All New Shabby Chic Thread!

debbsi

ha ha - oops sorry vicki - cant cope - too many posts to read
I'm exited too - we have a caravan and sailing portsmouth to st malo then drive to camping domaine du bohat for 13 nights then back up to st malo staying at camping le p'tit bois for 3 nights then back on the ferry to portsmouth then a long drive back home to lancashire!
looks like your going a bit further south than us - i have been to le vendee region before to st gilles croix de vie and st jeans de monts. Lovely area, have a great time
Bonnes vacances xxxx

EagerLearner

Morning all,

Intensely jealous of French flea markets - sounds lovely!

Here is the free bathroom cabinet I found this week:



and here it is after some elbow grease and TLC:




Thanks to the MSER who kindly posted me the Cath Kidston wallpaper remnant!

xxvickixx the homeless store you talked about must be Emmaus, it's was started in Germany I believe. We have one here in Brighton and I love it to bits as it helps people out and they do not over price, plus they work on the furniture and there are always such finds. I have found some great 50p items there.

xxvickixx

Thanks Debbsi, will get on google to have a nose at where you're going later! We're not going much farther South actually as I don't want to cross that huge bridge over the Loire so that is going to be the cut off point!

That's the one Eager Learner, it was huge too, I was very impressed.

bargainbird

Eagerlearner - Now that is grotty to glam in a few easy steps :T, looks lovely

pennib

xxvickiexx; Yes I did the ones above the doorway.

Keiss21; Didnt pick up on your name! Yep live in Caithness, it is a treck going up and down the country, but we take it easy and stay overnight before carrying on.
You are certainly busy with your makeovers......horrible being ill and not able to
do much:( but now your better I bet there will be a whirlwind of activity :T

Wish there was a Dunhelm up here, our nearest is 400 miles away but it's one of the first shops I go to on my excursions Beautiful fabrics in there.....second thoughts good job there isn't one else our house would be choka-block with material :rotfl:

pennib

EagerLearner; That is a nice size cabinet and best of all it was free! Elbow grease is also free!!

bexbex

More of the livingroom makeovers
Computer Table (sat at it now lol)

This could get addictive!

xxvickixx

Gorgeous Bexbex. I love how the white against the flooring really shows off the curves at the bottom now. What colour did you use?

Eager learner great paper and totally free, surely the best kind there is?

bexbex

thanks I used Wilkos own brand satin paint in moonlight white and their own wood stain in rustic oak.
Still have the tv cabinet a few cupboards to do.
We've just decorated the room they're in so is usually cleaner then that! haha

mary-op

bex -love the desk......:T

Just come back from next door neighbours.........she's got builders in and having real sort out and did I want chest of drawers and bedside cupboard, two single wardrobes (need painting) and a lovely set of drawers her grandad made that'll be just the thing for all my scrapbook/card making stuff.........yippee !! Course the answer was ''yes'' !:rotfl:
Can't wait.............but going to have to........till the end of the week and maybe bit longer.