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Shabby Chic; Volume III
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oh oh oh I have been looking ever since - cant find the paper online - darn it - but have found this beauty now I need to find it at a cheaper price - I am in love - what do you think
http://designersbedding.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=548&category_id=39&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=295
I sooo love Gingham esp red and is also has what looks like duck egg blue n white spot - could do the walls in either white or duck egg blue - ohhhh if I had the money this is the one - boo hoo!!!!0 -
I stalk this thread religously, can't wait till I have time to find some treasures on ebay and do them up to help make my house a home.
You are all such an inspiration. Who knew you could be sooo stylish and yet MSE at the same time!
Also danemi1 that bedding is absolutly gorgeous!0 -
Mrs Crafty - I have tried and tried to open your link - with no joy sadly!
Thanks for kind comments about bedding - really have fallen in love with it - but cant believe how much it is - for quilt cover and two pillowcases its pennies off £89 at HOuse of Fraser - OUCH!!!!! Has anyone seen it cheaper anywhere else
Would you go with white walls or duck egg blue - I have wooden flooring and wooden wardrobes!0 -
Laura Ashley's 'pale duck egg' is lovely and light.0
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Just wanted to say thankyou for all your inspiring pictures and posts . My house is looking more shabby than chic at the moment and I now have the knowledge to update most of my furniture. I sanded down a once lovely pine cupboard of my nan's months ago, but have been at a loss as what to do with it. I will take photos of it and let you know how I get on.
Once again thankyou for the inspiration
FreySaving for the future of the earth0 -
Mrs Crafty - I have tried and tried to open your link - with no joy sadly!
Thanks for kind comments about bedding - really have fallen in love with it - but cant believe how much it is - for quilt cover and two pillowcases its pennies off £89 at HOuse of Fraser - OUCH!!!!! Has anyone seen it cheaper anywhere else
Would you go with white walls or duck egg blue - I have wooden flooring and wooden wardrobes!
Twas a link to a Bosch Paint sprayer, £55. But worth it if you don't want to buy cans & cans of spray paint.
JML do one too, you would have to googl it.0 -
Bibbitybob wrote: »Sorry, but this part of your post really made me
Such a lovely thing to say, thank you. I had a good haul at the jumble sales yesterday, will put some pics on my blog later on. I really need to get my bum in gear a la annie-c and get my sideboard undercoated...the only excuse I've had so far is not having found the right screwdriver to take the doors off :eek:
HeHe, glad it made you smileI thought after posting and re-read it that it was going to come over a bit odd :rotfl:
I will have a look on your blog later when I have got rid of the gang to work and schoolGetting myself sorted 1 day/1thing at a timeand Love sewing
"Sewing fills my days,
not to mention the living room, bedroom, and closets."
~ Author Unknown0 -
Just got round to taking photos of some bits I have done recently.
Plain slate coasters from Poundland (£1 for 4) painted with acrylic as I have given up on finding some that I like and that were cheap.
Key cabinet - 50p from local Jumble Sale. It was plain untreated pine. I have been on the lookout for one of these for yonks so I was so happy with this.
I finally made my cushions for the lounge - I put these on the sewing thread too but thought they were SC too so sorry for the duplication!0 -
Bibbitybob wrote: »Personally, I like the odd piece of distressed furniture. I don't tend to paint a colour underneath, I either sand back to the original wood after I've painted it (think about areas it would naturally get worn and distress there - ie. edges, keyholes) or I apply a glaze and wipe it off again. Painting a colour underneath does work well though, and would look fantastic with a bright 'pop' of colour showing through in places. None of my furniture is 'perfect white' (although I think that looks great, it's not for me with an OH who likes to spill coffee everywhere!!) - I tend to use F&B paints in muted creams, greys and pastel colours against a plain wall. I think the key for me is just having a play - you can always re-paint something if you don't like it once you're done!
Having read this, I was looking at Country Living (or may have been Homes and Gardens) at the hairdresser. There was a picture of a distressed cupboard in white with green bits showing at the edges, set againts a lovely white with green leaf wallpaper. It looked really fab.Just got round to taking photos of some bits I have done recently.
Plain slate coasters from Poundland (£1 for 4) painted with acrylic as I have given up on finding some that I like and that were cheap.
Key cabinet - 50p from local Jumble Sale. It was plain untreated pine. I have been on the lookout for one of these for yonks so I was so happy with this.
I finally made my cushions for the lounge - I put these on the sewing thread too but thought they were SC too so sorry for the duplication!
Lovely things, may I ask what sewing thread??0
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