THE EDIT

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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.

  1. 3d ago

    How Sundae Founder Lizzie Binks Turned A Boring Supermarket Aisle Into A Global Brand

    You know Sundae from the whipped-cream-can body wash that took over supermarket shelves. Behind the brand is founder Lizzie Binks, who's built the business into a brand stocked in more than 10,000 stores across 14 countries. And all that in just six years.  In this episode of The Edit, Lizzie chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about the COVID-era supermarket trip that sparked the idea for Sundae, the moment she had to bet everything on the business before the website had even launched, and how ‘joy’ became more than just a brand tagline.  Plus, Lizzie takes us inside her colour-filled, water-view home, explains scent stacking, and reveals the surprisingly low-key ritual, involving a pair of gumboots, that bookends every single day.  This episode covers:  Growing up between Melbourne, Sydney and Singapore  The COVID-era supermarket aisle that sparked Sundae  Turning a side hustle into a full-time business overnight  Being risk-averse and betting everything on Woolworths and Priceline  Life before Sundae: Disney, TikTok and the media buying world  Time blocking, context switching and running a business across 14 countries  Scent stacking, and how Sundae's rainbow of scents came to be  Her love of baking (and that infamous Women's Weekly duck cake)  Otis the Groodle, and the two dog park visits that bookend her day  What makes her house a home  You can find Sundae on Instagram here & Lizzie here   🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts  Listen and follow on Spotify  👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube  Watch full episodes  Credits:  Host: Elle Lovelock  Guest: Lizzie Binks  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/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How Sundae Founder Lizzie Binks Turned A Boring Supermarket Aisle Into A Global Brand
  2. Jul 27

    MasterChef's Laura Sharrad Is Building A Kitchen For Pasta Parties

    You might recognise Laura Sharrad from MasterChef but what you might not know is, since winning the 2025 season, she's become one of Adelaide's most-loved home cooks, and a serial renovator.  In this episode of The Edit, Laura chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about growing up in a big Italian family, how a stint on MasterChef turned into an unplanned career, and the chaos of juggling content creation, restaurants and motherhood with husband Max and daughter Florence.  Plus, Laura shares some news that's about to change her next couple of years completely and gives us the inside scoop on her dream kitchen wish list.  This episode covers:  Italian Christmas vs. Max's English Christmas traditions  Her first food memory and her family's move to Tuscany  From a teaching degree to MasterChef to a food career  How her parents feel about her career now  Juggling content creation, restaurants and motherhood  The story behind daughter Florence's name  A big life update from Laura and Max  Her vision for what's next, and her dream kitchen wish list  Handling pressure and decision-making, from MasterChef to marriage  What being a homemaker means to her in 2026  Photo Credits: @laurasharrad  You can find Laura on Instagram here  🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts  Listen and follow on Spotify  👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube  Watch full episodes  Credits:  Host: Elle Lovelock   Guest: Laura Sharrad  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/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    MasterChef's Laura Sharrad Is Building A Kitchen For Pasta Parties
  3. Jul 20

    No Overhead Lights: Celebrity Interior Designer Claudia Lambert's One Rule at Home

    Claudia Lambert used to be a couples and family therapist. Now she's the interior designer behind some of Sydney's most art-filled homes, helping her clients fall in love with marble slabs and rare vintage finds.  In this episode of The Edit, Claudia chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about her “showcasey” lounge room, why she thinks art should be the star of every space and how she implements her “no rules” rule.   And she gives us the inside scoop on her book, Shaping Spaces, answers a listener dilemma about a vintage lamp that just won’t fit anywhere and reveals her cheat codes for what she calls a “space lift”.  Plus, don’t miss Claudia’s “Art Buying 101” lesson!  This episode covers:   Mornings with two boys, aged 9 and 12  From 15 years as a couple and family therapist to a decade in interior design  Her first-ever client, and the full-circle project she's working on for them now  A home tour: the newly "vanilla" living room, a round viola marble dining table and four vintage chairs bought for $150  What her home sounds and smells like  Designing a life on purpose  The "space lift": refreshing a home without moving a wall  Designing for celebrity clients vs “everyday” people  Her new book, Shaping Spaces, and the art-filled moments behind it  Slab shopping, and falling in love with a piece of stone  Art buying 101  Reframing an inherited or thrifted artwork, and what it costs  Where to shop for vintage, from Vinnies to Marketplace  The best thing she's ever bought, and where she found it  Claudia’s mystery drawer item and why it brings her to tears  A listener dilemma: styling a vintage lamp that doesn't fit anywhere  Her one design rule (or the lack of one)  What makes her home beautiful  Photo Credits: @claudialambertinteriors + Booktopia  🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts  Listen and follow on Spotify  👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube  Watch full episodes  Credits:  Host: Elle Lovelock   Guest: Claudia Lambert  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/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    No Overhead Lights: Celebrity Interior Designer Claudia Lambert's One Rule at Home
  4. Jul 13

    “Food Is The Core Of My Home”: Sunday Kitchen’s Karima Hazim

    Karima Hazim is the co-founder of Sunday Kitchen, Sydney's beloved Lebanese cooking school, which she runs with her mother. Together they turned a love of family food and storytelling into a sell-out weekly institution and a cookbook.   In this episode of The Edit, Karima joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock for a tour of her century-old home in Drummoyne, full of framed photos of Beirut and Tripoli, a big Tasmanian oak dining table and a kitchen bench that is never, ever bare. She talks about growing up Lebanese in Sydney, the fashion degree that shaped the way she tells stories, and why having her daughter Layla was the moment that led her back to her mother's kitchen.  Plus, Karima shares her philosophy on produce as decor, why she hates kitchens with hidden appliances and the secrets behind cooking a great Lebanese spread.   This episode covers:  Growing up Lebanese in Sydney  Lebanese hospitality  A tour of her century-old home in Drummoyne Cookbooks as storybooks  A fashion and design degree and the storytelling skills it transferred  How becoming a mum to Layla led her back to her mother's kitchen  The founding of Sunday Kitchen, how it grew, and what makes it different from a regular cooking class  Her cookbook Sofra: Lebanese Recipes to Share  Lebanese food tips and why you should find your local Middle Eastern grocer  Inherited butcher and baker loyalties   Weekly go-to recipes: lemon and garlic chicken tray bake, and a fattoush salad prepped fresh every weekend  Design crimes, kitchen edition: hidden utensils and bare benches  The mystery drawer: a special item brought back from Lebanon  What makes a home beautiful  Photo Credits: @sundaykitchenau  🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits: Host: Elle Lovelock  Guest: Karima Hazim  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/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    “Food Is The Core Of My Home”: Sunday Kitchen’s Karima Hazim
  5. Jul 6

    From Zimmermann To Ginger & Smart: Inside Genevieve Smart's Creative World

    Genevieve Smart has spent three decades shaping the way Australians dress. She started her career designing for icons like Zimmermann and Lisa Ho, before co-creating her own label, Ginger & Smart, which grew into one of the country’s best-loved fashion houses.  In this episode of The Edit, Genevieve joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about the new, collaborative chapter of her career, from designing airline uniforms to a hospitality capsule with Cargo Crew. She also spills on her latest project, a wearable collaboration with Waverley Mills, the well-known, quintessentially Australian interiors brand.  Plus, Genevieve opens up about the light-filled beach house she calls home in Avalon, why incense and greenery matter more to her than fresh flowers, the scent that connects her to her late mother, and why she thinks fashion could learn a thing or two from interiors when it comes to provenance.  This episode covers:  Genevieve Smart's career from Zimmermann to Ginger & Smart  An idyllic childhood in a Tudor cottage in Surrey, England  A tour of her light-filled beach house in Avalon  Designing Jetstar's new cabin crew uniforms  A hospitality capsule collection with Cargo Crew  Her wearable collaboration with 152-year-old wool mill Waverley Mills  Why fashion could learn from interiors when it comes to provenance  The scent that connects her to her late mother  What makes a home beautiful, and the secret to being a great host  Photo Credits: @genevievesmart & Waverley Mills  🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes Credits: Host: Elle Lovelock  Guest: Genevieve Smart  Edited by: Leah Porges  Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media.  https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    From Zimmermann To Ginger & Smart: Inside Genevieve Smart's Creative World
  6. Jun 29

    Deborah Hutton On Skin Cancer Scares, Dancing with Travolta And Her Design Evolution (Part 2)

    In Part 2 of this episode of The Edit with Deborah Hutton, Elle Lovelock gets into the personal stories and design details that didn’t make it into Part 1 - and there are plenty of both.   Deb shares the story behind two significant skin cancer surgeries and how a viral post and a hat company email led to the creation of Canopy Bay, her sun protection hat range.   She also reflects on a career that took her from modeling at 16, through 14 years as the face of Qantas and a dance with John Travolta, to editing magazines and hosting some of Australia's biggest TV shows.   And then it's back to the build, and the design decisions that are making her South Coast home unlike anything she's done before.  This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation with Deborah Hutton.    This episode covers:   Deborah Hutton’s skin cancer story and why early detection matters  How a viral post and a hat company email sparked Canopy Bay  UPF 50+ sun protection and why not all hats are equal  The get-your-skin-checked message Deb is passionate about  A career from modeling at 16 to Qantas, Travolta and TV  What Deb has up her sleeve after the build is done  The mystery drawer moment  Moving away from white: the design evolution from Bronte to the South Coast  The powder room that started it all: eurowalls mural, rattan vanity and a hundi light  Taj Mahal quartzite, solid timber joinery and the kitchen island as furniture  Alfresco Emporium, Restoration Hardware sofas and the case against the sofa crack  Storage, decluttering and starting afresh  House rules, fresh flowers, daggy ‘80s playlists and stress-cleaning  What makes a home beautiful to Deb  Photo Credits: @deborahhutton and Home Beautiful  🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts Listen and follow on Spotify 👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube Watch full episodes --> here Credits  Host: Elle Lovelock  Guest: Deb Hutton  Edited by: Leah Porges  Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.  Learn More  The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media.  https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Deborah Hutton On Skin Cancer Scares, Dancing with Travolta And Her Design Evolution (Part 2)

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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.

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