Kmart home living masterclass to feature MasterChef star Khanh
The popular retail giant has come up with a handy solution to help shoppers transform their homes – and you don’t need to leave the house.
With so many Australians confined to their homes through the coronavirus pandemic, they have used their time in lockdown to dabble in home renovations and makeovers.
But at some point, the tasks become tedious, with motivation lacking and boredom eventually striking.
That’s where Kmart steps in. The retail giant has come up with a solution to arm shoppers with inspiration, tips and tricks when it comes to transforming their homes.
For the first time, it will run a series of masterclasses to help Aussies organise, style and freshen up their spaces.
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The online tutorials, which celebrates the launch of the store’s August Living range, will kick off today at 6.30pm and 7.30pm, followed by two more sessions tomorrow at the same time.
The masterclasses will be hosted by three of Australia’s leading home, food and storage experts who have each revealed the affordable products they will use to help transform your home.
Melbourne-based interior stylist Aimee Tarulli will run the first two classes tonight –
Masterclass 01 “room refresh” at 6.30pm which shares design secrets for the ideal lounge room and bedroom, and Masterclass 02 “dining” at 7.30pm which will reveal her top tips for entertaining and creating a beautiful dining experience.
“Myself and the Kmart design team will be taking you through lots of inspiration for your home from beautiful bedrooms, stunning table settings, storage solutions with Sally Flower and @khanhong will be taking a fab cooking masterclass,” she wrote on Instagram.
“It’s free and the best thing is you can do it in your trackies!”
The founder of styling business Archer Interiors, who is known for her contemporary designs, will use the Strata dinnerware range ($3 per piece), charcoal linen look tablecloth ($12) and matching two-pack charcoal napkins ($2), and the large textured vase ($12) to create the ideal dining table.
Celebrity chef and former MasterChef star Khanh Ong, will prepare two of his favourite recipes using some of his favourite Kmart’s kitchen appliances – which include the sausage roll maker ($29), acacia silicone spatula ($6) and six-piece wood-look knife block ($19).
He will share his handy cooking tips on Thursday, July 30 at 6.30pm in Masterclass 03 “cooking” alongside Kmart homebuyer Rosanne Merola.
For those in need of decluttering their home, Sally Flower will be live an hour later (at 7.30pm) to assist with storage solutions.
Ms Flower, who is Australia’s first-trained KonMari consultant, will share her expertise with viewers on simple ways to organise and create space.
Her top storage saviours include the large plastic shoe storage box ($7), six wooden hangers ($5) and Australian-made eco-cleaning products (from $5.50).
“As most of the community is spending more time at home, we believed this was the perfect opportunity to give back to our Kmart friends and offer some inspiration yet helpful tips that they can apply to their home,” a Kmart spokesperson told news.com.au
“The key focuses for Kmart’s August Living range are cooking, dining, storage and the living room, however so many of the items work back in many other areas of people’s homes.
“Each Kmart Masterclass delves into each of these elements and includes handy tips and tricks by industry experts and our talented team members that viewers can implement the next time they style a room in their home, declutter their storage spaces or cook up a storm.”
The Kmart Masterclass series will stream nationwide over two days on July 29 and July 30.
You can register for the tutorials here.
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