All New Shabby Chic Thread!

danemi1

I am having a senior moment - cant remember if I have posted piccies of my drawers- ooheerr - dont think I have - so here goes

and once played with

They were £10 second hand - they were a real orange pine - so quite pleased with their little makeover

xxvickixx

Nope, don't think we saw them, I just remember the inuendo!

jcr16

oh wow there tall. i love them. are you planning on painting them ? was that a C/B bargain or CS ?

jcr16

just seen your blog. WOW i love the transformation.

danemi1

I am really loving the sideboard above - looks really yummy and those tea cloths are fab

xxvickixx

Ah your drawers are fab! It's amazing how nice a bit if cream paint makes things look isn't it, and so much more rewarding to have made it pretty yourself.

danemi1

xxvickixx wrote: »

Nope, don't think we saw them, I just remember the inuendo!

lol - naughty naughty - tee hee

I maybe said I would put them up and trying to do so got the better of me anyway tghey are there now - they are tall arent they - we have an intranet in work and there is a classifieds notice board online - got them through this - am using them in the conservatory for the kids bits and bobs

danemi1

xxvickixx wrote: »

so much more rewarding to have made it pretty yourself.

I cant believe how satisfying it is to be honest - I get a real buzz out of it - look at all old furniture completely differnetly now - quite mad with myself actually - we sold last year all our pine furniture that we had collected since getting married 15 years ago - we saved and bought each piece all from same company - but I got fed up of pine ....darn it and it was sooo solid - we sold it all for £300 there was a couple of grands worth there = aaagh jumps up and down so mad now - oh well - we live and learn - cant do nowt about it now

danemi1

pollyskettle wrote: »

That furniture is lovely Georgia. I wish I could do things like that! That cupboard looks great, too Vikki x

Right, here is the start, a crumpled heap on the ironing board:



Which then became this:



Not quite as exciting as I wanted it to be. The embroidery took ages, but I have plans to use this in other forms. It is called Amish embroidery or 'Chicken Scratch' and looks fabulous up close.

Any car boots today? I want to see some bargains even if I can't get any!

I love red gingham - my favourite and totally love what you have done with it here = its beautiful

Georgiabay

Thanks for the kind comments about my cupboards. I went through a phase of painting all sorts of things but haven't done any for a while. I'll dig out some photos but they're mainly printed ones which I'll have to scan. Here's one off the computer though of a watering can I painted with frogs and tadpoles on (and a ladybird on the handle).




I've decided to go back to the beginning of the thread so I don't miss any of your gorgeous finds and makes and I'm only up to page 26 so it may take some time!