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Small decorative Queenslander house – Maryborough QLD

Project: House and garden renovation on a tight budget, while in keeping with character of Queenslander houses and local streetscape, and incorporating sustainability principles.

External works included:

• House painting to owner-designed colour scheme with water-based acrylics by Renascence Decoration and Design (Painters and Decorators)
• Paint sealing of all exposed fibro (mostly in garage)
• Extensive garden beds with both native and exotic plantings to attract birds and provide corner-block privacy from street
• Installation of fencing, rainwater tanks and compost bins
• Removal of half the back lawn for an organic vegetable garden with gravel pathways; and feature pots, sculptures and bird baths

Internal works included:

• Removal of lino, carpet and masonite flooring in order to satin-finish polish hardwood floorboards under
• Stripping of tired and discoloured oil-based paints from wardrobes, tongue-and-groove timber walls and kauri pine picture rails; and repainting to owner-designed colour scheme with water-based acrylics
• Feature-trim tiling to “lift” existing tiles in kitchen and bathroom
• Addition of internal timber fretwork to complement existing

The project was entered into the 2009 Fraser Coast Heritage Awards.

Date: 2003 – 2008