I’m Back!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted...many reasons why but mainly health reasons, home renovations and with this pandemic going on I’ve not been able to source any new pieces. However, as things ease up a little I have been getting back into my groove with furniture refinishing.

I’ve wanted to update our kitchen cabinets for a long time. There was nothing wrong with them except the white was starting to yellow. I’d seen several articles online about people removing the “wrap” from their cabinet doors but I was reluctant to try, just in case it ruined otherwise serviceable cabinets. I finally convinced hubby that we should give it a go and much to our surprise it was a cinch! It took literally two minutes for each door...here’s the video that shows how it’s done.

After removing the wraps it was time to sand, prime and paint each door....quite time consuming but very satisfying! I’d chosen my favourite colour - duck egg blue - and it looked lovely while I was painting in front of our large living room window. Once we rehung the doors in the somewhat dark kitchen it completely changed the colour to a darker blue, which I’m not loving! We decided to live with it for a few weeks but I’ve decided to repaint in a pale grey. I’ll be posting an update on this once it’s finished!

We also did a much needed renovation of our bathroom, which was stuck somewhere in the mid 90s, complete with pine clad ceiling! We had to get a plumber in to hook up the toilet, sink and bath but other than that it was mainly down to hubby. I’m delighted with the outcome...hubby says he’ll never tile again!! 

So, back to furniture painting! I’ve managed to complete several pieces recently and I thought I’d share them with you here. 

I’ve had so many people ask how I achieve the vintage look to the green bureau/desk and the pink bedroom furniture so I thought I’d make a little video to share my process. If you’d like to see other techniques I use please message me and I’ll do my best to oblige. 🙂 For now, I hope you enjoy this one - I’d love to see your results if you try this method!

That’s it for now. I’ll be sharing more of my furniture painting adventures with you in my next post. Thanks for stopping by and please subscribe (at the top of the page) to see future posts, or come visit me on Facebook at Flipz by Sooze.  I can also be found on Instagram, YouTube  and Etsy.

Sooze x