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tiff

ellas9602 wrote: »

Hello Shabby Chic ladies,

Does anyone know where I can get this 'HOME' sign from.

Beautiful dresser Tiff, stunning.

Thanks x

Those are MDF letters I bought separately on Ebay. I cant remember the sellers name but there are lots. They come unfinished and you can paint them, I painted mine cream as they were on my fireplace and just turned them around now that theyre on the dresser.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=mdf+letters&_sacat=See-All-Categories

tiff

owens3116 wrote: »

Hi all,


IVe been inspired by some many items on the thread , ive been a lurker for ages anyhows i got this writing beuru from a second hand shop for £40 and used laura ashley egg shell its been the baine of my life for the past 3 weeks.

Loads of sanding and smoothing as it was stained really really dark wood, its solid all the drawers are solida wook too no mdf ! lol

Im really pleased with how it turned out for my first go at shabby chic,, and theres one in laura ashley simlar for £800 !! :eek:

Thats gorgeous, I hope mine turns out like that!

tiff

Ohh and can I ask you where you got the pears? They are lovely.

jcr16

those letters are fantastic, thanks for the link tiff. got a great space in my dinning room for some.

Bella79

tiff wrote: »

Ohh and can I ask you where you got the pears? They are lovely.

I got them from the car boot for £2.50 !!! , bargin as i had some apples as well but they cost me over £15 from a fancy shop

tara747

Oh my, I am so inspired by all your lovely furniture!!!

tiff

owens3116 wrote: »

A quick question for you all, i know the beuro i did well i sanded it down undercoated then had about 3 coats of eggshell , however i can see its going to be easy to chip the paint already and ive only moved it once !, how do u stop this happening ? i top coat with clear varnsih ?

Thankyou

I dont know, I know that because I used water based paint that it rubs off quite easily but I like the distressed look so once that starts to happen I'm going to sand it here and there to distress it a bit! (I love your spelling of bureau btw )

Bella79

Im worrying about chipping cos im thinking of doing a table and chairs set which will get lots of daily use, i dont mind the odd chip but i want to try and minimise it as much as poss ......... hmm maybe time for a experiment !

tiff

Have you considered leaving the top wood and painting the legs? I restained the wood on my dresser with a coloured wax. I'm sure there is some sort of finish you could use though to protect the paint, no doubt someone more in the know will be along soon!

Princess_Vix

Hey ladies,
Just a quick note - the Cath Kidston style cushions from Wilkos that we were discussing the other week are now all half price (in the Liverpool store anyway)
Also - Lewis in Liverpool are selling off all their curtain samples for a £1 (the mini curtains they have to show you the fabrics) - some really nice decent quality material and the pieces were quite big too (probably about a metre and a half wide by 2 metres ish). Not worth a trip but if your in the area...
*beingfrugal* - where did you get that from for 50p - you've done a really good job. I can always find loads of cheap accessories but right now I need furniture and just can't find any bargains at all!
xxx