Now here's the thing - I really don't like 1930s Oak dark stained furniture at all. Nope, I like beautiful Mahogany, Ebony or Yew, but I hate the way they used to stain Oak. Anyway, Tim inherited his dad's bureau - I've seen better bureaus - ones with leather inside, beautiful compartments, unfortunately this bureau has none of those things. It's pretty much a plain old knackered dark stained bureau. Am I allowed to paint it, am I heck!! So what the hell do I do with such a monstrosity? How can I make it fit in?
Well first of all I fixed it - the hinges were falling off so I filled in the broken wood and put new hinge screws in, then I fixed the 2 handles for the supports with 'no more nails', and added two new knobs.
Next onto hiding the broken bottom section - I decided the best way to do that was to make a curtain and fixing the super easy way by making a channel, screwing in hooks and fixing with netting wire.
The other really super quick way of course to desguise it is to put lots of pretty things on it - my GPO phone, a Huntley & Palmer's rose tin and an old rose sweet tin, the lavender hearts on the handles and of course the union flag.
What do you think? Still a beast or a beauty?
Tonight I am going round my next-door neighbour's for dinner. I'm wearing one of my favourite outfits - this French Connection jumpsuit.
Shoes - Next, necklace - Asda, bracelet - Accessorize, Jumpsuit - French Connection
Have a good evening all and don't forget to enter my
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