Hello and welcome to blog post number 1!
I might as well start off by telling you a bit about myself and why I decided to start this blog.
I'm Rachel (you will see me in the picture to your right - I'm the one with blonde hair, not the white fluffy one), I'm 25 and I live in Derby, UK.
By day I am a journalist (despite the stereotypes, I try to be a nice person). By night I am a vegetarian, animal-loving, yoga-doing weirdo.
That makes me sound like I'm away with the fairies. I'm not. Really.
Anyway...
Since the start of 2012, I've moved house four times. It's a crazy amount and, believe me, has nearly led to a breakdown on several occasions. (I'm not going to bore you with why I moved so many times. Honestly, you don't want to know!)
During this crazy nomad lifestyle, I had to get rid of a lot of furniture.
Then in March this year, I moved into a lovely little house with my boyfriend - and we made the decision to stay put.
Unfortunately we were left with very little furniture.
Now, you'd think we could just buy some more - but we're both journalists, a profession famously low-paid, so it wasn't quite that simple.
That's when I decided I would search high and low for free or very cheap furniture and put my mark on it.
I'll tell you now, I'm not an artist and I've never particularly considered myself creative - but the more I decorated furniture, I came to realise how much I bloody loved doing it!
I started scouring the internet for ideas and I loved coming across upcycling blogs.
Now I've decided to start my own little blog to showcase what I do and to hopefully give ideas to other upcyclers who want to give new life to grotty furniture on a budget.
I definitely do not see myself as an expert, and I'm still learning about the techniques behind upcycling. But hopefully I can share my upcycling journey with the world wide web and I'd love to hear other people's ideas and tips.
Before I go, here are some things you should know about my upcycling projects:
1) I LOVE bright colours. (So much that I had to capitalise and underline the word.) When I'm choosing paint, I'm always attracted to bold colours. That's not to say I will never try French-esque shabby chic one day, but I thought I should warn you. I hope this love for bright colours doesn't translate into "garish". Please tell me if it does.
2) Since I started restoring furniture, I have grown to detest pine. Paint over it, I say!
3) Generally, I am a tightwad (ask my friends and family, they will confirm this). For this reason, I try to do things as cheap as possible.
So, with that out of the way... enjoy!
Rachel x
I might as well start off by telling you a bit about myself and why I decided to start this blog.
I'm Rachel (you will see me in the picture to your right - I'm the one with blonde hair, not the white fluffy one), I'm 25 and I live in Derby, UK.
By day I am a journalist (despite the stereotypes, I try to be a nice person). By night I am a vegetarian, animal-loving, yoga-doing weirdo.
That makes me sound like I'm away with the fairies. I'm not. Really.
Anyway...
Since the start of 2012, I've moved house four times. It's a crazy amount and, believe me, has nearly led to a breakdown on several occasions. (I'm not going to bore you with why I moved so many times. Honestly, you don't want to know!)
During this crazy nomad lifestyle, I had to get rid of a lot of furniture.
Then in March this year, I moved into a lovely little house with my boyfriend - and we made the decision to stay put.
Unfortunately we were left with very little furniture.
Now, you'd think we could just buy some more - but we're both journalists, a profession famously low-paid, so it wasn't quite that simple.
That's when I decided I would search high and low for free or very cheap furniture and put my mark on it.
I'll tell you now, I'm not an artist and I've never particularly considered myself creative - but the more I decorated furniture, I came to realise how much I bloody loved doing it!
I started scouring the internet for ideas and I loved coming across upcycling blogs.
Now I've decided to start my own little blog to showcase what I do and to hopefully give ideas to other upcyclers who want to give new life to grotty furniture on a budget.
I definitely do not see myself as an expert, and I'm still learning about the techniques behind upcycling. But hopefully I can share my upcycling journey with the world wide web and I'd love to hear other people's ideas and tips.
Before I go, here are some things you should know about my upcycling projects:
1) I LOVE bright colours. (So much that I had to capitalise and underline the word.) When I'm choosing paint, I'm always attracted to bold colours. That's not to say I will never try French-esque shabby chic one day, but I thought I should warn you. I hope this love for bright colours doesn't translate into "garish". Please tell me if it does.
2) Since I started restoring furniture, I have grown to detest pine. Paint over it, I say!
3) Generally, I am a tightwad (ask my friends and family, they will confirm this). For this reason, I try to do things as cheap as possible.
So, with that out of the way... enjoy!
Rachel x
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