Fresh as a daisy bookcase

This eighties faux black ash bookcase has lived in various houses with us and I've always longed to get rid of it. It just wasn't nice.

It was dusty and the shelves had come loose but when we re-decorated the living room I decided it could have a new life in there, but only if it was refurbed.

The surface needed to be sanded, just to help the paint fix but not stripped back as it isn't solid wood.

Because the original colour is so dark, undercoat had to be used to give the new colour a chance.

Several coats of white paint later it looked as fresh as a daisy and now has the important job of holding some special wedding photographs and treasured books.