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Category Archives: Furniture

Jun172019Jun 17 2019

Easy & Cheap DIY – Coffee Table Top Made from Pallets

Our old coffee table didn’t really work for the living room anymore. The beauty of upcycling and re-using old furniture is that you can change it again and again if you change your mind or decor! I decided to create a new table top from pallets I had at home. Don’t worry, I didn’t completely… Read More

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Jan22019Jan 2 2019

Update an Old Wardrobe to Create More Storage

This old wardrobe was left in the house by the home owners.  As most of all our money went on decorating our home, updating and completely transforming our bathroom, getting the walls re-plastered there was little money left for the furniture. We kept the wardrobe as it was for a while as we hoped we… Read More

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Dec52018Dec 5 2018

How (not) to Upholster a Pink Velvet Wing Back Armchair

You have probably seen my bedroom makeover post, in which I promised I would share with you how I re-upholstered the pink velvet armchair, so here goes. I was putting this chair project off for ages, until it was the last project on my to-do list. I was dreading it and for a good reason… Read More

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Sep182018

How to Use a Finish Max Paint Sprayer and Bookshelf Update

You know how much I love painting and upcycling old furniture.  Paint can transform an old piece and turn it into something new and beautiful again.  Sometimes there are pieces that can be quite tricky to paint, like chairs with endless spindles or wicker furniture and baskets.  Sometimes you simply want to get a smooth… Read More

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Sep132018

How to Transform Chest of Drawers using Pallets and Paint

As you know I love to re-use and upcycle most things.  It will not come as no surprise that this chest of drawers was getting it’s second makeover in the space of 4 years! We got this chest of drawers for free as it came from an old hospital and basically would have gone straight… Read More

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Aug142018

Chair Makeover in a Few Easy Steps

You may be thinking, that you have seen this chair makeover before and you won’t be wrong! This is the second time I will be upholstering it for our house.  I did this chair around 3 years ago and used a shabby chic fabric (cringe at the photos!). The times (and decor in the house)… Read More

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Aug72018Mar 12 2019

Make the Most of a Small Bedroom by Creating Custom Storage Space

If you read my blog or follow my Instagram you know we are busy decorating our bedroom!  We are doing one project at a time and today I will be showing you, how we made the most of the space in our bedroom and had a custom storage built! This room has such awkward walls… Read More

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Jul132018Jul 13 2018

Create a Unique Dressing Table Top from Salvaged Pallets

Our bedroom makeover is slowly taking shape and being transformed from old and outdated to dark and modern space! We had some furniture left from the old owners and even though it was sturdy and still in good shape, it took up too much space. The old dressing table took up most of the wall space… Read More

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Jun252018

Giving and Old Chest of Drawers a New Lease of Life

When we decided on updating our bedroom, I didn’t quite expect to go all out for it and change pretty much everything.. We have been in our house for almost two years and had neglected our bedroom, the place that should be our haven! One thing lead to another and we are now completely transforming… Read More

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May222018

DIY How to Create a Diamond Tufted Upholstered Headboard

Our bedroom makeover is slowly taking shape and I am happy to report that the headboard is finally done.  If you follow me on Instagram you would have seen my stories as I was making it! I had no idea what I was doing as it was my first ever diamond tufted upholstered headboard. It… Read More

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Apr182018Jun 19 2018

Turning Old and Damaged Bedside Cabinets into Beautiful Pieces using Decoart Paint

I am part of a DecoArt Bloggers outreach programme and as you know I am always excited to try out new products and paints.  I am a huge fan of chalk and milk paint, but I have always said there is no one paint that fits all projects.  For this particular makeover, I knew I… Read More

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Oct232017Feb 19 2026

Turn an Ordinary Coffee Table into an Amazing Statement Piece

Today’s post almost didn’t happen.. Why? As with most of my more ambitious, “jumping in the deep end” and “no idea what I am doing” projects, I am never entirely sure whether my vision will come to life or my project will turn into a disaster.. Thankfully, this time it sort of worked!! After weeks… Read More

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Oct22017Oct 23 2017

Ombre Effect on Furniture and OFMP GIVEAWAY

I am so excited to share this post with you as I not only have an amazing furniture transformation in store for you but also a fabulous GIVEAWAY!!!!! How fantastic is that?? As you know I am a brand blogger for the Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company (check out my other posts below), so I get to… Read More

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Jul172017Aug 1 2017

Dark Beauty – Plain Bedside Cabinet Makeover

Today I am sharing with you another fun furniture makeover using the Old Fashioned Milk Company Products* (OFMP).  Last month I showed you the sideboard I painted using OFMP in Pitch Black, OFMP in Snow White.  If you missed it, you can see the sideboard makeover here.  Today’s makeover will be using the exact same colours,… Read More

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Jun192017Feb 19 2026

Sideboard Makeover using OFMP

Hi everyone, so you remember back in February I announced I would be joining a bunch of talented bloggers and became a Brand Blogger for the Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company.  I know it has been a while, but due to some issues with home renovations (bathroom!!) and my order mix up I haven’t been… Read More

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May162017Sep 11 2017

DIY Blog Challenge – Thrift Store Upcycle

I joined a group of some like-minded bloggers who are taking part in a monthly DIY challenge.  This month’s challenge was to find an item in a local thrift store/charity shop and give it a makeover. As you know I love upcycling (and visiting thrift stores) so this month’s challenge was right up my street!

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It’s so nice to look back and see how far we’ve co It’s so nice to look back and see how far we’ve come.. I knew this house was special from the day we stepped our foot in but my head kept overthinking - are we crazy to take on project this big ?? Maybe .. maybe not 🥰 5 years on this house has taught me many lessons and is definitely my happy place .. 
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Adding a bit of colour to our home .. so excited a Adding a bit of colour to our home .. so excited as you can see .. 💛 🌞 💛
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Anyone who has done a renovation project will tell Anyone who has done a renovation project will tell you it is bloody hard work. It is not fun living in dust trust me …Having done all the hard work on this house, I can finally look back and think yes I can do all that but you know what I don’t want to 😂 we have still plenty of things to do but I am definitely taking my time and not letting the house take over .. I can do it all but I don’t want to .. well at least not all of the time .. weekends are also for enjoying yourself even if the Billy makeover has taken me nearly two months … 😜 
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It’s so exciting to find gems hiding under the old It’s so exciting to find gems hiding under the old carpets when you are renovating … is it Victorian tiles, is it beautiful parquet … ?? not what we ended up with 😂 it took me forever to remove these Lino tiles - I have no idea what was used to stick them down but they were solid 🙈
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Disaster on Sunday morning 🤦🏻‍♀️… not sure how or Disaster on Sunday morning 🤦🏻‍♀️… not sure how or when but the paint tin got knocked over and the paint was making its way down the tumble dryer … that’s what you get for dumping everything in this space ..Here I am trying to save as much paint as I can, desperately scooping it back into the tin… it does look like something straight out of an episode of Dexter! 😜😂
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Our (now) beautiful bedroom … I finally put up the Our (now) beautiful bedroom … I finally put up the artwork on “my side” of the room and it finally feels finished … even thought it’s not (we are saving for a carpet) swipe to see the before & during .. ♥️ so proud of how this room turned out- most of the furniture is upcycled and we built the wardrobe ourselves too 💪🏼 it’s now finally time to enjoy this cosy room 💤 
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Floor to ceiling cabinets = extra storage .. we or Floor to ceiling cabinets = extra storage .. we order almond milk in bulk so this is the perfect storage space 👌🏼 

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Custom wardrobe - yes please but make it budget fr Custom wardrobe - yes please but make it budget friendly version 😜 we built this with zero experience and although we love it and saved over 5k I’m in no rush to do it again … 
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September so far has been a mixture of fun, relaxi September so far has been a mixture of fun, relaxing and a few DIYs.. decided that it is worth celebrating small wins and every day moments that me me happy so sharing my September “wins” with you .. ♥️ tell me one thing that made you smile in September ✨🫶

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