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EPISODE · Nov 2, 2023 · 58 MIN

A First Home Buyers’ Never-Ending Renovation, With Pat + Ruby Shields

from The Design Files Talks · host Ruby Shields, Patrick Shields, Lucy Feagins, Georgie Rose, Christina Karras

Melbourne interior designer Ruby Shields and her carpenter husband Patrick join us to talk about the five-year renovation of their first home in Mount Evelyn!The couple bought the house in 2018 (that had been left half-renovated by the previous owner) and have been working on it ever since. They share how this journey inspired Ruby’s to land her dream job at design studio WOWOWA, the struggles of renovating while working full time, and how they styled it with a mix of second-hand and designer furniture.Take a look inside their wonderful creative house and here, and follow Ruby on Instagram @rubyshields_designs. Follow us at @thedesignfiles and subscribe to our weekly newsletter so you don’t miss a thing. Thank you so much for listening!

Melbourne couple Patrick and Ruby Shields bought their first home in Mount Evelyn in 2018. Since then the carpenter and interior designer have landed new jobs, gotten married, but they're still working on their renovation — five years later! Hear why they bought the house when it was essentially a building site, their love of second-hand furniture and why it's taken them so long to complete.

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Melbourne interior designer Ruby Shields and her carpenter husband Patrick join us to talk about the five-year renovation of their first home in Mount Evelyn!The couple bought the house in 2018 (that had been left half-renovated by the previous...

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