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Fresh off The Block 2025, your favourite home renovation hosts, Darren Palmer and Shaynna Blaze, have already announced they’re returning with a brand new series.
Channel Nine has today unveiled a brand new home renovations show with a European twist. The series, 1 Euro House, will see Palmer and Blaze renovate a dilapidated villa in Sicily, purchased through Italy’s ‘one Euro homes‘ scheme. The real-life policy hopes to reinvigorate certain Italian regions by inviting foreigners to invest in abandoned homes for only one Euro, if they promise to complete a full renovation of the property.
And who could be better for the task than two of Australia’s reigning TV renovators?
Taking to Instagram with the news, Blaze said she was “so excited to finally announce” the new show. “Keeping this one under wraps this year has been almost as big a challenge for me and [Darren] as transforming our crumbling Sicilian property (but not quite),” she wrote alongside the announcement.
Meanwhile, Palmer shared a behind-the-scenes look at the trailer and special announcement at Channel Nine’s upfronts event in Sydney.
“I’ve literally got goosebumps, I’m so excited,” Blaze shares in the clip. “We’ve been hiding this for months!”
“We’ve been working for months, and now you’re finally going to find out what it is!” Palmer adds, captioning his video: “If you love travel and renovation then you are going to LOVE our new show.” Take a look at the sneak peek:
What is Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer’s new series about?
Shaynna and Darren’s new series, 1 Euro House, will follow The Block judges as they undertake the tricky renovation of a crumbling Sicilian home. Far from the fresh builds of Daylesford, the pair’s Sicilian property has long been abandoned and is in need of extensive repairs. As Darren declares in the trailer, the task is “much worse than I thought”.
Set against a stunning Mediterranean backdrop and the rolling hills of Sicily, the series is sure to provide some wanderlust therapy for those craving a European summer. It will also showcase a new side to the interior designers, who will be able to flex their creativity, inspired by the provincial Italian architecture and landscape.
The title of the series 1 Euro House is drawn from the ‘one Euro homes’ policy, whereby people (including Shaynna and Darren!) are allowed to purchase an abandoned property in Italy for a single Euro—less than $2!—to restore it to a livable home.
When is 1 Euro House being released?
With the announcement dropping in October 2025, fans will have to hold on a little longer for Shaynna and Darren’s new series to drop. 1 Euro House was announced as part of Nine’s 2026 line-up, but there’s no news yet of exactly when the new renovation show will air.
