Heatherbrae1854 Talks x Restoration Chateau

Heatherbrae 1854Talks is a podcast that began with Julie and Vincent Fodera’s restoration of Heatherbrae, a grand Victorian mansion in Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia - and now a podcast that explores the world of heritage, history, architecture, art and design in conversation with a range of makers, designers and true believers in the importance and beauty of heritage.   In this episode, Julie and Edwina Bartholomew - journalist and Channel 7 Sunrise news presenter discuss the highs and lows of heritage restoration as she and her husband Neil Varcoe take on their latest project - Saltash Farm in Carcour, NSW

Heatherbrae1854 Talks - a podcast about Julie and Vincent Fodera’s restoration of Heatherbrae1854 - a grand Victorian mansion in Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia. In this episode, we’ll be exploring the transformative power of paint, and its' ability to open up a world of colour and texture, with our special guest Brent Seach: Painter, vision translator and Porters Paints guild member.

Heatherbrae1854 Talks is about Julie and Vincent Fodera’s restoration of a grand Victorian mansion in Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia. In each episode, we welcome special guests who share the journey of period home restoration - from home owners to designers, makers, historians  and bespoke trades. In this episode we share the amazing story of our guests Tim Gosling and Steve Holmes from Restoration Chateau who are restoring a mansion in Burgundy, France. You can follow us at @heatherbrae1854 and thank you for listening

In our pilot episode we find out more about the influences and experiences that led Julie and Vincent to Heatherbrae. We also learn how a sliding doors moment made the purchase of this grand Victorian home possible for these two experienced renovators. This episode was recorded in Heatherbrae’s external washhouse, which remains untouched from when it was first built in the 1850's