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The three shelves unit
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The distressed cabinet
Second life for this wooden little cabinet.It is painted and distressed using different paint colours from Farrow & Ball (main one is VARDO n288) and coloured wax from Liberon (I have been a huge fan for many years)The top has been sanded and oak varnished (loving to discover the wood colour).The all unit is waxed for extra protection. It has two shelves on the inside. The knobs are brand new (probably found at Anthropologie. I have a massive collection of knobs). The hinges are are brand new too now. Dimensions: Length: 65 cm Width: 44 cm Height: 76 cm It is a great unique little distressed cabinet. It can easily…
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The other distressed cabinet
New life for this wooden cabinet. I thinks this one had many lives before it arrived at my studio. The ex owner told me that it travelled from France like 10ish years ago… and guess what, I love that! A furniture with stories to tell! So when I got it it was all painted in white. Here is a picture of how it was after I started sanding the top. This unit has one wooden shelf on the inside and two large drawers. Dimensions: Length: 87 cm Width: 49 cm Height: 91.5 cm I had a great blue colour from Farrow & Ball at the studio and most of all…
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The blue patterned sideboard
This sideboard was left behind after a moving. All green. Beautiful shape. But green. Green, green, green! I do not like this kind of green, and it was so badly painted. Sooooo I sanded it. I wanted to re-discover the color of wood. It was a long way to finally make all this green paint disappeared. I liked this blue paint that I had found a while ago. Also in a shop I found this beautiful patterned blue and white wallpaper. It was time to use it! I also did not know what to do about the knobs. Keeping them or not keeping them, that was the question. As I…
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The mosaic coffee table
From a second hand table to a unique stylish coffee or side table. This table was a rescue. I do not remember from where exactly (donation? Market?). It was like this: a tripod table, made in MDF, painted with some stencil paintings. It took me a while to finish it as I am never too sure about what colour or what material to use… As usual I start, I change, I stop, I change again … I guess it depends of my mood, my desires or even the weather… I created the design on its top using broken tiles. It reminds me of the first table I have upcycled years…
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Furniture and tiles
Over the years, I have been upcycling all sort of furniture. A material that I discovered many years ago was tiles. Tiles as we know it, are mostly used on bathroom walls, floor or kitchen, but for me tiles can simply be broken and use on furniture and I love it. My story with tiles started that day of 2009 with my grandma bistro table. The tray was broken, and grandma did not really know what to do with it, so I offered her to try something and this something made be transformed my mum’s coffee table, and so many other furniture since. Here is a little gallery of those…
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The tiny London flat
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The tiny London flat
A friend of mind bought himself a cute tiny flat years ago, here in South London. He wanted my help to re-decorate the kitchen but most of all and what I really enjoyed doing, was my mosaic touch in there. He really liked my upcycled mosaic tables and wanted something unique for his flat. I will not show you the whole flat but only what I did with the window ledges. There are two windows sharing the same ledge in the leaving room and the bedroom has two windows with two ledges. We picked the colours together and I broke the tiles… This is what I did. Some very unique…
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Furniture and tiles
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The little nursery wardrobe
I like to use old furniture to create something special as it becomes a unique piece. Here is a unique little wardrobe that I have upcycled a while ago. Here is how I one day found it. I loved its doors and its shape straight away! After thinking about what to do about it, I decided to give it a big change: I wanted it to become a little wardrobe (why not?). A cute little nursery wardrobe for a little one or simply a little linen wardrobe. No more dark colours, I wanted it looking light and sweet! I love to use wallpaper on a furniture, and I love nature…
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The dressing table
This cutie came from a friend. She could not keep it anymore. The table was all white. Cute though! I decided to give it some changes: I painted it in blue, then in light green, then I distressed it, and I waxed it. I found new knobs for the two drawers and the mirror (to hang up jewellery, necklaces, etc…) and I found some fabric that I thought would be perfect with! I really like these little birds! Et voilà! This is a unique piece of furniture. **No longer available. This cutie has found a new home**
