EPISODE · Jun 15, 2023 · 39 MIN
Lessons From A DIY Renovator, With TDF's Art Director Annie Portelli
from The Design Files Talks · host Annie Portelli, Lucy Feagins, Christina Karras, Georgie Rose
Welcome back to The Design Files’s podcast TDF Talks, and our new 4-part series on renovating!We kick things off with a chat between our founder and host Lucy Feagins and art director, Annie Portelli — who’s taken on a massive DIY home renovation in the last two years. Annie shares how she and her husband Simon ‘accidentally’ fell into renovating their Melbourne home themselves, the budget mishaps, and what she would do differently if she had her time over again…They’ve finally moved into the half-renovated property (which looks amazing!) and you can see it in the full story on our website here!To see more of Annie’s renovation journey, find her on Instagram @annieportelli. You can also see our feature of her beloved first apartment here.Follow us at @thedesignfiles and subscribe to our weekly newsletter so you don’t miss a thing. Thank you so much for listening!
What this episode covers
The Design Files founder and host Lucy Feagins talks with our art director Annie Portelli about how she ‘accidentally’ ended up renovating her home with a DIY approach and all the lessons she learned along the way.
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