Better Than New: Tips for Upcycling and Refinishing Furniture

Upcycling furniture is a cost-effective and sustainable way to give old pieces new life, with step-by-step examples and advice for beginners and experienced crafters. Chloe Kempster's guide offers inspiration and advice for tailoring furniture to fit a new look or revamping pieces to sell.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Old furniture can be given a new lease of life, save money, and help the planet with this beautifully illustrated guide to upcycling. Renovating tired old furniture can make it look as good as new or even better, and it can be a cost-effective and more sustainable solution than buying modern replacements. In this colourfully illustrated guide by furniture artist and upcycling expert Chloe Kempster, you can learn all the tricks of the trade to revitalise well-loved but worn-out furniture. Throughout the 15 step-by-step examples in this book, ranging from a textured bombe chest to a decoupaged wardrobe and a hand-painted floral cupboard, there is plenty of advice regarding design and preparation, the types of paint and variety of decoration that can be used, and ideas for how to make your project really stand out. Whether you are tailoring something to fit a new look in your home or revamping pieces to sell on to others, this book offers inspiration and advice both to keen beginners and those wanting to expand their existing skills.

Weight: 690g
Dimension: 280 x 220 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789941593