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New deck and painting to get ready to sell
It was time to sell our house. We built just over 8 years ago and have completed many projects as a couple here that we wanted to share before starting fresh. Most products bought at Bunnings. ♡ Malay Grey Dulux Colour Paint ♡ Minimalistic 3 Paint in Bedrooms ♡ Porters Paints Bay Leaf Green ♡ Mimosa Teak Outdoor Table ♡…
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Living room feature wall
An interior wall updated with three coats of British Paints Low Sheen Clean and Protect. The project I am a huge stress head and I wanted this wall done for ages, so I was looking forward to picking colours, taking them home, sussing it out and then going back with my decision. Instead, my husband said, "Pick a colour and…
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Garden makeover with new beds and planting
Planting Lilly Pillies along the fence line and laying new turf refreshed this backyard. The project We've spent the extra time at home finishing our backyard. We started with framing off the area with a nice garden bed and an extra decking step, and filled the bed with 20m of garden soil. Lots of digging, planting and…
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Side walkway makeover with Tuscan stone topping
Crushed stone makes a practical and low-maintenance solution for this side walkway area. The project I wanted to share with you all a project we have been working on at home – the last in our backyard, that's for sure! It involved a lot of rocks – not fun to shovel. We levelled out the area first. We had some topsoil…
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Sideway with Tuscan toppings
Wanted to share with you all a project we have been working on at home, the last of the backyard that for sure! It involves ALOT of rocks- not fun to shovel. 1. Levelled out the area first. We had some topsoil delivered and evened out the stretch of the area. We used about 2 metres of soil in the area. 2. We used 20mm…
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D.I.Y. artificial plant wall
We just built an amazing decked alfresco area and the boring brick wall was screaming "help me". I have a creative spark and thought it could be a fun couple DIY project to do with my Fiancee. We had a old temp fence sitting in the backyard, along with some Un-REAL artificial tiles and a packet of cable ties. This is all…
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Garden bed sideway makeover
Silver birch trees were planted close together for this sideway makeover project because they don't grow too tall and bring a beautiful green contrast to the painted fence. The project The side of our house looked boring and needed some greenery. After months of working from home and looking out the window, it was time to…
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Artificial plant wall feature
Create a beautiful feature at your front entrance with this D.I.Y. feature wall piece using artificial greenery. The project The artificial wall strikes again! We wanted to add something to our boring brick wall at the front of our house. We made a smaller version for our decked alfresco area. We used: * UN-REAL 100 x…
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D.I.Y. artificial plant wall
Turn a bland wall into an eye-catching feature with this easy artificial plant wall. The project We just built an amazing decked alfresco area and the boring brick wall was screaming "help me". I had a creative spark and thought it could be a fun D.I.Y. project to do with my fiancé. We had an old temporary fence sitting in…
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Fence makeover using Dulux RapidFinish paint spray gun
A plain fence was given a makeover using a paint spray gun and now offers a rich contrast to outdoor greenery. The project What an epic transformation in our backyard. I used the Dulux RapidFinish Paint Spray Gun and Dulux RapidFinish Paint to give our fence a makeover. It has made such a difference to a once boring fence.…
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Bomboniere succulents
A friend of mine asked me to make her some Succulent Bombonieres for her wedding! I love succulents and this was easy and cheap to do! POT TERRACOTTA 9CM : Northcote Pottery 9cm Italian Terracotta Pot | Bunnings Warehouse 1 x bag of OSMOCOTE Cacti & Succulent Mix : Scotts Osmocote 25L Cacti & Succulent Premium Potting Mix…
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Fence makeover
What a epic transformation in our backyard! I used the Dulux Rapid Finish Spray Gun and Dulux Rapid Finish Paint! This is only one coat so far, but it makes such a difference to a once boring fence. Best $99 I spent on this Spray Gun, works a treat! *Note: I did dilute the paint by 10% to allow a more consistent flow
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Bathroom refresh
The Signorellos strike again! I wanted to refresh my guest bathroom space from the bland white walled room. We went with a Dulux feature wall of "Quilt", added some black tapware (towel rail to come) and greenary and BAM! What a change. Simple refresh.…
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Our backyard
🌳Sometimes you need to sit back and look at what you've created! We had a few weeds to get rid of on our beautiful grass I love Succulents! Table from Bunnings, Chairs from Kmart! This pot was used 40 years ago at my Nanas Pub! The climbing jasmine was given to me 4 years ago when we first moved into our house by my aunty.…
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Side of the house makeover - Part one
The side of our house has looked very boring and needed some greenary! From the months of working from home during COVID and looking out of the window it was time! By planting Silver Birch closer together, the trees dont grow as tall as expected! We did the same technique at my parents house and they now have a beautifully…
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Garden makeover
Spent the time finishing out backyard over this time at home. Started with framing off the area with a nice garden bed and an extra decking step. Followed by 20 metres of Garden Soil to fill the area. Planting 20 Lilly Pillys and finishing it off with our beautiful new Sir Walter lawn Lots of digging, planting and hard…
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Feature wall
Excited to show the finished product of our feature wall in the living room area of our house. Finally we bit the bullet, bought the paint and BAM! We used 2 litres of British Clean and Protect Low Sheen paint in colour Malay Grey. Washed down the walls in the morning followed by 2 coats on one night and 1 extra final coat…
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Theatre Room Transformation!
We decided, well I convinced the hubby to paint the whole theatre room grey! I have always wanted to create a warm & cost feel to where we sit back and watch a movie together, so we did it! We washed the walks down first using sugar soap then got into taping the walls ready for me cut in. We used the BEST tape- highly…
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Decking revamp
My darling husband revamped our deck over the weekend. He hired the Deck Sander from the Hire Shop @ Bunnings and got stuck into it. 180grit sandpaper Lots of love and sweat Cabots Deck Clean Cabots Natural Deck Stain Bunnings Sander from the Hire Shop Twice over with the sander and 3 coats of Liquid Goodness to restore…
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Artificial greenery circles
The artificial wall strikes again! We wanted something to add to our boring brick wall at the front of our house. We made a smaller version than my previous post. The products we used are: https://www.bunnings.com.au/un-real-hedging-100-x-50cm-boston-fern-artificial-hedge-tile_p2941688 x 2…
