Karstan and Maxine rose to fame after starring on the 2014 season of The Block. After six months of blood, sweat and tears, the pair placed third and walked away with $40,000 - a minuscule amount.. The ground floor. Picture Andreas Proesser / Earp Bros These days they are a well-oiled machine, with Maxine's eye for design and former coal mine worker Karstan's skills as a builder having embarked on a career change after The Block when he completed a mature age carpentry apprenticeship at 28.. The exhaustive project saw a dark and dingy 1990s townhouse in Merewether transformed into a.

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Max and Karstan's pendant light. Coming in at an incredibly close second (only half a point behind Michael and Carlene), Max and Karstan also impressed the judges with their sophisticated and warm living and dining rooms. The standout feature was that Cintemani pendant light made by an upcoming local artist — Griffin Design.. It's only been a few months since the tied the knot in a fairytale end to The Block Glasshouse, but Maxine and Kartsan Smith's next adventure is already unde.