Furniture Painting and Decorative Effects Workshop

Recent reviews of Furniture Painting and Decorative Effects Workshop

• 5/5 from Esther, attended May 2026: Absolutely loved this class. Jackie is so knowledgable and friendly you will leave with a stunning piece of restored furniture. Don’t hesitate if you have a peice of furniture that you would love to give a new lease of life.
• 5/5 from Julie, attended Mar 2026: We attended our class as a family group of 5 and we all brought a different piece of furniture to upcycle. We had such a good time and Jackie showed us all how to prepare our pieces in whichever method was the best for the individual piece. We came with a table, a stool a next of tables and w magazine rack which were both totally different. It was a whole day class so we also learned how to paint and decorate our pieces in our own design, which believe me although we are a family we are all very different in our ideas and age. I can say wholeheartedly that we had a really enjoyable time and although it is quite a physical class with moving the furniture around and sanding it down it is extremely doable for any age and ability. With people becoming more aware of the environment and waste this is going to be an extremely important skill to learn so no so much goes into landfill and good solid furniture can be given a face-lift and be reused. I took a small table which was just a bog standard pine table that looked rather date but is a very nice shap and now with a days work and a little effort I have a pice that would not look out of place in a high end shop. Thankyou Jackie is a skilled instructor and gave us all the time we needed to learn and ask any questions about technical issies we had. The space was clear and big enough for us all to work comfortably and there were pieces of furniture around that we could look at to see what our things could look like when finished. We all had a really good time and learnt so very useful skills. I for one would feel like I would be able to upcycle another piece using the techniques Jackie showed us. Thankyou Jackie x
• 5/5 from Jennie Stevenson, attended Mar 2026: Enjoyed an excellent furniture upcycling workshop where Jackie showed us how to prepare, paint and decorate our items. Also helped me to rectify some little “oops” moments so feel like I’d have the confidence to tackle further projects unsupervised!
• 5/5 from Lea Crabtree, attended Feb 2026: My husband and enjoyed a lovely furniture upcycling class with Jacqui this morning. Not only did she teach us how to prepare & paint furniture, we had a great time & came home thrilled with our newly painted items.