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Weatherboard cladding over brick veneer home
A comprehensive renovation including weatherboard cladding, window replacement and new roof. The project Our humble orange brick veneer home (that in its day was one of the original potato farms in the area) has been transformed into a beautiful country abode that we so love. A massive renovation included the relocation of…
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Living room remodel with feature wall
A timber feature wall was part of an open plan renovation that joined the lounge and dining areas with the kitchen and outside entertaining area. The project Our living and dining room remodel has enabled us to achieve an open plan kitchen, dining and living space that opens up to a large outdoor entertaining area.…
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Upcycled bedroom furniture
A bed frame, chest of drawers and beside table with dark stains were sanded back and given a new modern look. The project As we are renovating our home on a pretty strict budget, replacing our bedroom furniture was out of the question so instead, we have put some life back into it by stripping back the dark stain and using…
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Bathroom and toilet makeover
Timber and concrete-look tiles and VJ lining were part of this bathroom renovation. The project After living in our home and renovating it for the last seven years, this past year we managed to demolish and fully renovate our bathroom and toilet. We have added hints of Messmate timber, VJ groove lining, a timber-look floor…
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Country and industrial-style budget kitchen renovation
Country meets industrial in this budget-priced kitchen renovation that utilised second-hand cabinetry painted in Dulux Black Caviar with contrasting Oak laminate benchtops and a custom-made butcher's block. It was the winner of best kitchen makeover in our 2024 search for Australia's best D.I.Y. projects. The project We…
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Weatherboard cladding over brick veneer home
Just a little bit of a difference!!Our humble orange brick veneer home (that in its day was one of the original potato farms in the area), has been transformed into a beautiful country abode that we so love. A massive renovation including the relocation of the front door, removing, updating and replacing the very dated…
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Upcycled bedroom furniture
a much needed revamp of our bedroom furnitureAs we are renovating our home on a pretty strict budget, replacing our bedroom furniture was out of the question so instead, we have put some life back into it by stripping back the dark stain and using a clear matte polyurethane to the areas we kept raw and painting the rest in…
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Budget country and industrial-style kitchen renovation
the "new look" kitchenWe had a very tight, poorly designed and underutilised kitchen space even though the room for the kitchen was quite large. Our vibe was to incorporate an Industrial/Country feel (a genre, we have possibly made up). We did our entire kitchen ourselves (hubby and I) except for the gas connection and…
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Living room remodel with feature wall
Our Completed Living/Dining AreaOur Living/Dining Room Remodel has enabled us to achieve an open plan kitchen/dining/living space that opens up to a large outdoor entertaining area (this reno is still to come). Included in this redo, we have incorporated a daring black sub-feature wall with our feature being the messmate…
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Bathroom and toilet makeover
After living in our home and renovating it for the last 7 years, this past year we managed to demolish and fully renovate our bathroom and toilet. We have added hints of Messmate Timber, James Hardy VJ Groove Lining, a Timber-look floor tile and concrete look wall tile, accessorising it with Black Bathroom Fittings and…
