Wall mounted kitchen plate rack with cup hooks

 This gorgeous unit is in my tiny kitchen now....over the moon when I bought it last Sunday on the car boot sale for £4 ! it was done the same day ! (I couldn't wait to see it on my kitchen wall ;-)
So first I've used 180 sanding paper and sanded down a bit but I didn't tried to remove the old varnish completely.
Then I applied iron wool and vinegar mixture and waited till completely dry.
At the end I painted the unit with white paint I would say: messily :-)---> in a messy way because I knew I would sand it down again to reach the vintage, distressed effect....seen as above :-)

an old vintage mirror rescue :-)

used methods: proper clean using just warm water, iron wool and vinegar method, when dry: dry brushing with white paint and at the end varnished with clear varnish

pine wall kitchen unit makeover / iron wool and vinegar method on pine

before

grey paint applied on the edges

everything protected with a clear wax....beautiful soft finish.....

the story of my fireplace.....

3 x stone tiles, old planks, new planks, 2 x wooden ornaments, clear & dark wax

we placed 1 large stone tile on each side / on the back and the bottom:  pine planks

on the front: 3 different sizes old planks (each side) glued together 

dark wax applied on the planks (and dry brushing on the edges of the front planks using white paint)

wooden ornaments painted white and waxed with clear and dark wax

wooden shelving unit

a little makeover of a coffee table :-)

It does look "little" but believe me it needed a lot of work ;-)

wooden wall hanger with shelf

transformation of chest of drawers

*iron wool+vinegar, let it dry,
*transfer made on the middle drawer using Nitro;
* dry brush with grey paint (mostly the edges),
* all waxed with clear wax 

old plank effect mirrors

I've used steel wool+vinegar method and also dry brushing with light grey paint 

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transfer using Nitro solvent

wall shelving unit