This September, we are working with Danielle Bayliss from Rediscovered By Danielle to raise awareness for The Pathway Project. Pathway is a domestic and sexual abuse service based in Lichfield & Tamworth, Staffordshire. They offer a range of support services and run two refuges in the county.
As part of a collaboration with us, Danielle picked out a set of pine bedside cabinets from one of our Antiques auctions to upcycle. She absolutely transformed the tables from plain, unloved pine to wonderfully colourful, unique pieces of furniture. All profits from these bespoke commissioned pieces will be donated to The Pathway Project.
Rediscovered By Danielle
Danielle Bayliss creates quality, hand-painted, bespoke, upcycled furniture from her workshop in Lichfield, Staffordshire. She hand-selects vintage and antique furniture which she then upcycles to create one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture for her clients.
She chronicles her projects on her highly popular Instagram account, Rediscovered By Danielle. Here you can see her transformations in glorious technicolour.
The recently upcycled matched pair of pine bedside cabinets feature Lot 405 in the upcoming Antiques, Fine Art & Collectables auction. The sale of this lot will raise money and awareness for The Pathway Project.
The Pathway Project
The Pathway Project is a domestic and sexual abuse service. Their vision is to build a future where adults and children affected by abuse live safely and free from fear. They work hard to ensure that every adult and child who seeks support from them is given an opportunity to engage in services that can help them make the journey from victim to survivor.
To give you an idea of the scope of their work in Staffordshire, Pathway has shared some statistics from the last year with us. They have received 1,442 phone calls through their helpline. Helped 803 adults, children, and young people affected by domestic and sexual abuse through 6,824 hours of support. The demand for their services is immense but their resources are limited. Of the 840 referrals they received for their refuges, they were only able to place 76 families. This means that over 90% of those referrals were turned away - that's 764 people.
Donations are integral to the project's success. Money raised not only pays for the items that service users need but also funds the front-line services that are in such high demand.
If you would like to donate, you can do that via their website. You can also purchase items from their Amazon wishlist.
The Pair of Bedside Cabinets Upcycled by Danielle
A matched pair of pine bedside cabinets, upcycled by Danielle Bayliss for The Pathway Project.
Estimate: £30 - £50
“I was thrilled to be asked by Fellows to create something for such a worthwhile charity like The Pathway Project and really hope the tables raise some funds and awareness for the great work they do.”
Danielle Bayliss.
“We are so grateful to Danielle Bayliss and Fellows Auctioneers for choosing to support Pathway Project with this charity Lot in their Antiques, Fine Art & Collectables auction. All the money raised from the upcycled pieces will help support victims of Domestic and Sexual Abuse in the local area. Often the men, women and children we support find themselves with absolutely nothing when fleeing abuse and your money allows us to help them not only emotionally but in a practical way whether they are in one of our refuges or the wider community.”
Debbie Thain, Community Outreach and Fundraiser Officer at The Pathway Project.
Previous Collaboration with Danielle for The Pathway Project
We previously worked with Danielle in December 2022. As part of a collaboration with us, Danielle upcycled and donated a chest of drawers to Pathway. The chest of drawers was given it to a family escaping domestic violence and abuse who were setting up a new home.
Many of their service users have to leave home with very few of their possessions and need to start completely from scratch. It is not only clothes and homewares they need but furniture too.
If you would like to try your hand and restoration or upcycling, we have quite a few pieces in our upcoming auction. Furniture items start from lot 352.
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