Making the cabinetry. Oh god! It took quite a while. Many, many weekends in our friend's shed, as we were renovating a flat so had little space on site to work with. Form plywood was used as it is easy to work with, strong, termite resistant, readily available and cost effective. The black colour is a nice contrast to the white walls and provides a water resistant finish. We used an entire palette of the stuff for the whole apartment (50 x sheets).

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Step 2

A custom made puzzle board, made from Victorian Ash with legs salvaged from the side of the road (an old chair).

Step 3

A special cat bed by the window for our furball with a nice garden view.

Step 4

A timber screen made from merbau and cut on 45 degree angles and routed to form an interesting 'bamboo like' pattern.

Step 5

Turned out great!

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EricL

Hi @RosieD

I love it that you've carried on with your Formply theme up to your living room. That beautifully unifies the theme of your flat from end to end. Your Merbau divider is just so original and serves as a fantastic divider between the rooms. This project is definitely going into my bookmarks.

Eric

RosieD

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/29152#Comment_29152

Hello @EricL,

Thanks, appreciate it!

The screen has proven to be very useful for hanging hats, coats, plants, umbrellas and whatever else.

Rosie 🙂

Dave-1

Good eveing @RosieD

I really like that black and timber styling. It looks sleek and modern plus functional. You mention that you went through a whole pallet of the boards? 😲 Far out! Thats a LOT of work!

Definently worth the effort, Its an idea I will file away for future use 🙂 The cabinetry in the kitchen and the shelves on the wall really are heading towards the style I have for my own kitchen. The house feels like it all fits together. The more I look through the photos the more it links together.

Really like it.

Dave

RosieD

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/29212#Comment_29212

Thanks @Dave-1 ,

It was a lot of work!

We had a cabinet maker help us with installing the kitchen hardware, but the rest we did ourselves (making the cabinets, sourcing materials, measuring, design & shop drawing, cutting, installation, finishing etc).

I think it was worth it as we saved a lot of money doing it this way, but it was more of an investment in time.

What I like the most is that is a bit unique.

Cheers,

Rosie

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