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My Forever Home

Join award winning interior designer, author and Forever Home expert, Frances, as she takes you on the journey to create the Forever Home of your dreams. Frances will help you navigate all the big ticket items, and all the little details that get lost along with way when renovating or building a new home. Focusing on sharing key information to ensure you"re planned and prepared for the journey, she"ll share how to ensure your home is functional, sustainable, durable, and aesthetically

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E71 – Bathroom Storage - Bathroom Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2021/02/11

In this episode of the Bathroom Design Essentials Season, Frances outlines why starting with your storage requirements is critical to getting your bathroom designed properly. She outlines the main storage solutions available and what solutions are better for storing certain items. Frances outlines how functionality is critical in a bathroom, as the space can be tight, and without adequate storage through good design, will lead to frustration and space not working as you need it to.

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E70 - Bathroom Layouts - Bathroom Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2021/02/04

In this episode of the podcast, Frances is joined by guest Fabieli Fontana, Senior Interior Designer at White Pebble Interiors. They discuss some key considerations to think about, such as privacy and windows, when designing your bathroom, along with thinking about flow and space planning. They cover some key mistakes they have seen people make, and how to not make the same mistakes yourself. SHOWNOTES: Not assessing what you need in a bathroom before the building stage is one of the biggest

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E69 – Season Overview - Bathroom Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2021/01/28

In this episode of the brand new season, Bathroom Design Essentials, Frances outlines core considerations to think about when renovating or creating a brand new bathroom as part of a new build. She runs through the topics that will be covered in the season along with who will benefit from tuning in to each episode. Shownotes: Renovating or creating a new bathroom can become quite overwhelming, time-consuming and costly. In this Podcast Season- Bathroom Design Essentials, Frances will discuss

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E68 - 2020, Covid and 2021

My Forever Home ·

2020/12/17

Frances reveals many personal aspects in this podcast episode. She outlines the silver linings that occurred for her during hard lockdown in Melbourne due to Covid 19, and the effect it’s had on her life and her studio. A very personal story. For those renovating or building on 2021, she outlines a myriad of free resources available to boost your knowledge over the holiday season, in preparation for 2021. Finally, she also outlines plans for 2021, to assist her community (you) even more.

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E67 - My Forever Home LIVE – Home Builder Grant Update

My Forever Home ·

2020/12/16

In this Forever Home Live, Frances outlines the updates to the Home Builder Scheme for renovations and new builds. The scheme has been extended into 2021, however there are some changes to eligibility and the grant reduced to $15,000. Learn more in this episode.

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E66 - A Guest Room – Do you need one?

My Forever Home ·

2020/12/03

In this episode of the podcast, Frances runs through criteria for assessing if a spare.guest room is something you really need, or whether it’s a nice to have. She provides examples of how rooms can be multi-functional – using her own home as an example. She highlights ways to incorporate having guests stay, without giving up on regularly used valuable space in the home. A very down to earth look at rooms that are rarely used. SHOWNOTES Spare room mentality Sometimes homeowners add an additional

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E65 - My Forever Home Live- Christmas Decorating

My Forever Home ·

2020/12/01

In this Forever Home Live, Frances runs through different themes for decorating your Christmas tree this year, and linking it to other areas of the home. She talks about using your favourite colours, a ‘nature’ theme, and how you can run that theme through to your table setting too.

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E64 - My Forever Home Live – Kitchen and Dining...

My Forever Home ·

2020/11/17

In this Forever Home Live Frances has come straight from site! She discusses the impact of having dining and island bench lights too close together and how less can often be more. Coming from site, so also references the impact of not deciding your floor material before the build starts, and shaver cabinets recessed into walls.

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32:13

E63 – Season Summary and Overview - Kitchen Design...

My Forever Home ·

2020/11/12

In this episode, Frances provides a summary of each episode of the Kitchen Design Essentials Season and how each episode adds another dimension to your overall kitchen design and outcome. From budgets to materials, from flatpacks to splashbacks, she outlines all episodes, providing a handy reference on what will be the episode to listen to next as part of the season. SHOWNOTES: 1 – Episode 24: Kitchen Design Essentials - Season Overview Frances provided an overview of what’s in store for the

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E62 – Outdoor Kitchens - Kitchen Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2020/11/05

In this episode of the podcast, as part of the Kitchen Design Essentials Season, Frances outlines considerations for an outdoor kitchen. She emphasises the need to plan it upfront as it may impact internal kitchen decisions. She runs through suitable materials, and those that are not suitable for outdoors, and options with regards to necessities for the outdoor kitchen space. SHOWNOTES: Our warm climate in Australia, and the tradition of entertaining friends and family at home are two major

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E61 – Budgeting - Kitchen Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2020/10/28

In this episode of Your Forever Home, as part of the Kitchen Design Essentials Season, Frances walks through what needs to be considered when planning the budget for your kitchen, including items that are often forgotten. She also runs through what you can expect to be able to do at certain budget levels. SHOWNOTES: Determine your goals and objectives when creating your kitchen. Are you doing a makeover, some basic cosmetic changes to freshen it up? Is it going to be a renovation? Basic

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E60 - My Forever Home LIVE- Carpet or timber stairs

My Forever Home ·

2020/10/27

In this Forever Home Live Frances highlights the need to understand the various aspects of stairs before making a decision to have carpet, timber or concrete. The aesthetic is often the leading reason for people to choose their stair type without taking into consideration noise, budget, slip resistance and storage requirements, which are the areas Frances chats through in this episode.

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E59 – Kitchen Lighting - Kitchen Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2020/10/22

In this Kitchen Design Essentials episode Frances runs through the critical element of lighting in your kitchen. She discusses the need for task, ambient and decorative lighting for different scenarios, particularly for kitchens in an open plan space. She also discusses the many different alternatives available to using downlights, and why it’s important to use a combination of light sources. SHOWNOTES: Lighting affects your mood and your ability to work in a space. It is a key component to the

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E58 - My Forever Home LIVE – White Kitchens

My Forever Home ·

2020/10/22

In this Forever Home Live, Frances chats about things you can do to ensure an all-white kitchen is not clinical and soulless, with a few ideas about material selections and also decorating tips to add pops of colour.

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E57 – How to Choose Kitchen Colours - Kitchen Design...

My Forever Home ·

2020/10/14

In this episode of the Kitchen Design Essentials Season, Frances chats through how to choose your colours for your kitchen – and she’s certainly encouraging you to use colour – if you love it! She walks you through how to determine ‘what comes first’ when creating your design scheme and runs through popular combinations. Finally, she gives some great advice and tips on decorating your kitchen, and how to make it your own and give it some personality. SHOWNOTES: Your kitchen does not have to match

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E56 - My Forever Home LIVE - Orientation

My Forever Home ·

2020/10/13

In this Forever Home Live, Frances chats through the importance of the orientation of your home and why a north-facing rear garden is premium. She walks through how it’s the first thing she reviews when conducting a Floor Plan Sanity Check, along with the use of doors to improve flexibility, privacy, zoning, and heat retention. These are the first two key areas she reviews as part of the Sanity Check process.

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E55 - Handles and Hardware - Kitchen Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2020/10/08

In this episode of the Kitchen Design Essentials Season, Frances discusses handles, and the options available (including having no handles), along with cabinetry hardware and internals, and what options are available to improve design and functionality in your kitchen. SHOWNOTES: Handles and hardware add the perfect finishing touch to your kitchen. They can absolutely make your kitchen, or they can let it down. Good news is, they are easy to replace to create a whole new look. Handles They

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E54 - Appliances Part 2 - Kitchen Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2020/10/01

Following on from last week’s episode on Appliances Part 1, Rob Sinclair, of E&S Trading and Frances continue their discussion on key kitchen appliances. This episode focuses on Stove Tops and Rangehoods, plus other appliances to consider. As ever, Rob shares his incredible knowledge and practical advice about buying criteria for these appliances. SHOWNOTES: Stove tops Buying Criteria Control- Any hot plate that gives you more temperature control Whether it is gas or electric, do I have a real

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E53 – Appliances - Part 1 - Kitchen Design Essentials

My Forever Home ·

2020/09/23

In this episode of the Kitchen Design Essentials Season, Frances has guest Rob Sinclair, Managing Director of E&S Trading on the show to discuss buying criteria and performance for kitchen appliances. This episode focuses on Fridges, Dishwashers and Ovens and Rob’s passion for appliances and buying with performance in mind, is wonderful to listen to. Join Frances as she chats with Rob and hears his amazing advice and knowledge on these key appliances for your kitchen. Key Buying Criteria When

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E52 - My Forever Home LIVE – Kitchen Needs Assessment

My Forever Home ·

2020/09/18

In this Forever Home Live, Frances chats about how to determine the functionality required in your kitchen and determine what you actually need. She outlines how this will enable you to assess your kitchen design with your requirements in mind, rather than just aesthetics. She walks through the Clear Clarity Design Worksheet (a resource provided in the Beautiful Kitchen Design Course) and how these prompts you to think about your needs and how you will store items, and cook in your kitchen. Finally,

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