Frequently Asked Questions - Can you paint my furniture?

I can paint your furniture for you in any colour/ finish of your choice.

I use a variety of high quality paint brands so the choice is limitless!

I can also help with paint sample sticks to get that perfect colour match and can offer help with design advice.

I can paint any furniture for you, whether it be dark wood furniture that you would like lighter, orange pine furniture or dated furniture needing a more modern look.

I can also arrange collection and delivery of your furniture.

Just send me an email or give me a call. I look forward to chatting with you.

Yes, we deliver UK wide. We deliver locally ourselves and use trusted insured couriers to deliver further afield throughout the UK.

When we deliver personally, we will set up your furniture if needed in your home to make sure you are completely happy with it. We don’t just do doorstop deliveries.

Please get in touch for a delivery quote.

Our lead time varies a bit depending on what we have booked in our commission diary. However, we will advise you of our lead time when you enquire.

We generally can fit most commission clients in within 4 weeks, sometimes much quicker.

You can begin with filling out the enquiry form on the website or simply give me a call for a chat about the process.

I start out asking for some photos and dimensions of your furniture and any design/ colour ideas you may have.

We then can chat through/ message about different colour/ finishes options.

We then take a small booking deposit to book you in our commission diary at a mutually convenient time.

We can quote to collect and deliver back the furniture too.

We then send progress photos at each stage of the process checking you are happy.

No, you don’t need to do any prep before bringing the piece of furniture to us or when we collect it.

Prep is a really important part of our refinishing process and we carry out a deep clean, sand and prep prior to starting painting any of our furniture.

I use a variety of different high quality paint brands and am not tied to any one paint supplier.

So I use eggshells, mineral paints and various brands from Little Greene, to Fusion mineral paint, Farrow & Ball plus a few others.

That’s fine! I understand the idea of having a piece of furniture painted can seem scary.

But trust that you are in safe hands and I will guide you along the process from start to finish.

I can supply paint sample sticks for you to look at in your own home/ own lighting and also suggest colour brands and palettes I think would compliment your colour scheme.

Yes, I can!

I provide a sourcing service as I often get asked to help find that elusive piece that you just cant find on the High Street!

I can look for a suitable piece, if I haven’t already got anything suitable in my current stock.

I can then send you photos and dimensions and an approx guide price for it once upcycled to see if it will fit your brief.

I often get asked this question!

The key to painting furniture and making it durable and able to stand the test of time, is all in the preparation and finish.

I pride myself on thorough preparation of all my furniture before a paint brush gets anywhere near it!

I only use the best quality products and paints too which I know I can trust.

I am a bit of a perfectionist too, so the finish has to be high quality.

Almost any solid piece of furniture can be upcycled. I typically work with dining tables, chairs, dressers, bedroom furniture, sideboards etc.

If it’s made of wood and has good bones, it can usually be transformed beautifully!

Yes!

I can upcycle any furniture. I often get asked to upcycle and lighten dark pieces of furniture that no longer suit the room. It’s amazing how changing the colour and look of a piece can transform a home.

And yes, I can also update that ‘orange pine’ furniture for you too! I can strip and sand the varnish away and give it a new lease of life.

• Check out my blog all about upcycling dark wood furniture with some inspiration photos - See my Blog page.

Yes, we can co-ordinate with your existing furniture. We can match your kitchen cabinetry colours or furniture colours and even look to tone in with any existing wood tones or worktop colours.

This can be useful if you are looking to introduce some new furniture to your kitchen or living rooms and want it all to co-ordinate harmoniously.

We use colour sample sticks that we send to you to match up or carry out consultations to help advise on this.

So rest assured a co-ordinated room scheme is definitely achievable.

We are very competitive with our pricing for commissions.

Clients are often surprised at how reasonable upcycling a piece of furniture is compared to replacing and buying new. And often clients cant find an equally suitable or solid, well-made piece brand new.

We offer a free quotation service and can provide an estimate very quickly, so if you are just trying to get an idea of costs, please just get in touch and we can help.

Yes, we can lighten the colour of your furniture. We have upcycled many pieces of oak and pine furniture which maybe has gone orangey or darkened over time.

We can lighten the wood tones with sanding/stripping down then staining or paint washes or paint colours.

This is a great way to make your furniture more contemporary and timeless.

You will see examples of pieces we have finished like this on our Gallery page and Commissions page.

You can always send me some photos of your furniture if you would like my ideas, opinions on how we could modernise it for you.