Shabby Chic; Volume III

jumblejack

Yay! Doesn't it cheer you up!!!!
Makes you anticipate the warmer weather

hmo

loving the painted projects ladies, so bright and spring like

jumblejack

Just made my first crochet bunting triangle.

My garden is gonna look real pretty with my granny bunting!!!!!!


....Gonna do lots of em now I've got it sussed.

Roll on sunshine and hazy summer evenings with BBQs

wilsooon

Hi there, I've spent ages trying to decide whether or not to chalk paint my pine bookcase and finally decided to buy an AS tester pot and try on the back behind the shelves - I can either sand it, or cover it with paper or something if I don't like it.

But then I checked the price of a tester pot - OMG! For the price of 3 tester pots I could practically buy a full size pot.

So I thought I'd look further into DIY chalk paint, and found this:

http://inmyownstyle.com/2012/08/testing-1-2-3-versions-of-chalk-paint.html#

She demonstrates 2 different recipes, shown against AS paint of a similar colour, and shows them plain, waxed, and how easy they are to distress. Just what I needed to know!!!

Hope you find this helpful, too!

Florenceem

As part of the house renovations - some furniture is going - just too much of it here.
There is a bookcase very similar to this one.



Mr F has had it quite a while - it stands in the hallway at the moment.
Do I keep it as hall furniture?
If I get rid - will the hall be too bare?
What would I get in it's place if the hall looks too empty?
If I keep it - is it suitable to paint?
If kept and painted - would it look better with the glass removed?
Decisions!

MrsCrafty

Florenceem wrote: »

As part of the house renovations - some furniture is going - just too much of it here.
There is a bookcase very similar to this one.



Mr F has had it quite a while - it stands in the hallway at the moment.
Do I keep it as hall furniture?
If I get rid - will the hall be too bare?
What would I get in it's place if the hall looks too empty?
If I keep it - is it suitable to paint?
If kept and painted - would it look better with the glass removed?
Decisions!

Ok, I would paint, then use a stencil to spray some pretty frosting on the glass. Mini bunting on the edges maybe.

hmo

I cannot see it

chalkysoil

it was there earlier on but has gone now

jumblejack

Yay! Got my first length of bunting done, Granny style:
http://m.pinterest.com/pin/425168021041652257/

I adore its cuteness!!!!

Buffythedebtslayer

I just find this thread so inspiring.

thanks for all the pictures and brilliant advice.

xx