Finding the Perfect Piece of Refurbished Furniture

Finding the perfect piece of vintage furniture to refurbish can take time, especially when you're searching for something specific. But with a little patience, you can discover beautiful pieces that can be transformed and given a new lease of life.

When I was decorating my son's bedroom, I wanted to find a vintage Stag linen cabinet to match his existing Stag chest of drawers. We'd originally refurbished the chest during lockdown, and finding the matching cabinet became a bit of a mission!

After almost 12 months of searching, I finally tracked down the perfect piece. In this post, I'm sharing how I found it and transformed it into a beautiful, practical piece of refurbished furniture for his bedroom.

Finding the Perfect Vintage Stag Furniture

With various lockdowns and people being at home decorating and me homeschooling, furniture, especially Stag, has been selling so quickly, I’ve not been able to get to it fast enough. But luckily for me, the client was very laid back and our patience finally paid off the other week when I managed to track down this Stag tallboy at a price I was comfortable paying and within a drivable distance.

Transforming a Vintage Stag Cabinet

The lady selling it, after having it form new since 1986, was thrilled it was for my sons room and that it’ll be a loved piece of furniture again. It's since been through the workshop and been fully refurbished with Liberty Blue Fusion Mineral Paint from Shabby Nook and a good coat of Polyvine varnish because I know what my sons like. We did make a slight tweak to Stags design by removing the interior shelf and adding a coat rail. This is the beauty of refurbishing furniture, each piece can be changed as much or as little as needed to ensure its the perfect piece for you and your home.

Despite having a, sometimes ridiculous, amount of stock, there's always that one piece that eludes us, that has to be tracked, but if you know what you’re after, don’t compromise, you will find your perfect refurbished furniture, it may just take a little time.

Looking for beautifully refurbished vintage furniture?

If you love giving old furniture a new lease of life but would prefer a piece that's already been transformed, take a look at my collection of upcycled vintage furniture. Each piece is carefully selected and lovingly refinished, ready for its next chapter in a new home.