Shabby Chic; Volume III

chalkysoil

£3.95 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LEONARDO-Strawberry-Cupcake-Tea-Cosy/dp/B005FH2Q3C/ref=sr_1_197?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1318381901&sr=1-197 8 left

hmo

chalkysoil wrote: »

£3.95 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LEONARDO-Strawberry-Cupcake-Tea-Cosy/dp/B005FH2Q3C/ref=sr_1_197?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1318381901&sr=1-197 8 left

that looks cute, for some reason ive been wanting to make a tea cosy for about the last week, but the odd thing is i dont use a tea pot.

dh drinks coffee and i drink tea so i just make it in my cup but i always remember my granny saying tea always tastes best made in a pot.

so maybe i should buy one of those one cup ones and make a small tea cosy!:)

chalkysoil

I've been looking for a local stockist of the esp primer and haven't found any. But I saw this

Dulux Quick Dry Difficult Surface Primer

it says for tiles, melamine etc on it and I wondered if it is basically the same? I have a varnished orange pine cupboard in mind.
thanks

blushingbride_3

chalkysoil wrote: »

I've been looking for a local stockist of the esp primer and haven't found any. But I saw this

Dulux Quick Dry Difficult Surface Primer

it says for tiles, melamine etc on it and I wondered if it is basically the same? I have a varnished orange pine cupboard in mind.
thanks

Have you thought about Anne Sloan paint? You don't have to prime as you use the paint then seal it with a wax. There are some other threads about it and blogs if u look on google
HTH

borokat

Hello

I thought one of you might be able to help with a recommendation for a mini sander? Basically want an electric one that will make light work of skirting boards (we live in a 1930s property that has about a million miles of them), and I will probably also use it on furniture ready for repainting. Love this thread by the way, so inspiring!

MooBaah

Wow, this thread looks great! Looking forward to having a proper read. I am inspired! I have dark wood honey pine bedroom furniture (the bed is an orangey pine.. yuk). I really want to redo the whole lot in antique white .... it seems a daunting job. I love the whole shabby chic/French Provincial look. Anyone have any ideas on where I should start to look for advice on how to do this myself?

borokat

Print the thread off and read it all, Moobah! The shabby-chicers have transformed lots of pine furniture - I think a lot of the work and best finish is achieved with sanding.

chalkysoil

Moobaah you'll have to sleep in the guest bedroom while you do the bed!

I bought that Dulux difficult surface primer - from Tesco - was in there with a £5 off £50 spend coupon so went for it. Yet to find time to try it out on anything yet though.

I can't thank all the posters in this thread enough - you've been an inspiration and those with blogs have kept me looking for hours at all your lovely things.

:T:T:T

danemi1

which layout please shabby chic peeps
a b or c

here is a



option b


and finally option c

danemi1

I have thought A all the way along - as hubby and I both like symmetry and balance - my only concern is will I get cheesed off walking up and down between the cooker and the fridge frrezer - the room is 21 ft 9 - (well it will be when it is built) I know I wont be walking that far but will it be a drag - now I know folk say you can put a fridge freezer right next to a cooker these days but am still a tad worried about that

B. I like it but just worried in case it seems too much tall too close together - my lounge will look onto this room and that bank will probably be quite prominent but I quite like the fact that the dining room then has some units that I can put crockery and bits and bobs in and glass cupboards above for some decorative elements - the french doors are up the dining end

c, I like it because everything is close at hand but I do worry that when the breakfast bar bit is wider (which I intend it to be) then it will make the dining area so much tighter and another thing to factor in is there are quite a few doors in this room one on the back wall and one immediately to the side of it on the same wall before the bank of talls - its more of a doorway actually so we can get in from the rear of the house with the shopping.

The room is going to have a high vaulted ceiling with double veluxes
Its the biggest thing we have ever ventured into - we are normally so cautious and this has been in the planning stage for so long - would really appreciate any and all help PLEASE XXX