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Professional furniture painter | Brand Ambassador Hello and welcome to my page! I'm Connie, the owner of Faff Designs.

I am a professional furniture painter and love creating unique items. I am a proud Brand Ambassador for Dixie Belle Paint Company and use their products exclusively to create my up-cycled furniture.

12/08/2025

Hello from Newquay 🌊

11/08/2025

I might be away but I’ve still got a new video for you!

I did this the week before I left using some of the Dixie Belle retired shades that are no longer retired!

The main colour you can see is Holy Guacamole which is probably one of the best named paint shades I’ve ever come across. It’s also a banging colour 💚

I’ll add the link to the video in the comments if you want to watch the start to finish process of this one 👇🏼

10/08/2025

Sunday roast…beach edition!

I’m serving this whilst sitting on Fistrel Beach in Newquay. Lovely! Let’s not even get into why this persons name is Tabby Cat 😆

09/08/2025

First day in Cornwall and straight in the sea 🌊

08/08/2025

Big Bertha is out of storage and ready for another adventure by the sea 🌊

I’ll still be posting though, don’t worry. I’ve got a few bits I’ve been working on in the background and OF COURSE I won’t be missing the sunday roast 😜

07/08/2025

Solid pine piece in need of some TLC!

04/08/2025

New video alert 🚨

This one should please the wood lovers…or will it 😆

I knew the best way to make these shine would be to leave the wood grain exposed on the drawer fronts. Stripping and refinishing isn’t really my favourite thing to do in the world but I think it was definitely the right choice on this piece.

I used No Pain Gel Stain to enhance the grain, paired it with the classiest shade of blue and the teeniest bit of gold to frame the drawers.

Video linked in the comments below along with the products I used 👇🏼

03/08/2025

Sunday roast.

I’m still waiting for Pat’s answer 😜

01/08/2025

Would you believe me if I told you these started out as orange pine?

Well they did! I’ll post a picture in the comments to prove it 😉

Orange pine pieces are pretty easy to come by in charity shops and make excellent projects for either painting or staining. The product I used on these pieces actually makes the wood look LIGHTER and eliminates the orange tones. It’s also water based and very easy to use.

I’ll link the product in the comments along with the video showing you how to use it 👇🏼

31/07/2025

I shared a video of the stencilled top of this project recently and had lots of comments on the green colour so I thought I’d show you the finished project.

I’ll link the shade in the comments 👇🏼

I also misplaced my coloured waxes so had to improvise for the video which I’ll also link below if you fancy watching how I added the shading

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About FAFF Designs

I'm Connie the owner of FAFF Designs. I developed a love of upcycling and painting furniture a few years ago whilst on maternity leave with my son. Since then my business has grown from strength to strength. I have attended multiple workshops to learn and perfect new and advanced painting techniques as well as developing a few of my own! I only use the best products which I try and test thoroughly. I work from our home which is in Tutbury, a rural village in Staffordshire, Midlands. I have a background in Art and Design - Art was my favourite subject at school so it was a natural path to pursue this onto my A-Levels then onto Art College. I then went to Leeds University and studied Theatre Design. I have always wanted to use my creative skills for something but never really found the right thing until now: my love for art and creating mixed with my love for vintage furniture! It also makes me incredibly happy that the pieces I use are re-used and not thrown away. Most of them are just dated and drab but given a lick of paint and some FAFF treatment they're ready to adorn your home once again! I recently won the ‘Fliprunway Faux Finish Refinishing Artist of the Year sponsored by Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint’ award. These new awards aim the raise the bar on the Refinishing & Upcycling Industry and I’m thrilled to have my work recognised. As well as the pieces you see for sale, I offer a commission service. I can either paint something you already own or am happy to source something bespoke for you. I do hold some unpainted items in storage so please do get in touch if you’re after something specific. Collection is welcome from my home in Tutbury, Staffordshire or I offer a nationwide courier service.

I often get asked about the products that I use. My paint stockist is Shabby Nook and they shop paint products and accessories nationwide. You can find them at

https://shabbynook.co.uk/?ref=CC