All New Shabby Chic Thread!

rosekitten

dont know how shabby chic this is
but you can make really nice
cushion covers from tea towels
and it can often work out cheaper
than buying a ready made one
this one below was a Cath Kidston
one it was £6 made up it measures
10 inches by 14 inches.Hardy any
sewing just sew up each side and
use a couple of small pieces of
velcro to fasten on the back.
I bet cushions in CK are a lot
more expensive than the one I
made here,so its also good money
saving too

I had to make a cushion pad to fit inside
but an old pillow will provide plenty of
filling or buy one cheap £1 in Asda or
any pound shop.Also there are lots of
different tea towels in the shops a lot
cheaper than the one I used,its just I
thought this was too nice to just dry
dishes with.

claudiac_2

Just had to say the cushion is gorgeous!! You have inspired me to get granny's old sewing machine out and make something. Need to look out that bag of bargain fabrics and see what I can do.

Rummer

The cushions are lovely! What an inspirational thread!

zarazara

yes, lovely and thats a great idea.

Rummer

The cupboard doors are not going well so I have bought a min roller to see if I can give them a better finish, any suggestions as to how I could improve it?

jamtart6

rummer - spray paint? dunno I need an answer to that question as well - i get awful brush strokes someone on my blog suggested sanding lightly between coats, not tried it yet.

Rummer

I have been using a brush and suffering from streaky doors! Might try the sanding thing.

blushingbride_3

you need to sand lightly between each oat and also use a gloss roller gives a much better finish!

My builders & handyman have commented on my paintwork!:)

:T

Rummer

Thank you blushing bride! I really want my kitchen to look good. Do you think 180 sandpaper would be ok? Forgive my lack of knowledge but is a gloss roller the spongy one not the fluffy one??

blushingbride_3

you need fine sand paper, not sure what number

and yes the foam rollers not the fluffy ones

Just sand lightly and wipe clean with a damp cloth to remove dust