All New Shabby Chic Thread!

tara747

Afternoon shabby chic ladies!!!!!!!!!

meanmarie wrote: »

Tara747...not sure where you are but there is a small ck shop in Kildare Village outlet....have visited but bought nothing...which Avoca shop are you near??

Marie

Belfast. It is one of my favourite shops, although I can hardly bear to pay their prices!!! I love the food hall too.

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Tara, I believe that the seller makes those cake stands. I wanted a cake stand and had been belly aching at DH. I couldn't find an affordable one. Then I went to a charity shop and saw all of their plates and thought it would be a great idea to make your own. Just drill through the middle of your 3 plates with a tile cutting drill. So all I needed to find was where to get the cake stand fixtures from.
It took me a little while but I think that this was the site I saw? Not time to check now sorry, so I'll just link quickly >>>>>> http://www.chinapresentations.net/gbu0-catshow/cake-stand-fittings.html cheerio, Kaz.

Thanks for the link. I know she makes her own stands, which makes me even more sad as I'll never find another one with that exact combination of plates.

soapy955 wrote: »

I was just telling my husband about the shabby chic look and how much I like it. His reply?... "Why's it called shaggy sheep?!" :rotfl:

Oh and talking of cake stands; I have a Royal Albert "Old Country Roses" cake stand and when it's dismantled the bottom plate is the same size as my matching dinner plates. Well one day I was dishing up dinner and accidently used the cake stand plate for one of the meals. The gravy ran through the hole in the middle and made a right old mess!! :rotfl:

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Hilarious stories!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE these but they are £12 on eBay... so tempting though!

tara747

Nearly forgot to list my last CS bargain yesterday!!! I got this Emma Bridgewater coffee tin in pristine condition for £1, am so chuffed!!!!!! :T:T:T

Who gives these sorts of things away?????????????????? :eek:

LJM

i think it looks lovely already but thats just my opinion.i have the herb planter 3 pots and tray also 2 quite largish tins enamel in cream i treated myself from ebay and got a good reduction. the planter is for herbs and may put my pea shoots in the other 2 larger tins. i have quite a few items in enamel as my gran and i both like it she picks bits up for me dirt cheap at local car boots

LJM

tara747 wrote: »

Nearly forgot to list my last CS bargain yesterday!!! I got this Emma Bridgewater coffee tin in pristine condition for £1, am so chuffed!!!!!! :T:T:T

Who gives these sorts of things away?????????????????? :eek:

that is lovely some people just dont have any shabby chic in them and want everything modern which i personally dont like too much of. that was a fantastic bargain:)

mi33cupc@ke

Hi everyone, loving this thread! I've been into shabby chic for about 8 years. I've recently 'shabbied' up some old furniture using an undercoat and some Farrow and Ball eggshell paint, however, I'm a bit worried about the finish. I thought I'd end up with something that I could clean with a damp cloth and not worry about ruining the paint, also, it looks like it could scratch quite easily. Is there some sort of wax or varnish I can use on top of the paint to protect it and make it easy to clean? What do you all use?

Julie x

EagerLearner

Hi ladies,
I can't work out how to insert an image as it comes up with a little red cross so hope you can see my new shabby chic plate bought for £3:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33928255@N00/4571247649/sizes/m/
It has the spanish omellette I made on it ;o)

mi33cupc@ke

OMG if anyone is in Edinburgh and wants a dresser have a look at this currently at £10 with about 5 mins left! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Solid-Pine-Welsh-Dresser-White-/190394776954?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_KitchenFurniture_EH&hash=item2c5469bd7a

esmy

If anyone is a member of Bradford Freecycle there's a solid oak bureau just gone on - sadly I have no room for it or I'd snap it up!

Thriftkitten

Hi Bibbitybob, can you tell me what top coat you use as the F+B is emulsion I think and will get scratched, do you varnish to seal the paint??

Bibbitybob wrote: »

Urgh, not liking the paint fumes. I bought a lovely little plate rack at the car boot this morning and have managed two undercoats and an eggshell coat already. Think I need an afternoon nap!

Bibbitybob

Thriftkitten wrote: »

Hi Bibbitybob, can you tell me what top coat you use as the F+B is emulsion I think and will get scratched, do you varnish to seal the paint??

I use oil eggshell, not emulsion.

jools02 - my dining table has been eggshelled for over 2 years now and my kitchen cabinets over a year. It wipes clean really well. The only thing that's scratched it is the metal stud on someone's jean back pocket, other than that I find it to be really hard wearing.

I've got this weekend's makeovers finished and a new item photographed, will put pictures up asap!