Wooden Drawer Makeover

On my way back home from the allotment on Sunday, I was passing a house down our street and saw this little wooden set of drawers outside on the wall, left out for anyone who wanted it to take. I decided that it was definitely coming home with me.

I can always make use of more storage in my sewing room, as I have lots of bits and pieces that need a home. In addition, with starting my new small business, I knew they would come in handy for storing stock or stationery.

Later, on Sunday night, I decided to start painting them.  Here's what they looked like with a coat of primer:

To paint them, I used some small tester pots of emulsion that we had in the basement and picked out some pastel colours that I thought would fit in with the two sets of existing drawers I have, that I painted during the first Lockdown. As a consequence, this makeover didn't cost me a penny.

Here's the finished result:

I cleared a space for it in the sewing room and here it is in it's new home. It's perfect for what I need and I didn't even know it until I saw it.