Workshop community update – December 2018

[Jason]

Welcome to summer!

This is such an exciting time of year with Christmas around the corner and the chance to spend plenty of time with friends and family.

How are your preparations going around the house and garden ahead of the festive season and lots of entertaining? Let us know what you are working on.

It’s been another busy month on Workshop, with plenty of inspiring work shared. Some of the fantastic projects posted by  community members in recent weeks have included:

 Side access project

• A side access project by @Allan72 that included concreting, paving, retaining walls, pergola, fence, gate and planting

• An outdoor bench seat by @TheCouchman, who also tried his hand at building a plant stool

• A floating desk installation on a brick wall by @ProjectPete, who also recently completed another bathroom renovation

• New bar made from pallet wood and form ply by @Yorky88

• Outdoor shower project by @redracer01

 Plant stool

• New painting project by @Walter.

There’s also been plenty of interesting discussions in recent weeks on Workshop, including:

• Ideas for @RohanH for refreshing a bathroom, laundry and kitchen

• The kick-off for a renovation diary by @BrettBuilt

• Advice for finishing a timber burl for @Dan_M

• Discussion on whether to repair or replace aluminium sliding doors for @doods

 Kitchen refresh ideas

• Comparison between Perma timber and Ekodeck composite boards for @baza

• Advice for @Goldy who is painting a concrete alfresco floor

• Suggestions for keeping flies away from an animal enclosure for @Deanna

• Assistance with a new planter wall for @Petalcake59

• Help with a new paved area for @Cassie.

Many thanks to all Workshop contributors over the past month. The members who received the most likes for their posts were:

@ProjectPete

@Allan72

@redracer01

@Brad

@LePallet

@TheCouchman

Thanks again to all those who shared something over the past month, and a very warm welcome to all our new members. We encourage you all to join in the discussion in the coming weeks and share your projects. 

Jason