It would be fair to say that are two of the most successful contestants in ’s 20-year history. Not only were the childhood sweethearts fan favourites throughout the competition, but they also at the auction and helped introduce viewers to a unique interior design style - which they’ve since transformed into a business, . With this year’s season of the renovation reality show currently underway, the 2023 champions have now shared their advice for the new contestants hoping to replicate their level of success.
“When we finished the show we were pretty adamant that people really consider their auctioneer and their real estate agent really wisely and carefully as one of the first things, so that stands as our top tip,” Steph tells . The architect adds that it’s important for contestants to create a cohesive home by linking it with a design style, which is what they did with their Japandi aesthetic. “We were the first contestants to have ever done that,” she remarks.
“While some people would probably just do as much as they could to be cohesive, we were the first contestants to sort of be like, ‘This is Japandi’, and you take the viewer on that journey. “So it will be really exciting to see if anyone has taken on that sort of precedent that we set. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel, you don’t have to create a new design style, but just be really considered and aligned with a design style.
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