When it comes to caring for their pet, Rebecca Harding and Andy Lee certainly don’t do things by halves.
The couple are currently in the middle of restoring a 150-year-old derelict home by the Yarra River in Melbourne.
Speaking about the protracted renovation on Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren on Friday, Rebecca revealed that the couple’s pooch, Henri, will enjoy all the mod cons at the new digs.
After Andy recently revealed that the renovation will now include a second house at the back of the original home, host Lauren Phillips asked Bec what was in store for the family dog.
‘Does Henri the dog have her own wing?’ Lauren asked. ‘Because she’s the boss of your house.’
Rebecca admitted that although Henri will not have a wing dedicated to her, she will have her very own canine retreat.
When it comes to caring for their pet, Rebecca Harding and Andy Lee certainly don’t do things by halves
‘Well, she doesn’t have a wing,’ she said. ‘She’s got a bedroom.’
Clearly shocked by the display of largesse toward their pooch, co-host Jase Hawkins asked for clarification.
‘Are you kidding me? The dog’s got its own bedroom,’ he said, before Lauren asked: ‘What’s in the doggy bedroom?’
Rebecca then revealed that Henri will have access to some features that would make many humans envious.
‘Well, it’s got heated floors,’ she said before admitting: ‘We’re mad.’
‘She’s got a water bowl with a little tap above it to fill up her water bowl.’
Lauren then asked Rebecca if the room would come complete with an obligatory doggy door.
‘There’s a doggy door out into the living room, and then we’ve got the doggy door outside in another area,’ she said, much to the amazement of Jase and Lauren.
Speaking about the couple’s ambitious Melbourne mansion renovation on Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren on Friday, Rebecca revealed that the couple’s pooch, Henri, will enjoy all the mod cons at the new digs
‘Does Henri the dog have her own wing?’ host Lauren Phillips asked. ‘Because she’s the boss of your house.’
‘Well, she doesn’t have a wing, she’s got a bedroom. It’s got heated floors,’ she said before admitting: ‘We’re mad. She’s got a water bowl with a little tap above it. She’s got a water ball with a little tap above it to fill up her water bowl’
It comes after Andy last week gave fans a first glimpse of what the ambitious Melbourne mansion renovation will look like.
He took to Instagram to explain what he and Rebecca were trying to achieve with the ambitious build.
‘A lot of people have been asking what the hell are we doing with this house,’ Andy began the video. ‘That’s a very good question – I’ve wondered that as well.’
‘Here is a quick take. The main problem was the back of the house is its front because they used to arrive by the Yarra.’
He then revealed that the solution to the problem was to build a second house at the back of the original structure, with both houses connected via an underground tunnel.
‘We need to preserve that and that’s where you’d normally build off for an extension,’ he said.
‘So, the architects had a great idea which was to build a bit further back… so we could have a new building – the river house, a piazza in between, and we can look back at the heritage house.
‘They’ve also created a tunnel between the two so it’s connected.’
It comes after Andy took to Instagram last week gave fans a first glimpse of what the ambitious Melbourne mansion renovation will look like
Sharing architect’s renders of the finished build, Andy revealed that a second house will be built at the back of the original structure
‘So, the architects had a great idea which was to build a bit further back… so we could have a new building – the river house, a piazza in between, and we can look back at the heritage house,’ he said. ‘They’ve also created a tunnel between the two so it’s connected’
As he spoke, Andy shared architectural renders of the finished product, while continuing to offer details about the new river house.
‘We’ve decided we’re going to clad the newer build with an oxidised copper like the Statue of Liberty, so it’s kind of a greeny-blue and it will feel a lot more warmth and disappear into the sky,’ Andy explained.
He added that the plans had been met with his partner’s approval, saying: ‘Bec just lost her marbles when she saw this.’
The post was met with a flurry of comments from followers, with one asking the purpose of the second house.
‘So what are the plans with the existing house? Will it be an occupied house?’ they asked.
Andy replied: ‘Plans to have an office each upstairs and a guest room on the ground floor. Designed so guests can visit but also have their own space.’
