Upcycled bohemian chest of drawers

[Shaira]

                  🎄Ho ho it’s Boho🎄

      As the Christmas spirit is in the air it took me back to my memory lane that happened last year this exact time of the year.

 

The beautiful ladies from Srilankan community organised a high tea and I was a part of the decor team. So I decided to present a chest of drawers on Boho - Vintage theme. 

Since the Christmas was around the corner those lovely Christmas Spirit generating colours inspired me a lot so I decided to incorporate those colour palettes into my project still making sure it also meets the chosen theme.

 

 

As usual I followed my usual steps in upcycling the furniture. First I removed all the handles and kept them aside carefully inside a box.

Then I cleaned it thoroughly giving it a wash. Soapy water and a piece of cloth all what I used to clean the surfaces of the furniture. Then spray wipe and clean for the inside drawers.

Well after doing this step I gave a gentle sanding and for the prep I did two quotes of white paint. Left it to dry. 

the following day I gave a gentle sanding just to smoothen it out and then I added the custom made chalk paint . Thanks to Bunnings as usual I was able to gather most of my products from Bunnings. 

 

then I used my imagination to work on each drawers and I was very satisfied with the end results. 

It definitely brought a lot of joy and excitement to the entire space and I couldn’t be happier that day. 

    

[KatieC]

Wow @Shaira! 

You did an amazing job creating boho-inspired décor for your community's high-tea. 

I would love to know, what did you do to give the bottom drawers that gorgeous texture?

Katie

[Shaira]

Thank you so much Katie 

I mixed some water with plaster of Paris and did a texture on the draws with spatula once fully dried I painted n added some beads n eventually I sealed it with varnish 

[KatieC]

What a very clever use of Plaster of Paris @Shaira.

Did you find it hard to use? Did it take a long time to dry? 

Katie

[Shaira]

The usage was very easy and I chose to paint the following day so it was well dried by the time I wanted to paint the drawers 🙂

[Prawns]

Love it! nice work  

[Shaira]

Thank you so much 💐💐💐