We've painted several Monks (or Monk's) benches over the years. And that painting record certainly confirms their popularity as a valued item of furniture in the modern home. And This painted monks bench was certainly a popular part of the family home. However, it was certainly on the large side

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Before and After: Painted Drinks Cabinet This particular drinks cabinet has certainly got history on its side. Yes, it's certainly not Chippendale as it dates back only to the 1950s. But it's constructed from solid pine and plywood mouldings. So, it's a very fine example of post-war British furniture craft.

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When you are planning your next bedroom design makeover, you might not consider a limed look shabby chic effect for your furniture. But that might be a mistake. Because it's a very chic look and, it's also pretty simple to achieve, with some very attractive finishes. A Limed Look Shabby

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Dark wax or neutral wax for your shabby chic wax finish? Because it's when we offer the choice of dark wax or neutral wax that we get a perplexed look. And, of course, that's quite natural. What Choice Of Wax For Your Shabby Chic Furniture? Because we get questions along

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Dressers or Welsh dressers are always a popular item of furniture for a shabby chic transformation. That might be because there are a lot of them around, often dating back to the 1970s and 1980s…and sometimes much older! However, their age is really no problem when it comes to you

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Whether it’s a planned re-decoration or a re-decoration job that you’ve just completed, there might be a problem. Because, it’s at one of these two stages that you might discover your old pine furniture just doesn’t seem to go well with the new decor. A Painted Green Cabinet With Dark

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