When I moved into my home, the front facade was dated with cream lifeless brick pillars and light cream panelling around the window. The lights on the pillars were rusted and gave little to no light.
To give the front facade a new look and bring some life and 'pop' to the colour scheme, I first painted the panelling around the window in Dulux Colourbond 'Jasper' to match the downpipes and guttering around the house. I then decided to clad the front pillars and replace the light fittings. I painted the pillars with Dulux 1 Step Prep Primer, Sealer & Undercoat in Domino, removed the old light fittings, and attached horizontal evenly spaced battens around each pillar to ensure that the merbau boards have something to be attached to.
I used 90x19mm Decking Merbau decking boards to clad the pillars, but because I wanted a random scattered look, I cut the boards into thick and thin pieces, alternating each board evenly around each pillar, leaving just enough space in between each board to bring out the Domino paint from behind. To finish the look, the light fittings were replaced with Bunnings 'Brilliant Black Manoir Wall Lights'.
I'm absolutely loving the new facade and how the pillars have been transformed from 'drab to fab'
