Small, Old Wall Organizer

I thought this would be a cute little addition to my study area at home.
The little slot things can hold my study flash cards, and the tiny drawer can hold little random things.
Perfect for a university student with a lot of studying ahead of her this year !

 

The plan with this one is to simply prime it, and paint it a loud colour.
I figure it’s small enough that it’ll be a good object to choose to give the room a pop of something.

Tomorrow I get to go shopping for paint, which is turning into my favourite thing to do.
Really, what’s better than choosing colours !
Although the stand in my last post is now being turned into a tv stand instead of a bench, because my Grandma wants it.
So I’m now making that for her, and sadly she wants it to be a boring white or cream colour.
But I’m sure that’ll turn out fine and I think maybe I’ll change the hardware into a dark brassy colour for some contrast.

I’m still not done sanding the bench/tv stand… it’s taking awhile.
I’m hoping to have it done within this next week before I go on a trip, and before school starts !

Introduction & First Project !

Hello all !
Welcome to my blog “Charm Revamped”
I’ve made this blog to share my love of refurbishing, especially the things I find at flea markets.
I got hooked on this hobby fast, and thought it’d be interesting to share my little adventure with it and possibly even sell some of my pieces !

A little about me:

My name is Ashley, I’m 20 years old,
I’ve just moved to the beautiful Okanagan in BC, Canada. And I’m attending class at UBCO, majoring in Zoology.
This refurbishing thing is new to me, but I’m already hooked. I love using it as a creative outlet and I love creating things.

I’m not quite sure of my furniture style yet,
I love quirky things, bright colours, and unexpected details.
But I also love simple, clean, classic items.
I think the things I create will reflect that.

So here is the first that I’ve worked on!
It’s an old desk that used to belong to my Grandpa, and before that it belonged to his Mom.
The wood is walnut, and the paint is what my Grandma says is “strong boat paint”. That was fun to get off.

I knew I wanted a bright colour, especially because my new place has dark floors and I need something to stand out, and brighten up the place.
I also wanted something that wasn’t too crazy that it wouldn’t match anything else.

So I decided on a tiffany blue colour, and on a whim decided to also paint the hardware a metallic silver colour.

I’m super pleased with how it came out.
I think it looks bright, yet clean and classic.
I’ve also painted the chair this colour, but I’m going to make a cushion for it first before I show that =] .

What do you think?