All New Shabby Chic Thread!

Bibbitybob

lolly_896 wrote: »

We manage ok without them, but i want something pretty for my cutlery at the moment it's in a chrome stand that came with some cutlery - Any ideas

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How about a pretty jug - maybe an enamel one? I have one to hold my utensils (wooden spoons etc). My washing up bowl is a cheap asda smartprice cream one, it's lasted me well but it's looking like it needs a replacement once we move (yes, we're still waiting :eek:).

MrsMoo2U

I have a cream washing up bowl. but I have to admit to hating bowls and dish drainers I think they are ugly no matter what you try to do with them.I too have an old enamel jug for my utensils and a smaller spotty jug for teaspoons (well a girl needs to have one handy for the cups of tea).

I am not telling my age! but I live with my fab OH in a small village in West Wales. We are very lucky to share life with a big ditzy Great Dane called Moo and a bonkers African Grey parrot called Coco. I work full time and travel all over Mid and West Wales and head to Cardiff regularly. So if any ladies in West Wales here want to offer me cuppas on my journey:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

bargainbird

I dont have a bowl ust a dishwasher , Chrome silver drainer.

Off to collect my items today from Ebay (table and stool) so excited yes sad i know, this morning i won this




For 99p :T it is a cd cabinet, but might be turned into something.

Me 34, 3 kids 9, 4 and 17months, 3 dogs and racing pigeons :cool:, live in west berkshire in a beautiful village , sahm .

Right better empty the boot and get going, have good bargain hunts ladies :cool:

starlite_2

Nice to 'meet' you all.

It's not very money saving but i have to show off this gorgeous light fittng. My aunt has bought it or me, to go over my dining table. http://www.johnlewis.com/230483280/Product.aspx . i can't wait for it to arrive!

Two more dillemas today, my dining table an chairs are all bare pine. I cant decide whether to varnish them a darker wood shade, clear varish them, or paint them with a gloss. Any ideas?

Also, my computer will have to lie n the ining room, but it wi look ugly. I'm trying to think up something clever to hide it, maybe a cabinet with doors, or a screen?

hermum

starlite wrote: »

Nice to 'meet' you all.

It's not very money saving but i have to show off this gorgeous light fittng. My aunt has bought it or me, to go over my dining table. http://www.johnlewis.com/230483280/Product.aspx . i can't wait for it to arrive!

Two more dillemas today, my dining table an chairs are all bare pine. I cant decide whether to varnish them a darker wood shade, clear varish them, or paint them with a gloss. Any ideas?

Also, my computer will have to lie n the ining room, but it wi look ugly. I'm trying to think up something clever to hide it, maybe a cabinet with doors, or a screen?

What reduced from £48.40 to £20 & you got someone else to buy it for you, how MSE do you need to be? Love it.

Love everyone's stuff, that cd rack is gorgeous.

starlite_2

Haha yes that is true!

That cd rack ould make a nice bedside table, maybe fill it with books and have a lamp on top.

danemi1

starlite wrote: »

Nice to 'meet' you all.

It's not very money saving but i have to show off this gorgeous light fittng. My aunt has bought it or me, to go over my dining table. http://www.johnlewis.com/230483280/Product.aspx . i can't wait for it to arrive!

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I am so jealous - that light is lovely - I adore that kind of thing! Lucky girl you!

bargainbird

Love the light too....;), if only i had a dining room to put a dining room table in to put that light above .

Very cool :cool:

danemi1

as for the table - without having seen it not sure but I really love the part painted part stained pine tables - maybe paint the legs and leave the top pine and just wax or stain that part - what do you think??

BTW Can anyone tell me how to upload piccies onto here - I have done my chairs and have tried but cant figure it out so loaded a link to my blog and the whole message was taken off - take it that was a no no!! sorry mods!

tiff

danem1, if you go to your blog pic online, right click on it then click properties. Copy and paste the address url of the pic, then come back here and when you use the quick reply box on this website, first of all click on the yellow square above where you write (if you hover over it it will say "insert image") then paste the address of your pic.

Hope this makes sense.