I think it is awesome to give a piece of furniture a new life. It is sometimes a bit daunting to take a paint brush to a piece made from genuine old timber but if you are going to get many more years of life and enjoyment out of it I think it is better than dumping it. I believe it shows your love. jbof4 I started with a heat gun to remove most of the many layers of paint, (some are easier than others to strip this way). Then I used an orbital sander and sanded and sanded and sanded. You might also try liquid paint stripper although I find this very messy. I believe you can also get them professionally stripped. Good luck with the resurrection, go for it what have you got to lose.

You need something heavier than the little edge mounted ones and so for all areas where you plan on using pulls, I would select the same pull, making it a good sized one.

I'm doing up a bedroom and have seen this gorgeous bed end on a website - see attached photo. Does anyone know where I could get one from in NZ? Thanks!

Does anybody know where to source black matt door handles from? I can only find a couple of online NZ stores that do. HELP!!