All New Shabby Chic Thread!

Ellidee

Cherisong pic not working for me - just a red x . Table sounds fab though.

MrsMoo2U

I am struggling with the pic, not sure why. You can check out on my home page or in flickr here

Ellidee

cheri that table is lovely - can understand your dilemma about what to do with it - why not try living with it for a while and then see how you feel ?

MrsMoo2U

Yes that was what I thought. It is now sitting between my 2 parker knoll fireside chairs that I am still "thinking" about what to do with them :rotfl:

lolly_896

I would sand it all down and wax the very top, paint everything else white and line the bottom tray with some pretty wallpaper x x

got-it-spend-it

I completely blame you lot for the fact that I am now watching various 'projects' on eBay including a gorgeous sewing table just begging to be shabby chic'd!

I had planned to pop to the Cath Kidston chop near me today, but my bank balance has been saved from that as I am now off for a picnic instead.

danemi1

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

I completely blame you lot for the fact that I am now watching various 'projects' on eBay including a gorgeous sewing table just begging to be shabby chic'd!

I had planned to pop to the Cath Kidston chop near me today, but my bank balance has been saved from that as I am now off for a picnic instead.

Totally echo the first paragraph and wow we must be sisters hun - cos my bank balance tells me uh errrr not today hun - lol!!

Seakay

EagerLearner wrote: »

Quick question - we got a lovely wooden side unit at a market, don't want to paint it, but do want to polish it as have some beeswax.
Do I literally use a cloth and wipe it down with beeswax, then polish?
Or should I use normal furniture polish?

Was a bargain £10 - must have cost £50 when new.

This is the type of polish that I use (made from beeswax) and a good description of the best way to use it:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_to_make_bees_wax_furniture_polish

You can apply neat beeswax to furniture, but you need the arms and muscles of a shot putter to polish it!

bexbex

Hiya
Loving everyones shabbying (if that's a word!)

I need some help!

My little boy has gone away for a week with my lovely (or crazy) mum and dad so I'm giving his room a bit of a make over.

Anyone have any ideas for this storage unit? I have plastic bozes for it (clear ones) and the paint I have is a white satin pain I did the units I posted before in and some dulux cookie dough emulsion. Does anyone have any thoughts as to how I could paint this?

Becki
xx

jennyjelly

EagerLearner wrote: »

Quick question - we got a lovely wooden side unit at a market, don't want to paint it, but do want to polish it as have some beeswax.
Do I literally use a cloth and wipe it down with beeswax, then polish?
Or should I use normal furniture polish?

Also any hints as to how I can find out what sort of wood it is? It's heavy (which I know means decent wood) and dark.

It also has a metal area, how can I best polish this - normal furniture polish?

Was a bargain £10 - must have cost £50 when new.

If it's really nice wood I think it would be a shame to paint it. I swear by this stuff - it's made of beeswax but in a form that isn't hard work, and because it's quite soft the wood just slurps it up, so with several applications you get a lovely deep glow.

I get mine in Asda. I think it's about £2.