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Carla Grace has built her career painting the wildlife she grew up with in South Africa. She’s just landed back in Australia after a piece of hers went under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York for an astounding $40,000.

In this episode of The Edit, Carla tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about her childhood surrounded by rhinos, crocodiles and elephants, and how a stint without electricity in rural Zambia sparked the art career she's built over the past 12 years.

Plus, Carla takes us through the art studio she and her husband spent a decade planning and saving for. The design is deeply intentional, down to the exact colour of the walls, so nothing would throw off-tone light onto her paintings. She also shares her honest advice on choosing frames and displaying art purposefully.

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This episode covers:

• Landing back from New York after selling a painting at Sotheby's
• Growing up surrounded by wildlife in Zimbabwe
• Her formative years in New Zealand and Zambia
• How a home with no power led her to art
• Building her art studio out of repurposed kitchen cabinets
• What her parents think of her career now
• What "success" really means after 12 years in the art industry
• Inside her 1980s farmhouse, mid-renovation
• Can rhinos paint?
• A listener dilemma – everything especially the kitchen sink
• What makes a home beautiful

You can find Carla on Instagram here.

Check out Carla’s amazing art on her website here.

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Credits:

Host: Elle Lovelock

Guest: Carla Grace

Edited by: Leah Porges

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain

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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.

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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.

https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/

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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.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.