All New Shabby Chic Thread!

natc

Ooooh Twinkles, so excited to see your cabinet - quickly camera, charge up faster!

xxvickixx

Oooh that made my day seeing some photos on here!
Those chairs are gorgeous EssexGirl (I'm an EG too btw!). Did you cover them with the Argos duvet?
Claire - a sewing machine changes your life, If you don't already then you have to pop onto the sewing thread, it's so inspirational.
Twinkles, I can't wait to see your cabinet either!

I popped back to B&Q today as I saw on the grabbit board that the CK tins of emulsion are now £1 and picked up 4 more tins of linen white, which I have no idea what I'll use it for but we do have a number of white walls upstairs and a toddler with a penchant for felt pens so I am quite confident that we'll be using it all up!

mollymunchkin

EssexGirl, your chairs are gorgeous! I've got some dark oak chairs in the loft which have got delightful brown vinyl seat pads, yuk! I keep meaning to paint them up but there are so many things I want to do they never seem to get done. I have no excuse really as I have some F&B paint, some fabric and a shiny new staple gun to try out. This week whilst the sun is shining and I can do it outside, definitely! Thanks for the inspiration

xxvickixx

Before -Dark and depressing...


Nearly there...

Just because I couldn't wait any longer lol!

jcr16

loving your kitchen what a transformation. It looks like a compeltly new kitchen and so much bigger.

EssexGirl

Twinkles, sorry for putting temptation in your way I can't wait to see your kitchen unit. We had 2 of those when I was a kid & I loved them. Sadly we had to leave them behind in a move. I hope they got looked after and not dumped.

Vikki, no the fabric on the chairs is CK. I bought the duvet cover for a dress and some other bits. LOVING your kitchen. I have a galley too, that's 3rd down on my rooms to do list..

Mollymunchkin, do it while you have the enthusiasm!

shirlgirl2004

The Essex Girls are ding well what with gorgeous chairs and a fantastic kitchen refurb. I'm an EG too.

I keep meaning to take pics of my bits. I painted the legs of the table I won on Ebay for £1 and also bought a solid oak bedside chest for £2.70 which I painted. Yesterday I won a table and 6 chairs on Ebay for £26 but paid £10 to have them delivered. I didn't really want the table just the chairs. They will need recovering so I need to find a neutral but not easily dirtied fabric. I don't want floral, I'm thinking a stripe so if anyone has used something recently that might be suitable please point me in the right direction. I also won a sewing box with a little table above which I'm going to paint (cost £1.04). Just got to find the time!

xxvickixx

Oooh ShirlGirl, I'm looking for a dining table. I want a round one that extends with a pedestal leg. If yours fits the bill and you're mid essex I'm interested!

Gigervamp

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

I don't want floral, I'm thinking a stripe so if anyone has used something recently that might be suitable please point me in the right direction.

Have you seen Deckchairstripes? They've got a fab range of stripey fabric and they will send you samples.

EssexGirl

It's the Essex Girl's take over! Might get back onto ebay and have a poke around for bargains. Although I really should be getting on with other stuff as the housework won't do itself lol