MattyJ wrote:

Doing decorating at the moment too. Painted three walls and the ceiling, and put new skirting board on. The skirting is not exactly fun to do...but I feel good for doing it! We're going to do wallpapering too, which I am pretty apprehensive about!

Take your time. Make sure to put some paste on the walls so you can do the sliding bit. 

I used a roller to apply the paste - It made the spreading simpler and more uniform. 

I cut it so there was 3cm extra on the top and the bottom, and used scissors, not a stanley knife to cut the top and bottom. 

If you are matching then I suggest you try to almost half the paper length ways so you can match the edge first and then move in up and down easily, then brush across to flatten the rest of the paper. 

It took me about 2 hours to do the wall. But I'm more than happy with the results.

MattyJ wrote:

Thanks for the tips, we are pattern matching so it will be good fun. I'm sure there will be Harsh Language and arguments going on.

And the sad thing is that the harsh language and arguments will just be by yourself.

Haha, try not to hit your thumb with the hammer.
I did a bit of the living room today but managed to bust my ribs this morning so its slow going...

Someone explain why wallpaper.

Because it looks shit?

Finished off my daughter's bedroom last night, only took six months between applying the first and second coat of paint. Finished off by wallpapering one wall, a few Harsh Words were spoken during couple of hours it took to do, but I'm pleased with the results. Pattern matching is a complete PITA.

I needed lining paper on my walls when we redecorated cos it's basically holding the wall together.

Just swapped the toilet seat. Is there any more loathsome DIY job?

Still, my reciprocating saw made short work of those rusty threads. haha!

I started making a bookcase today but I ran out of impact adhesive so I can't finish it, doh!!!












I've got a bit of tweaking to do before the proper work starts, filling and sanding and painting.

That's very nice, you handy bastard.

Mod74 wrote:

Very nice. Is it me or would it look better without the back on it?

I had an idea of once it's painted doing a distressed Union Jack on it so for this one the back would be better, also the way it is at the mo the back can be removed so it can used both ways. There is actually a 20mm gap at the back of the shelves as I may get around to putting LED's behind them.

One other thing is I may fix a glass vase to the top as I think that would make a nice illusion.

Depending on the feedback I get from friends (a neighbour has already said they'd like one) I may actually get some CNC'd as it would be miles quicker! I so want my own CNC machine so I could give up my day job...

It was more a figure of speech...

This weekend I have been breaking up and removing the concrete from my backyard, didn't seem much of a job but I was flipping knackered after. The rubble had to be carried through the house as there is no access to the back which made things nice and messy inside. Relaying the concrete will be fun as it will have to be carted through the house in buckets.

Will be worth it though as it'll be lovely with a freshly laid surface without weeds and mud showing through. I'd quite like to astroturf it when it's done as I think that would look a lot more funky than the concrete.

Good luck with that under the fearsome Aussie sun.

Skerret wrote:

I'm going to build a house out of shipping containers.  You heard it here.

Or you could come over here, and kick some students out of these:



Street full of containers, and they even cut in windows for the students that live there!