Workshop
Ask a question

Topics with Label: Decorating

Ramank
Just Starting Out
5 replies

Hi, I'm a beginner. Want to paint a geometric design on one wall of our living area. Don't know anything about painting.

H3nna
Having an Impact
9 replies

Turning old timber bookcase to colourful one.  MaterialsDulux paints, two different colours Undercoat paint Sanding paper MDF board Liquid nails No ...

androidhaig
Getting Established
5 replies

We're in an old apartment built in the 70s and there's a strange fireplace/mantel that doesn't actually work. I can't tell if it's been bricked up or ...

consida86
Just Starting Out
2 replies

Hi, We have an old house with rendering over brick wall. We're looking to hang a mirror (~13kg) and would like some advice on what we need to attach ...

martink7
Getting Established
5 replies

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 ...

TamsenCB
Just Starting Out
1 reply

I want change the colour of the ceiling beams in my downstairs rumpus room. They are currently painted brown - and i would like to paint them white - ...

TheRenoDad
Having an Impact
22 replies

Simple to build and made with materials all sourced from my local Bunnings. See below for the before photo of this project and keep reading to fi ...

Leg9on
Just Starting Out
4 replies

I'm looking to install ikea ceiling curtain rails. Not sure what screws needs to used for installing on ceiling. Can please get some screws which can ...

RenoLiz
Getting Established
8 replies

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 ...

LadyHawke
Just Starting Out
1 reply

I've got a really ugly internal brick wall I'd like to modernise using timber planks. I thought the easiest/cheapest way to achieve the look I'm after ...

daniknight4
Becoming a Leader
3 replies

I was given this little bedside table as a part payment for another furniture makeover I had completed but after I had taken it I had second thoughts. ...

sandii72
Finding My Feet
7 replies

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 ...

Kimbra
Finding My Feet
2 replies

  Hey everyone, I’m just wondering if it’s possible to install VJ Panelling over a brick fireplace. If it is, is there an installation guide of some ...

twocutekelpies
Making a Splash
4 replies

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, ...

Fancypants
Just Starting Out
3 replies

I work from home and currently have a couple of smaller framed magnetic whiteboards on the wall above and next to my desk. I'd like to create a more s ...

Taznz
Finding My Feet
3 replies

Hi, I have a painted villaboard walls and I’m planning to put ceramic tiles in one and thin brick in the other, Do I need to do anything to prep the w ...

MisManaged
Just Starting Out
5 replies

Hi guys, we have this odd alcove in our living/kitchen area. We are removing the fireplace as it is broken and we have r/c aircon. Any ideas on how ...

barydos
Having an Impact
6 replies

Hi, This is perhaps a very simple answer, but I've noticed online there are many different ways to hang picture frames.We recently got a picture frame ...

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  

NatP
Just Starting Out
1 reply

Hello, I have read all of the guidance on attaching VJ panelling to a brick wall, which i'm planning to do in my living room, but wondering what the ...

bats0077
Finding My Feet
3 replies

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
2 replies

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

adam2001
Just Starting Out
3 replies

I’m trying to figure out how I can do the marble look effect behind my tv.  It needs to stick out of the wall. How big should the framing timber needs ...

ZandyB
Just Starting Out
1 reply

I’ve never done anything like this before but I’d like to add vj pannels to our bedroom ceiling which currently is just plain plasterboard. Is it ok t ...