The ultimate lockdown project: Young mum transforms a $100 cabinet from Facebook Marketplace into stunning coastal-inspired piece
- An Australian mum has shared how she upcycled a second-hand buffet cabinet
- Tayler, 26, bought the wooden cabinet for $100 off Facebook marketplace
- It was transformed into a stunning coastal piece with a lick of paint
- She also added rattan touches and replaced the handles
- The DIY was completed while in lockdown and was praised by thousands online
A creative mum-of-three has shared how she upcycled a second-hand buffet cabinet while in lockdown using products from Kmart and Bunnings Warehouse.
Sharing before and after images to a popular Facebook group, Tayler, 26, said she bought the cabinet for $100 and painted it using Dulux Lexicon Quarter paint.
The wooden piece of furniture originally looked outdated with a dark brown varnish and black circular handles, but Tayler transformed it into a stunning white coastal cabinet.
Before: The wooden piece of furniture originally looked outdated with a dark brown varnish and black circular handles (pictured)
After: Mum Tayler, 26, transformed it into a stunning white coastal cabinet (pictured)
Detailing how she upcycled the cabinet, Tayler said she first 'took it all apart' then sanded the doors back slightly and patched the holes formed from the hinges.
She then painted the cabinet with primer and added three coats of Dulux paint on top once dried.
For an added touch, she replaced the glass on the side doors with rattan from Kmart and replaced the handles with new black handles bought from Bunnings.
The clever DIY encourages others to upcycle furniture while in lockdown rather than disposing of it.
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The Facebook post swiftly caught the attention of more than 2,400 people who were impressed with the DIY project.
'Looks absolutely stunning, would never know it was the same piece of furniture,' one person wrote.
'Absolutely amazing! I have something similar and don't know whether to get rid of it or persevere with something like this,' another said.
A third added: 'This is incredible! You've modernised it so much its almost unrecognisable.'
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