First up, a marble-topped wash stand - £55 from a local junk yard. Not sure what colour to do this - the current favourite is a grey with an Antoinette pink underneath.
Next, a small oak table - £45 from an antique centre and currently unpainted. Maybe another grey item, or perhaps a blue with a white wash over the top so the grain shows through.
Then a kitchen shelf unit - £45 from the same antique centre. This should just about fit in a space in the kitchen in France.
The oak table, marble-topped washstand and the kitchen shelf unit
And a shelf / coat hanger - £55. This has already been painted in some sort of chalk paint and might only need a thin white overlay and some new waxing.
The shelf / hanger sitting on top of the other new stuff - already quite a nice colour
I had also bought a French mirror that I planned to paint in a two-toned grey. However, I forgot to take a "before" photo of that and mirrors are really quick to paint, so this piece is already finished!
I have also finished a small mirror that I brought home from mum's the other week. What was dark wood is now a rather attractive grey/white/dark varnish mix.
The original mirror on the left. Next to it is a smaller mirror with a cupboard underneath. This doesn't need any work other than a clean up as it has really nice inlay in the wood.
The mirror post-painting
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