Show Notes
If you’ve ever stared at a paint swatch until it went blurry and thought, maybe I’m just not a 'design person', this conversation is for you. In this episode of The Edit, alongside Editor Elle Lovelock, we sit down with design editor, author Greg Natale, interior designer and TV regular on Home Made and The Renovators, known for bold, glamorous, pattern‑heavy interiors that somehow still feel totally livable. Greg Natale has built a career using pattern on pattern, marble on marble, late ’70s glam and yet he’ll be the first to tell you your home doesn’t need to look like a showroom to feel beautiful. He talks about growing up obsessively collecting Home Beautiful, sneaking his first project into the magazine via his sister’s townhouse, and why your kitchen and sofa should work harder and age better than your latest trend purchase. In this conversation, Greg and Elle step inside the real questions you bring to your group chats and Pinterest boards: how to make colour feel grown‑up, how to design for three generations under one roof without losing your mind (or your resale value), and what to do when your 'neutral for now' turns into 'neutral forever because I’m too scared to change anything.' Greg breaks down the late‑’70s references behind his own apartment, how he layers burgundy, midnight blue and mixed metals without it looking like a costume, and shares the one rule he’s more than happy to break: that maximalism can’t be livable. You’ll also hear him walk through a listener’s very real dilemma, building a home that works for ageing parents, kids, and future buyers, right down to where the grab rails go and why you probably need three different living rooms if you want everyone to stay sane. And yes, we end with his “mystery drawer” moment: the chaotic corner that proves even the king of maximalism has a place where real life piles up. Moments You'll Hear: How Greg went from a Home Beautiful-obsessed 10-year-old to one of Australia’s most recognisable interior designers and why that first tiny townhouse still holds up 30 years on Why kitchens, bathrooms and sofas need to be timeless workhorses, and where you can safely go wild with paint, fabric and pattern A simple way to build a colour story (hello, moodboards and one strong starting point) so your home feels intentional, not chaotic Real‑world advice for multi-generational living: step‑free ground floors, “disguised” kitchenettes, beautiful grab rails, and how to design a house that your parents can age in and you can still sell If you’ve been waiting to paint the wall, buy the stripe, or finally pick a rug that isn’t beige, this is your sign. Thank you for listening ❤️ before you leave... 🗣️ Get in touch What did you think? We are a brand new podcast and would love to hear from you as we build this together. Join our friendly Home Beautiful community and DM us on Instagram. 👀 See more Greg Natale Website Tall, dark and handsome: The secret to masculine kitchen design Australia’s top design influencers on styles, trends and changing interiors Not Terrified of Multi-Generational Living Halston: Inventing American Fashion - hardcover book 🙏 Our special thanks for making 'The Edit' our new home: Luxaflex - our beautiful 'studio home' curtains Oz Design - furniture Australians love Our friend Greg Natale Credits: Edited by Propod Production by Thomas Crnkovic Our wonderful Home Beautiful team Learn More: HOME BEAUTIFUL
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More from THE EDIT
Today, television presenter Sophie Falkiner shares her worst-case home scenarios, from dropping a bottle of red wine on her brand-new kitchen bench on moving-in day to transforming a dark, dungeon-like cinema room into a walk-in wardrobe... much to her husband’s dismay.
Television presenter Sophie Falkiner joins Elle Lovelock to share all the details of her Northern Beaches home renovation, inspired by Nancy Meyers films, French antiques and timeless coastal design.
Does thread count really matter? It’s one of the bed linen questions Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock is asked most, and her answer has more to do with how sheets feel, and how you sleep, than the number on the packet. In The Edit’s first Masterclass, filmed at the Adairs Summer House at Villa Alezalia, in Sydney’s Bellevue Hill, Elle explains how to choose sheets, quilts and blankets that suit you, then shares styling tricks borrowed from magazine shoots and from the beds she grew up with. Presented in partnership with Adairs.
The Block’s Mat Johnson joins Elle Lovelock to talk about his love of unconventional homes, buying a 116-year-old church over the phone, and his plans to turn the heritage-listed building into a home without losing its history and character.
Metricon Homes’ National Design Director Adrian Popple shares a display home disaster when the team realised the master bedroom was too small. With the ensuite taking up too much space, they made the call to rethink the layout, shrinking the ensuite and moving the wall to create a better-balanced master suite.