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  • A retired Australian couple spent 17 years decking out every inch of their home with crafts and color. Now, they're listing the 3-bedroom house for $900,000 — see inside.

A retired Australian couple spent 17 years decking out every inch of their home with crafts and color. Now, they're listing the 3-bedroom house for $900,000 — see inside.

Amanda GohMar 31, 2023, 07:12 IST

The interiors of the couple's colorful home.Michael Blyde Photography

  • A quirky home absolutely bursting with color in New South Wales, Australia, is for sale for $900,000.
  • Retirees John Fuller and Robyn Mersh say they tried to use recycled materials in their DIY decor.
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When retirees John Fuller and Robyn Mersh moved to New South Wales from Sydney, they knew they wanted their new home to be different.

The exterior of the house.Michael Blyde Photography

After 17 years of living in and working on the house, the couple is putting it on the market for 1.35 million Australian dollars, or about $900,000.

The living room.Michael Blyde Photography
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The bright interiors are largely influenced by the couple's travels around the world, although they also drew inspiration from their friends' homes.

The open-concept kitchen has a pink wall that's decorated with cherry branches made from recycled bottle caps.Michael Blyde Photography

Both Mersh and Fuller have no professional background in art and say that designing their home is a way to express themselves freely.

A Japanese-themed bedroom.Michael Blyde Photography
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They also tried to incorporate recycled materials into the decor wherever they could — like using old newspapers to cover the walls in the guest bedroom.

A bedroom with walls covered in newspaper cuttings.Michael Blyde Photography

"It's nice to reuse things, instead of it all going into the garbage," Mersh said. "There's nothing new in the house — a lot of it is recycled."

The study has fabric-covered ceilings.Michael Blyde Photography
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Even the bathroom walls are covered in a bright DIY mosaic.

The mosaic-style bathroom.Michael Blyde Photography

Both Mersh and Fuller say it's up to the buyer of the house to decide whether they want to keep the decor.

A nook in the corner of the living room has striped walls that the couple painted on their own.Michael Blyde Photography
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The property is solar-powered, and comes with vegetable and fruit gardens, making it the perfect home for someone who wants to live self sufficiently, Fuller said.

The outdoor garden comes with fruit and nut trees.Michael Blyde Photography

Although their future plans aren't set in stone, one thing's for sure: Their next house will definitely be colorful.

The exterior of their colorful house.Michael Blyde Photography
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