Art That Transforms: Bluethumb on Space Invaders Season 6

A chaotic basement became a stunning private sanctuary for Nicole and her fiance Tyson. Sherry McCourt’s bold figurative works set the tone immediately. The Human Totem Pole stacks bodies in joyful, precarious balance, sun-bleached and full of life. Drawing Lines in the Sand captures the easy confidence of a summer’s day. Together they gave the transformed space exactly the playful, social energy a bachelorette-party-ready retreat deserves. Val said “the prints are amazing” on reveal, while Nicole declared she “can’t wait to have my bachelorette party here.”

For the new bar area, Catherine Wallace’s Wine Tasting was an obvious choice: four glasses catching the light, all the quiet anticipation of a good evening ahead. Alongside it, Veneranda Russo Cornelio’s Afternoon Venetian Spritz brought a sun-drenched Mediterranean warmth, all citrus hues and relaxed abundance. The bar had a story before anyone poured a drink.

Episode 2: Michael’s Bachelor Transformation

At 25, Michael got a home that finally felt like his own. Jonathan Redmayne’s Caught Me By Surprise landed perfectly in the open kitchen and dining room: a dynamic composition of ink-like figures caught mid-movement, full of spontaneity and energy. The kind of work that makes a room feel inhabited before the furniture is even arranged.

Sharon Monagle’s And Then You Were Gone brought depth and quiet to the space. Silhouetted figures dissolve into soft light, caught somewhere between memory and presence. For a home learning to honour the past while stepping into something new, it was the right piece entirely.

Episode 3: Rita’s Road to Recovery

Episode 6: Ange and Marlon’s Family Refresh

Dysfunctional rooms became stylish new spaces the whole family could enjoy. Jill Bryant’s Walk With Me and Meredith Howse’s Cabarita Style brought a relaxed coastal ease, wide skies, open water and the particular freedom of an Australian summer. And Melody Smith’s Budgie for Tea rounded out the room with irresistible charm: a blue budgie balancing on a tower of floral teacups, quintessentially Australian and impossible not to love.

Victoria Pynt’s forest series was an inspired choice. Sapling Forest 6 Blues and Sapling Forest 7 Mauve bathes slender trees in cool, silvery light, quiet and considered. Together they created a sense of calm the room had been missing.

A retro-inspired transformation that wowed the whole family. Veneranda Russo Cornelio’s Australian Botanical Flora series was the perfect match for a home that had rediscovered its style. Rich, jewel-toned botanicals rendered with graphic precision, the three works created a cohesive thread of colour and craft throughout the renovation. Kai Hagberg’s Retro Vogue completed the picture with exactly the wit the name promises.

Ann Needham’s A Fine Romance and Nous added playful sophistication, bold shapes and tones that felt right at home in the newly confident space. The works added warmth, personality and the kind of character that no amount of fresh paint can manufacture on its own.