Happy Bedroom Makeover
The object of the makeover was to add colour and personality to a dull room. The first step was to paint the walls using a cheerful colour scheme. We used Dulux Wash & Wear 101, a durable and stain-resistant paint, in Quiet Blue and Vintage ... [... more]
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Wedding renovation - kids' bedroom
With a bit of help from Tara, this makeshift bedroom will become bright and decorative with some privacy and a bit more space. The next step for Ray and Natasha in their pre-wedding renovations, is doing up the kid's bedroom. Ray's kid's, Jessica ... [... more]
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Painted laundry makeover
A cheap and cheerful facelift for one of the busiest rooms in this home. With two young children in the family the laundry in this home gets plenty of use and while a major renovation for the whole of the house is planned for the future, the ... [... more]
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Bedroom upgrade
Tara creates a feminine and fashionable bedroom retreat for a busy mum. This busy mum works long hours and likes to retreat to a restful feminine haven at the end of the day for sleeping, reading and watching television. But her room is currently ... [... more]
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Black & white house
An argument with a courier led artist Peter Hickey and wife Lesley to the Bell Gallery in Berrima NSW. Although Peter had been exhibiting there for 20 years they had not made the trip before. That was over a year ago and the couple are now ... [... more]
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Boys Bedroom Makeover
According to Al, the room's occupant, his bedroom was childish. He wanted to make it more grown-up, and brighten it up with his favourite colours such as red, yellow, purple and blue. First, all the childish decorations, including the wallpaper, ... [... more]
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Dulux Colour House
Lindy Ryan has blended the old with the new for the third storey addition on her Balmain terrace... let's take a peek. The old Victorian style of the first two levels is in contrast with a contemporary and colourful extension with views of the ... [... more]
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Quick-fix kitchen
All you need for a new-look kitchen is a couple of hundred dollars and a spare weekend. After completing extensive renovations to their home, the owners of this house had little money left to renovate the kitchen. So they were looking for a cheap ... [... more]
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Dark Lounge Room Makeover
It's hard to know what to do with a room that's dark and gloomy even during the day. You'll be amazed at the dramatic transformation of this unusually dark lounge room. With new paint for the dark timber and some other changes, the room was given ... [... more]
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Computer Paint Makeover
Many people find it difficult to visualise how a finished colour scheme will look. A new computer program developed by Australian-owned paint manufacturer Haymes, provides the home decorator with an easy and affordable solution. The CD-ROM allows ... [... more]
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Decorative bedroom makeover
Working with a limited budget and the restrictions of rental properties, Tara decorates a bedroom with style. Our young couple rent a small one bedroom duplex and while they like the size of the bedroom they hate that it has no storage. What they ... [... more]
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Multipurpose study
Tara turns a cluttered study into a modern, well-organised workspace. This small study is currently disorganised and not very functional, with a mismatch of desks and untidy storage. It's used by a family of six, one of whom works from home, so ... [... more]
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