All New Shabby Chic Thread!

jennyjelly

:(I can't see the pics either

danemi1

nope I am only getting red crosses too - boo hoo - wanted to peek

tiff

Apparently you cant link directly to pics on Flickr any more, but I managed to see the pics using the link on post 3875.

Keiss_21

Shelley3774 wrote: »

Well I managed to put 1 more coat of primer on the bottom of the dresser and varnished the top, panicked when it went on a milky grey colour but read the tin and it said that's normal...phew!!! I'm hoping to be able to start painting it tomorrow
Just one more thing...am i being lazy? I haven't painted the back of it!

Is this the back of the whole unit on hte outside, or the back of the inside? In both cases I would say no, unless you will view the unit from the back.

I am doing this to the island unit I am busy painting atm. I sanded the it using a flat sander at the weekend...sooooo muych easier than by hand...could have done with it for the 50's unit , just didn't think!! The back, which was bare wood and quite dirty, has come up very well. I treated all the knots/nails with knotting solution, then applied two coats of primer before getting the first coat of satinwood on this morning...looking good!!!

Mummy Jo - glad you found my ramblings useful. Sorry about the gloss being too shiny for you, it does tend to be. I don't use Crown paints, so looked at the range on-line and found their eggshell was oil-based. I tend to use Dulux paints, and Satinwood for woodwork...it is water based and much less shiny...IYKWIM. It isn't as tough as gloss, and I understood from your post that you wanted a tough paint finish.

I use the water-based paints as I an asthmatic and the oil-based ones really make my breathing much worse. The Satinwood is more difficult to get a texture-free finish though (ie brush/roller marks). If I wanted a gloss finish, I would have to wait for DH to paint it...and and I would have to wait for ever to get it done!!!

We have abandoned castors for my island unit, as I would need heavy-duty ones and at least two lockable ...they are soooooo expensive, so DH has cut wood (which he already had ) to add to the top, which he will hopefully glue and screw onto the unit tonight (they have been primed and have one coat of satinwood already ). Then I will get another coat (or two!) of paint on in the next couple of days and get my unit back into the kitchen by the weekend :j I can't wait!!

jackieglasgow

Really lovely, em:)

Has anyone tried to do placemats? I recently bought cheapie ones in TKMaxx as I couldn't find ones I really liked and needed them NOW, but they have barely been waterproof and a couple have teastains, I was thinking of covering them in napkins or wallpaper and varnishing heavily, what do you think?

MrsMoo2U

Hi Emma, I had already spotted your tables update on your blog as I follow you on mine. I was working on mine and your post came up on the dashboard. I am getting hooked on the blog side of things and I really need to stop all this online stuff and get on and do my projects. My excuse at the moment is that it keeps raining and I cant get outside to paint and also I am away at the weekend so no point in starting.

I could see the link pictures to your flickr pages though.

emzeebabez

lol me too... least its stopping me from spending money hehe
I'm sorry for all the dupe posts for the link on here.. going through them now and deleting! xxx

Seakay

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We have abandoned castors for my island unit, as I would need heavy-duty ones and at least two lockable ...they are soooooo expensive, so DH has cut wood (which he already had ) to add to the top, which he will hopefully glue and screw onto the unit tonight (they have been primed and have one coat of satinwood already ). Then I will get another coat (or two!) of paint on in the next couple of days and get my unit back into the kitchen by the weekend :j I can't wait!![/QUOTE]

Would these be any good for your island unit?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4x-Castor-Wheels-100mm-4%22-Heavy-Duty-Locking-Brake_W0QQitemZ280405819761QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=136050324248&rvr_id=136050324248&cguid=ad5de4d71220a0aad2273a07fff7dc9f

pennib

grandmasam wrote: »

Hi everyone ,

Can i ask your advice pleeeese ?

Today i've bought a small bureau [ for £20! ] with a drop down front, little cubby holes in the top , a drawer with lovely ornate drop handles and the bottom part has a shelf halfway down, the sliding glass doors have gone.

I think it's oak but covered in dark varnish, do i sand it back to bare wood before i paint it? [a cream, i think ] or can i just give it a quick rub with sandpaper?

I want to use it as a workstation for my laptop, in the space under the stairs, a la Harry Poter so i can use wicker baskets in the open shelves at the bottom for the 'stuff ' !!

Thanks all, you've inspired me to DO something with my 'hole' under the stairs :T

Caz

You could use ESP (easy surface primer) a lot easier than sanding and then paint over the top (instructions on can) Or sandpaper but you wont need to go right down to the wood.
Just painted a veneered darkwood bookcase and it's come up fine with ESP. (I think I need shares in that company :rotfl:

Your little hole under the stairs sounds a great use of space.

If you are going to be using the top as a computer station and it needs to be hardwearing, a lot of peeps have sanded that down to the bare wood and varnished or waxed it and then painted the rest. (if that makes sense)

Keiss_21

Seakay wrote: »

Would these be any good for your island unit?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4x-Castor-Wheels-100mm-4%22-Heavy-Duty-Locking-Brake_W0QQitemZ280405819761QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=136050324248&rvr_id=136050324248&cguid=ad5de4d71220a0aad2273a07fff7dc9f

Oooh, they could have been useful...but DH has glued and screwed the extra wood on tonight!! Also, they don't say what weight they would cope with...the marble is pretty heavy. Not sure if the unit would have sayed put even with the brakes though...I get pretty vigorous with my kneading!!!
Thanks for looking seakay...how come I didn't find them!