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19/04/2024

Before & After of the Bourke bedroom reno project 🥰

10/04/2024

What a transformation!! Very proud of this little cosmetic reno we did on this Docklands apartment a few years back ☺️

06/04/2024

SOOOOLLLLLLDDD !!! 🥳 This apartment has now settled and is no longer mine.

It was to let this one go but it was the right decision with the steady rise in living costs, especially mortgage interest rates, over the past year (and after accepting a paycut with my new job!).

Check out the before and after shots of this bathroom. What a world of difference it makes to repaint a space and update some fixtures!! 🤩

21/03/2024

We're both so proud of what we accomplished with this project given it was our first renovation. We may have stuck to cosmetic-only changes but it was a good lesson learned of the power of paint, new flooring, and new decor!

I'm happy to say that, as at tomorrow, this apartment will be tenanted. Whilst I wanted to turn this into a city Airbnb, it was just simpler and quicker to have this leased out by . They made the process so easy and within a week found me great tenants!

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17/03/2024

This apartment is now back on the (rental) market woohoo!! So happy I didn't end up letting this one go. It held too many first-reno-project-memories to part with it 😊

11/03/2024

Earlier this year, I considered putting this apartment up for sale as I've been wanting to restructure my investment portfolio.

But after the last tenant moved out I also took the opportunity for family and I to have a small staycation here and that was enough to change my mind.

I realised I had attached more sentiment to this particular apartment as it was my first property purchase in Melbourne and it was also where The Reno Duo got started. This was Ange's and my first ever renovation!

I'm not often nostalgic about tangible things but felt this was too precious to me to let go for now.

SO... now I'm on to letting go of something else 😅

08/03/2024

The bathroom - how much fresher does this space look with a new lick of paint and a few updated fixtures!

There are 3 things we'd like to call out for this space:
1. This Bunnings mirrored shaving cabinets were installed by professionals as we didn't feel confident installing these on our own (why be shy to ask for help hey!);
2. The matt black towel rail, toilet roll holder, and handtowel holder were stick-on items from Bunnings! They required no drilling and lasted years after installation; and
3. The shower head and mixers were also installed by professionals seeing as we really didn't want to be messing with plumbing in an apartment

Add in some new decor and pops of colour and voila! A simple, fresher, prettier bathroom 😊

03/03/2024

The 🥰

29/02/2024

The bedroom - after, during, and before! Given this was an apartment and we were on a small budget, our renovation focused on simple, cosmetic, updates only.

Here, we only painted, updated the flooring, and re-styled the space but wow what an impact these made! It definitely made for a much more comfy, relaxing, sleeping area 😴😴

26/02/2024

We've done it again ... let our work and social life take over our renovation 😅 So for now our current renovation project is taking a back seat.

That does not mean we stop thinking, dreaming, and reminiscing about renovating though! So we thought we may as well take a trip down memory lane and share our earlier projects 😁

Here are some pics from our - a.k.a. our VERY FIRST renovation project where we first learnt how to paint and install flooring.

And yes, we took a lot of pics of ourselves renovating because we couldn't believe we were actually DIY-ing the reno 😅

28/01/2024

*Painting Starter Kit*

What do you need to get started when painting a space?? Most of the time we know we need "paint and a brush" but here we've made a full list of what we find really handy to have at the start of any painting session:

1. Tin of paint - for ceilings we use FLAT CEILING PAINT, for walls we use LOW-SHEEN INTERIOR WALL PAINT, and for trims we use GLOSS or SEMI-GLOSS trim paint. All tinted to the colour we want for each space and surface. Depending on the prep required, we also use UNDERCOAT PAINT (but more on that next time!);

2. Paint brush - at least one for cutting in! There are multiple sizes and multiple angles of brushes to choose from. If in doubt, ask your local paint shop rep (eg. );

3. Paint roller - by this we're referring to the roller frame and typically a foam roller head for painting large, flat, surfaces like ceilings and walls. You can get smaller rollers for the flat parts of your door and window trims too (again, more on this next time!);

4. Paint pole - to attach to your roller when you need to roll surfaces up high (ie ceilings or the higher sections of your wall);

5. Paint tin opener - to open your tin of paint. If you don't have one, you can also use a flat head screwdriver, a small chisel, or even a teaspoon!;

6. Paint stirrer - to stir your paint with thoroughly. Again, if you don't have one, you can use other things like a (clean) wooden rod as we have before 😅;

7. Something to scoop and pour your paint with - we use a kitchen ladel but you can also use paint pots or other purpose-built products from your local paint shop;

8. Paint pot - to put your paint in when you're cutting in;

9. Paint tray and liner - to put your paint in when you're rolling; and

10. Paint tape, plastic, and cloth - to tape and cover up areas you want to be extra careful not to get paint on. If you do get some paint spills then that's what the cloth is for!

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Melbourne, VIC

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