Cherie’s Kingswood Renovation

THE STORY: It’s a stroll down memory lane this week for our RFP guru, Cherie Barber who heads back to her heartland, the suburb she grew up in! Not only is she happy to be back in the hood, but this week’s challenge is to […]

Cherie’s South Windsor Renovation

THE STORY: Cherie Barber takes on a mammoth project and converts a low earning single dwelling into a double dipping, high yield earning property for owners Selene & Wayne. When Cherie first assessed the property, she quickly determined that the main property was in dire […]

Cherie’s Blacktown Renovation No.2

THE STORY: Top Renovator, Cherie Barber is challenged with updating a drab, dated 1970’s bathroom that’s seen better days. Home owner Abhishek Sharma has just purchased this investment property and has a budget of only $2,500, all said and done, to transform his bathroom space. […]

Renovating a kitchen on a $1000 budget

For this renovation, I was faced with a kitchen stuck in a 1970s time warp – and the challenge of giving it a quick cosmetic refresh for under $1,000.   On this kind of budget, paint and a lot of DIY is your best friend. Here’s […]

Cherie’s Kogarah Renovation

Renovation guru, Cherie Barber tackles a two bedroom 1970’s apartment destined for a quick sale. Purchased as an investment unit by the owners, Trevor & Vicky, they intended to start renovating right away however after discovering early on, unexpected water leak issues, their motivation took […]

Cherie’s Liverpool Renovation

THE STORY: Cherie Barber’s aim is to add style and elegance to a dated and ordinary top floor apartment in Liverpool to appeal to a wider market.  The budget for this renovation was minimal which resulted in some clever ideas to refresh the current kitchen […]

Cherie’s Warriewood Renovation

This episode showcases Cherie transforming a 1969 red brick home into a modern masterpiece.  Homeowners Dan and Naomi are expecting their first child in a matter of months and the nesting phase has begun.  With a new arrival on the way security and safety are […]

Cherie’s Ermington bathroom renovation

This bathroom renovation was done on a $6,500 budget and in under a week – and delivered a $15,000 profit to the owner. The renovation strategy was to replace the dated bathroom, which had no toilet, with a brand new bathroom that had a toilet […]

Warehouse wonder

I honestly think this is one of the most popular renovations I’ve done on my Living Room TV segment on Network Ten. Working with such a small space and within the constraints of an apartment block was a challenge, but the result was just so […]