The Chelmer Sleeper Table

Inspired by a beautifully weathered rowing boat

We’d had an old sleeper hanging around the workshop for a while and had been after an excuse to try out some new painting techniques. Whilst on a day out with shaunie in Maldon we saw an old tired looking rowing boat on the river Chelmer which gave us colour inspiration. Later that day I set about creating the table and began adding the layers of paint using various methods to help recreate the weathered look. Glue and vaseline helped create the random paint shapes along with a lot of sanding.
Get in touch if you would like to see Chelmer in your home. We can adapt the size and colour scheme to suit you, prices start from £230.