It seems to me I really favour the red colour. Another piece and again, I was reaching for a red finish. It wasn’t just RED I wanted, I wanted a saturated hot bright full crazy RED. I put together a plan in my head to only use three colours on the drawers: charcoal, red andContinue reading “Dresser LOTUS – Part 2 – The Joy of Old-fashioned Hand Painting”
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Coffee Table JAVA – Part 2 – Decorating using Self-Adhesive Stencil
From the very beginning, the plan was to replace the glass top with a timber inlay that would fit flush with the steel frame. The issues I envisaged were firstly, how to fit the new top discretely with no visible fixings, secondly, how to make it lightweight. Luckily, I found a piece of a 3mmContinue reading “Coffee Table JAVA – Part 2 – Decorating using Self-Adhesive Stencil”
Console EL CAPITAN – Part 1 – Painting with Stencil without Stencil
When Communism collapsed in Poland back in the late 1980s, there appeared lots of street vendors offering numerous Soviet memorabilia on boot sale markets. I was lucky to buy some Russian military emblems. Now I wonder if I can use them on my upcycled furniture. My next object to work on is the solid mahoganyContinue reading “Console EL CAPITAN – Part 1 – Painting with Stencil without Stencil”