All New Shabby Chic Thread!

tara747

p.s. sorry I haven't been on much, I have sooo many pages to catch up on. I'm off to Paris today for a few days so I'll have even more to wade through when I get back!!! :eek:

jcr16

have a fantastic time in paris.

i've lost my voice so family in for a quiet weekend,lol. were off to stay at in-laws this weekend and gonna have a patchworking/making/sewing evening with mil while hubby tinkers with his trains with his dad. ( they do n guage i think)

tara747

jcr16 wrote: »

have a fantastic time in paris.

i've lost my voice so family in for a quiet weekend,lol. were off to stay at in-laws this weekend and gonna have a patchworking/making/sewing evening with mil while hubby tinkers with his trains with his dad. ( they do n guage i think)

Thanks.

Mely

Tara...have a fab time in Paris...if you havent been before try and go to Clignacourt (sp) market...its fabulous!

tara747

Mely wrote: »

Tara...have a fab time in Paris...if you havent been before try and go to Clignacourt (sp) market...its fabulous!

I've been loads of times but have never checked that place out... good to have a recommendation, thanks

lostinrates

Well, we FINALLY exchanged!

And a couple of months ago I waseliberating over some very cool lamps. They are retro rather than vintage and I decided against them...no space, too fragile for storage and just too expensive. My mother was convinced I should buy them, and just came home with them as a moving gift! I can't believe it, they are very cool.

Mely

Hi Tara...Clignacourt is quite a maze. With stalls and proper shops over a wide area. Its worth having a really good look around for hidden vintage shops,and wear comfy shoes... lol. However my sister prefers/recommends Porte de Vanves as she has had some good vintage finds there, and says its cheaper than Clignacourt...i dont know as ive never been to Vanves. I hope you bring back some lovely vintage finds - let us know!

Mely

Lir...excellent news on finally exchanging ,and the cool lamps too - happy days!

jcr16

lostinrates what excellent news , makes for a great weekend. when are you hoping to move.

you have to post a pic up of your new lights now don't you,lol. how very kind of your mil.

lostinrates

jcr16 wrote: »

lostinrates what excellent news , makes for a great weekend. when are you hoping to move.

you have to post a pic up of your new lights now don't you,lol. how very kind of your mil.

I think we'll move early july but we are allowed, in fact required, to start some stuff over there before then.
I found a picture of the lights on google, so I'll certainly be able to find them again to share a picture....hang on...

edit: They are like the fifth ones on this google image page.:) I know they won't be to a lot of people's taste...which might be why I like them. They are really quite large and make me giggle.

edit again...http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=rougier+lamp&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbs=isch:1&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=20

I'm sure I linked....its not breaking a rule is it? I've linked to things before?