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Recycling and Upcycling

Taleya
Getting Established
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hi allWe're using repurposed concrete chunks to crazy pave a pathway - these are around 6-7cm thick. What product would be the best infill to put betw ...

trish-b
Just Starting Out
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 Honouring the past. Designing for now. This was originally a dresser which I cut in half and made into two bedsides this is the first of two. I’ve ha ...

DominicPI
Finding My Feet
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Hey all looking for a quick idea if anyone can help me: I have this desk from Office Works, which I bought about 2 years ago:https://www.officeworks.c ...

pete_brig
Making a Splash
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I wanted to have more plants in my house. I have a Cardwell lily from my Grandfather (via my Mum) that was pot bound & on the verandah. Big, light gre ...

butterflyfrog
Finding My Feet
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My old bedside cupboards were in perfect condition but were tired and outdated from the chalk paint phase years ago so to freshen them up to better su ...

mich1972
Home Improvement Guru
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Watch this space friends as we convert this old bathtub into a beautiful Frog Pond  We have three small frog ponds in our garden and now it’s time ...

Jordan_
Just Starting Out
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Hi everyone, Im planning an elevated cubby house build for my 4 boys for Christmas. 1- because I cant afford, nor justify spending 2k on a flat pac ...

ShaneGty
Finding My Feet
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Hello Bunnings Workshop, Can you please provide advice on cutting through the bottom shelf of the below bookcase to fitout in a 55" TV which will b ...

rseletto
Getting Established
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Here is a project for my granddaughter for Xmas. Her mum asked if I could build her a kitchen out of cheap materials. This was built from recycled m ...

sjloves
Cultivating a Following
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   We found these drawers on Marketplace with some damage so we decided to sand it all back, fill any holes and add a precut timber top from Bunni ...

TLC
Finding My Feet
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  Hi, how do I remove the vanish and sand the pine timber dining table top? Tried removing the top layer via turp and that multi tool I bought fr ...

Ellen80
Just Starting Out
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I am trying to reattach the canvas seats to my outdoor wooden chairs with cord threaded through eyelets. I have done one and the seat is sagging . Doe ...

MattCNZ
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I’m intending to sell my dining room table and chairs and would like to refurbish it before the sale, or at least understand if there’s some small ...

idle21
Just Starting Out
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  Hi, I would like to paint TV unit matte black. Please help! It is my first time to painting project. 

PatchH
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I am upcycling this thrifted solid wood cupboard into a community street pantry. I’m guessing the existing paint is interior paint. I’m working o ...

freogirl
Finding My Feet
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I bought a great sun umbrella from Bunnings. The frame is perfect but the cloth has torn inwant to buy a new cloth. I rang the store and that is not p ...

Patsy60
Building a Reputation
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I wanted a colourful quirky theme to start our outdoor Xmas display decorating this year. I wrestled some plumping pipes off hubby & created some very ...

ALimestoneWall
Cultivating a Following
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I'd like to modify this digital piano stand, as the pedals are too close for my long legs.  My plan is to move the panel that the pedal unit is att ...

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