Dream Home (Australian TV series)

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Dream Home
GenreReality television
Presented byChris Brown
Judges
  • Simon Cohen
  • Rosie Morley
  • Lana Taylor
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes20
Production
Production companyEndemol Shine Australia
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release26 May 2024 (2024-05-26) –
present

Dream Home is an Australian reality television series based on the New Zealand series, Mitre 10 Dream Home, which premiered on 26 May 2024 on the Seven Network.[1] The series follows state-based teams of two who renovate each other's homes, with the team receiving the highest score winning $100k off their mortgage. The series is hosted by Dr Chris Brown.

Production

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On 11 May 2023, a casting call for a new, untitled renovation show was announced by Endemol Shine Australia.[2] On 16 May 2023, it was announced that the Seven Network would be adapting the series, titled Dream Home to be produced by Endemol Shine Australia, to air in 2024.[3] In June 2023, it was confirmed that Dr Chris Brown would host the series.[4][5] In March 2024, buyer's agent Simon Cohen, interior designer Rosie Morley, and Lana Taylor of Three Birds Renovations were announced as series judges.[6][7]

Teams

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Team[8] Relationship House location Occupation Status
Rhys & Liam Almond Brothers Deception Bay, Queensland Tradies Winners
Lara & Peter Bird Married with children Belrose, New South Wales Wedding florist & marine electrician Runners-up
Taeler & Ellie Jordan Sisters Watsonia North, Victoria Architect & HR advisor Third place
Hannah & Jonny New parents Coorparoo, Queensland Digital marketing & DJ Eliminated (NSW Round 2)
Brad & Mel Pinto Married with children Northcote, Victoria Songwriter/musician & shopping centre delivery manager
Jacinta & Jordan Married with children Punchbowl, New South Wales Brow specialist and tax accountant

Elimination history

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Teams' progress through the competition
Phase: Interior renovations Grand Finale
VIC Houses QLD Houses NSW Houses Round Total
(out of 180)
Backyard
Team Scores Round Total
(out of 40)
Result
Rhys & Liam 26 20 27 27 28 21 3rd
(149)
37.5 Winners
Lara & Peter 22.5 26.5 26.5 28.5 23.5 24.5 1st
(152)
37 Runners-Up
Taeler & Ellie 24.5 26 30 26 19 24 2nd
(149.5)
31 Third Place
Jacinta & Jordan 23 25.5 23 19 25.5 29 4th
(145)
Eliminated
(Episode 19)
Hannah & Jonny 23.5 22.5 24.5 28 24 22 5th
(144.5)
Brad & Mel 20 25.5 22 25.5 25 20.5 6th
(138.5)

House evaulation

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At the end of the full house reveal, each house is reevaluated and given a new selling price.

Interior Renovation House Evaluation
Team Evaluation Added Value
Before Renovation After Renovation
Taeler & Ellie $800,000 $1,300,000 $500,000
Brad & Mel $1,400,000 $2,800,000 $1,400,000
Hannah & Jonny $900,000 $1,900,000 $1,000,000
Rhys & Liam $600,000 $1,600,000 $1,000,000
Lara & Peter $2,250,000 $2,950,000 $700,000
Jacinta & Jordan $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000

Series details

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The six teams are challenged to transform the interiors and front facades of each other's homes. Each house is split over two rounds. In the first round, three teams are allocated to a home (that does not belong to them) and are given two and a half weeks to renovate the rooms they are allocated based on a design brief given by the homeowners. In the second round, each team must renovate the remaining rooms in each house in seven days. Once all rounds are complete, the top scoring three teams overall will move onto the final round, which is backyard renovations, where the highest scoring team will receive $100,000 off their mortgage.

Interior renovations

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Victoria Houses

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Round 1
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  • Episodes 1 to 4
  • Airdate — 26 May to 2 June
  • Description — In round 1, three teams head to Taeler and Ellie's House in Watsonia & Brad and Mel's house in Northcote. Each team must deliver their first set of rooms based on the homeowners design briefs and deliver the rooms after two and a half weeks. The winners at the end of the round received $5,000.
Team House Rooms allocated Scores Total
(out of 30)
Running Total
(VIC round 1)
Lana Rosie Simon
Hannah & Jonny Brad & Mel's
(Northcote, VIC)
Living Room & Bedroom Two 8 7.5 8 23.5 23.5 / 30
Taeler & Ellie Bathroom & Bedroom 4 8.5 8 8 24.5 24.5 / 30
Jacinta & Jordan Dining Room & Kitchen 8 7 8 23 23 / 30
Rhys & Liam Taeler & Ellie's
(Watsonia, VIC)
Kitchen, Dining, Pantry & Laundry 8.5 9 8.5 26 26 / 30
Lara & Peter Living Room & Bedroom Two 8 7.5 7 22.5 22.5 / 30
Brad & Mel Main Bedroom & Bathroom 7 6.5 6.5 20 20 / 30
Round 2
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  • Episodes 5 to 7
  • Airdate — 3 to 9 June
  • Description — In round 2, the teams head back to Taeler and Ellie's House in Watsonia & Brad and Mel's house in Northcote to renovate their second rooms. They must each deliver rooms based on the homeowners design briefs and deliver the rooms after seven days. The winners at the end of the round received $5,000.
Team House Rooms allocated Scores Total
(out of 30)
Running Total
(VIC round 1 & 2)
Lana Rosie Simon
Hannah & Jonny Brad & Mel's
(Northcote, VIC)
Hallway & Girls Bedroom 2 7.5 7 8 22.5 46 / 60
Taeler & Ellie Facade & Girls Bedroom 1 8.5 9 8.5 26 50.5 / 60
Jacinta & Jordan Laundry, Master Bedroom & Walk-in robe 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 48.5 / 60
Rhys & Liam Taeler & Ellie's
(Watsonia, VIC)
Study, Bedroom Hallway & Ensuite 7 6.5 6.5 20 46 / 60
Lara & Peter Main Hallway & Facade 9.5 8 9 26.5 49 / 60
Brad & Mel Master Bedroom & Walk-in robe 8 8.5 9 25.5 45.5 / 60

Queensland Houses

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Round 1
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  • Episodes 8 to 10
  • Airdate — 10 to 16 June
  • Description — In round 1, three teams head to Hannah and Jonny's House in Coorparoo & Rhys and Liam’s house in Deception Bay. Each team must deliver their first set of rooms based on the homeowners design briefs and deliver the rooms after two and a half weeks. The winners at the end of the round received $5,000.
Team House Rooms allocated Scores Total
(out of 30)
Running Total
(VIC round 1 to
QLD round 1)
Lana Rosie Simon
Hannah & Jonny Rhys & Liam’s
(Deception Bay, QLD)
Kitchen & Guest Bedroom 8 8.5 8 24.5 70.5 / 90
Brad & Mel Dining Room & Bathroom 8 7.5 6.5 22 67.5 / 90
Jordan & Jacinta Living Room & Laundry 7.5 7.5 8 23 71.5 / 90
Rhys & Liam Hannah & Jonny’s
(Coorparoo, QLD)
Living Room & Laundry 8.5 9 9.5 27 73 / 90
Taeler & Ellie Bathroom & Dining Room 10 10 10 30 80.5 / 90
Lara & Peter Kitchen & Guest Bedroom 9 9 8.5 26.5 75.5 / 90
Round 2
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  • Episodes 11 to 13
  • Airdate — 17 to 23 June
  • Description — In round 2, the teams head back to Hannah and Jonny's House in Coorparoo & Rhys and Liam’s house in Deception Bay. Each team must deliver their remaining set of rooms based on the homeowners design briefs and deliver the rooms after seven days. The winners at the end of the round received $5,000.
Team House Rooms allocated Scores Total
(out of 30)
Running Total
(VIC round 1 to
QLD round 2)
Lana Rosie Simon
Hannah & Jonny Rhys & Liam’s
(Deception Bay, QLD)
Facade & Downstairs Bathroom 9.5 9.5 9 28 98.5 / 120
Brad & Mel Nursery & Ensuite 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 93 / 120
Jordan & Jacinta Master Bedroom, WIR & Entry 6.5 6 6.5 19 90.5 / 120
Rhys & Liam Hannah & Jonny’s
(Coorparoo, QLD)
Bathroom, Facade & Balcony 9 9 9 27 100 / 120
Taeler & Ellie Master Bedroom, WIR & Entry 8 9 9 26 106.5 / 120
Lara & Peter Nursery, Wallway & Ensuite 9.5 9 10 28.5 104 / 120

New South Wales Houses

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Round 1
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  • Episodes 14 to 16
  • Airdate — 24 to 30 June
  • Description — In round 1, three teams head to Jacinta and Jordan's House in Punchbowl & Lara and Peter’s house in Belrose. Each team must deliver their first set of rooms based on the homeowners design briefs and deliver the rooms after two and a half weeks. The winners at the end of the round received $5,000.
Team House Rooms allocated Scores Total
(out of 30)
Running Total
(VIC round 1 to
NSW round 1)
Lana Rosie Simon
Lara & Peter Jacinta & Jordan’s
(Punchbowl, NSW)
Dining Room, Master Bedroom & WIR 8 8 7.5 23.5 127.5 / 150
Hannah & Jonny Living Room & Ensuite 8 8 8 24 122.5 / 150
Taeler & Ellie Kitchen, Pantry, Laundry & Powder Room 6.5 6.5 6 19 125.5 / 150
Jacinta & Jordan Lara & Peter’s
(Belrose, NSW)
Living Room & Ensuite 8.5 8 9 25.5 116 / 150
Rhys & Liam Kitchen, Laundry & Bathroom 9 9.5 9.5 28 128 / 150
Brad & Mel Master Bedroom, WIR & Dining Room 9 8 8 25 118 / 150
Round 2
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  • Episodes 17 to 19
  • Airdate — 1 to 8 July
  • Description — In round 2, the teams head back to Jacinta and Jordan's House in Punchbowl & Lara and Peter’s house in Belrose. Each team must deliver the remaining rooms based on the homeowners design briefs and deliver the rooms after seven days. The highest scoring team received $10k to keep. The lowest overall scoring three teams will be eliminated while the highest overall scoring teams will go into the final round, backyard renovations.
Team House Rooms allocated Scores Total
(out of 30)
Final Total
(VIC round 1 to
NSW round 2)
Lana Rosie Simon
Lara & Peter Jacinta & Jordan’s
(Punchbowl, NSW)
Bathroom & Kids Bedroom 8 8 8.5 24.5 1st (152)
Hannah & Jonny Facade & Entry Hall 8 7 7 22 5th (144.5)
Taeler & Ellie Living Room & Kids Bedroom 8 8 8 24 2nd (149.5)
Jacinta & Jordan Lara & Peter’s
(Belrose, NSW)
Facade & Entryway 9.5 9.5 10 29 4th (145)
Rhys & Liam Bathroom & Kids Bedroom 7 7 7 21 3rd (149)
Brad & Mel Living Room & Kids Bedroom 7 7 6.5 20.5 6th (138.5)

Grand Finale

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Backyard renovations

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  • Episode 20
  • Airdate — 9 July
  • Description — In the final round, the top three teams will return to their own homes and renovate their backyards, the leaderboard will be wiped clean. The eliminated teams return and will also give a collective score for each team. The highest scoring team at the end of the round will receive $100,000 off their mortgage.
Team Team house location Backyard areas Scores Total
(out of 40)
Lana Rosie Simon Eliminated teams
Rhys & Liam1 Deception Bay, QLD Deck, pool, cubby house & firepit 9 9.5 9.5 9.5 37.5
Lara & Peter Belrose, NSW Mediterranean-style entertaining area & pool 9.5 9 9 9.5 37
Taeler & Ellie Watsonia North, VIC Deck, alfresco area, firepit & spa 8 7.5 7.5 8 31
Notes
  • ^1 As Liam’s house was the one being renovated on the series, they decided that Rhys would receive the $100k off his mortgage.

Ratings

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Wk. Ep no. Episode titles by stage of season Air date Timeslot National reach viewers
(millions)
National total viewers (millions) Night rank Source
1 1 Victoria Houses
(Brad & Mel's
and
Taeler & Ellie's)
Round 1 Introduction 26 May 2024 Sunday 7:00 pm 2.253 0.950 2 [9]
2 Renovations underway 27 May 2024 Monday 7:30 pm 1.464 0.632 7 [10]
3 Renovations continue 28 May 2024 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.272 0.602 8 [11]
4 Room Reveals & Scores 2 June 2024 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.996 0.808 4 [12]
2 5 Round 2 Introduction 3 June 2024 Monday 7:30 pm 1.437 0.582 9 [13]
6 Renovations underway 4 June 2024 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.308 0.535 7 [14]
7 Room Reveals & Scores 9 June 2024 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.131 0.443 8 [15]
3 8 Queensland Houses
(Hannah & Jonny's
and
Rhys & Liam’s)
Round 1 Introduction 10 June 2024 Monday 7:30 pm 1.448 0.661 7 [16]
9 Renovations underway 11 June 2024 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.340 0.581 7 [17]
10 Room Reveals & Scores 16 June 2024 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.876 0.788 5 [18]
4 11 Round 2 Introduction 17 June 2024 Monday 7:30 pm 1.323 0.651 10 [19]
12 Renovations underway 18 June 2024 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.321 0.630 7 [20]
13 Room Reveals & Scores 23 June 2024 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.743 0.801 4 [21]
5 14 New South Wales
Houses

(Jacinta & Jordan's
and
Lara & Peter’s)
Round 1 Introduction 24 June 2024 Monday 7:30 pm 1.436 0.672 7 [22]
15 Renovations underway 25 June 2024 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.419 0.644 4 [23]
16 Room Reveals & Scores 30 June 2024 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.740 0.734 5 [24]
6 17 Round 2 Introduction 1 July 2024 Monday 7:30 pm 1.364 0.701 8 [25]
18 Renovations underway 2 July 2024 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.379 0.682 8 [26]
19 Room Reveals & Final Scores 8 July 2024 Monday 7:30 pm 1.433 0.746 7 [27]
7 20 Grand Finale
(Backyard renovations)
Renovation, reveal and winners announced 9 July 2024 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.454 0.807 6 [28]

Reception

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An early review from David Knox of TV Tonight said the format isn't original enough and can be easily compared to House Rules or The Block.[29] An article from Yahoo! stated viewers also found it similar to House Rules, however viewers did enjoy the series.[30] Ben Pobjie from The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "But Dream Home is a kinder and gentler enterprise than that show, emphasising dreams over property values at every turn. Here the two-person teams are actually renovating each other's houses, giving lots of opportunity for tearful "we just want to give them the home of their dreams" speeches.".[31]

References

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