Is your furniture looking a little worse for wear? Instead of throwing old items out, give them a new lease of life with a quick and creative makeover. A lick of paint, a strip of wallpaper or even a simple Sharpie pen can transform tired items into treasured pieces in no time at all. With a bit of elbow grease, some imagination and minimal expense, you'll end up with a completely unique home interior or why not flip your furniture and sell it on to make money for more homewares – win-win!
Upholstering a headboard might sound like a daunting project, but it's actually a relatively painless DIY project. You'll need to remove the headboard before beginning, which could prove to be the trickiest part. Then you'll need to source some one-inch foam, wadding and fabric. Cut the foam to size and glue it in place before affixing the wadding and finally the fabric to the headboard using a staple gun. If you don't quite have the skills, fabric glue will also do the job – just ensure the fabric is taut.
Rattan furniture is hot right now, but you don't need to break the bank in order to create an on-trend interior. This stunning cabinet was quickly transformed by the team at Furniture And Choice, by simply removing and replacing the inner door sections with a roll of cane webbing. They also painted the unit in a deep, contrasting black hue and finished it with chic golden handles.
If you want to bring on-trend metallics into your homeworking space without compromising on style, rose gold is the hue to choose. Warm and welcoming, this Rust-Oleum upcycle brings a plain metal desk bang up to date in this pretty pastel scheme.
Animal print isn't going anywhere fast, so we're delighted that Annie Sloan and her resident paint experts have come up with this gorgeous leopard print upcycle project. The effect is created by layering paint and wax – a technique inspired by traditional batik printmaking.
Challenged with the task of upcycling a charity store find, blogger Medina Grillo chose this mid-century dresser. She started by sanding it, and after the initial plan of stencilling half circles along the bottom drawer didn't turn out as she envisioned, she turned to plan B. After sanding off the paint, she stained two-thirds of the piece with a dark wax. Once dry she applied white chalk paint to the bottom drawer using a dry brush technique, applying the paint in quick upward motions. The result, a cool ombré effect!
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