Part 1 – Upcycled Bookcase.
Part 2 – Upcycled Cot/Hanging Rack.
Part 3 – Upcycled Chest Box.
Part 4 – Using Patterned Paint Rollers.
Have you caught up or are you fed up?! This is my last post on this project. Just the last few finishing touches really.
Out went this table and chairs. The table top was decoupaged with some paper, but one of the kids had ripped it off. The chairs were big and clumsy, so they went. In there place, we sourced this table and bench, in Ikea. It’s long and has loads of room and doesn’t take up too much space. The bench is ideal for when little buddies come over, as there is loads of room.
I wanted this space to be a crafty space for the kids ( and me if I’m honest !) so we put up some shelving and labelled it, so at least I know whats stored or hidden away from small hands. I got some little white buckets, in IKEA again, cheap as chips, stuck on some washi tape, where they now are storing their colouring pencils/pens etc. I got some coloured frames and used them to hang their drawings and pictures. I had the magnetic board and cork board, again these were from IKEA. I used this space as their craft area and its perfect.
Another purchase form IKEA was this little book case, perfect for their books and I can put it under the table out of the way. I used some spice rack holders for colouring book holders and decorated with some washi tape again. I decorated the little cubby box thingy with a geometic design and it now sits on top of the table, perfect for little cars and trashies.
To give the table the faux marble look, I had some sticky paper stuff from sostrenegrene You just literally peel off the backing and stick to the table. It just takes the white bland look off the table and you don’t see the marks as easily ! Its washable too.
Some pictures were hung at last and the chair got a new throw.
All in all, very pleased with the result and so far the kids are liking it and minding it but we will see how long that lasts!
Till next time !
Maura
PS this is not a sponsored IKEA post, I can only dream ha !
Here’s a section of the wall. You can see the bits where the roller doesn’t quiet meet the skirting board, but I filled these bits in myself later on. What do you think ? We used some paint we had in a light grey, it is recommended you use emulsion paint with them.
Till next time !
Well May is nearly at an end and we are onto June soon, so my time as a co-host of the tag 
Well its not really a pirates chest, the kids think it is, so I just go with the flow! This box actually belonged to my late Uncle. He used it for his tools and later on he used it to store coal and wood blocks for the fire. Yah he wasn’t really into keeping things in good nick! So you can image what kind of state it was in when I got it. I had always admired it and thought it would look great brought back to life so here it is ………………. What do you think ?
First up, I cleaned it and let it air dry, then I got to sanding and low and behold it came up nice, very nice indeed. I love the battered look of it and all the markings just added character. I left on the metal pieces as I was sanding and to be honest the sanding took away a lot of the dirt and grime on these pieces.
I had wanted to try out General Finishes Gel Stain and I had bought the Java stain but it was too dark for this chest so I ended up using Ronseal varnish in Medium Oak, it’s a water based varnish and I applied with it with a brush leaving 24 hours between each coat. I used a total of 3 coats and it just soaked right in. You can see how it was looking here with the stain going on …..
I placed the handles, on either side, in a jar of Coke, yes Cola Cola for a couple of days to see if it would help bring up the brass. I also used brasso on the metal pieces and scrubbed hard. I kinda like how they came up in the end.
I won some lovely goodies from another blogger buddy, Emma from 
