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Black Kitchen Cabinets Pros and Cons

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How to Replace a Toilet Handle in 10 Minutes

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Small Home Office Setup Ideas for Maximum Functionality

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Easy Ways to Remove Grout Haze from Cloudy Tiles

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The Easiest DIY Composite Fencing Kit

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Mediterranean Inspired Patio and DIY Outdoor Living Space

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FAQ: Tile Sources Throughout Our Home

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DIY In-Drawer Charging Outlet to Organize Your Devices

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A thrifty Aussie mum with the audacity to DIY anything. Old house, new projects, & life back home after a decade abroad šŸ› ļø
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I’ve narrowed down the design for my 4-year-old’s kitchen-turned-bedroom to what I’m calling Subtle Treehouseā„¢ļø. 
I’m thinking this cool tree mural (that closeup looks very story book), dark wood tones and a dusty blue but which one??
All the colours I sampled were:

Rocky Coast 
Dusty Cornflower
Smoke
Little Falls
Blue Spruce 

All from @benjaminmooreaustralia šŸ˜ I like all of them but can’t tell which will be best on all the walls? I’m thinking the lightest one is probably the way to go since there’s not much light in this room? 

#boysbedroom #kidsinterior #benjaminmoore #bluebedroom
Okay so since we last chatted about this kitchen-t Okay so since we last chatted about this kitchen-turned-kids-room plan, you’ve convinced me to do a wallpaper and paint combo but now I’ve unsurprisingly spiralled and have made too many moodboards. 

What colour/design direction do we like? Keeping in mind it is a 4-year-old’s room, but also I want it to grow with him and he’s the most easygoing kid ever and doesn’t have a strong opinion slash changes his mind every 2.5 seconds anyway so someone’s gotta be decisive šŸ˜…

#kidsroom #kidsinterior #diyproject
I actually can’t even pick which is the worst an I actually can’t even pick which is the worst and in making this I realised I’m very dramatic and could’ve added 15 more to the list šŸ˜‚

#renovationjourney #diyprojects #diyer #diyhome
Not saying a $50k quote for a kitchen reno isn’t Not saying a $50k quote for a kitchen reno isn’t justified, but I am telling you I won’t be doing that. 
So here’s the full breakdown of our kitchen cost, the pros and cons of going as DIY as possible, and what I’d tell anyone thinking about doing the same. 
Let me know if you have any questions, I love to overshare. 

#kitchenreno #kaboodlekitchen #budgetdiy #kitchenremodel
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