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  • How To Use ReDesign Transfers

    How-To Apply ReDesign With Prima Transfers

    We are very happy to be stocking ReDesign With Prima transfers and thought we'd share a quick post to show you how to apply them to your next furniture or craft project. 1. Start with a freshly painted matt surface,...

  • Monthly Inspiration

    Monthly Inspiration

    I thought I’d start a monthly(ish) blog post about what is currently inspiring me. At the moment I’m loving dark interiors, black and shades of grey, warm metals like brass, lots of candles and luxuriant fabrics like velvet. Mixed with natural elements like greenery, stone and rustic wood, these spaces can feel cosy and lived in.
  • Upcycle Your Furniture - Prep First!

    Upcycle Your Furniture – Prepping Furniture

    If you’ve been into the Dooney & Daughters shop recently you will have seen just how much we love to paint furniture!  After a beautiful and busy summer now is the perfect time to start working on all your furniture...

  • Upcycle Your Furniture - Choosing Furniture Blog Post

    Upcycle Your Furniture - Choosing Furniture

    As you know, here at Dooney & Daughters, we love to upcycle old furniture to give it another life. We run workshops where we have hands on practice on how to paint your furniture, teach different finishes and go through all...

  • What Is Borer? Dooney & Daughters Blog

    Help! I've Found Borer

    We love solid wood furniture but in New Zealand borer can be a real problem. Don’t despair though as there are ways to easily treat damaged items and to prevent your home from becoming infested with the wood burrowing beetles....

  • Why Buy Second Hand? Dooney & Daughters Blog

    Why Buy Second Hand?

    It should be no surprise that we love buying second hand. In fact we enjoy it so much that we opened Dooney & Daughters which stocks predominantly second hand furniture and home wares. However, we know that not everyone is...

  • Welcome To Dooney & Daughters

    Welcome to Dooney & Daughters!

    We've been open for two weeks and it's been nearly three weeks since we got the keys to 90 Mount Eden Road. It's been a complete whirlwind full of learning curves, long days (and nights) and lots of support from...