All New Shabby Chic Thread!

Februarycat

tara747 wrote: »

OMG, what a lot of chat to catch up on!!! I'm off to bed in a mo, just wanted to share my gorgeous new eBay purchase with y'all. I thought it would look lovely hung up with muslin cloths or the like stored in it.

Love that bag Tara, very pretty, was it from a Ebay Shop as Im looking for something similar.

hart44

Kandipandi wrote: »

Oooh, remember these lovely cups from Wysteria Lane ~ well they reminded me of a coffee set I inherited from my DH's grandmother, so i dug them out from under my bed and I had forgotten how beautiful they are, I must find some stands to fit them and get them out on display:



Does anyone know where I can get some nice cup display stands from to show these off, they are quite dinky little things?

Oh Kandi they are too nice to be under a bed my mum displays her tea cups on a corner shelf unit maybe you could get something like that and perhaps do it up

x-Princess-Vikki-x

Kandipandi wrote: »

Oooh, remember these lovely cups from Wysteria Lane ~ well they reminded me of a coffee set I inherited from my DH's grandmother, so i dug them out from under my bed and I had forgotten how beautiful they are, I must find some stands to fit them and get them out on display:



Does anyone know where I can get some nice cup display stands from to show these off, they are quite dinky little things?

WOW! Theyre REALLY beautiful! You should deffo find somewhere to show them off Theyre fabulous!!

I just bought this CK mug as my pen pot

tara747

Hi all

Just about to go back 3-4 pages to catch up on chat, but in the meantime check this out, how gorgeous is it!!! But I'm sure one of you could make it for about £5 lol...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1950S-SHABBY-CHIC-FIBRE-GLASS-ROSE-COFFEE-TABLE_W0QQitemZ290433726969QQihZ019QQcategoryZ38205QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m444QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DCRX%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DSI%252BUA%252BLM%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8495914761522396510

tara747

OK, just caught up. All those photos and links are just a balm to my soul, I love this thread!!! Welcome to the newbies (espcailly our new resident man - wish my OH appreciated the shabby chic look as much as you do... mind you, I do go in for flowers and cupcakes rather a lot lol).

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Tara, step away from ebay lol! I think we need to have another election or something to consume your time. Maybe when you start working on your pine unit, you'll be too busy for ebay (heaven forbid ). It IS pretty though .

:rotfl:

Kandipandi wrote: »

Oooh, remember these lovely cups from Wysteria Lane ~ well they reminded me of a coffee set I inherited from my DH's grandmother, so i dug them out from under my bed and I had forgotten how beautiful they are, I must find some stands to fit them and get them out on display:



Does anyone know where I can get some nice cup display stands from to show these off, they are quite dinky little things?

WOW!!!!!!!!!! They are gorgeous.

Februarycat wrote: »

Love that bag Tara, very pretty, was it from a Ebay Shop as Im looking for something similar.

No, it was a one-off, sorry!!

I love the patchwork wall, what a fab idea.

crusty toenail, I'm in NI as well (love your photos especially the chair!), where are you?

Bibittybob, I hope you get your mortgage sorted, keep us posted xoxo

CraftyDeb, wowee, your dresser is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

artydoll

Just been given this doorstop for my birthday,would you class this as shabby chic?


I love her ,lol.

MrsMoo2U

I am so stupid. I just managed to bid on a miniature chest of drawers that I dont really want (also only realised the size AFTER I bid) and I only went and won the bloomin thing. Right I am banning myself from Ebay ( edit I even get facebook and ebay mixed up now!)

artydoll

cherisong wrote: »

What a fabulous present. She is so cute.

I won this yesterday on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250629095901&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1182

I am planning to do a little paint job and maybe some decoupaging on it. Any ideas? My thoughts are that I will either do it up for my niece (7) as a littlle trinket box for her birthday or do someting with it as a little storage box in the kitchen. What kind of paper would you suggest ? I was thinking of something along the lines of paper napkins as they come in so many lovely colours.

That would look lovely in a pale colour with flowery paper.
There were some lovely wall paper samples going free a few pagesback ,you could get 6 at a time ,maybe enough to cover the little chest,different paper on each drawer,maybe.
:D

MrsMoo2U

artydoll wrote: »

That would look lovely in a pale colour with flowery paper.
There were some lovely wall paper samples going free a few pagesback ,you could get 6 at a time ,maybe enough to cover the little chest,different paper on each drawer,maybe.
:D

Sorry just edited my post, this is what I won http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250629095901&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1182
I was thinking along the lines of what you said artydoll but I just went back and looked again and realised it is only 41/2 inches high HAHAHA!!!! I am so stupid. Oh well we live and learn! :eek:

Lily-Lu

cherisong wrote: »

Sorry just edited my post, this is what I won http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250629095901&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1182
I was thinking along the lines of what you said artydoll but I just went back and looked again and realised it is only 41/2 inches high HAHAHA!!!! I am so stupid. Oh well we live and learn! :eek:

Oh dear, never mind. You could still paint it though and use it more like an unusual ornament. Is your niece into cats or dogs? A little miniature sleeping cat/dog perched on top would be nice. Oh and maybe a scrap of pretty fabric underneath for a blanket

Well, this is my first post on this thread, but have just bought a secondhand wooden table and chairs. It'll definitely need sanding and painting, and with all the spindles, should be a long job. Still, i'm in no rush, so will do it as and when.
I also have a solid pine bookcase that I've had for about 12yrs now. Think I'll most likely sand and paint that too, to match the table and chairs. Not sure any of that makes me a shabby chicer though....I like ginghams and florals (always have done), but not everywhere