<li>
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&rsquo;re allowed to experiment with, not preserve in glass.
</li>
<li>
Julia explaining why she can&rsquo;t do white‑on‑white (&ldquo;I&rsquo;d last two seconds&rdquo;) and how she thinks about colour as &ldquo;deliberate chaos&rdquo; - surprise without visual shock.
</li>
<li>
How she furnished her first apartment with basically no budget, just a sharp eye and a willingness to hunt, and why she&rsquo;s now the stylist who tells people, &ldquo;Do you really need that?&rdquo; instead of pushing more stuff.
</li>
<li>
Behind the scenes of My Reno Rules: judging alongside Neale Whitaker and Simon Cohen, trying to keep two strangers&rsquo; styles coherent in one house, and what really happens when communication breaks down on a reno show.
</li>
<li>
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.
</li>
</ul>
<hr>
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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/homebeautiful/?hl=en">DM us on Instagram.</a>
👀 See more
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/lifestyle/my-reno-rules-channel-seven/">My Reno Rules All The Details For The New Series!</a>
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-ideas/stylist-julia-green-shows-us-how-to-be-clever-with-colour/">Clever With Colour and Julia Green</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/juliagreenstylist/">Julia Green on Insta 📱</a>
<a href="https://greenhouseinteriors.com.au/">Julia's Website Green House Interiors</a>
🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:
<a href="https://shadetrendz.luxaflex.com.au/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23125304318&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACcMuN6IiBsj6G_n_8E8c50GpwySv&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFsFUkw31rOzRF9wU6hG8mghdfAynrw_nq1rK837HdpD8e9h5S3nyLBoCeqsQAvD_BwE">Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains</a>
<a href="https://ozdesignfurniture.com.au/furniture/tables/coffee-tables/?loaded=1&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21415529745&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAC9A_Pa-UbUcY99mNrp5zmDd-cznX&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFiFRHBgba954pNDZXlnrYPvcHIPZgbBzw6BEwGWBhHQW9_uP5S6xkRoCAKEQAvD_BwE">Oz Design - furniture Australians love&nbsp;</a>
Credits:
Our friend Julia Green
Edited by Propod&nbsp;
Production by Thomas Crnkovic and Charlie Potter&nbsp;
Our wonderful Home Beautiful team&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/">Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL</a>
&nbsp;

I Was in the Wrong Job for Seventeen Years! Reno Rules' Julia Green

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa326977-3de5-4283-9b8b-af3500c58607/clips/c7aaaede-2046-4417-9e74-b437007319e1/transcript

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

 

If you&rsquo;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 &ldquo;you,&rdquo; this episode is your permission to start again. In part two of our chat with digital creator and &ldquo;friend in home and hosting&rdquo;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/louiburke/"> Loui Burke,</a> we move past Instagram-ready corners and get into the mechanics of making a temporary space feel like a real home you&rsquo;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&rsquo;re on a budget, short on storage, or not sure how long you&rsquo;ll be staying.
For anyone overwhelmed by a modern &ldquo;white box&rdquo; 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;ll hear:
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The simple, movable pieces that make any rental feel instantly more like home: rugs, lamps, light shades, and curtains you can take with you
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How to &ldquo;shop&rdquo; Airbnbs, hotels and retail flagships for layout and material ideas when your place is just a featureless white box
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Why thinking like a store designer, considering thresholds, shelving, and sightlines, can change the way you arrange even the smallest apartment
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Smart, non‑boring advice on big furniture buys in rentals, from choosing modular sofas to measuring doorways so your dream couch doesn&rsquo;t get stranded on the street
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If you&rsquo;re renting, in between homes, or just convinced your place is too bland to bother with, this episode is your blueprint for turning &ldquo;for now&rdquo; into something that finally feels like yours.
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Our friend <a href="https://www.instagram.com/louiburke/">Loui Burke&nbsp;</a>
Edited by Propod&nbsp;
Production by Thomas Crnkovic&nbsp;
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Renters Are Trusting TikTok’s Loui Burke More Than Their Landlord... and Bed Advice Like A Pro 

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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...

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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

 

If you&rsquo;ve ever looked at a glossy renovation and thought, &ldquo;Must be nice to start with money,&rdquo; this episode is the part no one usually tells you.
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-tours/alisa-and-lysandra-the-block-farmhouse-home/">Lysandra Fraser</a> 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&rsquo;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 &ldquo;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 &ldquo;a millionaire from The Block,&rdquo; Lysandra was living in a friend&rsquo;s dilapidated granny flat, followed by a three‑bedroom &rsquo;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&rsquo;re a single mum with two teenage boys and a public profile people project onto.
Moments You'll Hear&nbsp;
How two exhausted Adelaide cops with babies at home decided, one auction night, that they weren&rsquo;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 &ldquo;thank you&rdquo; 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 &ldquo;who, not how&rdquo;: building a team of CAD wizards and specialists so she can stay in the lane she&rsquo;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&rsquo;ve &ldquo;always&rdquo; lived like this.
What it really costs to launch a product brand from scratch, and why Lysandra thinks more founders should say out loud, &ldquo;Yes, I sold my house for this.&rdquo;
If you&rsquo;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&rsquo;s life are rarely on the grid.&nbsp;
<ul></ul>
<hr>
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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/homebeautiful/?hl=en">DM us on Instagram.</a>
👀 See more
<a href="https://alisaandlysandra.com.au/">Lysandra Fraser website&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-tours/alisa-and-lysandra-the-block-farmhouse-home/">The Famous Farmhouse Home that Lysandra and Alison made</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alisa_lysandra/">Lysandra Fraser on Insta</a><a href="https://www.jamestreble.com/"></a>
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-ideas/how-to-decorate-a-rental-home-australia-22660/">Great (easy) Ideas for Rented Apartments </a>
🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home:
<a href="https://shadetrendz.luxaflex.com.au/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23125304318&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACcMuN6IiBsj6G_n_8E8c50GpwySv&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFsFUkw31rOzRF9wU6hG8mghdfAynrw_nq1rK837HdpD8e9h5S3nyLBoCeqsQAvD_BwE">Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains</a>
<a href="https://ozdesignfurniture.com.au/furniture/tables/coffee-tables/?loaded=1&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21415529745&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAC9A_Pa-UbUcY99mNrp5zmDd-cznX&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFiFRHBgba954pNDZXlnrYPvcHIPZgbBzw6BEwGWBhHQW9_uP5S6xkRoCAKEQAvD_BwE">Oz Design - furniture Australians love&nbsp;</a>
Credits:
Edited by Propod&nbsp;
Production by Thomas Crnkovic&nbsp;
Our wonderful Home Beautiful team&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/">Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL</a>
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If You Grew Up Hiding Your House From Friends, You’ll Get This Episode With The Block's Lysandra Fraser

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