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Living and Bedroom

Help for living room and bedroom projects
martink7
Getting Established
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DIY July! We had been wanting to do wainscoting for a while but were unsure where to start. Thankfully it was so simple with the Bunnings team's hel ...

Mark270481
Growing in Experience
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Hello my helpful and awesome community ..need your help yet again …so looking to paint a wall in the living area but the the way the previous owners d ...

AmandaAquilina
Getting Established
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Hi , I attempted to paint our barn door today and unfortunately after 1 coat of cabots stain and varnish on my maple door it has come out blotchy . ...

TamsenCB
Just Starting Out
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I want change the colour of the ceiling beams in my downstairs rumpus room. They are currently painted brown - and i would like to paint them white - ...

JoshKing
Finding My Feet
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Hello all, have this paint peeling off from the hall way/living area ceiling. The house is from the 70s and the bedrooms' ceilings are just fine. The ...

markw81
Just Starting Out
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I’ve just upcycled my first project - a solid pine tallboy I found on the council pickup pile. I used a shellac based primer / stain blocker, 3 coats ...

TaylerMayd
Having an Impact
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I wanted to modernise these dated orange bedsides & give them a fresh coastal look. A video of this transformation is on my Instagram: @ taylermayd_ ...

RenoLiz
Finding My Feet
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Hi team I've got a horrible (for me, you might like it) fireplace surround that was added at some point to a 1951 fireplace. I'll be demo-ing it in ...

AmandaAquilina
Getting Established
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Hi I have just purchased a brand new barn door in Raw form . I've been told its made of maple. We want to know some advice on what colour stain will b ...

Lachelle
Just Starting Out
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The last couple of days, I have been sanding back an old crib with bite marks and scratches, I was originally going to paint it with a timeless grey d ...

sandii72
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I have a fireplace with a Canara and i would like to paint around it so it stands out on a big wall. What paint would you recommend and should i ...

twocutekelpies
Making a Splash
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We have had these pine bookshelves for over 20 yrs and I thought they could do with an update, so I sanded, primed and painted them. While doing that, ...

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