Shabby Chic; Volume III

Seakay

littlecal wrote: »

Hi,hope you don't mind a lurker dropping in:o

I noticed in one of the earlier posts a liquid sander - ESP? Do these really work? I would like to paint a table and chairs but the chairs are windsor wheelback and are quite fiddly,so any advice would be very welcome.

Thank you.

They do work - not sure how but they give a surface to the item that the paint can grip onto.

Buddingblonde

Hart who is the maker of those plates - my gran had some like it and they have brought a smile to my face thinking about them.

hart44

Buddingblonde wrote: »

Hart who is the maker of those plates - my gran had some like it and they have brought a smile to my face thinking about them.

Hi on the back it says Royal Tudor ware Barker Bros Ltd England.
I had a look on ebay and found the serving dish going for £7.89 but Im keeping mine

Kaz2904

Bibbity, I couldn't bring myself to comment on your plate rack yesterday. It's beautiful, sob! There's never anything that nice here

littlecal

Seakay wrote: »

They do work - not sure how but they give a surface to the item that the paint can grip onto.

Thanks Seakay,I may give it a try,I suppose if the worst came to the worst I could always re-sand them:D

irishgirl62

I have been a busy bee yesterday and today, I got two bedside tables painted, a small lamp table, zillion picture frames, the side cabinet ,a floor lamp, and the candle chandliers which my friend bought me at a car boot sale but the crystal glass drops is a nightmare because who ever had them painted the glass droplets in greyish blackish colour.. I managed to get the paint off 6 glass droplets so far but I have about 40 odds more to go!!

I have finally run out of my fb white tie, which is not bad considering 2.5lts did my dining table, 6 chairs, set of drawers and all of the above!

I went to poundland tonight in between work shifts and they were selling crown flat emulsion 500ml for a quid!!

freyaluck

my Plans for a shabby chic lounge are coming along wonderfully thanks to you guys for the motivtion and inspiration.
So far I have painted the walls satin bow ( dusky pink) and daedo rails (Pinky white), a pine cabinate and all my shelf units (laura ashly urm lol), Just need to paint my book case now and it will be nearly there:j:j:j, I am ordering the flooring from tomorrow with a 15% discount code so hopefully by the end of next week I will have lots of photos for you all.
I am so pleased with the result. I am already planning my boudoir.

blushingbride_3

hi everyone!

Here is my latest buy


I'd like to keep it pine, however i brought it on ebay & it smells!

How can i get rid of cigarette & stale smells from wood?

If all else fails will painting it help?

tiff

Thats lovely, fab colour as it is. No ideas about the smells but hopefully you can find a way.

Kaz2904

Blushingbride, that's lovely that is . I had a quick google but there's too much to type across. As I thought, the old favourites, Bicarb and vinegar are involved though!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2305759_remove-cigarette-smell-from-wood.html
Hope it works for you.