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Guest room paint makeover with feature wall
My guest room was lifeless with dull walls. It had the old yellowing white paint that was used in 2010. The back wall was painted an equally dull green. I had to do something to make it pleasant to eyes. In comes Dulux with its white and Golden paints. One weekend is all it took to make my room new and welcoming. Thank you…
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Princess’s castle bed
Built this Princess castle bed for my little princess. Now she sleeps here leaving our bedroom to me and my queen. very basic stuff used 1) Framing 140X45 pine for the Four sides and connecting frame. Cannot risk the structure as the most important person is going to sleep on it. 2) 18 mm MDF for making the front (pillars…
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Side yard renovation with raised garden beds
Raised garden beds made with treated Pine sleepers and palings. The project The first project I did after lockdown was to renovate my side yard. It was just a patch of grass. I removed the grass and made two raised garden beds to grow some vegetables and make use of the summers. First things first. Anything which involves…
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Paint choice for feature wall
Hi, just made a feature wall. Added a pattern using pine planks and painted on it. currently used Dulux Seude effect paint and the effects are plain ugly. we choose a dark shade and now the room looks small. I plan to put primer and then repaint it with some lighter shade. Which colour will look good ? Any recommendations…
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Sideyard renovation
Hi All, First project I did after lockdown was to renovate my side yard. It was just a patch of crap grass . I have removed the grass and made two raised garden beds to grow some vegetables and make use of summers. First thing first:: anything which involves digging and power tools needs proper protection, so please wear…
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Budget laundry renovation
This affordable laundry renovation included updating the flooring, tiles, benchtop, sink and cabinetry for under $1000. The project This laundry renovation was so easy that even a novice like me could do it. We were given a quote by professionals for $7500 but we finished within $1000. We sourced the flooring, tiles,…
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D.I.Y. laundry reno for $1000
Hi all, just finishing our laundry renovation. It was so easy that even a novice like me could do. We were given a quote by professionals for 7500 but we finished within 1K. Keen eyes will easily identify Bunnings items like flooring, tiles, bench top , sink, cupboards etc.. We initially bought flatpack but after opening…
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How to tile over existing tiles in shower area?
Hi all, as you can see the tiles in my shower look plain ugly. 1) Rip off existing tiles . This will mean breaking the gyprock and bring in complexity. 2)Tile over existing tiles. This reduces the shower space by few millimeters. I plan to use the following process A) Use a primer like gripset-betta-1l-super-primer B) Use…
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Outdoor pallet chair with burn effect
An affordable outdoor chair made using recycled pallet timber and perfect for enjoying the garden. The project I built a chair from pallet wood and it gave me a lot of confidence to tackle more D.I.Y. projects – building this myself is a big source of joy for me. Tools used: * Sander (40 grit, 80 grit, 120 grit and 160…
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Pallet coffee table
Hi All, Continuing my love affair with woodworking and Palette wood , here is my next project. still need to stain, I’m planning dark walnut. suggestions please. oh, forgot to put a skirting around the table top, will do tomorrow.
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Outdoor chair from pallet wood
Hi, Just built a chair from pallets wood. Gave me a lot of confidence. I'm sure that it has lots of technical issues, but hey ! I built it myself and thats a big source of joy for me 🙂 . Still have to paint them though. I'm thinking of Timber-protect . Will that be good for backyard ? protection from elements ? Any ideas…
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Palet workbench
Hi all, I was severely lacking a place to work, so when rains ( western sydney) stopped me totally from working on the wet floor; I decided enough is enough and set out to making a raised floor. used 2 pallets and spare MDF. key requirements 1) sturdy, should not shake while cutting with saw 2) have enough places to clamp…
