
The Home Team | Season 2

1. The Home Team is back!
Leah McLeod joins The Home Team as they transform a tired old 1950's brick veneer house in Melbourne into a light and spacious family home.
Godfrey Hirst is excited to be providing the carpet and flooring throughout the entire renovation.
Follow our weekly updates as we share all the action of The Home Team Season 2.

2. Week 1: Design and Demolish
After a Team meeting about the design plan it’s out with the old to make room for the new. That means gutting the bathroom, ripping out the kitchen, removing air condition ducts and the old brick front fence.
When the old carpet is ripped up the team realise they’re going to need new flooring. We think we can help.
Read our Home Team Week 1 Renovation Recap

3. Week 2: Flooring and Roofing
The house is a hive of activity – There are bobcats in the garden, Anthony maps out the landscape design, roofing is removed and Julia decides on the colour scheme for the home.
Leah takes a trip to her local Godfrey Hirst retailer to look at carpet and hard flooring and shares some great tips on how to choose the right flooring for your project.

4. Week 3: Preparing for Flooring
Learn how to make a DIY pendant light with Leah, James shows us how to make a trendy copper and timber coffee table and Julia shares some tips on how to style shelves.
A substrate is laid over the uneven existing floor ready for carpet in the bedroom and the Luxury Vinyl Planks in the kitchen and living area.

5. Week 4: Versatile Timber Flooring
Anthony is busy as the backyard takes shape, Leah demonstrates how to re-upholster a chair and Julia shares some tips on how to select and arrange furniture in your living space.
James flips some Godfrey Hirst timber flooring to create a unique and contemporary focal point in the entry of the home. With quick and easy tips on how to create a timber ceiling feature in your home.

6. Week 5: Renovating, Roof & Render
The external structure, aesthetics and bones of the house are completed this week so that means a new roof, fascias, windows, gutters and render and a monolithic parapet completely transforms the house.
Anthony gets busy digging out the garden, trenches dug for the front fence and creates quite the feature to connect the pavers, moon gate and fire pit.
Read our Home Team Week 5 Reno Recap here

7. Week 6: Carpet and Colour Schemes
For lovers of interior styling and a bit of DIY, this week on The Home Team was the week for you. Leah shares a bunch of DIY projects from bunting to a chandelier.
Most importantly, the eco+ carpet goes in and Julia shares some great tips on how to style the kids bedroom.

8. Week 7: Vinyl Planks & Pet Friendly Carpet
This week was all about the fabulous flooring! Luxury Vinyl Planks are installed throughout the living areas so Julia styles up a storm in the study using the dark timber tones of the flooring as the base.
New eco+ carpet is laid in the lounge room and Buzz the Tradies' dog gives it the pet-friendly carpet test. Who knew Buzz was a canine carpet connoisseur?

9. Week 8: How to Style Bedroom Carpet
We are nearing the end of The Home Team renovation, so it's time for the fun stuff - styling!
The eco+ carpet is in the master bedroom so Julia shares some great tips on how to style a bedroom with darker toned carpet.
Read our Week 8 Home Team reno recap here
Take a look at our eco+ carpet
Take a look at our grey carpet in the eco+ range

10. Week 9: Vinyl Planks in the Kitchen
The living space is revealed with Vinyl Planks creating a seamless open space from the front door, through the kitchen and living to the back deck. Warm timber tones with the timber ceiling feature create an immediate impact on entry.
Julia shares top tips on how to style your living space to make a feature of your Godfrey Hirst flooring

11. Week 10: The Finale
Take a look at the completed home and the reveal of the formal living room with freshly installed eco+ carpet.
We share tips on how to style your living room with a dark grey carpet as a base.
Read our Week 10 Home Team renovation recap here