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Shabby Chic; Volume III

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  • danemi1
    danemi1 Posts: 1,353 Forumite
    edited 13 February 2011 at 8:46PM
    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!!!!
  • Jenna88
    Jenna88 Posts: 10 Forumite
    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!
  • danemi1
    danemi1 Posts: 1,353 Forumite
    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!
  • annie-c
    annie-c Posts: 2,542 Forumite
    Laura Ashley's 'pale duck egg' is lovely and light.
  • danemi1
    danemi1 Posts: 1,353 Forumite
    annie-c wrote: »
    Laura Ashley's 'pale duck egg' is lovely and light.
    Will have a peek at that thank you xx

    For the next lady that posted - who asked about paint for the chair - I used Farrow and Ball in Dimity x
  • 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
    Frey
    Saving for the future of the earth
  • MrsCrafty
    MrsCrafty Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    danemi1 wrote: »
    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.
  • hart44
    hart44 Posts: 1,610 Forumite
    Bibbitybob wrote: »
    Sorry, but this part of your post really made me :D



    :o 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 smile :D I 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 school :D
    Getting myself sorted 1 day/1thing at a time :) and Love sewing :)
    "Sewing fills my days,
    not to mention the living room, bedroom, and closets."
    ~ Author Unknown
  • xxvickixx
    xxvickixx Posts: 2,773 Forumite
    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.
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    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.
    SDC14065.jpg?t=1297703103

    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!
    SDC14062.jpg?t=1297703103
  • maman
    maman Posts: 29,659 Forumite
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    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.
    xxvickixx wrote: »
    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.
    SDC14064.jpg?t=1297702980

    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.
    SDC14065.jpg?t=1297703103

    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!
    SDC14062.jpg?t=1297703103

    Lovely things, may I ask what sewing thread??
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