DIY Shabby Chic Makeup Table

Hello, 

As some of you may know I have been redecorating my bedroom and I have never had a really nice makeup table - ever! So me and my mam set out to refurbish an old set of drawers. 

Before we painted the drawers we sanded them down (with sand paper 😂) and then we applied the paint!

A good tip with applying paint is to go with the natural wood grain or it just won't look right. The paint I used was Rust-Oleum Chalk Finish Furniture Paint In Chalk White! 

If you want it to look 'shabby chic' then apply two coats and go other when finished with a damp sheet of sand paper to make it look distressed.

When you have the disered look make sure it stays and won't get stained by the stuff on it by applying wax. I personally used the wax that the paint tin said to use which was Rust-Oleum Finishing Wax.

And this was the end result.. Dun... Dun...Dun! 


Tell me what you think in the comments also this post was not sponsored by Rust-Oleum as much as I love there products 😂 also you don't need a large tin of paint you will probably get away with just one of the small ones I got the large one and i have half of it left.

If you have the time or an old piece of furniture you want sprucing up then give this a try trust me you will not regret it! 

Thank you so much for reading this blog post and I think I will be uploading every other day rather than every day from now on, sorry! 

- Ellie Xx 
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Comments

  1. alice14 June 2015 at 10:04

    I love how it turned out, the shabby chic look is really cool!

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    1. Ellie14 June 2015 at 11:26

      Thank you! I will be making a post on my full room when it's finished and the handles will be changed on it then which will make it look even better. Thanks again
      - Ellie Xx

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  2. Unknown14 June 2015 at 11:38

    its pretty much a nice fitting ☺


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  3. Unknown15 June 2015 at 23:04

    Really pretty turnout! Me and my family actually restore furniture as a second job. I know all about the work you have to put into painting, sanding, etc. I even got the chance to restore/paint many of the pieces of furniture in my own room. I painted two dressers white, restored a desk, and reupholstered a bench. Great post Ellie! :)

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    1. Ellie16 June 2015 at 08:50

      Thank you and that sounds interesting my table has change even more now since the handles of changed! It can change the complete look of something.
      - Ellie Xx

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    2. Unknown16 June 2015 at 19:51

      Yes! Handles can literally make all the difference in the world for a piece of furniture.
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    3. Ellie17 June 2015 at 07:40

      Haha i know right!
      - Ellie Xx

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  5. Unknown16 June 2015 at 14:37

    Its lovely! Really interesting post, I love this style of furniture
    TAG xx

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