Something that my colleagues look down on is the Vintage look.  At first I must admit that I didn’t have the taste for it, but after being influenced by a very sneaky lady (A wife) I found my eyes becoming more accustomed to such things (appearing) around the house.

Why am I writing about this you may ask well I wanted to just point out how easy it is to obtain this look. Within our kitchen we have several very tidy looking shelves and crevices.  In the corner rests what used to be my antique(ish nothing of real value) wardrobe, I must it admit it no longer looks like a wardrobe.  It has had the following things done to it.

The wooden inset panels have been removed from the doors.
It has initially been painted with a lilac base paint and left to dry.
A further cream layer has been added and left to dry.
Areas have been sandpapered down to allow the base layer to show through (Distressed Look)
Chicken mesh has been attached where the panels used to be.
A blue crossover fabric has been placed behind the chicken wire.

Even though the job was done over several days (allowing the coats of paint to fully dry) the total work involved was less then a day, which I think is quite good for a home project.

The hardest task was the sandpapering we did this by hand and it certainly built up a sweat.