Seven’s new series Dream Home is set to take the renovation genre to new heights, as six pairs of everyday Aussies battle it out room by room.
They’ll be transforming tired suburban family houses into astonishing new dream homes — featuring some of the biggest renovations Australia has seen.
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The reality renovation show, hosted by Dr Chris Brown, will premiere at 7pm on Sunday May 26 on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Ahead of the show’s grand unveiling, it is time to meet the teams, starting with Victorian couple Brad and Mel.
Brad and Mel
Married for more than 20 years, Brad and Mel live in Melbourne with their four children, Bennett, 18, Spencer, 16, Maya, 14, and Ginger, 12.
Their home, an untouched “1920s Edwardian old girl” in Northcote, is bursting at the seams and in desperate need of an upgrade.
The family of six takes up every inch of the three-bedroom house — and shares one bathroom.
Brad and Mel’s bedroom is actually the dining room, and no wall separates them from the constant hive of activity.
They want their home to be a place of love and laughter, where their kids are excited and proud to welcome friends.
Mel works as a shopping centre delivery manager, while Brad gained fame in the 90s with his band CDB and their many hits including the club dance anthem Let’s Groove.
Taeler and Elle
Victorian sisters Taeler and Elle enter the competition ostensibly with the upper hand.
Taeler is a graduate of architecture and a professional house flipper, an advantage they plan to use at every opportunity.
HR advisor Elle and her boyfriend, Brody, purchased their Watsonia North house in 2022, and it remains in its original state.
The pair agree Taeler is the visionary and Elle is happy taking the back seat to let her sister’s creative side shine.
Taeler jokes her little sister can struggle to decide, sometimes unable to visualise the elusive final result.
For Taeler, it’s where she thrives.
Hannah and Jonny
New parents Hannah and Jonny from Queensland are putting everything on the line for their dream home, already juggling 10-month-old twins Goldie and Theodore.
After falling in love with their Coorparoo home’s inner city urban location, the pair worked hard on DIY projects to upgrade the tired 1950s weatherboard property.
But then came the twins, and they’re now in desperate need of more space.
The home is cramped and rundown, and, with the twins about to start walking, the family needs to make changes.
Sacrificing precious time with their babies, Hannah, who works in digital marketing, and Jonny, a DJ and event emcee, know they are taking a huge leap of faith.
But they want to give their family the dream home they would never be able to afford themselves.
Rhys and Liam
Queensland tradie brothers Rhys and Liam are a pair to watch.
With successful businesses as a tiler and carpenter respectively, they are highly competitive and know how to renovate.
Describing their style as Scandinavian and Mediterranean coastal, they love to instil simple wow factors in a new design — and they dream of creating a home for entertaining family and friends.
For many years, Liam has helped his older brother renovate his own home, and both agree it’s now Liam’s turn.
Rhys is desperate to see Liam’s dated 1970s Deception Bay home transformed.
Rhys is joining the competition and hitting the road just months after the birth of his second child, a son Bowie, with partner Cassandra.
Also leaving behind his three-year-old daughter, Isla, Rhys is making the ultimate sacrifice to give his brother his dream home.
Jacinta and Jordan
Communication is key for Sydney couple Jacinta and Jordan.
An accountant by day, Jordan is cool, calm and collected and will be keeping a close eye on the budget during the competition.
Jacinta says she’s the opposite. Loud, bubbly and assertive, she’ll call a spade a spade as she brings her big design ideas to life — and she says she won’t take no for an answer.
The pair aren’t afraid of hard work and are determined to show the judges they have what it takes to win.
Jordan and Jacinta’s rundown suburban Punchbowl home is in dire need of work.
The couple and their daughters, Amelia, five, and Olivia, two, have been forced to live in Jacinta’s grandparents’ single-bedroom granny flat to save money for renovations.
Lara and Peter
For Sydney couple Lara and Peter, family is everything.
Describing themselves as a typical fiery Italian and an Aussie bogan, this pair are putting it all on the line to turn their 1960s red brick house into their dream home.
Lara is a wedding florist and Peter is an electrician, and both often work seven days just to get by.
They have sacrificed family time with children, Leo, 10, and Mia, seven, in a bid to keep their heads above water.
But the dream of renovating feels like it’s slipping away due to rising interest rates and building costs.
Both are extremely competitive — Lara jokes that her main form of communication is yelling.
But the loved-up pair are best mates and intend to stop at nothing to take out the top prize, while they dream of transforming their tired, dull and dated family home in suburban Belrose.
Dream Home premieres on Channel 7 and 7plus Sunday at 7pm.
