Shabby Chic; Volume III

Lisabh

chalkysoil wrote: »

Ha! I tried to persuade "Stuff" to stock chalk paint but she wasn't bothered I'll call in and have a look inside Shoreline next time I'm in Hythe.

Meanwhile, I bought this

Fab! Looks like a bookcase to me too! What colour are you thinking?....

Seakay

jumblejack wrote: »

I've just done a couple of little crafty touches this weekend to further shabby chic my dining room:

http://pinterest.com/pin/425168021041693805/
http://m.pinterest.com/pin/425168021041693780/

Nothing major but its certainly made a massive difference

The dragonfly tablecloth weights are really cute as well!

chalkysoil

Fab! Looks like a bookcase to me too! What colour are you thinking?....

not sure about a colour but I washed it with a sponge this morning and loads of the dark varnish has come off showing oak, it looks kind of "prim" as it is.
I collected an easel from a woman this pm and said I didn't paint much nowadays except chalk painting furniture, and she said "oh my friend at Nonnington does that and sells it on e bay" And I wondered if she is in this thread somewhere

sootypea

Look what the eldest bought at the vintage fair.

jumblejack

sootypea wrote: »

Look what the eldest bought at the vintage fair.

Goodness me!!!! :O

That is fabtastic!!!!!!!


Wow wow wow

jumblejack

Seakay wrote: »

The dragonfly tablecloth weights are really cute as well!

They were from the pound shop a quid for a set of 4 bugs: butterfly,
Dragonfly, ladybird and bumble bee.

I bought em for the garden table in the summer but I like em here now

p00

I bought 3 large plastic plant pots on Friday from HB. Any ideas on Shabbying them up for the garden?

xxp00

carlamarie_2

i have been reading this thread for the last few weeks and i love all the upcycling (is that the right word? im a complete novice) that you all do, some fabulous makes!

im really wanting to join in and start a project of my own. can anyone advise me on what would be an easy item to start off doing? or perhaps post a link where i can find the how to's?

Lisabh

chalkysoil wrote: »

not sure about a colour but I washed it with a sponge this morning and loads of the dark varnish has come off showing oak, it looks kind of "prim" as it is.
I collected an easel from a woman this pm and said I didn't paint much nowadays except chalk painting furniture, and she said "oh my friend at Nonnington does that and sells it on e bay" And I wondered if she is in this thread somewhere

Maybe a colour wash rather than a full on colour would be good to show the wood through ? Yes I saw the person of whom you speak on eBay as I tend to hunt by distance!

chalkysoil

p00 wrote: »

I bought 3 large plastic plant pots on Friday from HB. Any ideas on Shabbying them up for the garden?

xxp00

I've painted plastic garden pots. The last one I did was with home made chalk paint, I used one dulux type tester post and a big splodge of polyfiller and a bit of water. Then I varnished it. At the time I only had inside varnish... So that pot has gone through the autumn and winter still painted but I noticed that the top rim is going nicely chippy distressed lately!! I think external varnish would have given it a longer life.

Over the years I've also painted them with emulsion and gloss and the paint usually lasts longer than the pot. Pitch black out there at the mo but may take a pic if it stops raining this week