Home Base: Where to Find Hidden Gems for Your Home in Perth - Gino Premici | Home Building Podcast

In this episode of The Home Building Podcast, Behan sits down with Premici, General Manager of Home Base Design & Build Centre in Subiaco, Perth. Australia’s largest home design and build centre.

They dive into:
✅ Why Home Base has become WA’s go-to hub for builders, renovators, and designers.
✅ How thousands of products, showrooms, and courses under one roof can save you time, money, and stress.
✅ Tips on getting the most out of your visit — from free design consults to hidden gems you won’t find online.

Whether you’re building, renovating, or just looking for inspiration, Home Base is a one-stop destination to kickstart your ideas and connect with experts.

Chapters
00:00 – Intro
02:35 – Where do I start with ideas & inspiration?
03:18 – Welcome to Home Base
04:54 – The history of Home Base (30+ years in Perth)
05:56 – What makes Home Base unique (200+ brands under one roof)
08:05 – Discovering products you didn’t know existed
09:24 – Finding hidden gems & new inspiration
11:01 – Why Home Base works better than display villages
13:10 – Who uses Home Base (first home buyers → downsizers)
15:18 – Free services & affordable design courses
19:00 – Why seeing and touching products beats online browsing
21:17 – Kitchens, bathrooms & 25+ showrooms in one place
22:49 – How brands showcase products to inspire clients
25:10 – Best way to navigate your visit (maps, QR codes, consultants)
27:29 – Making building fun & less overwhelming

About our guest:
Gino Premici has been with Home Base for over 12 years. Gino's has an experienced background in Marketing and Brand Management. His love for built design comes from his father, a proud Bricklayer/Builder for over 60 years. In between his time managing Home Base in Subiaco, Gino is very visual, driven by the ability drive change through creative vision, taking inspiration from travelling experiences in retail & hospitality.

Home Base Design & Build Centre: https://www.homebaseperth.com.au/
Follow them on socials: ‪@HomeBasePerth‬

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