She set the workshops up one Sunday a month, running from 10am and followed by lunch across the road at smart cafe Mothered Goose. She provides materials and the cost is $110 per person all-up.
"They just need to bring along a piece of furniture they want to transform," she said.
So, if you have a vintage bookshelf or old hall table that has seen better days, then painting it is a fantastic way to give it new life.
And Kirsty said using chalk paint was great because there was no sanding needed - "You just start painting."
Once the piece is painted, it dries very quickly and then wax is rubbed into it.
"The results are wonderful and very satisfying."
Kirsty said painting old furniture, old bikes, old anything becomes addictive.
"It is for me, because I'm always seeing something else and something different."
