How The Block’s Carrs slashed $900k from their dream home plans

Former The Block stars Rachel and Ryan Carr have revealed a savvy design secret that’s set to save them a staggering $900,000 on their dream forever home. The reality TV pair were seven months into designing their $2.4 million forever home on a Sutherland Shire block when they made the call to dramatically strip it back, with pivitol tweaks setting off the entire budget-saving domino effect. After moving into the tiny one-bedroom house already sitting on the site, the pair said living in a smaller space completely shifted their thinking about what they actually needed. Rachel told nine.com.au they’d gone into the build assuming their forever home had to be their biggest and most impressive project yet, but day-to-day life in the modest home made them rethink that approach. MORE NEWS ‘Can’t fit a tennis ball’: Family fumes over new build ‘Devastating’: Nan forced to demolish family home ‘Nightmare’: Plumber’s $10k home repair warning Ryan and Rachel Carr competed on the Treechange season of The Block in Gisborne in 2022, making $170,000 in profit at their home’s auction. Picture: Instagram The couple in front of their Sutherland Shire home, which they plan to knock down and rebuild....