Anna Wycliffe-Jones has taken a regular wicker picnic basket, picked up from a second hand shop and given it a pop of colour, using Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint in Dusky Pink. To complete the transformation she has added a patterned material to the interior in a pretty polka-dot design.

Belinda Yates has turned a very dated looking rocking chair into a pretty home accessory using a combination of Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint in Duck Egg for the chair body and Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch in Ivory Silk for the seat. To personalise and finish off the piece she added a typography stencil to the backrest reading ‘the chair that rocks.

Gillian Bilby has taken an old-fashioned telephone seat and given it a new lease of life with Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint. With a basecoat in Belgrave and a Chalk White topcoat, Gillian has then rubbed back the top layer around the details to reveal the colour beneath. The addition of some skillful re-upholstering in a striped fabric makes this piece unrecognisable from its former self.

Helen Main purchased a traditional pine TV unit from an auction site and set about giving it a fresh new look. Leaving the top surfaces and shelves in the original pine she highlighted the back panel, side and door with Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint in Bramwell and finished the paintwork with a coat of Rust-Oleum Furniture Finishing Wax. The two-tone effect keeps the pieces traditional vibe but ultimately gives her unit a modern and unique twist.

Julia Smith has transformed an attractive sideboard-come-drinks cabinet using both Belgrave and Bramwell from the Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint range with a layered paint effect. This technique blends the colours together beautifully and is offset perfectly by the black hinges and lock. Finished with a coat of Rust-Oleum Furniture Finishing Wax this piece is looking better than ever.

Laura Perry has updated a very cute 1950’s dressing table with a coat of Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint in Clotted Cream. Keeping the original handles and leaving one of the drawers as the original finish gives the updated piece a vintage twist.

Marleen de Veij has artistically decorated a generic Ikea shoe cabinet with a hand painted honeycomb design spread across the three front drawers. Using Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch in Duck Egg for the background and with a combination of her left over Rust-Oleum paints for the honeycomb she had created a totally unique piece that won’t be seen anywhere else.

Sarah Walker has beautifully up cycled a welsh dresser bought from her friend using Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint in Duck Egg and Chalk White. Sarah wanted a lighter blue so mixed the two colours together, creating her own bespoke shade, which she then applied and sanded back for a rustic look, finishing off with a protective coat of Rust-Oleum Furniture Finishing Wax.

Susan Foyster bought a very sad looking oak bedside table and has turned it from unloved to totally desirable. She first gave it a coat of Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint in Winter Grey and then carefully hand painted a French style graphic onto the door in Anthracite. Finished off with a protective coat of Rust-Oleum Crystal Clear top coat this once shabby piece is now super-chic.

Tracey Haskins, to brighten up her kitchen, purchased two old chairs and gave them a bold update with a splash of Bright Yellow from the Rust-Oleum’s Painter’s Touch range. To complete the look she has added new wadding and a funky teacup print fabric to the seats, the perfect addition to her 1930’s home.