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Front yard makeover with arbour and paving
With the goal to modernise the facade, create a low-maintenance garden, and build an outdoor entertaining area, this front yard makeover dramatically increased street appeal and amenity. It features a new path, stacked-stone pillars and arbour to complement the rendered and painted house exterior. The project Our house was…
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Front yard makeover with paving
Our house was the ugly little duckling in a lovely location low set brick house with orange tiled roof and minimal garden with grass that had turned to weeds. My job was to give our home street appeal from rendering the front of the house, straightening the brick column so I could stone render, make an area to sit to enjoy…
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Backyard renovation featuring bench and fire pit
The backyard was ugly and I wanted to create a place where we could entertain and a focus on low maintenance. Using the concrete bricks to make the raised garden beds then used a 2 step render - something I had never done before not 100% smooth but still looked great. I used the textured deluxe paint finish which really…
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TV cabinet using Vic Ash and dowel
Finished cabinetDrawers on each end Working out the curves Adding the drawers I was looking to upgrade my TV cabinet and I had some left over vi ash from another project. I had made two tall tables using the half dowels and I thought it would be great to match. I’m so please with the result. I used black Japan stain to get…
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Vanity upgrade in small toilet
Our toilet area had one of those horrible pink plastic sink hanging off the wall. It is a space that is not very deep and was hard to find a decent sink for the space on one of my many trips to burning a saw this cute little sink on a clearance table. I had the old one replaced by a local plumber looked fine but just…
