Interior Designer Lisa Burdus On What Jeremy Clarkson Really Wanted In His Man Bar

In 2020, Lisa Burdus packed up her life in Australia and moved to the Cotswolds for what was meant to be three months. Six years on and she's still there, running her interior design business across two continents and calling it her "gap chapter." 

In this episode of The Edit, Lisa tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about hunting down a decades-old British rock star for Jeremy Clarkson’s man bar, why trust is the one non-negotiable in every client relationship, and how a stint working behind the scenes on Domestic Blitz taught her to be fearless with colour. 

Plus, Lisa shares the story behind the 150-year-old Italian tiles she tracked down solo on a weekend trip, and why food will always be her love language. 

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This episode covers: 

• Packing up her life in Australia for a six-year "gap chapter" 
• Running a business and raising five kids 
• What she learned working behind the scenes on Domestic Blitz 
• Designing Jeremy Clarkson's man bar, and tracking down a long-lost artist 
• Bringing UK fabric and wallpaper brands into Australia 
• Why trust is the most important part of any client relationship 
• Cooking, entertaining and a lifelong dinner set obsession 
• Hunting down 150-year-old splashback tiles in Italy 
• Mystery drawer: the Paris-made journals she scrapbooks her travels into 
• Her biggest design pet peeve 
• What makes a home beautiful 

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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Lisa Burdus 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team. 

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