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AmandaAquilina
Finding My Feet

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 . T ...

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
Just Starting Out
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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
Finding My Feet
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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, ...

Honest52
Cultivating a Following
3 replies

Some scratches and wear out of the hardwood desk might be repaired to restore previous glory. How to do the work properly? The desk is about 15 years ...

dipesh101
Just Starting Out
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 How to remove a red color paint from the timber wooden floor? It looks permanent to remove I tried using some chemicals mentioned on youtube but didn ...

Ren2r
Just Starting Out
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I've 1970s besser block walls on concrete slab. I Removed old carpet from bedroom as musty. Found cracks at edges, crumbled concrete when removed nai ...

JRPWC
Just Starting Out
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Hi there, we recently removed a 3m command hook that was attached to our ceiling. Unfortunately whilst removing it, it pulled the pain from the ceilin ...

prettyliving
Amassing an Audience
10 replies

A quick little feature wall I did in my sons room today, using some left over paint, a sponge and about an hour of my time  

selvins
Getting Established
9 replies

Hi We recently used Peel Away to remove layers of paint from our circa 1940 home in the Blue Mountains, and have been left with small dents/scrapes i ...

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 ...

peter2409
Just Starting Out
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I have Australian Spotted gum wood flooring recently a few boards have slight shrinkage I have used wood putty to fill the gap have you a small tin w ...

bats0077
Finding My Feet
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Hey Members, Newbie here. I am planning to colour our living room wall sized 2.6m x 2.6m with geometric shape, pretty basic random triangle pattern. I ...

mich1972
Kind of a Big Deal
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Good morning Workshop Community Friends. Our house is 1994. We have been working through each area. Nothing fancy pants, just paint and flooring. I ...

hopelesscarol
Just Starting Out
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Just bought house. Evaporative sir con vents look so old and dirty. Not sure how u get them off to clean or can you get more clean and modern vents  

Henski
Cultivating a Following
3 replies

Hi, we are looking into repainting the interior of our 2 bedroom unit.the interior doors for 2 rooms have been removed for a renovation that has been ...

Former Workshop member
Former Workshop member
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I will be painting a half of wall within my living room to matte Black, It will be around 3m in height and 4m wide area. Currently it is white, and as ...

KariB199
Just Starting Out
3 replies

Hi There, I recently purchased a Practa 2200 x 600 x 26mm Acacia Timber bench top to use as a desk The packaging states that it’s already finished ...

kkenyounot
Just Starting Out
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Hey! I recently bought the IKEA DOCKSTA tabletop, with plans to DIY a dining table with a separate leg that I plan to attach the tabletop to. I init ...