All New Shabby Chic Thread!

dizzy_lizzie

Princess_Vix wrote: »

Went into Cath Kidston today also - very tempted to buy either the SEW or MAKE books but they are pretty steep at £15 - has anyone tried them - are they worth it?
xxx

Hi Princess Vix
These are on Amazon at the moment at a cheaper price than this even with the P&P and they are new. They do have reviews so you could see what others thought of them.
Hope that helps.
Luvz Dizzy x

wssla00

I have the sew book and its pretty good also contains the materials to make a dump bag

ChocClare

Princess_Vix wrote: »

They also had something that looked like mini-doll houses but didn't open, very strange but they seemed to have a lot of them - can anyone enlighten me as to whether they actually have a purpose or if they are just supposed to look pretty?
Went into Cath Kidston today also - very tempted to buy either the SEW or MAKE books but they are pretty steep at £15 - has anyone tried them - are they worth it?
xxx

The "mini dolls houses" are actually bird houses for the garden - I thought they were great, wouldn't mind having a couple in our garden but couldn't quite justify it at the moment.

I got the Cath Kidston MAKE book out of my library - very meh, I thought. Basic, basic stuff and, to be honest, the only thing that made it look anything like decent was the fabric.

Talking about things Cath Kidston, our local Lovely Things shop (if you've ever seen Absolutely Fabulous, you'll know that this is a generic term for the sort of stuff you get in glossy home magazines) sells ranges by Think Pink, which is definitely Cath Kidston-esque but notably cheaper (though not cheap-cheap except in their sales, where you can pick up really brilliant bargains. I particularly like this and I bought a really wonderful set of cake tins from them last year which have sadly been discontinued, but they come up with new Lovely Things each season - and not too pricy, on the whole.

wssla00

Ok i think i'm in love! http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?popId=HOME&navAction=top&navCount=190&isSortBy=true&pushId=HOME-TABLETOP&id=HOME-TABLETOP goodness me... must stop looking! and these http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=HOME-KITCHEN-MUGS&id=78404&catId=HOME-KITCHEN&pushId=HOME-KITCHEN&popId=HOME&sortProperties=&navCount=275&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=whi&colorName=WHITE&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=

lolly_896

Princess_Vix wrote: »

Ok - some of these are a bit out of sync but here goes...
Polystyrene letters - Have you tried HobbyCraft? I know the one at bridgemere sells them so maybe others do too?
Union Jack - TKMaxx in Liverpool today had a lot of lovely union jack cushions - I took a photo of them but not quite sure how to upload, they also had a fair amount of other ShabbyChic things including some mini wooden american petrol pump things (that I really want!)
They also had something that looked like mini-doll houses but didn't open, very strange but they seemed to have a lot of them - can anyone enlighten me as to whether they actually have a purpose or if they are just supposed to look pretty?
Went into Cath Kidston today also - very tempted to buy either the SEW or MAKE books but they are pretty steep at £15 - has anyone tried them - are they worth it?
xxx

I didn't think of hobbycraft, as soon as my babies are over this sickness bug i will most definatley pay a visit, thank you. I also saw the wooden petrol things - i would have loved one for my babies room it just wouldnt go.

tara747 wrote: »

I want a dresser and a china collection!!! Jesus, I sound like my gran!

I feel like my gran too lol, we lost her last yr and we were just buying a new build which fell through and i wanted a trendy kitchen. But then we came here and i fell in love with shabby chic and we had gived away nans shabby items very sad

wssla00 wrote: »

here is one type http://www.johnlewis.com/230745385/Product.aspx

and another http://www.johnlewis.com/230672215/Product.aspx

and again http://www.johnlewis.com/230619396/Product.aspx

This one was in stock in the shop http://www.johnlewis.com/230515163/Product.aspx



union jack mugs http://www.johnlewis.com/230672227/Product.aspx

thank you so much - im going to have a look in JL some look beautiful! i love the EB shape mug so the red spot is my fave but i was going to go for pastel colours so not 100% decided yet

i also love the tins so much that i am going to order a set to cheer me up!

i popped into bhs at the weekend and loved there strawberry range sooo cool.

Janebo12

Hi, it was my birthday yesterday and after having dropped some big hints to DH and the children, they brought me a red wire egg basket from BHS - really nice and very handy for when our eggs have built up over a few days! I think they are around £8 in store.

SIL also bought me a set of white tin style plant pots in a tray - will look very nice on my kitchen window.

jtz

wilkinson seem to have some nice shabby chic clocks:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Co-ordinating-Accessories/Saffron-Ornate-Clock-Cream/invt/0274902?htxt=PsAGyAqy%2FDSGVBgOHPBfATKVETOKIWHcwqoICuDrG%2FxTcDPfxIrYzUvEu76RzzM6wutKTeo9AOCB%0AtDs76aYYKg%3D%3D

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Noir/Wilko-Noir-Ornate-Clock-Black/invt/0267380?htxt=PsAGyAqy%2FDSGVBgOHPBfATKVETOKIWHcwqoICuDrG%2FxTcDPfxIrYzUvEu76RzzM6wutKTeo9AOCB%0AtDs76aYYKg%3D%3D

and am loving this one soooo much, reasonably priced too:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Co-ordinating-Accessories/Enchant-Floral-Mantle-Clock/invt/0284822?htxt=PwoNyAI%2FeDKW4W8AnmX1esyfJ47QPAd3E8XMwkepkSUcaUYUka77ZNZXfFdZIli0RzsIroijDpoM%0AIq6unSAXKg%3D%3D
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HTH someone

Janebo12

jtz wrote: »

wilkinson seem to have some nice shabby chic clocks:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Co-ordinating-Accessories/Saffron-Ornate-Clock-Cream/invt/0274902?htxt=PsAGyAqy%2FDSGVBgOHPBfATKVETOKIWHcwqoICuDrG%2FxTcDPfxIrYzUvEu76RzzM6wutKTeo9AOCB%0AtDs76aYYKg%3D%3D

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Noir/Wilko-Noir-Ornate-Clock-Black/invt/0267380?htxt=PsAGyAqy%2FDSGVBgOHPBfATKVETOKIWHcwqoICuDrG%2FxTcDPfxIrYzUvEu76RzzM6wutKTeo9AOCB%0AtDs76aYYKg%3D%3D

and am loving this one soooo much, reasonably priced too:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Co-ordinating-Accessories/Enchant-Floral-Mantle-Clock/invt/0284822?htxt=PwoNyAI%2FeDKW4W8AnmX1esyfJ47QPAd3E8XMwkepkSUcaUYUka77ZNZXfFdZIli0RzsIroijDpoM%0AIq6unSAXKg%3D%3D
click on the pic to enlarge
HTH someone

Oooo, am loving those clocks - might have to just go and spend some of my birthday money!:D

CompletelyLost

Hi...

I'm a bit of a newbie to all this (i.e. I've never ever attempted to paint my own furniture!) but looking for a bit of advice. I have looked everywhere for a white/cream desk but so far all I can find are rubbish overpriced melamine rubbish that chips/falls apart very quickly.

Do you think it would be easy enough to sand down and paint something like this -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Corona-PC-Computer-Desk-laptop-table-Pine-Wood-NEW_W0QQitemZ230446806227QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_HomeOfficeFurniture_SM?hash=item35a7b334d3

? Or not? x

wssla00

I would ask them if it is unfinished as it might not be sealed. If it is sealed you will need to sand it down but I can't see any problem if it's solid pine rather than pine coloured chip board.