Cute little vintage cabinet in pale grey

Hope you are going okay. We are currently in lockdown in Sydney and it’s a bit of a drag isn’t it. I am getting vaccinated next week and very happy about that. We are going well to be fair. My main concern with work is storage for pieces I have sold for people who can’t come pick them up - space is getting tight :)

One piece I sold recently is this cute slimline vintage cabinet. I did a really good sand and clean and then primed and painted in satin enamel - beautiful blue on the interior and pale grey on the exterior.  

With the bifold doors and internal drawers this piece offers good storage for a slim spot. I had to think carefully when deciding colours for this piece as the drawers are lined with a lovely bright blue velvet. I quite often paint inferiors of cabinets in duck egg but felt that would clash with the drawer lining so I used this beautiful blue called “Blowout”. It was the perfect choice. 

This was a piece where there are many ways on finishing it: solid like I did, highlight the mouldings with white paint, distress, glaze, black wax etc? I ended up leaving it solid and plain as I felt there was enough going on with it and less is often more. 

But it’s all personal choice when you are painting a piece - there is no right or wrong and you will usually find a buyer for whatever you choose. 

Here’s the before photo: 

 Anyway I hope you are all going okay. I am staying sane with my bootcamp and lots of walks and a few runs in Callan Park.

What have you been up to? I’d love to hear how you are going? 

Fiona xx

A beautiful sideboard in duck egg blue

Hi! It’s been forever since I’ve blogged. Life’s got very busy with the kids growing up fast and my business getting busier and busier. 

I thought I’d share this sideboard I sourced and painted for Elizabeth. 

It looks so beautiful on her serene bedroom.  

How amazing is that mirror above it! The pops of gold really makes the room sparkle. 

I’ll be writing some tutorials and other blogs posts soon. Get back in the habit of things. 

Hope you are still reading

Fiona xx

Latest pieces for sale

Hi I thought I’d pop in and update you in some recent pieces I have for sale. Some beautiful things❤️

These two French antique side tables are so versatile. They are sold separately and look good in a corner for a lamp or vase of flowers, as bedside tables or even in the bathroom for extra storage.

A little bit of France for your home. Use as lamp tables or bedsides or pop in a corner of a bathroom for extra storage 

Available separately:

Two antique French marble topped side tables.  Not a matching pair they would still work well together but I’m listing the separately. 

Neither of these are perfect but the marble is in good condition, a few faint marks but nothing too noticeable.  Both have a drawer and a cupboard and shelf below. Hand cut dovetail joints. So gorgeous

⚜️ One on left has some bubbling to the Shellac and an age split to the door panel (not structural and not very obvious, see photo). It also has a spilt to the base shelf. Dimensions are 42w x 42d x 81h cm 

⚜️ one on right with carved detail on door has a split to side panel and a split to base shelf. Dimensions are 40w x 40d x 83h cm

$400 each

Pickup Lilyfield or delivery available

And the one on the right below

I adore them.

I also finished this lovey antique English oak console table, painted jet black. 

Available: a stunning antique English oak console table with a carved apron. I have painted this in a solid satin black for a more formal Hamptons look. The magnolia wreath and gold crown are also available.

Console 76w x 40d x 82h cm $485

Magnolia wreaths, $35 each , 6 available

Crown and base $45

Topiary $13

Delivery / postage available or pickup Lilyfield

Linen totes bags

6 available only: gorgeous grainsack tote bags, charcoal stripe. A stone wash 50%linen/50%cotton thick fabric. Fully lined. Handy phone pocket inside. 

56x40 cm

$55 each

Pickup Lilyfield or postage available 

I also have a few vintage Homewares I’ll be listing over the weekend so will share them also 

Have a weekend

Fiona xx

Some beautiful homewares

Good morning, if you follow me on social media you might know I have been selling some beautiful vintage homewares. I love this new arm to my business. It’s a lot of work but not as back breaking as painting furniture and also allows customers to spend small amounts of money with me instead of the more substantial outlay for furniture. I post a lot of the items so followers from the country and interstate have been buying pieces. 

I thought I’d share some of my latest pieces.

Vintage crystal cruet set (sold) 

Beautiful wine holder and ice bucket (both sold)

Above is an Art Deco bone handled entire cutlery set (available $85)

 This fish set is amazing - each matching knife and fork have a different flower pattern engraved on it. So beautiful (sold) 

A Victorian jam container with ornate lid. I think this is pressed glass not crystal. So lovely. (Sold)

 Vintage cutlery: the timber cheese knife second from the back is available ($20)

A lovely vintage silverplate shallow bowl with a heavily embossed design and scalloped edge. Made by walker and Hall England. Perfect for fruit or display. 24cm diameter

$65

These silverplate gravy boat, bowl and milk jugs have all sold. 

And lastly some little vintage ink wells that are $60 for the pair. A perfect unique gift. 

What are your favourites? There a few pieces I would have loved to keep; the little French pate knives, the engraved ice bucket and the flower cutlery set. You can’t keep them all and I have bills to pay :) 

Have a lovely day

Fiona xx

Painted vintage bedroom furniture Lilyfield Life

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I’m trashed this afternoon after bootcamp at 7am today. Amy had us doing hill sprints and then loss of push-ups, burpees and squats. My fitness is improving every day but it’s a tough gig :) 

I thought I’d share some recent pieces I have painted. These beautiful drawers for a fresh white makeover. 

I used rub n buff in the handles to spruce them up. I love this look. So fresh and bright. I have used a satin enamel on these drawers so they are easy to clean and take care of. 

The drawer interiors were pristine so I left them timber. Someone asked why I didn’t paint them but if I can save some work which in turn saves the buyer money then that’s good news. 

These beautiful vintage bedsides in pale grey were bought by a customer in Toowoomba. 

With this matching bench.

These bench is from Denmark. It was actually a weird low console. 

It looked nice but was a weird height, too high for a bench, too low for a dressing table. So I removed the middle section and turned it into a bench. I painted it pale grey to match the bedsides and off it went to Toowoomba also. 

I thought I’d also share this incredible mirror I sold. It was such a beautiful piece. Just amazing!

Thanks for all your lovely comments and emails. I’m a bit behind in responding but will get on top of things soon.

Hope you have a beautiful weekend 

Fiona xx