A lovely set of patio furniture that had started to rust and looked pretty awful. Wire-brushed, Hammerite black paint applied, metallic acrylic paints applied for grape bunches and leaves on chairs – surrounds of table still to be finished, won’t be long now till its complete. Waaaay cheaper than chucking the old and buying a new set!

A lovely family piece that was tired and in need of love. Sanded, re-painted, re-upholstered in lovely Art Deco material including new wadding for the cushion top.

Probably a 1940’s or 1950’s piece. Wood is lovely but in a small room the dark oak colour just closes everything down. Sanded and re-painted. Washable wallpaper added to top centre section to that any make-up spillages can be easily wiped over. A little bit of bling with the sparkly blue/green diamantes glued on. The mirror is aged and difficult to repair, but I feel a few of the discoloured patches of the mirror just add interest and represent the piece’s age and history.

An old Argos cheapy unit with a scratched top. Sanded. Re-painted. Varnished. Wallpaper added to top with clear fablon on top to make it waterproof for night-time water or tea spillages. New knobs from ebay cheap as anything.

An old late 1950’s fireplace, this was originally in brass and brown and just sat on the wall like a strange alien object. So I made a frame out of skirting boards and dado rail for next-to-nothing. Tiled the base. Originally the tiles were terracotta to match my colour scheme of the moment. Since I changed my scheme I marble-painted the tiles for the turquoise/black effect. The fire itself I used enamel paints to make it mainly black and silver. Mouldings on the sides I purchased and then painted up with metallic paints. So quite a transformation for not much money.