James Treble is an Australian building and interior designer. He hosts the TV show ''Renovate Or Rebuild'' on

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. He also is a presenter on ''Open Homes Australia'' on

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. Treble is publicly known for his weekly six-hour live co-hosting on Your Money and as the design expert on the

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lifestyle program, ''

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'' for seven seasons, from 2012 until 2019. He has been an ambassador for

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since 2015. In 2021 James was awarded the NSW Fellowship from the

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. This award was granted for his contribution to the design industry, and the continuous support and education of new interior designers. Treble contributed as a home design expert to the Bauer monthly lifestyle magazine, ''Inside Out'' as well as writing for each issue of ''HOMES+'' from its launch (in 2014) to its closure (in 2018). Treble shares his knowledge through workshops and seminars to students of Interior Design at

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and ISCD (International School of Colour and Design). Treble speaks about Interior Design and trends at Building Industry Expos, Fairs and Awards.

Personal life

James Treble was born in Sydney, Australia in 1969. He grew up in the suburb of Carlingford. He travels extensively for work all over Australia, as well as overseas. Treble lives in Sydney with his partner, artist

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, and their 2 children.

Radio and television

In 2012, Treble was invited to be the interior design expert on TV lifestyle program

. On the show for seven seasons, since its beginning, Treble captivated the audiences through ''Design Challenges'' and ''Design Quickies''. In 2016, Treble happeared monthly on Sky News Real Estate, explaining live how and why interior design affects and increases property value. In 2017, Treble became the co-host of the Australian show Your Money – Auction Day (formerly Sky News Real Estate), hosting live every Saturday until the network closure in May 2019. Between 2016 and 2018, Treble was live on radio with a weekly segment on

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. Offering home design and renovation advice, Treble answered live to queries from radio and online listeners. In 2019, Treble accepted the role of co-presenter on the lifestyle TV show ''Open Homes Australia'', broadcast on

(free-to-air Ch 94). In 2021, the brand new lifestyle show ''Renovate Or Rebuild'' debuted on TV channel

with celebrity designers launched by the

TV show The Block, and James Treble as its host.

Design awards

In 2013, Treble designed the Benton Home with Buildcraft Constructions, which achieves two Home Master Builders of Australia Excellence Awards. In 2016, again with Buildcraft Constructions, the Aurora Home won a Master Builders of Australia Excellence Award as well as the Hills Building and Design Award for Residential Interior Design. In 2019, Treble's work is finalist in six separate categories at the Housing Industry of Australia Awards and awarded three NSW winning positions with builders Eden Brae Homes (Best Display Home in its category) and Camelot Homes ( est Spec Homesand Best Kitchen in its category). In 2020, the house designed with Camelot Homes also won the national title HIA Australian Spec Home of the Year. In 2021, two homes designed with Eden Brae Homes were awarded three Master Builders Excellence Awards including NSW Best Display Home Overall At the same event two more homes designed by Treble, this time with Buildcraft Constructions received the MBA Excellence Award in their category. In 2022, two of Treble's designed homes, both built by Eden Brae Homes, were awarded one Hunter Region HIA Excellence Award and one NSW MBA Excellence Award in their categories.

References

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