Cherie Barber has spent more than three decades renovating property and after more than 250 projects, there isn’t much she hasn’t encountered on site.
In Part 1 of her conversation with Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock, Cherie gets candid about what renovating really costs today, how to tell whether a quote stacks up and why the cheapest tradie isn’t necessarily the one you want.
Plus, she shares how she keeps disagreements from blowing up on site, the experiences that shaped her relentless work ethic and introduces Tinnie, the humanoid robot joining her latest renovation, The Farmhouse, as a very unconventional assistant.
This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Cherie Barber.
“If you are on an hourly rate, then the tradies can go that little bit slower. And guess who’s paying for that? You.”
Cherie Barber
“Just try and be a human being. Try and talk to tradies like they’re humans. They have families. They have kids. They have expenses. They have worries.”
Cherie Barber
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