Have you ever walked into a thrift store and cast your eyes on something that you have recently seen in the shops?? After an impromptu stop at my local thrift shop, these sweet drawers presented themselves! I couldn’t believe what my eyeballs were seeing because they were brand new and looked like they had stepped straight […]
5 Favourite Furniture Makeovers
One of the many things I love about painting is making over furniture for my clients. It might be a small table or a large cabinet or even as simple as a picture frame. So I thought it would be fun to put a collection together some of my 5 Favourite Furniture Makeovers that I […]
Vintage Farmhouse Chalkboard Suitcase
This project was a hard one for me because you see I painted my Raggedy Ginger Cookie Suitcase 10 years ago… yes 10 years ago!! (Where has the time gone?!!) My business name Raggedy Bits, came about because I just loved all things to do with Rag Dolls and Gingerbreads. That was even longer ago! […]
Farmhouse Bakery Ikea Stool Makeover
Here’s to Winter being over soon here in Australia!!! I am so looking forward to getting back out into my studio in the warmth and tackle so many large projects that I have had to put on hold! My list of smaller “to do” projects is getting smaller and I am glad that I finally […]
Twinkle Twinkle Kids Table and Chair
One of my most favourite part of furniture makeovers would have to be when working on kids furniture! To see the absolute delight of my little customers after they see their new chair or table or rocking horse or dollhouse makes what I do so much special. This was the case with this Twinkle Twinkle Kids Table […]
Repurposed Farmhouse Plate Rack
Over the weekend, I gave my kitchen a declutter and a BIG clean! Meaning alllll of those huge big jobs, like cleaning the oven, kitchen cabinet tops, pulled everything out of each cupboard, cleaned and purged! BIG job but I am so glad I did it! Right at the very back of one of my […]
The Best Way to Distress Furniture
Do you ever look at a piece of furniture after having spent hours on prepping and then painting, break out in a cold sweat because it’s time to distress it? Scared you’re going to ruin your piece furniture? Well, let me let you in on a little secret…When I first started giving furniture a new […]
Farmhouse Stand
Some time ago a bought a sweet writers desk at a local garage sale. After sitting in my studio for about 6 months I went to retrieve it and start working on it and it was in two pieces! I’m not sure how or when it happened but it stayed there in pieces. Until now, […]
DIY Mirror Kitchen Sign
I’ve had this old mirror sitting in my studio for I don’t know how long! It once was a dresser mirror, which I removed as it was all crazed and converted the frame part into a chalkboard for my market stall. It’s great to let people know that I do furniture makeovers and also hold painting classes. […]
Aussie Stool Makeover
When this stool first came to me, it was in need of a fresh coat of paint and some lovin! It was scuffed badly and looked like it had been very well loved before landing in my car! My first initial instinct was to paint it white and then stencil something onto the top. If […]
DIY Dresser Mirror Hook
A little while back now, I made my Farmhouse Drawer Caddy out of a disappointing find at an online garage sale. But rather than throwing her to the kerb, I decided to try and salvage some of her sweet features. The last piece left was her sweet mirror! So here began my Dresser Mirror Hook project.
Rocking Horse Makeover
Who else had a rocking horse growing up? My brother and I had a red one and boy did we travel some miles (well pretend miles) with lots of giggles along the way! So when this guy became available at a local online Garage sale, I was instantly taken back to these fun times with […]
Butlers Tray Makeover
Like with most things that I come across they are dated and looking a little sad and worn. Part of the joy of doing what I do is being able to take these pieces and give them a nice fresh new look so that they can then be used again. With that said I’m sharing how […]