Shabby Chic; Volume III

Thrifty_Sister

hmo wrote: »

heres the table and chairs i painted recently details on ym blog


and heres a lamp i did too

Gorgeous!!

hmo

heres the desk/dressing table. i am gutted the new handles dont fit but for now ive spray painted the old ones silver and put them on.

before and after on my blog

newmee

wow....there's no denying that is a great make-over. Well done hmo. :T


I've just seen these on the Lakeland site. Pretty but expensive. Can't you just picture yourself sipping tea at the table with these!!

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/pip-studio-collection/F/keyword/PiP+Studio+Collection/product/42671_42673

savingmummy

I was going to use some kath kidson design ribbon on my wicker baskets but found some gorgeous heart hangers instead so used these to glam up my baskets by hanging thewm inbetween the weave - So pleased

hmo

newmee wrote: »

wow....there's no denying that is a great make-over. Well done hmo. :T

thank you

I've just seen these on the Lakeland site. Pretty but expensive. Can't you just picture yourself sipping tea at the table with these!!

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/pip-studio-collection/F/keyword/PiP+Studio+Collection/product/42671_42673

yes i can they are cute

hmo

savingmummy wrote: »

I was going to use some kath kidson design ribbon on my wicker baskets but found some gorgeous heart hangers instead so used these to glam up my baskets by hanging thewm inbetween the weave - So pleased

they look good well done

mirry

They look lovely HMO, I would like to make some of those hearts to hang off my kitchen window handle.

I popped into my local tesco last night and
founds some lovely tea,coffee & sugar pots
in a modern country design @ £4 each = £12 the set.
They are £15 for the set on the tesco website
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.210-8141.aspx


They also had matching chopping boards and bits,
but I dont like everything matching in my kitchen.

wilf55

hi all

how would you suggest i shabby up my 14 yr old sons room it needs a complete overhall, he is pretty good at shabbying it up himself but not in the way i mean!!!

he has a pine wardrobe badly painted white by my daughter and a computer unit and set of draws i sort of want it workman style IYSWIM rather than pretty obviously but still feel it can come under the heading

there is no colour scheme or anything at the moment its literally just a room rather than a bedroom and it needs decorating the whole lot but on nil pennies if possible!

any ideas even for small things rather than the room as a whole will be greatly received

thanks all in advance

bikerchick1066

wilf55 wrote: »

hi all

how would you suggest i shabby up my 14 yr old sons room it needs a complete overhall, he is pretty good at shabbying it up himself but not in the way i mean!!!

he has a pine wardrobe badly painted white by my daughter and a computer unit and set of draws i sort of want it workman style IYSWIM rather than pretty obviously but still feel it can come under the heading

there is no colour scheme or anything at the moment its literally just a room rather than a bedroom and it needs decorating the whole lot but on nil pennies if possible!

any ideas even for small things rather than the room as a whole will be greatly received

thanks all in advance

Hope about some metal lockers instead of the tatty wardrobe? They could be spray painted relatively cheaply and would be inkeeping with the workman theme.

For storage you could use the large plastick/rubbery/buckety things they sell in DIY stores for rubble, etc.

annie-c

wilf55 wrote: »

hi all


he has a pine wardrobe badly painted white by my daughter and a computer unit and set of draws i sort of want it workman style IYSWIM rather than pretty obviously but still feel it can come under the heading


thanks all in advance

If you have room then you could shuffle around the furniture and sand and re-paint it in situ. If you can get hold of a mouse (hand held) sander for around £10 then you could remove/even up any drippy/uneven paint on the wardrobe and rough up the surfaces on the computer unit and drawers and repaint them all in the same or complementary colours. I wouldn't use spray paint if you are working on large pieces, especially indoors as you would need a lot of cans and the smell would be horrendous. Places like Poundland or similar discount shops often have nice bright paints in red or blues which can look nice in teenage boys rooms.