We’d been waiting for this emotional reveal on House Rules all week and on Sunday night, our wish finally came true.
The teams were tasked with renovating surfer sisters Mikaela and Eliza’s family home in WA and when they first arrived, the sibling’s story brought a tear to nearly every eye.
18 months before filming, Mikaela and Eliza’s parents divorced and the girls revealed that their mum Kristen bought the house from their dad, but faced financial struggles due to legal fees and the divorce settlement.
“Mum is struggling every fortnight to meet those really hefty repayments. It has put mum in a really hard situation so that’s why we sold most of the furniture and we are sitting on deckchairs and don’t have a couch,” Eliza added.
The Perth sisters instructed the teams to inject some love into the house so that their mum could have a fresh start in a re-vamped home.
“I cannot wait to see the new beginning we’re all going to have because of this,” Eliza said.
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Mikaela and Eliza set the following rules for their home:
Give the house a coastal heart
Think beach for your colour scheme
Bring nature in to nurture
Create a cool, tropical resort for Eliza
Celebrate Mikaela’s adventurous soul
Keep scrolling to see the INCREDIBLE job the teams did!
Entry before
It was a blank canvas for Lisa and Andy when they took on the entry.
Entry after
But now it looks so much more polished and presentable.
Entry after
And we have to agree with the judges, you just want to join the school of fish and see the rest of the house.
Bathroom before
The bathroom needed a lot of love.
Bathroom after
But Lisa and Andy knocked it out of the park, especially with that tinted window!
Mikaela bedroom before
Mikaela’s bedroom needed a dose of adventure.
Mikaela bedroom after
It may have been their weakest room according to the judges, but Lisa and Andy are definitely making us want to travel.
Mikaela bedroom after
This photo wall certainly ignited our wanderlust.
Kitchen before
The kitchen desperately needed to be brought into the 21st century.
Kitchen after
But Shayn and Carly made it look like a completely different house!
Eliza bedroom before
Eliza didn’t even have a proper bed in her room before…
Eliza bedroom after
But Shayn and Carly’s boho paradise earned them the early room reveal prize.
Master bedroom before
Mikaela and Eliza really wanted their mum to have a new, beautiful bedroom to give her a fresh start.
Master bedroom after
And Tim and Mat did the girls proud.
Dressing room before
The dressing room used to look rather average.
Dressing room after
But now it’s making us wish we had one!
Laundry before
Tim and Mat said that although the laundry isn’t the most exciting room in the house, they wanted to make it a bit fun.
Laundry after
Well we wouldn’t mind having to do our chores in here!
Study before
The house’s study didn’t bring much excitement…
Study after
But Katie and Alex have transformed it, and we love the personal photographs.
Study after
We could spend hours reading or chilling in this little corner.
WIR before
The walk in wardrobe for Mikaela was a blank canvas for Katie and Alex.
WIR after
The judges may not have been the biggest fans, but we love it!
WIR after 2
Do you agree and think a big mirror was needed?
Dining room before
We had high expectations when Katie and Alex were tasked with renovating the dining room.
Dining room after
And boy did they deliver!
Hallway before
Pete and Courtney admitted it’s hard to make a hallway a 10/10.
Hallway after
But look how much lighter and brighter it is.
Lounge before
Mikaela and Eliza revealed that they were using deckchairs in their lounge after their mum sold the furniture to pay the bills.
Lounge after
But now it feels like a happy home.
Ensuite before
The ensuite had a lot of potential…
Ensuite after
And now we have serious bathroom envy!
