Second furniture project - Done!

Following my previous post I have finally managed to finish the second piece of furniture but it took me slightly longer than I expected. 

I previously worked on this cupboard way back in July 2010 after buying it at auction and was very pleased with it too all stripped and waxed. However times move on and I need to lighten up my living space. So brushes in hand I set about updating it again and with some trepidation it has to be said.

It does look a bit beige in the pictures but the colour is actually called County Grey, an Annie Sloan chalk paint, which I've also added some dark wax to in certain areas. It would look lovely in an off-white room but I'll stick with it for the moment as it is.

It looked especially nice yesterday (Valentines day) when our anniversary came around and I received some flowers.

Oops best ignore the boobies on that card!

Bookcase next!

New for old.

This little cupboard has been sitting around for probably 15 years waiting for me to do something with it, so I finally pulled it out of the shed for a bit of a makeover and it was definitely the worse for wear after the years of neglect. 

So neglected in fact that it had a mouse skeleton inside.

And now - The inside

The outside

And completed with its finishing touches.

A recent buy from the auction also provided me with an opportunity to revamp a bevelled mirror.

Before 

And now.

Hopefully the mirror will now sell on Ebay!

A revamped room

I've been helping my daughter decorate her spare rooms over the last couple of weeks, getting ready for visitors staying with her in May and its turning out to be just what I would like my whole house to look like, when I eventually get a new one!!

Light, bright, airy and so pretty. Hard work from what it was but definitely worth the effort. We painted from the ceiling to floor, literally, including the furniture and wall frames (brought cheaply from the last auction). 

Just the curtains to make now!

Before and after furniture pictures to follow....