Keeping original features

This cupboard is in our kitchen - what was the main reception room in it's days as an office. 

We can quite imagine it back in 1825 filled with bottles of ink, ink quills, wills, spare candles, invoice books etc and the desks being lit with candles.

When we first moved in it was a bit manky and grubby inside and out.  So we set about scrubbing it clean. M stripped off the doors and painted the external frame, rubbed down the doors and danish oiled them.  I painted the internal shelves and wallpapered the internal walls with this wine label wallpaper.   

Now, the cupboard is very usable and offers great storage for glasses, casserole dishes, vases, party crockery (we are a very sociable couple), table linens etc.



We found this original candle holder and candle under the stairs along with a clay pipe still filled with tobacco.  Being ex smokers we have said that even if we get desperate we would never be desperate enough to bring our selves to smoke it!