Married couple Adam and Jolene from Roxby Downs in outback South Australia are the red team building House 1 on The Block Mount Eliza.

The couple work as cattle station managers and have considerable renovating and property experience between them.

Adam is a qualified carpenter and has worked across numerous construction priojects, while Jolene has worked in property management. Together they have managed the renovation of a station homestead.

Check out every room from Adam and Jolene’s house on The Block 2026

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Meet Adam and Jolene

Adam and Jolene are originally from far north Queensland, and met on Jolene’s property at Weipa.

They have five adult children between them, and Jolene has described their family as “the modern day Brady Bunch”.

The couple are big fans of the The Block and watch every episode, having already applied to be contestants once before.

Jolene will look after design, styling and shopping, while Adam will put his building experience to work managing the site.

Adam, 48, cattle station manager

Adam has worked on multiple building projects, including helping to fix homes in remote communities in Arnhem Land.

He has an easy-going and positive personality and loves camping, fishing and enjoying nature.

Jolene, 42, cattle station manager

Jolene has a background in property management and has managed renovations of investment properties and a new build.

Like Adam, she enjoys the outdoors and isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty.

Adam and Jolene’s kid’s bedroom and guest bedroom redo reveal

Score: 21.5

Overall, the judges slammed Adam and Jolene’s efforts, with Marty stating the room presented to them meant the entire house now had no kid’s bedroom at all.

More in keeping with a study, Darren said if there was a word for the room it would be “meh.”

The wardrobe was tiny, and Marty said the space was a bad room, adding no value to the home.

Picture: Channel 9/9Now

The redo room – the guest bedroom – did not fare much better, with the judges noting not much had been changed.

“They’ve kept the chair that we hated because you couldn’t walk around. They’ve added some side tables, bedside tables. They’ve changed the pendants. They’ve changed the artwork,” Marty said.

Disappointed in what he’d seen, Darren added the two rooms were still contenders for a redo.

Adam and Jolene’s rumpus room and laundry reveal

Score: 26.5

Dubbed “a feast of texture,” the rumpus room’s feature wall, which echoed that used in the living room and main bedroom, was praised by the judges.

House 1’s rumpus room. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

A Grafico feature wall was not as well-received, with Marty stating: “I think that’s not shouting luxury at this price point. You don’t see many homes in Mt Eliza at $4 or $5 million with walls that have that type of art.”

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The addition of an exercise machine should have had other amenity included alongside it, Shaynna said, particularly as it would be an area used by children and guests.

The laundry was dubbed “sexy” and functional by the judges.

Adam and Jolene’s winning kitchen, powder room and lift reveal

Score: 30

Scoring a perfect ten from Marty, and a 9.5 each from Darren and Shaynna, saw Adam and Jolene take out the win after playing their gnome point.

House 1’s winning kitchen. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

Dubbing the space as spectacular, Darren noted: “It’s so beautifully cohesive, and it feels so natural. Like every single colour I see in here, I see out there.”

A sprawling island bench sans a sink meant it commanded attention, Marty noted.

“Looking at the layout, it’s probably one of the best kitchens I’ve ever seen,” he said.

Adam and Jolene spent $25,281.82 on their winning kitchen. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

A wine cabinet and wine area were hits, as well as the taps and door handles, which were described as “jewellery” by Darren Palmer.

The powder room was hailed by Darren as “probably one of the most beautiful finished rooms in this house.”

Adam and Jolene’s guest suite reveal

Score: 25.5

Clever with their colour choices, Shaynna praised Adam and Jolene for listening to feedback about paring back their styling, describing the room as “modern simplicity with just lots of punch of colour.”

Adam and Jolene spent $17,002.10 on their guest suite. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

Meanwhile, Darren likened the room to a “memoir interior,” which he explained as a collection, collation of things which told a story.

As a guest wing, Marty said he would have liked more amenity such as a sink to “add value to the buyer.”

Adam and Jolene’s House 1 guest suite. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

The ensuite was an instant hit, with Darren stating: “I think all of the colour in here is really an appropriate level, an appropriate palette.”

Adam and Jolene’s winning living, dining and terrace reveal

Score: 27

Taking out their first win for the season, the judges were impressed, with Marty noting it was “ticking a lot of boxes.”

Adam and Jolene spent $40,054.36 on their winning living, dining and terrace area. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

 “I feel like they’ve come leaps and bounds. They’ve grown, but their texture and colour palette makes it feel so warm. It feels rich. It feels inviting,” Shaynna said.

“I feel like it’s the best room they’ve done, and I wouldn’t have known it was Adam and Jolene if I hadn’t been told, because they have grown so much.”

Adam and Jolene’s winning living, dining and terrace space. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

The placement of the dining table drew some criticism with Darren noting if it were turned 90 degrees, more views would be on offer.

Adam and Jolene’s main ensuite reveal

Score: 21

If the bathroom had been fully completed, all judges agreed the layout, tiling choices, skylights and inclusions would have seen it as a candidate to win.

Adam and Jolene’s bathroom was unfinished but praised for its layout. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“In terms of inclusion and amenity, they would have ticked every single possible box,” Darren said.

Marty labelled it “a hot bathroom” which would sell well.

House 1’s main ensuite. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“I think their layout is brilliant. I think the colour palette is brilliant and if they did finish, it could be the contender for the day, without a doubt,” Shaynna said.

Adam and Jolene’s main bedroom and walk-in robe reveal

Score: 25

The judges were full of praise upon stepping foot into the walk-in robe with the rendered wall, extensive wardrobe storage and a seated area instant hits.

“I am extremely satisfied with all these inputs,” Darren said

Adam and Jolene spend $27,975.08 on their main bedroom and walk-in robe. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“And it does complement the other two rooms, but it then is elevated, which is what you need to see in that main bedroom,” Marty added.

The couple placed second yet again. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

The main bedroom was commended by Shaynna for its shape, colours and textures but she did not like that the view from the bed took in a laundry hamper which should have been in the wardrobe.

Styling issues including the placement of two big chairs and a rug simply needed a simple edit.

Adam and Jolene’s House 1. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“I feel like they’ve got an understanding, and they said ‘This is how we are defining coastal luxury in this home’, and I think they are 90% of getting that absolutely right,” Darren said.

Adam and Jolene’s family bathroom reveal

Score: 24.5

Choosing to omit the powder room door baffled the judges with Shaynna noting how a floorplan can make or break a house and a room.

Adam and Jolene narrowly missed out on the win again. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“We’ve walked into this and beautiful stonework, beautiful vanity, beautiful basin, everything state of the art and LED mirror, and we can’t even talk about it because if you’ve got the floor plan wrong, all these incredible finishes become second, third, fourth,” she said.

The couple spent $36,342.54 on their family bathroom. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

However, Marty said it would not ruin sales campaign because of the level of finish and the materiality in the palette.

Adam and Jolene’s guest bedroom reveal

Score: 22

The pair’s efforts for the first week were praised, with Marty noting their success in playing it safe with a luxury palette.

Adam and Jolene impressed the judges with their guest bedroom. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“It’s easy to shoot. It doesn’t offend anyone. I think it’s great,” he said.

Teaming aged bronze to match the wardrobe and door handles, in addition to elements of quilting, crochet and embroidery, showed Shaynna that Adam and Jolene had a “good eye” for textures layers.

The couple placed second on their first room reveal. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“For this first week, I feel like they understand the brief and that they are showing us who they are,” she said.