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Home exterior makeover using paint and render
Front Exterior MakeoverDid an Exterior Makeover of our home and I feel it was totally work it! Steps Step 1 I started by painting the windows black. Taped all the sides and used a Wagner spray gun.They were originally brown. Step 2 Step 3 I hired someone to work on the render. The house is high and this wasn't something I…
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Garage door update using paint spray gun
A spray gun and metal paint was used to refresh this garage door. The project Updated my garage door on a budget by painting it. Steps Step 1 Started by cleaning the door well with sugar soap. Step 2 Went ahead with my spray gun and gave the door two light coats. Step 3 Let it dry completely and love the end result. I'm…
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Garage door update using paint
The final lookUpdated my garage door on a budget by painting it. Materials Dulux Metal Paint Paint Spray Gun Tools Steps Step 1 Started by cleaning the door well with sugar soap Step 2 Went ahead with my ozito spray gun and gave the door two light coats. Step 3 Let it dry completely and love the end result. I'm still…
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Sliding door makeover using spray paint
Final lookA couple of cans of spray paint and peel and stick moulding is all it took to makeover this dated sliding door to a modern French style door Materials Rustoleum 2x Ultra cover Tools Steps Step 1 Added stick on flexible moulding for the French door look, changed the blinds and I was done. This was one of my…
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Brown kitchen makeover on a budget
I was quite bored with my Brown kitchen and wanted to give it a makeover on a budget. I knew the one thing that would make the biggest impact was changing the colors of the cabinets. I also wanted to upgrade my cabinets to shaker style so popped into bunnings to pick some timber. I cut it to size and made frames from my…
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Entrance wall makeover
Our entrance wall is the first statement wall I've made using power tools. The ryobi mitre saw lived in my garage for a year before I could gather the courage to use it. This was the result and I'm so proud of it. I marked the design with tape and measured and cut primed timber pieces. Nailed them to the wall using a nail…
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Stenciled night stands
Since I had a teal bed, I had been struggling to find the perfect side tables to go with it. I had this idea in mind and got to work. I bought these side tables from my local thrift store for $15 each. The first thing I did was to clean and sand the tables. Once that was done, I prepped them with the Benjamin Moore Stix…
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Book feature wall
I stopped by for coffee in a small Cafe and saw books nailed to the wall as a feature. I fell in love with the idea and wanted something similar in my home. I picked up some old books from my local vinnies and got to work. I first laid down a pattern on the floor to see how I would like it arranged and then used nails and…
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Chest of drawers makeover
Gave a bit of a makeover to this Ikea chest of drawers. The girls had outgrown the white aesthetic and I wanted to try my hand at something different. For this project, I used the Zinserr Bin Primer on the drawers after sanding them. I let the primer cure for 48 hours and then used the shade black caviar by Dulux and…
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No tools feature wall
Sharing a weekend wall makeover. Yo udont need any power tools for this and best part is, you can remove it if you get over it (do patch test on your walls) To make over this wall I used: - cloth tape - Stanley knife - Measuring squares I sketched out a rough design and used the tape on the wall. I went with the design I…
