Well now it is confirmed that train you saw in the promo is real! Too often we think bizarre things can only be done in post production but this family really did live by the train line!
The one thing going for it was being the cutest little cottage, almost like a dolls house with period features so it was my goal to make it as ‘pretty’ as possible to try and detract from the ugliness outside! On top of that negative was the noise factor and the house being heritage listed so my hands were tied doing anything structural!
Before............
Ahhhhhhh after.
The windows were my focus inside and most of the time I use plain material when trying to sell a house but those windows begged for some gorgeous dressing. But the hero for me inside was the magnetic double glazing – it is incredible the difference it made noise wise.
In go the double glazed windows!
To find out where you can get all these items go to the LifeStyle channel website for the fact sheet.
As always the real fun is behind the scenes. When Andrew, Charlie and I do our walk through we are not only shocked (everytime!!) by what we see but it is the only time per episode we are together all at once. The three of us a like naughty kids laughing and joking and being told off by the school teacher, sorry director to hurry up!
Give us a kick Andrew (always joking around!)
Trying to be serious and do some serious TV work!
I have had so many people compliment me on my dress (well I did ask if anyone liked it!) I loved it too, it is a beautiful lace number from ProjectD , Dannii Minogue and Tabitha’s fashion label
I’m am constantly saying how exhausted we are for each make over with how quick it is, the physical work and doing pieces to camera but there are many times throughout the day we all have to be quiet. When I do a piece to camera the trades have to stop making obvious noise and othertimes we all just have to stop. Lucky for me this important piece Charlie had to do outside gave me some tweeting and Facebook time (see me hunched over on the balcony!) Even Charlie’s muscly assistant gets a break to fleck a bit of beauty light on Charlie!
Everyone Stop!!!!! Charlie has something to say!!!
A little look out the laundry window. Before the fence went up it looked like the train was coming straight for the house!
And as I say farewell to this episode, there is something quite beautiful about this picture. I think it is the soft glow from the new transluscent blinds, but then you could think the other way and be creeped out thinking it is a scene from a haunted house movie. It wasn't haunted by the way!!!!!
