Shabby Chic; Volume III

irishgirl62

I am soooo excited!!!! I went to the auction last night and got a magonany table and 6 chairs for £30!! Its going into my kitchen so guess what I will be doing over the weekend!!

rosieben

taking 'before' photos for us what a fab buy!

irishgirl62

rosieben wrote: »

taking 'before' photos for us what a fab buy!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: collecting the table this morning I have started sanding down one of the chairs this morning I will take a photo of it when I get it I only managed to get two chairs home last night.

Advise please, my friend bought a pine table she is going to paint the legs etc and put danish oil on the table top I didnt realise there is colours in danish oil! there is clear too would clear be the best bet to buy??

annie-c

irishgirl62 wrote: »

Advise please, my friend bought a pine table she is going to paint the legs etc and put danish oil on the table top I didnt realise there is colours in danish oil! there is clear too would clear be the best bet to buy??

I have never heard of coloured Danish Oil?

I use it on all my wooden furniture. My big tip is to use RUSTINS brand if possible and avoid Colron brand like the plague. Rustins is gorgeous and leaves a soft sheen on the furniture, Colron builds up and can look gluey over time.

Rustins is available in Wilkos for around £3ish a tin

irishgirl62

annie-c wrote: »

I have never heard of coloured Danish Oil?

I use it on all my wooden furniture. My big tip is to use RUSTINS brand if possible and avoid Colron brand like the plague. Rustins is gorgeous and leaves a soft sheen on the furniture, Colron builds up and can look gluey over time.

Rustins is available in Wilkos for around £3ish a tin

Thanks for the advice Annie ...we dont have wilkos here i looked at their website none there either

Here is a pic of "before" of my bargain £30 table and chairs! remembered to take a pic of it before I carried on sanding!!

rosieben

fab! and this message is too short so I'll write some rubbish

trixietoes

irishgirl62 wrote: »

I am soooo excited!!!! I went to the auction last night and got a magonany table and 6 chairs for £30!! Its going into my kitchen so guess what I will be doing over the weekend!!

I am jealous, I want a go. What are your plans for it?

irishgirl62

Thanks i am painting it with farrow ball white tie, have not decided what to cover the seats with, wanted to get my curtains first but I been everywhere looking for either curtains or fabric that is white background with pink/red roses with no joy :-(

annie-c

irishgirl62 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice Annie ...we dont have wilkos here i looked at their website none there either

You can get Rustins in loads of DIY shops/supermarkets, Wilkos was just a suggestion.

Fab table and chairs!

irishgirl62

A quick question... I am almost out of FB white tie egg shell... was thinking of getting it in the emulison paint and then varnish it... if I did this would I still need to apply undercoat primer to it?