chest of drawers (now with mirror!)

[shonastar]

Update 23/5/12

It only took 18 months to finish lol!! There was a mirror to go with the chest of drawers, and I didn't get round to finishing it until this week, boyfriend was once again complaining about lack of space in garage (all I heard was blah blah blah......but I did come across the mirror)!
Thanks for looking x



Hi all, my boyfriend was upset as this ugly piece of furniture was taking up valuable space in his garage!! I was going to put it on JT, but then I decided to give it a lick of paint. It now has pride of place in our little one's room. Thanks for looking, Shonastar x

[Eibhlin ni Sheambrai]

Hi Shonastar, what a transformation!! Lovely job and great 'upcycling'. Well done, Eibhlin.

[kilk]

well done! great job

[Purplerain]

well done they turned out lovely

[Marie Lee]

its very lovely.

[Chris P]

Fabulous transformation, shonastar. Thanks for sharing!

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Chris P
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[Gormal]

Well done, fab job and everyone is happy! Garage space back, classy storage desk and you should well proud.

[Linn]

Wow thats a beautiful transformation. Thankyou for sharing it.

[shonastar]

Thank you so much for the lovely comments, they've made my day! I have always used gloss paint in the past on wood, but with this one I used acrylic satinwood and I can't recommend it highly enough. I've rarely been happy with the finish I've gotten with gloss, and it's messy. This paint gives a fab finish and you clean the brushes/rollers with soapy water, it makes the job so much easier.

And of course I had paint left over so I used it on another piece of furniture. Will post pics soon!

Thanks again,
Shonastar x

[wickwocks]

what a brillant transformation , fair play to you

[Khublei]

Wow, really cool! Well done.

[clairey85]

wow tats gorgeous well done xx

[miss lilac]

Went painting mad during the summer and by looking at your photos i think I have got the bug again....Think I will chance painting my kitchen chairs and table legs....they are looking grubby....thanks for sharing your " Work of Art"...

[Ragana22]

Well done!

[biddybaxter]

thats fab, well done on keeping the planet greener!

[rushem]

That looks fantastic. Great Job.

[shonastar]

Obviously I couldn't find the same paint, so I mixed up paint I already had, to come up with a similar colour. Have to love cost-nothing-makeovers!

[melissabell]

That's gorgeous!!! well done it looks really French!!!

[TickTock]

Shonastar the chest of drawers looks gorgeous with the finished mirror. I hope someone thinks to pin it on Pinterest, I am not signed up there so I can't.

[shonastar]

Thanks Melissa and Tick tock! I can send you an invite for Pinterest if you like, think I just need your email address if you want to PM me, I absolutely love the site and have pinned a few things I've done x

[Wisteria]

Wow! Fantastic transformation, inspirational to those of us who gets tired of things, buys something new and shiny rather than giving them a new (and much improved) lease of life!

[poguesfan]

this is the nicest piece ive ever seen done on jumbletown, the room looks beautiful and the stools are fab , pack that boyfriend out to live in "his " garage !

[shonastar]

Hi Wisteria and Poguesfan! That was brilliant lol! He gets it into his head every few months that he needs to clean it out, this time round he has started to tile the floor, (bit ridiculous with all the junk in the way!) But every cloud has a silver lining, am hoping to come across more stuff to makeover, I'll keep in mind the idea of turning it into a mancave ha ha xx

[jeep2]

The mirror really makes a great job of it

[mumsy123]

fantastic job .....well worth the work!

[shonastar]

Thanks to jeep2 and Mumsy123 for the kind comments, have to say it's one of my favourite makeovers, only sorry I didn't think to add the mirror months/years ago lol!!

[kljm]

Well done it is absolutely fabulous.

[squeegeyflap]

It's beautiful, I love seeing these type of things!

[Casablanca]

Hi
Fab job. Well done to you. What did you do with the handles and what did you use? I have some nice brass handles and would like silver ones. Is this possible?
Thanks for your time.

[shonastar]

Hi Casablanca, I spray painted the handles, gave them about 3/4 thin coats each, and they've stood the test of time. I'm pretty sure you can get silver spray paint, just make sure its for metal, hope that helps and best of luck x

[Clubby]

As with everything you do its beautiful.

[MattSwart]

That is seriously awesome stuff!!!!!

[AKO5]

Thats a fantastic job you did well done