Sophie Falkiner’s Coastal Home Is Straight Out Of A Nancy Meyers Movie

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.

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.

Metricon Homes’ National Design Director Adrian Popple joins Elle Lovelock to unpack what makes a beautiful, timeless home facade. With more than 35 years in the industry, Adrian shares his advice on getting symmetry, proportion, materials, colour and landscaping right, as well as a look at his own Mermaid Beach home and the design choices he’d make differently today. Plus, he weighs in on a listener dilemma about combining Hamptons and modern design styles.