DIY upcycled wardrobe

Hi everyone!

 You all know how much I love my vintage and shabby chic pieces! Well today I am going to show you my latest upcycled piece of furniture. 

In one of my previous posts I mentioned the end of my 'university days'. On top of that, the amount of clothing I had at my student house in Bristol and my home in Cornwall was crazy! 

Last year I painted a tall boy wardrobe which was so cute and perfect for my room at the time but I didn't consider the size of it when moving home. 

So, for the last few weeks I have been looking for a decent sized wardrobe. My room isn't HUGE so I couldn't have a queen sized, but just enough for my mountain of clothing.

I searched so long on EBay, gumtree and local newspapers for one but I hadn't seen any that I knew were perfect.

Anyway, near my home is a regular carboot on Wednesday and I popped over before my busy shift of waitressing at work. To my surprise, a gentleman with a large van pulled out this retro wardrobe.

Its an Art Deco 1950's gentlemans wardrobe! I must admit, I really hate furniture before it has been shabby chic'd! I paid £20 for it which was amazing!!! For an extra £10 the seller chucked in a matching chest of talk drawers! 

I got the gentleman to deliver to my home and during my whole shift at work I was super excited to crack on with it.

Firstly, I sanded it over to create a grip for the paint. I then washed the inside with a weak bleach mixture to remove the old furniture and must smell. 

I painted it with B&Q's own branded all purpose paint for wood in a duck egg blue colour (my favourite).

Three coats later I was able to rough the edges using sandpaper and create false appearing scratches and knocks.

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Its a perfect fit! I love the round edges because it gives my room a less harsh appearance because the wardrobe is quite big. It looks cute with my stacked suitcases, rabbit light and birdcage!

What do you all think? 

Back Soon,

Rachael 

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'Walkies' in Marazion

So last week I moved back from university after 3 long years in Bristol. So over the Summer I have decided to explore my home town a bit more! I never really appreciated where I lived but having lived in a city, it is nice to be by the seaside too!

Today I went down to Marazion, its a small town close to Penzance and is home to St Michaels Mount - the castle in the sea! 

If the tides in you have to get a boat but I was lucky enough to walk across the cobbled path.

Remember the bad storm we had a few months back? Well that completely ruined the path and today was the first time i have seen it restored! 

The sun was also out and it's been soooooooo HOT! 

Here's me and my partners dog called Connie! She was more interested in running off chasing seagulls!! 

This took us about 10 attempts to get her to keep still! Cute picture though!

I'd recomend you visit this beautiful town! They have a variety of cute chic shops and some lovely pubs too! Perfect weather for a pint of Cornish cider.

Back soon, 

Rachael

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