Yes, that is a play on words from that popular MTV show of yore, does it still exist?!
Anyway, there's about a thousand things happening in the house right now; it's a never-ending To-Do list. The progress ain't exactly at the prettying-up stage and won't be for quite some time, so I decided to do a little makeover with super-quick results.
Enter stage left: The Dresser (or Chest of Drawers).
This was the first piece of furniture I bought that wasn't a hand-me-down/second-hand/Ikea find. I got it with 20% off (Marks & Spencer have deals on their furniture all the time) and I was smitten by her clean lines, and the fact that she fit so perfectly into the space I needed her to.
Fast forward two years and there's one thing about her that has bugged me the entire time. Her knobs.
They're just too functional and kitchen-feeling for this kind of piece. To be honest I think good old M&S cheaped-out at the end of production, and we all know how I'm a sucker for the small details so I've been keen to switch 'em out ever since she arrived.
I had grand ideas in my head of biding my time and just stumbling across ten beautiful new knobs on-sale at around £1 each. Having forked out a pretty-penny for her in the start I didn't want to spend too much on a make-over.
Two years of searching later, and I hadn't come across my beautiful but bargainous knobs. There are some stores out there that have a great selection but the ones I liked were all in the £4-£6 (plus shipping) range and I just wasn't keen on making that kind of investment for a quick update. I also considered painting cheap wooden ones bright colours, which would be fun but just not really the look I'm going for right now.
And then whilst I was browsing the aisles in B&Q (as I often do these days, it's my second home), I came across these little beauties.
See how they sparkle? Well no you probably don't because the lighting is terrible in these pictures, it get's dark so early these days #bloggerproblems.
Anyway here's the before shot:
And here's the after, so pretty!
These photo's absolutely don't do her justice, you'll just have to trust me on this one. She's a stunner.
And while I was on a knob switching-mission, Dan's old wardrobe in the guest room got a little make-over too.
See those blah white wooden knobs before?
Now you don't....
Mr Wardrobe is sporting a lovely pair of brushed-chrome-effect knobs (a little gift from Miss Dresser).
Doesn't he look smart?
And all for a grand total of £27.84. The knobs were £3.48 each but then I got two free due to an offer that's on at the moment. And it took all of 5 minutes, got to love a speedy make-over.
Not quite the £10 I had in mind, but also not the £40-£60 I was dreading.
How about you guys? Any cool mini-makeovers happening in your house?
Note: Marks & Spencer (M&S) and B&Q have absolutely no idea who I am. I'm talking about these products because I bought them myself and happen to like them.
Anyway, there's about a thousand things happening in the house right now; it's a never-ending To-Do list. The progress ain't exactly at the prettying-up stage and won't be for quite some time, so I decided to do a little makeover with super-quick results.
Enter stage left: The Dresser (or Chest of Drawers).
This was the first piece of furniture I bought that wasn't a hand-me-down/second-hand/Ikea find. I got it with 20% off (Marks & Spencer have deals on their furniture all the time) and I was smitten by her clean lines, and the fact that she fit so perfectly into the space I needed her to.
Fast forward two years and there's one thing about her that has bugged me the entire time. Her knobs.
They're just too functional and kitchen-feeling for this kind of piece. To be honest I think good old M&S cheaped-out at the end of production, and we all know how I'm a sucker for the small details so I've been keen to switch 'em out ever since she arrived.
I had grand ideas in my head of biding my time and just stumbling across ten beautiful new knobs on-sale at around £1 each. Having forked out a pretty-penny for her in the start I didn't want to spend too much on a make-over.
Two years of searching later, and I hadn't come across my beautiful but bargainous knobs. There are some stores out there that have a great selection but the ones I liked were all in the £4-£6 (plus shipping) range and I just wasn't keen on making that kind of investment for a quick update. I also considered painting cheap wooden ones bright colours, which would be fun but just not really the look I'm going for right now.
And then whilst I was browsing the aisles in B&Q (as I often do these days, it's my second home), I came across these little beauties.
See how they sparkle? Well no you probably don't because the lighting is terrible in these pictures, it get's dark so early these days #bloggerproblems.
Anyway here's the before shot:
And here's the after, so pretty!
These photo's absolutely don't do her justice, you'll just have to trust me on this one. She's a stunner.
And while I was on a knob switching-mission, Dan's old wardrobe in the guest room got a little make-over too.
See those blah white wooden knobs before?
Now you don't....
Mr Wardrobe is sporting a lovely pair of brushed-chrome-effect knobs (a little gift from Miss Dresser).
Doesn't he look smart?
And all for a grand total of £27.84. The knobs were £3.48 each but then I got two free due to an offer that's on at the moment. And it took all of 5 minutes, got to love a speedy make-over.
Not quite the £10 I had in mind, but also not the £40-£60 I was dreading.
How about you guys? Any cool mini-makeovers happening in your house?
Note: Marks & Spencer (M&S) and B&Q have absolutely no idea who I am. I'm talking about these products because I bought them myself and happen to like them.
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