Deborah Hutton On Skin Cancer Scares, Dancing with Travolta And Her Design Evolution (Part 2)

In Part 2 of this episode of The Edit with Deborah Hutton, Elle Lovelock gets into the personal stories and design details that didn’t make it into Part 1 - and there are plenty of both.  

Deb shares the story behind two significant skin cancer surgeries and how a viral post and a hat company email led to the creation of Canopy Bay, her sun protection hat range.  

She also reflects on a career that took her from modeling at 16, through 14 years as the face of Qantas and a dance with John Travolta, to editing magazines and hosting some of Australia's biggest TV shows.  

And then it's back to the build, and the design decisions that are making her South Coast home unlike anything she's done before. 

This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation with Deborah Hutton.   

This episode covers:  

• Deborah Hutton’s skin cancer story and why early detection matters 

• How a viral post and a hat company email sparked Canopy Bay 

• UPF 50+ sun protection and why not all hats are equal 

• The get-your-skin-checked message Deb is passionate about 

• A career from modeling at 16 to Qantas, Travolta and TV 

• What Deb has up her sleeve after the build is done 

• The mystery drawer moment 

• Moving away from white: the design evolution from Bronte to the South Coast 

• The powder room that started it all: eurowalls mural, rattan vanity and a hundi light 

• Taj Mahal quartzite, solid timber joinery and the kitchen island as furniture 

• Alfresco Emporium, Restoration Hardware sofas and the case against the sofa crack 

• Storage, decluttering and starting afresh 

• House rules, fresh flowers, daggy ‘80s playlists and stress-cleaning 

• What makes a home beautiful to Deb 

Photo Credits: @deborahhutton and Home Beautiful 

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Credits 

Host: Elle Lovelock 

Guest: Deb Hutton 

Edited by: Leah Porges 

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain 

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