Furniture Finds: The Painting Shed

WORDS Mary Garner

Quirky, quaint and utterly gorgeous, these one-of-a-kind cabinets and headboards from The Painting Shed are bound to uplift any living space.

The Painting Shed in Wellington is a treasure trove of decorative furniture pieces, and customisation is the name of the game.

Owner Cornelia Linnegar merges the practical with the visual by adding eccentric beauty to regular pieces. She is inspired by the Dutch Masters’ famed 17th century paintings and influenced by elements of the Renaissance and Impressionist periods, but when working on a commissioned piece, she incorporates images and elements according to the brief.

A headboard with a replica of Vase of Flowers by still-life artist Jan Davidsz de Heem.

A small team does the groundwork for custom pieces, and Cornelia does the decorative paint finishes and final touches. “Art on a furniture piece personalises the space in which it exists, makes a statement and creates a focus,” she says. “A beautiful headboard, for example, can transform the mood of your bedroom completely.”

For more information or to commission Cornelia to do a piece for you, call her on 082 621 4257.