Shabby Chic; Volume III

irishgirl62

hermum wrote: »

Hi, not been around here for nearly a year, apathy hit hard.
Just had a quick whizz through some pages, I must catch up.
Again as usual loads of lovely lovely stuff.
I have loads if stuff to do. I bought a lovely old wardrobe & dressing table last week for £6 to add to my other 101 things to do up.
I wish that I could get a job as a buyer, I buy it all & then run out of steam when the doing it up comes along. I think I'm scared f doing it wrong & it looking crap.
Does anyone use a spray gun or do you all handpaint? If a spray gun which one can anyone recommend please?

I use a spray gun, love it!! I lack patience:p so its quick, it helps that my friend who went halfers with me on it is a beautician and is used to spraying people :rotfl: so she taught me how to use the gun properly

Wow fab finds Kaz!!!:j

hermum

irishgirl62 wrote: »

I use a spray gun, love it!! I lack patience:p so its quick, it helps that my friend who went halfers with me on it is a beautician and is used to spraying people :rotfl: so she taught me how to use the gun properly

Wow fab finds Kaz!!!:j

I also lack patience so was hoping a gun would at least save time, maybe I'll need to find a spray tanner to teach me how to do it. Is it quite easy to pick up & what type do you have?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Hi, I'm new on this patch but have a bit of a problem that I was hoping you could advise me on.

My boyfriend should be moving into a new flat in the next month or so and he has never had anywhere to really get attached to. Since I have moved into my house, he has found that it is actually rather nice to be somewhere that looks good as well as fulfills a purpose.


A lot of shabby chic is too girly for a 45 year old man, but he likes every shade of blue (he loves my bedroom, which is mostly neutral with duck egg accents and has wooden furniture of all shades), and saw a feature in one of my magazines of a room with a white bedstead, white linen, pale blue knitted blanket and his reaction was 'I really like that - can you do something like it for me?'


I will admit that I have already bought him the exact blanket in the magazine - it's a light blue Laura Ashley knitted one and it was half price in their sale - he doesn't know this yet. But I'm not sure about the rest of the room, how to get a masculine look at the same time as it being clean and relaxing - he's the sort of person who will be perfectly happy pottering around with some houseplants, reading books and fixing things.

He will have the 'advantage' :whistle: that his mum volunteers in a charity shop a short distance away, so she can put things aside for him to buy if she has been fully briefed as to what he wants and there isn't a thing he can't fix if he needs to, but he is definitely not comfortable designing things, which is why he wants me to do it.

What sort of things should I be looking for to get the feel of a man living there, rather than me?


Help!

TryingToBeOldStyle

Quick question does anyone have any idea when the mods on the shabby chic cafe will be back online? I joined on 30/04 but it still hasn't been activated.
I don't mind waiting a bit but I just wondered if anyone has any idea when they'll be back online? Just so I have an idea instead of checking every day like a big kid lol!!


Jojo Sorry I can't help too much im not great with designing things. How about white bedside tables and drawers with blue knobs or some blue laura ashley style wallpaper somewhere on them (told you i was no good lol!)
Maybe a tall wooden floor lamp painted white whit a blue shade on it?

Fantastic buys Kaz I wish I had the courage to use spray paints but I just keep imagining it looking all uneven or paint everywhere but on the thing I wanted to paint!

susan946

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Hi, I'm new on this patch but have a bit of a problem that I was hoping you could advise me on.

My boyfriend should be moving into a new flat in the next month or so and he has never had anywhere to really get attached to. Since I have moved into my house, he has found that it is actually rather nice to be somewhere that looks good as well as fulfills a purpose.


A lot of shabby chic is too girly for a 45 year old man, but he likes every shade of blue (he loves my bedroom, which is mostly neutral with duck egg accents and has wooden furniture of all shades), and saw a feature in one of my magazines of a room with a white bedstead, white linen, pale blue knitted blanket and his reaction was 'I really like that - can you do something like it for me?'


I will admit that I have already bought him the exact blanket in the magazine - it's a light blue Laura Ashley knitted one and it was half price in their sale - he doesn't know this yet. But I'm not sure about the rest of the room, how to get a masculine look at the same time as it being clean and relaxing - he's the sort of person who will be perfectly happy pottering around with some houseplants, reading books and fixing things.

He will have the 'advantage' :whistle: that his mum volunteers in a charity shop a short distance away, so she can put things aside for him to buy if she has been fully briefed as to what he wants and there isn't a thing he can't fix if he needs to, but he is definitely not comfortable designing things, which is why he wants me to do it.

What sort of things should I be looking for to get the feel of a man living there, rather than me?


Help!

Good Morning

I'm a chronic lurker on here but don't often post - just at the moment I'm more of a shabby dreamer as my back is limiting me a lot! However........one day when it's a bit more stable I shall have all the ideas and expertise of you lovely people to refer to!!!

Men's designs all seem to me to have some darker elements. Maybe dark wood furniture - plain white bedding - your pale blue blanket - maybe some navy somewhere - perhaps a contrast colour somewhere?

Just a thought.........

Sue

hermum

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Hi, I'm new on this patch but have a bit of a problem that I was hoping you could advise me on.

My boyfriend should be moving into a new flat in the next month or so and he has never had anywhere to really get attached to. Since I have moved into my house, he has found that it is actually rather nice to be somewhere that looks good as well as fulfills a purpose.


A lot of shabby chic is too girly for a 45 year old man, but he likes every shade of blue (he loves my bedroom, which is mostly neutral with duck egg accents and has wooden furniture of all shades), and saw a feature in one of my magazines of a room with a white bedstead, white linen, pale blue knitted blanket and his reaction was 'I really like that - can you do something like it for me?'


I will admit that I have already bought him the exact blanket in the magazine - it's a light blue Laura Ashley knitted one and it was half price in their sale - he doesn't know this yet. But I'm not sure about the rest of the room, how to get a masculine look at the same time as it being clean and relaxing - he's the sort of person who will be perfectly happy pottering around with some houseplants, reading books and fixing things.

He will have the 'advantage' :whistle: that his mum volunteers in a charity shop a short distance away, so she can put things aside for him to buy if she has been fully briefed as to what he wants and there isn't a thing he can't fix if he needs to, but he is definitely not comfortable designing things, which is why he wants me to do it.

What sort of things should I be looking for to get the feel of a man living there, rather than me?


Help!

Hi, could he have accessories & pictures that are pebbles, like this picture, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-STACKED-GREY-PEBBLES-CANVAS-WALL-ART-PICTURE-/160580868332?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Decorative_Accents_LE&hash=item25635d98ec#ht_2091wt_1139
you can get candle holders & I think I've seen door knobs & handles in them as well, or hit the beach if you're near enough & pick some up.
& a blind made with ticking, such as http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Extra-Wide-Upholstery-Ticking-Fabric-Navy-Cream-Stripe-/280588821983?pt=UK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM&hash=item415465a5df#ht_1955wt_905
Rather than curtains?
With pale painted floorboards, lots of plants I think that it would look homely but masculine.
OOh, & some old leather suitcases stacked up or an old steamer trunk.

MrsMoo2U

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Hi, I'm new on this patch but have a bit of a problem that I was hoping you could advise me on.

My boyfriend should be moving into a new flat in the next month or so and he has never had anywhere to really get attached to. Since I have moved into my house, he has found that it is actually rather nice to be somewhere that looks good as well as fulfills a purpose.


A lot of shabby chic is too girly for a 45 year old man, but he likes every shade of blue (he loves my bedroom, which is mostly neutral with duck egg accents and has wooden furniture of all shades), and saw a feature in one of my magazines of a room with a white bedstead, white linen, pale blue knitted blanket and his reaction was 'I really like that - can you do something like it for me?'

I will admit that I have already bought him the exact blanket in the magazine - it's a light blue Laura Ashley knitted one and it was half price in their sale - he doesn't know this yet. But I'm not sure about the rest of the room, how to get a masculine look at the same time as it being clean and relaxing - he's the sort of person who will be perfectly happy pottering around with some houseplants, reading books and fixing things.

He will have the 'advantage' :whistle: that his mum volunteers in a charity shop a short distance away, so she can put things aside for him to buy if she has been fully briefed as to what he wants and there isn't a thing he can't fix if he needs to, but he is definitely not comfortable designing things, which is why he wants me to do it.

What sort of things should I be looking for to get the feel of a man living there, rather than me?


Help!

Hello all, I have been lurking but not posting as I am not doing so much chic'ing at the mo but hope to start it all up again as soon as I am able.

Jojo, I would start by giving him a pile of old magazines and asking him to cut out all of the pictures that he likes then get him to choose his most favourite. Next make up mood boards with some favourite pictures that are grouped into similar styles. If he says that he likes a white bedstead then why not start there and give him a white bedstead. Alternatively how about doing a F&B greyish white shade on the walls with a feature wall behind the bed in a blue/grey.
Have a look at the colours that he wears regularly could you use one of his favourite colours to wear as the base colour for the walls? Is he very organised or scatty? If he is very organised then I would go for an organised room - such as fitted wardrobes (if he is very modern then make them sleek -such as the Ikea glass sliding door range) if he is a bit laid back then maybe free standing furniture that can be moved around for a change. If he likes being outdoors then I would go for natural woods or painted furniture.

I know the exact blanket that you are talking about and I wish that I had found that in the sale:). It would be a very good starting point.

irishgirl62

hermum wrote: »

I also lack patience so was hoping a gun would at least save time, maybe I'll need to find a spray tanner to teach me how to do it. Is it quite easy to pick up & what type do you have?

It was more of a confidence thing, and learning on seeing the spray and recognising if it is ok orwhether its too high or to too low.

I have the boch pfs 55 spray gun got it in amazon for £55

Kaz2904

For mens shabby chic, I personally would go for whites/creams/greys with accents of blues/greens in stripes and checks. They all feel more masculine than pinks and lilacs with flowers. Try to steer clear of whistles and bells, frills and bows etc.
It seems as though a nice masculine shabby chic feel could be derived from the shaker designs of the amish people. Coir matting if having a stripped floor etc.
Driftwood art work could be good too. It's rugged enough for a man. If you try to think what you would have in a bathroom, that seems to be mans shabby chic IMHO.
Good luck with it though, it sounds fun

annie-c

TryingToBeOldStyle wrote: »

Quick question does anyone have any idea when the mods on the shabby chic cafe will be back online? I joined on 30/04 but it still hasn't been activated.

I have PM'd the board owner for you