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House Rules: Tim and Mat’s Melbourne house before and after

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Unlike some of the beachy, boho looks of houses past, this week on House Rules we saw things get a little bit more modern and industrial.

The teams headed down south to Melbourne, where Tim’s family home was transformed from a modest townhouse to a sleek and sophisticated pad that hipsters could only dream of.

When the other teams were renovating Tim’s 1950’s cottage, the choice of dark flooring through the house was not well received.

“I’m not the biggest fan of dark floors,” Tim admitted during the walk-through with host Johanna Griggs. But the Atari gaming console in the den was a winner for the brothers and an early room reveal win for Lisa and Andy.

This week’s house rules were a little different to the past ones and included:

  1. Fuse industrial with sleek

  2. Choose timber, terrazzo and steel

  3. Be cool with blue and green

  4. Add warmth with furnishings

  5. Bring Melbourne style with a graphic edge

But in one of the harshest critiques we’ve yet seen on this season, the judges agreed that few rules were adhered to and there was far too much black everywhere. What do you think?

Keep scrolling to see all the before and after pics.

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Entry before

There wasn’t much going on in the entry before.

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Entry after

But despite the judges’ criticism, we reckon Katie and Alex made a big improvement.

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Entry after 2

We love that terrazzo floor.

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Hallway before

Hallways are always a bit tricky on House Rules.

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Hallway after

But we’re big fans of what Katie and Alex delivered, especially that feature wall.

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Lounge before

Get ready, this is our favourite room by Katie and Alex this week.

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Lounge after

The lounge is now a masterpiece.

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Lounge after 2

All that light from the window is just glorious!

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Mud room before

The mud room before lacked that je ne sais quoi.

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Mud room after

And though they didn’t win the early room reveal, Shayn and Carly delivered.

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Dining before

Shayn and Carly had a blank canvas for the dining room.

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Dining room after

“I really like the idea and I think it’s very, very close to being perfectly executed.” Wendy said of the renovation.

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Bathroom before

This bathroom was stuck in a time warp.

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Bathroom after

But now it’s sleek, sophisticated and totally 21st century.

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Den before

Lisa and Andy wanted to show off Tim’s love of Back To The Future.

Den after

And they certainly pulled that off!

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Den after 2

But we reckon it was the Pong game that secured them the early room reveal win.

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Ensuite before

The en suite was another blank canvas for the teams.

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En suite after

But just look at Lisa and Andy’s amazing handiwork!

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WIR before

The walk-in wardrobe had so much potential.

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WIR after

Do you agree with the judges and think it’s too black?

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Isabella bedroom before

Dance teachers Peter and Courtney couldn’t wait to transform one year-old Isabella’s bedroom.

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Isabella bedroom after

We are loving that gorgeous wall colour.

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Isabella bedroom before 2

Gone is the dated furniture…

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Isabella bedroom after 2

And in with the adorable ballet barre and tutus!

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Kitchen before

Pete and Courtney struck gold again when they were given the kitchen.

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Kitchen after

And now it oozes with Melbourne coolness!

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Laundry before

Mikaela and Eliza were instructed to bring the laundry to life.

Laundry after

What do you reckon: Too much black or just right?

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Master bedroom before

That master bedroom was pretty blah before.

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Master bedroom after

But the girls have transformed it into a special sanctuary.

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