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Revamping a Vintage Sideboard: A DIY Guide for a Modern Look
June 22, 2024
How to Clean Furniture Before Painting: A Step-by-Step Guide
March 13, 2024
Revamp a Vintage Chest of Drawers with Stencils PLUS FREE STENCILLING CHEAT SHEET!
Let's revamp this vintage chest of drawers with various methods including applying decoupage paper, painting, and finishing touches like stencilling, glazing, and waxing to add depth....
January 29, 2024
Mid-Century Modern Makeover: Transforming a Meredew Chest of Drawers Tallboy
A 1960s seven-drawer tallboy undergoes a transformation from a worn piece to a stylish statement with a rich satin finish, black Frenchic paint edges, and gold accents. The restoration involved meticulous prep, sanding, and finishing, preserving...
January 2, 2024
Transforming A Plant Stand From Drab to Fab!
We share our first ever furniture flip which involved turning this drab plant stand into something fabulous, using Dixie Belle chalk paint and peacock feather decoupage paper. We walk you through the process step by step...
January 2, 2024
Breathe New Life into Your Tired Furniture with a Hardware Makeover!
You can easily refresh and personalize your furniture by painting the hardware. Gather tools like a screwdriver, cleaning supplies, sandpaper, primer, paint, brushes/spray cans, and more. Follow steps to remove and clean the hardware, prep for...
November 20, 2023
Upcycling Furniture: A Guide to Finding Affordable Treasures in the UK
Upcycling furniture is an affordable and eco-friendly method to create unique home pieces. In the UK, upcyclers can utilise resources like charity shops, boot sales, online marketplaces, local community groups, Freecycle, and architectural salvage yards to...
November 20, 2023
The Art of Furniture Packing: A Comprehensive Guide for Courier Shipping
Brenda, a furniture artist, suggests gathering the necessary packing supplies such as cardboard boxes, packing paper, bubble wrap, packing tape, moving blankets, pallet wrap, strapping tape and labels. She advises to clean and dry the furniture,...
DIY Project: How to save a water-damaged table top with decoupage!
In this post, we will be decoupaging the top of a badly water damaged mid-century G Plan Long John nesting table. Normally, we would try and restore G Plan pieces, but sadly this table was just...