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Walk-in garden enclosure with irrigation system
A garden enclosure with an automated irrigation system and aviary wire to keep out garden pests. The project We planned to create a garden enclosure along one side of the backyard. The area had already been raised and sectioned off with a brick edging, so it made sense to scale the size of the enclosure to match (7 x 3m).…
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Concrete table reno
I have finally finished my latest DIY project, which unfortunately took me over 6weeks from start to finish. But now that my table reno is completed, I’m pretty proud to share the outcome. I bought a 4+ seater Freedom table and bench seat combo off Gumtree. It was the perfect shape/size that we needed, just didn’t match in…
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Kitchen herb storage ideas
Does anyone have any nifty suggestions for dried herb storage for a fairly compact kitchen? I have a large array of herbs which would be great to find a way to have them easily accessible and organised.
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Upcycled table with concrete top
Concrete tabletops create a modern look and this project shows you how to refresh your existing table. The project I bought a secondhand table and bench seat combo. It was the perfect shape and size that we needed, but didn’t match with our decor. It was a dark brown laminate, which had seen better days, chipped and…
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Front garden mini-makeover
Over the past two weeks we've been ripping out the existing raised garden planter boxes and all plants/trees as the timber used for planter boxes were not treated and the trees planted should never have been planted right up against the house and under power lines! We laid a series of stepping stones leading to the front…
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DIY Walk-in Garden Enclosure & Irrigation system
It’s been awhile since my last post but have progressed in leaps and bounds with our latest DIY project. Planned to create a garden enclosure over along one side of the backyard. The area had already been raised and sectioned off with a brick edging so made sense to scale the size of the enclosure to match (7x3m – Go hard…
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Replacing a shed roof
So thanks to all the recent rain in Melbourne, we’ve found out how non-water proof our Garage out the back is. It’s a garage shed that isn’t connected to the house and looked in O.K. condition when we moved in, but the internal walls and roof had been cladded with MDF boards and insulated (looks like they had used it as a…
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First DIY Project: Table Tops
Over the long weekend I took on my first little DIY project. As part of my lounge room furniture I wanted black iron frame coffee table and side table with timber tops. Although the price of these complete pieces was far outside of my budget. With a bit of searching around online I found the right black iron frame…
