Woman transforms her home’s facade using buys off Facebook marketplace – with stunning results

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Woman transforms her home’s facade using buys off Facebook marketplace – with stunning results

  • Couple show off the trendy transformation they completed on their home facade
  • They used bargain buys from Facebook Market place to finish the front space
  • The couple self installed travertine tiles and a rock feature wall to save money 
  • Then they painted the front of the house, added minimalistic plants and decor 

By Amelia Roach For Daily Mail Australia

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A young woman has revealed hos she and her husband completely transformed the front of their first home using second-hand materials destined for the dump.

Jannah from Caloundra, Queensland, said she trawled Facebook marketplace to make redecorating their home’s worn-out facade affordable.

The couple turned their drab, uninviting entrance into a chic masterpiece by using the ‘less is more mantra’ and removing their plants, wooden walkway and pond.

Jannah, picked up the travertine tiles from Facebook Marketplace as they were  leftovers from a big renovation project and says they were the ‘best bargain ever’.

The stunning transformation was made with bargain buys from Facebook marketplace like the tiles

A woman has shown off the stunning transformation her and her husband completed on their home facade with bargain buys from Facebook marketplace

The couple laid the tiles themselves with tile glue and ‘great patience’ according to Jannah, as they didn’t want to pay for professional installation.

‘It would have cost $5000 to pay them to install. That was not an option for us,’ she wrote. 

The couple also self installed the effective, yet minimalistic quartz and limestone rock wall to add a feature element to the front area. 

The couple self installed the effective, minimalistic quartz and limestone rock wall to add a feature element, they lathered the flat back surface with glue and stuck the rocks to the wall

The couple self installed the effective, minimalistic quartz and limestone rock wall to add a feature element, they lathered the flat back surface with glue and stuck the rocks to the wall

The ‘Linosa’ rocks came attached with a flat back surface that Jannah and her husband lathered with tile glue and stuck firmly onto the side of the wall. 

They painted the exterior walls and window frames with the shades ‘snowy mountain half’ and ‘sunmist’, then sanded back the front door ready for paint. 

Matching paint was applied to the front door and decorative features were added such as pebbles, a row of Mother’s In Law Tongue, pot plants and a bench seat. 

Matching paint was applied to the front door and decorative features were added such as pebbles, a row of Mother's In Law Tongue, pot plants and a bench seat

Matching paint was applied to the front door and decorative features were added such as pebbles, a row of Mother’s In Law Tongue, pot plants and a bench seat 

How did the couple transform their front door area?

  1. Removed their old plants, worn out wooden walkway and pond. 
  2. Self installed white travertine tiles to the walkway.  
  3. Self installed the quartz and limestone rock wall to add a feature element to the front door area. 
  4. Painted the exterior walls and window frames with the shades ‘snowy mountain half’ and ‘sunmist’.
  5. Sanded back  the front door and painted it with the matching shade. 
  6. Added white pebbles and a row of Mother’s In Law Tongue to the side walkway. 
  7. Placed pot plants and a bench s for a minimalistic front door decor.

The transformation left thousands of people impressed on Facebook as hundreds left comments thanking the couple for the renovation inspiration. 

‘You made the space look so much wider and far more practical. So stunning, huge well done to you both,’ a woman wrote. 

‘Light, bright and beautiful. Love it, even took a screenshot for my own reno inspiration. Thanks,’ another wrote.

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