| Genre: | Reality television |
| Presenter: | Chris Brown |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Company: | Endemol Shine Australia |
| Network: | Seven Network |
| Last Aired: | present |
Dream Home is an Australian reality television series based on the New Zealand series, Mitre 10 Dream Home, which premiered on 26 May 2024 on the Seven Network.[1] The series follows state-based teams of two who renovate each other's homes, with the team receiving the highest score winning $100k off their mortgage. The series is hosted by Dr Chris Brown.
On 11 May 2023, a casting call for a new, untitled renovation show was announced by Endemol Shine Australia.[2] On 16 May 2023, it was announced that the Seven Network would be adapting the series, titled Dream Home to be produced by Endemol Shine Australia, to air in 2024.[3] In June 2023, it was confirmed that Dr Chris Brown would host the series.[4] [5] In March 2024, buyer's agent Simon Cohen, interior designer Rosie Morley, and Lana Taylor of Three Birds Renovations were announced as series judges.[6] [7]
| Team[8] | Relationship | House location | Occupation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys & Liam Almond | Brothers | Deception Bay, Queensland | Tradies | Winners |
| Lara & Peter Bird | Married with children | Belrose, New South Wales | Wedding florist & marine electrician | Runners-up |
| Taeler & Ellie Jordan | Sisters | Watsonia North, Victoria | Architect & HR advisor | Third place |
| Hannah & Johnny | New parents | Coorparoo, Queensland | Digital marketing & DJ | rowspan=3 |
| Brad & Mel Pinto | Married with children | Northcote, Victoria | Songwriter/musician & shopping centre delivery manager | |
| Jacinta & Jordan | Married with children | Punchbowl, New South Wales | Brow specialist and tax accountant |
| Phase: | |||||||||
| VIC Houses | QLD Houses | NSW Houses | Round Total | Backyard | |||||
| Team | Scores | Round Total | Result | ||||||
| Rhys & Liam | 26 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 3rd (149) | 37.5 | Winners |
| Lara & Peter | 22.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 1st (152) | 37 | Runners-Up |
| Taeler & Ellie | 24.5 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 2nd (149.5) | 31 | Third Place |
| Jacinta & Jordan | 23 | 25.5 | 23 | 19 | 25.5 | 29 | 4th (145) | rowspan="3" colspan=2 (Episode 19) | |
| Hannah & Jonny | 23.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 5th (144.5) | ||
| Brad & Mel | 20 | 25.5 | 22 | 25.5 | 25 | 20.5 | 6th (138.5) | ||
At the end of the full house reveal, each house is reevaluated and given a new selling price.
| Interior Renovation House Evaluation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Evaluation | Added Value | ||
| Before Renovation | After Renovation | |||
| Taeler & Ellie | $800,000 | $1,300,000 | $500,000 | |
| Brad & Mel | $1,400,000 | $2,800,000 | $1,400,000 | |
| Hannah & Johnny | $900,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Rhys & Liam | $600,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Lara & Peter | $2,250,000 | $2,950,000 | $700,000 | |
| Jacinta & Jordan | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
The six teams are challenged to transform the interiors and front facades of each other's homes. Each house is split over two rounds. In the first round, Three teams are allocated to a home (that do not belong to them) and are given two and a half weeks to renovate the rooms they are allocated based on a design brief given by the homeowners. In the second round, each team must renovate the remaining rooms in each house in seven days. Once all rounds are complete, the top scoring three teams overall will move onto the final round, which is backyard renovations, where the highest scoring team will receive $100,000 off their mortgage.
| Team | House | Rooms allocated | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | Rosie | Simon | |||||
(Northcote, VIC) | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 23.5 | 23.5 / 30 | ||
| 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 24.5 | 24.5 / 30 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 / 30 | |||
| 8.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 26 / 30 | ||||
| 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 22.5 | 22.5 / 30 | |||
| 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 20 / 30 | ||||
| Team | House | Rooms allocated | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | Rosie | Simon | |||||
(Northcote, VIC) | 7.5 | 7 | 8 | 22.5 | 46 / 60 | ||
| 8.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 26 | 50.5 / 60 | |||
| 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 25.5 | 48.5 / 60 | |||
| 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 46 / 60 | ||||
| 9.5 | 8 | 9 | 49 / 60 | ||||
| 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 25.5 | 45.5 / 60 | |||
| Team | House | Rooms allocated | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | Rosie | Simon | |||||
(Deception Bay, QLD) | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 24.5 | 70.5 / 90 | ||
| 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 67.5 / 90 | ||||
| 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 23 | 71.5 / 90 | |||
| 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 27 | 73 / 90 | |||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 80.5 / 90 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | 8.5 | 26.5 | 75.5 / 90 | |||
| Team | House | Rooms allocated | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | Rosie | Simon | |||||
(Deception Bay, QLD) | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 28 | 98.5 / 120 | ||
| 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 25.5 | 93 / 120 | |||
| 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 90.5 / 120 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 100 / 120 | |||
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 106.5 / 120 | |||
| 9.5 | 9 | 10 | 104 / 120 | ||||
| Team | House | Rooms allocated | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | Rosie | Simon | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 127.5 / 150 | |||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 122.5 / 150 | |||
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 125.5 / 150 | ||||
(Belrose, NSW) | 8.5 | 8 | 9 | 25.5 | 116 / 150 | ||
| 9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 128 / 150 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 118 / 150 | |||
| Team | House | Rooms allocated | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | Rosie | Simon | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 24.5 | 1st (152) | |||
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 5th (144.5) | |||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 2nd (149.5) | |||
(Belrose, NSW) | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10 | 4th (145) | |||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3rd (149) | |||
| 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6th (138.5) | ||||
| Team | Backyard areas | Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | Rosie | Simon | Eliminated teams | ||||
| 9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | ||||
| 9.5 | 9 | 9 | 9.5 | 37 | |||
| 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | ||||
| Wk. | Ep no. | Episode titles by stage of season | Air date | Timeslot | National reach viewers | National total viewers | Night rank | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Introduction | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2.253 | 0.950 | 2 | [9] | ||||
| 2 | Renovations underway | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.464 | 0.632 | 7 | [10] | |||||
| 3 | Renovations continue | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.272 | 0.602 | 8 | [11] | |||||
| 4 | Room Reveals & Scores | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.996 | 0.808 | 4 | [12] | |||||
| 2 | 5 | Introduction | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.437 | 0.582 | 9 | [13] | ||||
| 6 | Renovations underway | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.308 | 0.535 | 7 | [14] | |||||
| 7 | Room Reveals & Scores | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.131 | 0.443 | 8 | [15] | |||||
| 3 | 8 | Introduction | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.448 | 0.661 | 7 | [16] | ||||
| 9 | Renovations underway | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.340 | 0.581 | 7 | [17] | |||||
| 10 | Room Reveals & Scores | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.876 | 0.788 | 5 | [18] | |||||
| 4 | 11 | Introduction | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.323 | 0.651 | 10 | [19] | ||||
| 12 | Renovations underway | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.321 | 0.630 | 7 | [20] | |||||
| 13 | Room Reveals & Scores | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.743 | 0.801 | 4 | [21] | |||||
| 5 | 14 | Introduction | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.436 | 0.672 | 7 | [22] | ||||
| 15 | Renovations underway | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.419 | 0.644 | 4 | [23] | |||||
| 16 | Room Reveals & Scores | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.740 | 0.734 | 5 | [24] | |||||
| 6 | 17 | Introduction | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.364 | 0.701 | 8 | [25] | ||||
| 18 | Renovations underway | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.379 | 0.682 | 8 | [26] | |||||
| 19 | Room Reveals & Final Scores | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.433 | 0.746 | 7 | [27] | |||||
| 7 | 20 | (Backyard renovations) | Renovation, reveal and winners announced | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.454 | 0.807 | 6 | [28] | |||
An early review from David Knox of TV Tonight said the format isn't original enough and can be easily compared to House Rules or The Block.[29] An article from Yahoo! stated viewers also found it similar to House Rules, however viewers did enjoy the series.[30] Ben Pobjie from The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "But Dream Home is a kinder and gentler enterprise than that show, emphasising dreams over property values at every turn. Here the two-person teams are actually renovating each other's houses, giving lots of opportunity for tearful "we just want to give them the home of their dreams" speeches.".[31]