Matty J & Laura Byrne’s Chante Mer Renovation: Kids, Cameras and a Baby on the Way (Part 1)

Thousands of people followed Matty J and Laura Byrne's&nbsp;NSW&nbsp;South Coast renovation online.&nbsp;We all chimed in&nbsp;with suggestions on tile&nbsp;colours, furnishings and design&nbsp;ideas, and&nbsp;the end product is like a dream house by the sea. And as anyone&nbsp;who&rsquo;s&nbsp;taken on a renovation project knows, beneath&nbsp;hose happy snaps and&nbsp;gorgeous&nbsp;exteriors lies a whole lot of grit,&nbsp;stress&nbsp;and family&nbsp;logistics.&nbsp;&nbsp; In this episode of The Edit, Matty joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about transforming Chante Mer&nbsp;(or Song of the&nbsp;Sea)&nbsp;from a&nbsp;run-down&nbsp;coastal property into a much-loved family retreat and holiday stay.&nbsp; He shares what it was like renovating while raising two young children and&nbsp;preparing for&nbsp;a third baby, how he and Laura navigated design decisions together, and why opening the home to guests changed the way they think about living spaces.&nbsp; This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Matty J. Make sure you follow The Edit wherever you're listening now, so you can be among the first to hear Part 2. This episode covers:&nbsp; Matty J and Laura Byrne's Chante Mer renovation&nbsp; Renovating a holiday home with young children&nbsp; The first walk-through of Chante Mer&nbsp; Mould&nbsp;and&nbsp;unexpected renovation challenges&nbsp; Designing a family-friendly coastal retreat&nbsp; Renovating under public scrutiny&nbsp; Opening a holiday home to Airbnb guests&nbsp; <li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" da