Before I hit publish on the full before and after reveal (coming next week – yay!) I wanted to share the last few projects.

The Gliderol garage door from Bunnings was installed a few weeks back and I absolutely love it!

Gliderol Timber Look Garage Door

Sorry about the quality of this photo. I had to crop it down from a crappy phone pic.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from the timber-look finish though it has a random grain pattern, subtle raised texture and lovely soft lustre which gives it a nice authentic look. It totally changes the feel of the house – in a decidedly good way!

Timber Look Garage Door

I ended up going with the Golden Oak colourway, which was my favourite from the start. It’s beautifully warm, compliments the white brick, and ties-in with the gable pediment perfectly!

Replacing the garage door, even in a frugal manner, was always going to be one of our more expensive undertakings so I’m incredibly relieved to know that it was undeniably worth it!

I also installed the new sconce lights from Bunnings.

Sconce Light

When I was originally painting the brick I took down the previous sconces flanking the garage door, which I assumed were hard-wired, to discover they were merely solar.

Garage Door for the Flip House

Unfortunately I couldn’t find new solar sconces I really liked, and running all new electrical was going to be too costly, so I decided to go with these regular sconces and try using solar light bulbs.

I’m still waiting on the bulbs to arrive though will be sure to share more once I’ve installed them.

A really quick and easy little project was painting the feature diamonds in the driveway.

Spray Painting Brick

They appeared relatively subtle at first, so altering them was never even on my radar, though after the driveway was pressure-washed they became quite prominent. In the below pic you can see how much more distinct they looked after one pass of the pressure-washer.

Driveway Diamonds

Given we’d eliminated almost all of the cream from the house I decided they just felt a little lost, dated and distracting.

To paint them I simply ensured they were nice and clean, laid down a towel to protect from overspray, then carefully hit them with two light coats of Dulux Duramax Chalky Finish in Elegant Greige. This paint is exterior grade, which I know first hand from the plant pots I painted several months back which are all still perfect!

The diamonds blend in soooo much better now!

Painted Brick

Sorry about the sunlight and shadows in this pic.
And never mind that brown stain in the top right corner – it’s from some timber which was left on the concrete and will be cleaned prior to selling.

Finally, the new letterbox is in!

Simple Letterbox

I never even captured the original letterbox in any of my before pics because it was on the far left of the driveway. Just imagine a battered cream cube, lounging drunkard-like, on the boundary fence.

It was always my intention to move it to the right side of the driveway to give it more presence and a stronger relationship with the house.

Simple Letterbox Style

The side looks a little “wavy” here though it’s just reflections.

I know it’s basic though that’s exactly what I wanted – something simple and understated. Using a rough sawn post, in place of a standard metal stake, provides just enough individuality and a reference point for the other timber elements.

   

So, that’s pretty much it!

Of course, there have been some other changes, mainly involving gardening, styling and general tidying, though I’ll share all of those pics and details next week with the full reveal.

Can’t wait!

 

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