All New Shabby Chic Thread!

LJM

wow tiff that is lovely if i had the room i would def have one in my kitchen perhaps when we move, but i will have to dream till then

artydoll

Janebo12 wrote: »

Artydoll and tiff - your cabinets are beautiful - I want one!!! I just don't have room for one - am so jealous:D

thanks,but mine is so tiny,wish I had the bigger dresser,but nowhere to put it.

tara747

Wish I could see tiff's pic. Stupid PC lol! I can't see avatars either, oh well.

I have hit shabby chic gold today in the CS ladies!!

Large brown distressed glazed pot - £1
Small cream ramekins x2 - 25p each
Small blue and white vase with hand painted flower pattern - 50p
Set of 2 blue and white ceramic jars/oil pourers with ceramic stoppers and wicker holder (GORGEOUS) - £2

OH is going to kill me, we are running out of space for all my beautiful bargains and he doesn't really 'get' the shabby chic thing lol. I want a bigger house to put it all in!! :rotfl:

tiff

Thanks everyone, I've kind of got addicted to furnishing this way now. I mentioned this before but my MIL was going to buy a similar dresser for her house in Ireland and was going to spend £2500 on it but now cant bring herself to pay that after seeing mine!

dizzy_lizzie

tiff wrote: »

Sorry about the lighting, its a bit dark here today. This is the 80's pine dresser I bought from a charity warehouse for £85. My Step Dad painted it with Laura Ashley paint and stained the top of the dresser base. I'm really pleased with it!

Oh my that is a beautiful dresser!!! Looks stunning. Well done :T
Luvz Dizzy x

jcr16

tiff that looks fab. that dresser style is excatly what i'm looking for , for my kitchen. only maybe a bit longer perhaps a 4th door extra, as i've got the room. but i've got lots of ideas wizzing around in my head now since u posted the pic.

MancMillyMolly

tiff wrote: »

Sorry about the lighting, its a bit dark here today. This is the 80's pine dresser I bought from a charity warehouse for £85. My Step Dad painted it with Laura Ashley paint and stained the top of the dresser base. I'm really pleased with it!

Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous! Well done!! :T

tara747

tiff wrote: »

Sorry about the lighting, its a bit dark here today. This is the 80's pine dresser I bought from a charity warehouse for £85. My Step Dad painted it with Laura Ashley paint and stained the top of the dresser base. I'm really pleased with it!

tiff wrote: »

Thanks everyone, I've kind of got addicted to furnishing this way now. I mentioned this before but my MIL was going to buy a similar dresser for her house in Ireland and was going to spend £2500 on it but now cant bring herself to pay that after seeing mine!

Now I can see it woo hoo!!!!!!!! Must have been my silly work computer! OMG tiff it is absolutely amazing, you should be so proud.

Eeekers @ the £2,500 dresser!!! :eek: Your MIL must be green with envy lol.

elegant_elephant

cherisong wrote: »

I am completely new to this thread and getting a bit bouncy and excited. I love revamping stuff. I currently have two parker knoll fireside chairs that I want to revamp. Please tell me more about Elan Bach, I live in Mid Wales and would love to get some nice material for recovering.

I haven't read this thread since last year but now Summer is rolling around again I'm starting to think what projects I can get stuck into while I still have the enthusiasm!

So, to answer your question cherisong, Elan Bach used to have a shop at Llangoed Hall which closed last year, they were opening up a new shop in Builth but I haven't been to this shop and don't know if they sell the offcuts. Might be worth a phonecall or look at the website?

I love all the pictures and ideas that have been posted recently, now I'm off to read the thread from where I left off last year.

tiff

I'll post some more pics tomorrow of some pedestal tables I painted. I bought them on Ebay for £2 in waxed pine and spray painted them black. I will be painting them white or pale grey gloss this summer though as black shows every speck of dust and they are so hard to keep clean. They are next to our bed and look so much better than the bedside cabinets we bought from MFI 12 years ago!