Upcycling with Frenchic paint

What could be better than using paint called Frenchic? It seems perfectly named for me and my sensibilities. I had a little bit of time to do it so I thought, brilliant – lets go ahead. I have used this paint before in a previous home where I used it to paint our kitchen cupboards, that were perfectly fine but needed updating.

There was a couple of tired looking items in our house that were in good condition but needed changing or updating, so I decided that a bit of upcycling was in order.

It’s actually really lovely paint and very durable so I was excited to try and use it again. Frenchic paint is reasonably expensive for the size of it, but it is good quality and it lasts a long time. You have enough in the tin to paint a few things, so a little goes a long way. It is certainly less costly than replacing a large pieces of your furniture, so it’s worth giving it a go.

A couple of furniture items in the bedroom, one was a large set of draws and a cupboard in the hall way and the garden shed. I decided to paint them grey which I know is not as fashionable as it was a couple of years ago, but it fits in with my home and current scheme which is mostly neutral with a hint of colour. I also think grey is lovely with green.

I decided to go with City Slicker Al Fresco for my furniture which can be used indoors and outdoors and Smudge Al Fresco for my shed which is a darker shade of grey. It really didn’t take that long to do, just a bit of organisation and readjusting. You don’t even need to do any real preparation so its perfect for someone like me who wants to ‘get on with it’!

(Before – it was looking a bit tired and in need of repair in the alcove but I wanted to upcycle it rather than replace it as it was still actually very usable. The draws are not actually, they are just not in properly!)

(After – the result was so much better in grey!) . I just need to do something with the handles now, maybe some gold paint to match the other ones in the bedroom?

(Updated garden shed after using Frenchic)

It is surprisingly quick to do and I was very happy with the result. I can’t wait to do the rest of my garden too this summer. I would recommend giving Frenchic a try before you replace your furniture.