MAP A NEW WAY

Upcycling experts Jenny Lloyd and Jonathan Parkin give a substantial pine chest a completely new look.

YOU WILL NEED

A chest of drawers If buying one, avoid painted or heavily varnished ones as they’re much harder to strip.

Map For vintage maps try etsy.com, ebay.co.uk and secondhand bookshops. For new maps try stanfords.co.uk. Handles Try half-moon shell drawer pull handles in bronze, £4.89 for 12, ebay.co.uk.

To strip the paint or varnish

Sandpaper only (sometimes it’s all you need for thin varnish) OR

Paint/varnish stripper

An old 2-inch paintbrush A washing-up sponge with an abrasive side

Fine- and medium-grade sandpaper OR

For painted areas, dispense with the stripping and try ‘no preparation’ paint by Annie Sloan (see below)

To paint

Try Covaplus vinyl matt emulsion, £12.60 for 1L, Johnstone, mixed instore to match Farrow & Ball’s Pointing or try Chalk Paint in Original, £18.95 for 1L, anniesloan.com 2-inch paintbrush

To finish the stripped and painted areas

Beeswax with lanolin – try Carr & Day & Martin’s Leather Balsam, £13.30, amazon.co.uk Soft cloths

Map

PVA glue

2-inch paintbrush

A fine file or craft knife and metal ruler

Clear lacquer spray, £6.99 for 300ml, Halfords