Butlers Tray - Before and After

This is a recent makeover I did for a client...she brought me this butler's tray which I believe was originally sold as an 'outdoor' piece of furniture, and was stained with teak oil.  Here is what it looked like...

Nice enough, but just didn't fit the french country theme my client was after.  I gave it a good sanding to remove the teak oil, then sprayed it liberally with Oil and Grease Remover, to make sure the paint would adhere (having learnt the hard way about oil contaminating wooden furniture!) before priming it with Zinsser BIN.  I painted it with Resene Pearl Lusta, gave it a light distressing and here it is now...

A simple paintjob really makes all the difference to the feel of a piece :)

It can transform a piece of furniture that is just functional and useful, into something that you love as well.

xx Karen

Millie's Trays

Recently Millie contacted me and said she had two Rimu serving trays that, whilst useful, no longer fitted in with her decor or taste.  

Here they are:

She asked that I paint one of them in a French Cream distressed style, and the other, which has a tongue and groove base, 

be painted in the same colours and style as my  Duck Egg Distressed Hutch

in particular, this part...

So away I went, waved some magic with my paintbrush, sandpaper and wax, and here they are!

(Oops!  How did those toes get in there!? LOL)

 There you have it...a nice simple update to some useful but plain trays, that are bound to get much more use now they look pretty!

xx Karen