If, when it comes to furniture, terms like ‘re-loved’ and ‘up-cycled’ get your heart a-pumping, then this just may be the creative crusade for you!

I make no secret of my passion for transforming the ‘drab’ into something a little more ‘fab’ (if I do say so myself :-), so when I was invited to participate in the Feast Watson Re-Love Project, after I stopped looking over my shoulder for this ‘designer’ they kept referring to, my response was a big fat “YES”! Not only was Feast Watson a brand I already used and loved, though the campaign also provided an opportunity to ‘give back’.

You see, more than mere product promotion, the Re-Love Project is actually a charitable collaboration between Feast Watson and Salvos Stores. The project follows eight designers (there’s that word again!) as they each transform a neglected item of furniture. Things culminate in all completed pieces being auctioned for charity – so fantastic!

Feast Watson Re-Love Project: Before | The Painted Hive

I picked up this pair of laminate bedside tables for just $25! Although they might look okay-ish, and are certainly structurally excellent, they actually have lots of cosmetic wear and, let’s face it, are just plain ‘meh’. I wanna take their current status from generic to unique – and hopefully demonstrate how anyone can do the same!

Being Feast Watson related, the refurbishment will have a focus on wood-care products.

Hang on. Hold up a second. Wood-care products? Didn’t you just state these are laminate bedside tables?

Oh yeah, you’ve got me there, and I do realise laminate is far from timber, though I have (crazy) plans to completely clad the tables in a similar-ish fashion to my hacked flat-pack. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? This may be more of a re-invention than a re-love!

Regardless, I do want to keep things as do-able as possible and am so excited about sharing this journey with you.

You can check out what the other seven talented designers are doing here.

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Pssst….the before and after reveal of my parent’s refreshed bedroom should be coming up next week!