Friday, 17 May 2013

Prettifying

Have you ever bought anything which you like so much and find so pretty that it makes you want to prettify and tidy other things you have? Well, this happened to me last weekend...

I found this little trinket box in our local Shelter shop last Saturday and completely fell in love with it. I thought it would be perfect for storing small pieces of jewellery like rings etc. So for the price of £1.75, it came home with me...

The wooden box above I have had for at least ten years, probably longer, and use it to keep jewellery and trinkets in. (It was bought in Ikea and they still sell something similar). It is functional, but not very pretty. I couldn't have my new sweet little trinket box sitting beside it in it's present state! So, I (and my little helper, Miss M) set about giving the little wooden chest a makeover...

First it was painted pink using the rest of the little tester pot of paint we used to paint Miss M's embroidery hoop recently. Miss M did the painting for me, she just loves to paint...

Then I used the decopatch paper I had left from my little chair makeover to completely cover the box and the drawers. I am really happy with how it has turned out...

Here it is in the little alcove in our bedroom where I keep all my nice things - jewellery and perfume and things. I really should have taken a photograph of the alcove before the prettifying as it was really quite a mess and not very pretty at all! Anyway, I am very happy with how it looks now and am very glad that I found the little trinket box and that it inspired me to make my little space nice.

Hope everyone has a really great weekend, whatever you are up to :)

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24 comments:

  1. Hannapat17 May 2013 at 10:51

    It has turned out gorgeous!! I love the paper you have used for it. I have something similar (but bit bigger which avaits the same tlc). I love what you've done. Happy weekend xo

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  2. Lillie and Moss17 May 2013 at 12:29

    What a fun makeover! It came out really pretty!

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  3. Vintage Sheet Addict17 May 2013 at 13:34

    Love it, I'm going to cover mine with vintage wallpaper! :) x

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  4. Jo17 May 2013 at 14:51

    Ahh! decopatch,it's magic stuff. I am in love with it. Jo x

    http://joeveryday19.blogspot.co.uk/

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  5. forgetmenotsblue17 May 2013 at 15:17

    How lovely. You've done a wonderful job there. I really like you charity shop find its so pretty and such a bargain x

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  6. Gillian Roe17 May 2013 at 16:07

    You've transformed that little ikea set of drawers! We have a couple of those in the garage - I'm wondering if I can empty them of nails and screws and dead spiders and do what you've done... x

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  7. Anonymous17 May 2013 at 18:28

    Oh that looks lovely... what a lucky find too :)

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  8. Anonymous17 May 2013 at 19:39

    What an inspirational thing to do
    Pretty flying at its best

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  9. Meredith17 May 2013 at 20:05

    Very lovely.
    Hugs to you,
    Meredith

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  10. Julie17 May 2013 at 21:22

    I have that set of drawers too and mine is full of threads and buttons and other crafty bits. It used to belong to my daughter so is painted pink and has cartoon stickers on the drawers! Yours is much prettier. x

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  11. the linen cloud17 May 2013 at 22:24

    Lovely ... and what a pretty makeover ... Bee xx

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  12. Joy17 May 2013 at 23:17

    Well your little trinket dish proved to be very inspirational for you - what a gorgeous little set of drawers you and Miss M have turned out! A lovely match for your little chair - and what a cute little alcove, I might add! Joy x

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  13. Jennifer Hays18 May 2013 at 00:17

    It looks beautiful. I really love it.

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  14. Heather 18 May 2013 at 07:24

    hello, nice to meet you! your box looks lovely, I've never tried the decopatch paper, looks good. I love your apple brooch too, really fab, Heather x

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  15. Unknown18 May 2013 at 07:48

    I love the drawers, I used to have boxes like this- but yours so much prettier. Have a lovely weekend.

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  16. Unknown18 May 2013 at 14:29

    So so pretty! Decopatch is like waving a magic wand! I'm looking at my daughter's plain wood dresser...chrissie x

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  17. Elisabeth18 May 2013 at 19:07

    Oh so pretty! I want to try some decopatching on some things I've got too :) xx

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  18. Unknown18 May 2013 at 21:29

    What a transformation ... beautiful!! x

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  19. Jay18 May 2013 at 21:51

    You've done a fabulous job on the drawers, I would certainly have bought them at that price and probably have painted them but would never have thought to cover them, they look gorgeous!

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  20. The Faerie Factory19 May 2013 at 18:52

    So pretty :)

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  21. My Norfolk Life19 May 2013 at 21:39

    That's wonderful! So very pretty as is the trinket box.
    Claire

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  22. Anonymous19 May 2013 at 21:45

    You've done a pretty makeover job! Liefs Else X

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  23. Hazels Crochet22 May 2013 at 10:33

    Oh that is so pretty, you have done well in prettifying thing :D

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  24. Nicole22 May 2013 at 22:32

    I've got those drawers too! And some of the long ones from Ikea which I painted (badly) and I'm now thinking decoupaging would work really well on. Very pretty indeed :)

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