Hi, everyone! Silvia Souza here! I can get lost binge
watching Netflix British house and craft shows. An upcycling show, Money
for Nothing, featured Zoe Murphy from Margate. Zoe’s work inspired this
project. Her style is bright, clean, and very mod. She refits old pieces
and makes them cheerful and fab.
I cheated and instead
of refurbishing an older piece of furniture in need of love, I bought a small
storage cabinet from IKEA that I am sure is loved by many an artist and
craftsperson, the MOPPE.
First I sanded the
piece, inside and out using 100 and 220 grit. I did extra sanding so the
pieces would fit once painted and varnished. Then I painted the drawers
each entirely with a different color. I used Golden fluids.
I then stenciled a
different design on each drawer using Titanium White on all.
I used these
stencils:
Field of Eyes Layer MeConnected Eyes Layer Me
Leaves and Berries
I may not have been as
careful as I should have been in applying the paint. But from mistakes,
come opportunities. I then lined up the drawers the way I wanted them to be in
the unit, taped them together and using Leaves and Berries I traced the stencil
and then painted it in Mars Black.
After a bit of
re-touch and adding elements to balance the composition, I gave the drawer
fronts a couple of coats of gloss varnish, while they were still taped
together.
I wanted to keep the
contrast between the unfinished wood and the glossy drawer fronts.
This makes a nice
studio or sewing room organizer. You can add feet or do more than one
MOPPE and stack them. The possibilities are endless.
As you can tell from
the background in some of the photos, this IKEA hack will be added to the many
others in the studio (the table I worked on was originally an IKEA changing
table that now has a tray pull out system underneath) and will be put to good
use when I do a much needed clean up and re-organization of my space!
Cheers!
Silvia
Really love this idea Silvia. Looks beautiful and so functional! Very creative!
ReplyDeleteVery handsome organizer! And not so difficult to make! Thanks for sharing your method.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea and execution! The your color and design choices Silvia!
ReplyDeleteThis is so hip and cool! Thanks so much for a great idea...and using an IKEA piece-brilliant!
ReplyDeletemissed the first line where you say hello silvia here - but mid way through I think to myself...this has to be silvia. Yep! Love it!!!!
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