Croc Collection • Glasshouse Girl

The ‘Croc’ design by Glasshouse Girl upcycles vintage and modern furniture pieces through the mixed application of paints, crocodille skin textured papers and resin based sealers. Without the use of any animal sourced materials, you can now enjoy the look and feel of crocodille leather.

Shown at the bottom of this page are some of the pieces that are currently available for sale or have been sold.

You can also commission the Croc design on any piece of furniture with flat surfaces. From console tables to bedroom sets, sideboards and desks to chairs and coffee tables.

Choose any colour frame finish and select your choice of Croc paper from the below – email me for a brief consultation and pricing.

If you would like to buy a sample of the paper before placing your order, please click here.

Copper & Dark Grey Croc Wine Table Duo

This sweet pair of upcycled mid-century occasional nesting tables are just the right height to pop next the sofa or by an armchair. The low height makes them perfect to help you relax, whether that is with a cup of tea or a cheeky glass of wine! The table bases have been painted in hardwearing dark grey acrylic paint and the tops decoupaged in this stunning custom copper mock-croc design. Table 1 dimensions: 330mm wide x 330mm deep x 428mm high Table 2 dimensions: 390mm wide x 380mm deep x 458mm high As this piece is preloved and upcycled, please can you carefully review all the photos before purchase – thank you!

£125.00 Add to basket

Black ‘Croc’ Storage Sideboard

This is an excellent example of my 'Croc' range of furniture using an original vintage 'Strongbow Furniture' sideboard. The external frame has been painted black and the top, sides and door front decoupaged with a textured black/grey mock croc paper. The piece has then been sealed with multiple coats of a resin based varnish to protect and maintain its good looks. As a final flourish, the original brass hardware has been fully restored and adds a bit of glitz to the sideboard's subtle and elegant good looks. Strongbow Furniture has been creating high-quality furniture for over 140 years and uses the finest timbers, veneers and polishes. Each piece is made by experienced cabinet-makers who combine traditional skills and modern production technology. This sideboard has three doors and two pull out drawers behind the central door. The interior has been cleaned and buffed to show the beautiful original wood. Coming up to just above waist height, this sideboard has an incredible amount of storage which is ideal for modern living. Dimensions: 137cm wide x 42cm deep x 93cm tall. If you are looking for something similar in a different size, please contact me as I have lots of sideboards in stock ready for upcycling or I can source something to meet your individual requirements.

£495.00 Add to basket

Paul Rose

14. June, 2022.

Holy moly Jenny is good! She has totally transformed our kitchen by sanding down and painting every single door and spraying the handles too and it looks utterly fab. She has given this room a whole new lease of life and are so grateful. Friendly, super reliable and with so little mess we can’t recommend enough. Thank you so much!

James

23. May, 2022.

Five stars all the way. Glasshouse Girl delivered an amazing piece that far exceeded my expectations. Will return for more. Highly recommended and thank you!

Helen Wilcox

22. May, 2022.

I purchased an upcyceld table lamp. Jenny was amazingly helpful, from the start of my initial enquiries right through to me placing my order. My table lamp is lovely, exactly what I needed to place shells into, that my family have collected over the years. I would highly recommend 'Glasshouse Girl'.

Sarah Rice

13. February, 2022.

We ordered a matching pair of bedside cabinets in floral blue & white English countryside and are absolutely thrilled with them. Somthing different, recycled, trendy and admired by everyone we show them to. Thank you Jenny, they have made our newly extended bedroom complete!

Colin Jago

11. August, 2021.

Jenny is adept at finding suitable furniture to spec and then converting it to a first rate beautiful product. She is really helpful. And you get something that you won't see in shops! Hassle-free delivery too. Highly recommended.

Amanda Mitchell

5. July, 2021.

Jenny was absolutely fantastic from start to finish . Incredibly responsive , warm but businesslike. The bedside cabinets she sprayed for me look great. Thanks Jenny!

Lizzie Emly

1. July, 2021.

Jenny did an amazing job of upcyling our kitchen/ dining room furniture, she was full of great advice and ideas and we are very happy with the result. I will definitely be asking Glasshouse Girl next time we need furniture/ accesories reimagined. Highly recommend.

Tracie Meisel

6. June, 2021.

I was overjoyed to see a large dresser, bedside table and mirror from my childhood restored after receiving 40 years of abuse, including my own attempt at refurbishing it. Jenny was very good in the initial stages of helping me to define what effect, I wanted to achieve. I sent her examples of a subtle grey lime wash on oak with soft white highlights on a piece I saw in the Cotswolds. She responded with several photos of something similar to clarify the ask, then it was time to send the furniture to her, which was complicated by the fact I was moving house. But we managed to come up with a plan and the movers dropped the furniture at her storage unit the same day. Throughout the process Jenny sent jpeg photos in emails to show me how it was progressing. We were able to make some minor changes after the first piece was almost finished. What I didn’t expect was that the pieces were made of different types of wood and the top of the bedside table was almost destroyed due to water (mostly spilt tea) damage. This was the biggest challenge to overcome because the final look had to be consistent across all three pieces. Jenny rose to the challenge and performed her paint “magic” and the final result is brilliant, better than I could have imagined. The only slight disappointment was due to my own indecisiveness about the brass trim handles and knobs. I wish I had listened to Jenny in the first place when she brightened them up, still - she let me come back with them, conjured up a nice looking sample which she posted to me and soon they will receive the “Glass House Girl” treatment too. Most of all, through all of this, I appreciated the open communication through emails and text, Jenny was on top of it the whole way. Of course, I would highly recommend sending any weary looking furniture to Glass House Girl to brighten up with her magic.

Mikael Nilsson

7. January, 2021.

We have trusted Jenny with two inherited wooden chests of drawers and a complete refurb of a metal desk. For al three pieces, we've been very happy with the service, the communication and the end results. She clearly cares about the furniture she works with and takes care to make sure the brief is agreed and clear in advance. Would absolutely recommend and we will most likely come back for more

Pauline Redpath

12. December, 2020.

Fantastic service from Jenny. I had my mother’s old Singer sewing machine I wanted making into a lamp. Jenny arranged for the machine to be collected and re-delivered back to my house. When I had a slight problem with the lamp, Jenny arranged for it to be collected so she could make it good again and returned it to me herself at no extra cost to me. She did a BRILLIANT job and the lamp is now standing proudly in my front room in memory of my mum. I would highly recommend Glasshouse girl, honest, trustworthy and marvellous craftswomen. You won’t be disappointed.