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All New Shabby Chic Thread!

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  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    midnightraven3 wrote: »
    are we all watching bbc2??
    shabby chic for any budget:D

    cracking antiques its called with karen jones

    have added this to my iplayer viewing for this evening many thanks
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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hello shabby chic ladies! Check out this bargain you may have missed, and madkitty's fab suggestion (post #9)!!!

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2407945

    HTH someone.
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  • midnightraven3
    midnightraven3 Posts: 2,720 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    ty:j

    have ordered 3 for instore collection
    less than £6
    she is correct about it being less than buying material, by a long long way:T
  • mrsgreentoad
    mrsgreentoad Posts: 156 Forumite
    LJM wrote: »
    have added this to my iplayer viewing for this evening many thanks
    just watched it too, my 7 year old daughter could of done better!! where do they find them from :D
  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Just watched the whole show. Not much more impressed I have to say! I do think they over spent on items. Plus what happened to the pretty little table she already had? She also had a painted chair so why buy 3 more?
    I bet the table will annoy her with time, bits will fall down that hole.
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  • jane130
    jane130 Posts: 809 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    just watched it on i player and am not totally convinced - seemed very expensive for second hand planks !!


    But moving on - I got a small wooden table from freecycle last night that I am planing an renovating and using as a pc table instead of my old beach effect chipboard rubbish - but that old thing has so much storage space on it i don't know where i will put everything .

    I am thinking of adding some shelves above the desk with wicker baskets and tins for storage but shelving is so expensive .

    does anyone have any tips for finding really cheap shelving materials ? ( becuase dh siad i could as long as I dont spend too much and i want to save the spends for pretty things )
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  • wssla00
    wssla00 Posts: 1,875 Forumite
    I am watching this now on iplayer- that table looked rubbish! Oh well! Glad mine was free and looks much nicer! The man in it as well is a bit of a snob....

    I did my dining room for about a hundred pounds. :D Still.... each to their own!

    I really want a small dresser but don't want to pay a lot for it... maybe I will find one in the charity shop or freecycle.


    I have loads of fabric so might make a few more cushion covers.... I have a window seat I want to update.

    Have a good day all :)
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  • angeltreats
    angeltreats Posts: 2,286 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I must be the only person who liked the table! I thought it was lovely. Not convinced about the three lampshades though.
  • jcr16
    jcr16 Posts: 4,185 Forumite
    shame the duvets have now been discontinued. wanted to order a couple. not for beds but thought i could turn them into curtains and line them for my kitchen , figured it alot cheaper than per meter price of similar material. oh well. Perhaps they will be in stock again.
  • Princess_Vix
    Princess_Vix Posts: 162 Forumite
    Jane130 - we used old wardrobe doors to make some shelves - they look really quite good as well :)
    xxx
    Just started cashback-ing - makes me feel less guilty when I impulse buy!
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