All New Shabby Chic Thread!

Sarsie

Ellidee wrote: »

Anyone near this ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pine-Round-Table-and-Four-Chairs_W0QQitemZ200477958100QQcategoryZ101429QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D290439874965%252B290439874965%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8049055901456289112 would look fab shabbied up !

No but... That's an idea...

*Wanders off in the general direction of eBay considering the words "bookcase" and "paint" ponderously*

Sarsie

eBay, sadly, was fruitless

But look what else I found.... Hand decorated draw knobs Morrocan isn't usually my thing, and I would usually attempt to make what I want rather than buy... But looking at the close ups I have to admit the DETAIL on these is pretty impressive really!

I bow down before one who hath royally outclassed my skill level, I reckon the woman richly deserves her £2.25 a piece!

hermum

Sarsie wrote: »

eBay, sadly, was fruitless

But look what else I found.... Hand decorated draw knobs Morrocan isn't usually my thing, and I would usually attempt to make what I want rather than buy... But looking at the close ups I have to admit the DETAIL on these is pretty impressive really!

I bow down before one who hath royally outclassed my skill level, I reckon the woman richly deserves her £2.25 a piece!

Did you see her shabby chic ones & the toilet seats. I wonder how long they take to do, they look fabulous. I would want to charge loads more than that for them, she can't be making very much per knob.

x-Princess-Vikki-x

My bedroom is finally finished

Here is my set of Ikea Aneboda chest of drawers, shabbied up with CK napkins:



My Victorian brass mirror before & after:



My clock done with the CK style napkins:



And some other homely bits:



And the finished result!!



Sorry for all the pics

Kandipandi

Don't be sorry they are great! It looks brilliant really girly and peaceful - well done.

shirlgirl2004

I love it all too. I can't wait to start on my DDs room. The plasterer finished Friday so just got to wait for the plaster to dry properly and I'll be off.

xxvickixx

Love your room Vikki. I have that Ikea bedroom furniture in white and keep planning to paper the insides, you'e done a good job there.

jcr16

shirl your table is gorgeous. what an amazing bargain. your have alot of family wonderful meals around that. and the chairs are gorgeous. would go so well.

princess vikki where did you get your little ceramic cut out bird in pic in row 7 of pic's next to the lantern if you don't mind me asking? i've seen a matching table lamp on ebay which hubby is going to buy me, plus some other matching assories which i love and that would match perfectly. i'm bidding on two ceramic love birds at the mo, which are stunning. thought perfect . hubby and i are like two little love birds so very apt. and how do you get your napkins so flat when sticking them ? i've tried so many different ways but i still get little wrinkles.

Kandipandi

jcr ~ that bird is from Wilkinsons (£1.50)I have a few of those too, so is the lantern. The birds are very similar to the ones in Laura Ashley but they are so much more expensive.

lostinrates

Love the buttons. My strongest buton memeory are the pink star buttons I had on my pink cardi. I wore it for ballet long after my class mates had moved on to proper wraparound cardigans In fact, I think the buttons were moved on to a new cardigan. I was lucky enough to have a mother who knitted, and I had beautiful cardigans with lovely novelty buttons, but those ink plastic stars: how I loved them! (even though they dug in a bit when I did somersaults!).

Odd decorative bits we uncovered this weekend are my life sized wooden parrots. I plan to ut them in a tree in the summer.....I doubt they'll fool anybody though. And a beautiful section of a small haywain or cart. Just one side....so beautiful...I need to think of something to do with it.

There is a breeze block wall in the new garden that has to stay. But I can paint it. The house is part rendered and part very old red brick. I want the breeze block wall to ''disappear'' and will be planting climbers over it to help, but colour ideas would be welcomed. I think creams etc will stand out too much....trying to match a tone to some of the red brick might be fraught with danger and disappointment......