Du Bois lives in moment

As The Living Room returns to screens, renovation king Barry Du Bois tells what’s going to be different this year.

A ussie homes have been The format of the show has getting made over by changed to make one family The Living Room team for eight the focus for a whole show. years, but now it’s their turn. “We choose one group a

As the show returns week that we all work together this season the team will be with, rather than being broadcasting from a new space. scattered,” he said.

The live studio audience is Their focus is clear; to gone but in its stead is a house help people who deserve it fit for Du Bois and his co-stars and to show them how they Amanda Keller, Chris Brown and can improve or empower Miguel Maestre. themselves by giving them

“We have our own sort-of tips and tricks to help save home, and we all have our on electricity, or stretch their sections in there, but we still pantry resources. get to spend a lot of time These are tips and tricks together, which is great,” that Du Bois thinks every home Barry Du Bois said. will benefit from.

That time together is key “Everyone wants to be able because so much of this show’s to stretch their dollar as far as appeal comes from the real they can, and it is a hard place camaraderie between its hosts. for everyone at the moment,”

The team is moving out into he said. the community even more this But the Aussie spirit is still season, looking for Australian alive and well, and Du Bois has families and businesses who noticed that people are still need some of The Living keen to help others.

Room’s magic touch. “We’ve always got a lot of

“What I’m enjoying the people who say ‘hey I’m doing most is that we’re hanging out it tough but I know this family together a lot more than we that’s doing it even tougher, used to. We’re going out and I’d love you to help them’,” meeting the people together Du Bois said. and seeing how we can help “So they’re the ones we’re together, and collaborating with focusing on now and that’s a those ideas, and even giving beautiful thing; that community each other a hand to do things,” is trying to help the community Du Bois said. and we’re facilitating that.”

“I might help Miguel in the kitchen and he might help me in the renovation. It is a lot of fun.”

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