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Fix it Exterior makeover
Front garden refurb This facade refresh has seen a brick ugly duckling transformed into a beautiful home
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Homeowner LISA (left) and LUCY GLADE-WRIGHT
British Paints Status Cloud and Taubmans Cotton Sheets combined for the facade facelift
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lthough she loved her neighbourhood, homeowner Lisa loathed her 1960s bungalow, and says she used to cringe, directing people to the “ugly house at the end of the street”. But when Make It Happen host and renovation expert Lucy Glade-Wright of Hunting for George (huntingforgeorge.com) arrived on the scene, she saw its potential. Painting the green brickwork light grey, and the trims white, gave the house instant bunnings.com.au |
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Above, on brickwork: British Paints ‘Four Seasons’ low sheen exterior paint in Status Cloud, $136/10L, I/N: 0207083. On trims: Taubmans ‘Ultimate Enamel’ semi gloss paint in Cotton Sheets, $88/4L, I/N: 0147146. Lavender, standard ficus, armeria and grevillea plants and S-shaped bay tree. Some products are not available at all Bunnings stores, but may be ordered.
kerb appeal. “We switched out the door’s hardware to modernise it and it worked a treat,” says Lucy, who weaved in a country look with two farm-style wall lights.
A stylish letterbox works well with the theme, adding old-school charm