Luxecyled Furniture

The buzzword in interiors at the moment is bespoke. We can’t afford to have everything made to measure but sprinkled among the flatpack, the vintage, the inherited and the high street, it’s great to be able to have one or two original pieces.

As many of you know, I’m not a great fan of the shabby chic and the word “upcycled” isn’t terribly glamorous. Then I found this range of furniture on Etsy in a store called Muck n Brass. Its creator Zoe Pocock, a former nail technician who has worked on Vogue, Harpers and Grazia and movies including Maleficient, who describes her work as luxecycled.

Now that’s a word I can do business with. And I really love her work. As you can see, she has taken some old chests of drawers, beside tables, cabinets and sideboards and, by adding really luxe wallpaper has turned them into one-off original pieces.

I’m a huge fan of Fornasetti and I love what she has done here. It’s all also very affordable the flamingo retails for £160 and the aforementioned Fornasetti for £250. Zoe will take commissions too.

I think it’s a really great idea. Throw in some professional photographs and I reckon her work will be flying off the shelves. What do you think? The one below really picks up on the current trend for greenery in the home.

UPDATE:  Zoe has just opened her own shop in south London (Muck N Brass, 72 Brockley Rise, London SE23 1LN) where she will be selling not just her own work but also other cool homewares that she’s come across.

I love these tiles and as I’m about to do a bathroom in the loft these will definitely be on the shortlist. Here’s a shot of the shop too. If you’re down that way it’s well worth dropping in to have a look at all her treasures.