Hello!
I am a specialist furniture painter offering beautiful, bespoke painted furniture. I love taking character, outdated furniture and bringing them back to life in a unique and creative way, by creating something which is one of its kind! I sell painted furniture, but I can also transform a piece you currently have, or source and re-paint it to your very own bespoke design.
My Story (so far!)
I’m a Buckinghamshire-based professional furniture painter and upcycler, and I pride myself on providing my clients with beautiful, bespoke painted furniture. Over the past 10+ years, having creativity and sustainability at the heart of my business, I have upcycled hundreds of furniture pieces which have found their new homes all over the UK. I’m passionate about furniture painting, interior design, all things vintage, colour, as well as incorporating various art mediums in my designs, such as papers, stencils, decoupage, gilding waxes, gold leafs etc. I love transforming old, dated furniture into desirable and elegant pieces and giving them a new lease of life. Re-love and re-use is my motto, and my mission is to make people appreciate the value of good-quality, well-made old furniture instead of throwing them away and filling up the landfills!
Creativity was a big part of my childhood upbringing. Apart from spending a serious chunk of my time at my parents' architectural practice helping around with various jobs (and without realising it, gaining priceless work experience in design!), I also remember myself always sketching scenes from everyday life in this small sketchpad using charcoal or coloured pencils, making handmade bunting out of sea shells, or hand-sewing all my dolls' clothes myself. Academically, however, I had chosen to start out my career path in quite a different way. I first studied History & Politics at university and then went on to receive an MA in International Relations. I spent the early part of my working life in political communications and events initially at the United Nations and then in higher education institutions, before leaving it all behind to pursue a more creative self-employed career in furniture upcycling after becoming a mum, in 2014. Though furniture upcycling was my passion and main hobby from earlier on, I established the business in 2014, where flexibility and working around my son's life schedule became paramount.
I get a buzz out of finding and working with old (or outdated), vintage pieces of furniture, breathing new life back into them and then finding them a new home. A large amount of my work is, however, client commissions! I would love to hear from you if you have a piece of furniture that is crying out for a new look and lease of life.
For any questions or simply to have an informal chat, please get in touch with me. I'd love to hear from you.
Lucie Vassiliou x
