Shabby Chic; Volume III

hmo

Great looking set of draws can't wait to see how they look

emma_kate

I've just covered a lampshade too. With old lace...
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I love your furniture find Sootypea! What a great freebie!

mitziliz

emma_kate wrote: »

I've just covered a lampshade too. With old lace...
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I love that shade!!!:)
Did you stick the lace over the old shade? If so what did you stick it with?

emma_kate

Thanks! Yes, I pulled off all the trim and ripped out the lining as I wanted it more transparent, covered one side at a time with Aleenes tacky glue (it's like a stickier pva) positioned on the lace, cut off the excess, leaving enough to fold over at the top and bottom and moved on to the next side, overlapping the lace with the pretty edge. Velvet ribbon at the top and bottom, and the glue dries completely clear so you can't see it even through the holes in the lace.
There are more pics and links to more colourful alternatives at Vix and Deedees blogs on mine.

jumblejack

emma_kate wrote: »

I've just covered a lampshade too. With old lace...
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I love your furniture find Sootypea! What a great freebie!

Wow!!!!!

Love that!!

jumblejack

Just saw it on Pinterest! Sooooo good!

sootypea

emma_kate wrote: »

Thanks! Yes, I pulled off all the trim and ripped out the lining as I wanted it more transparent, covered one side at a time with Aleenes tacky glue (it's like a stickier pva) positioned on the lace, cut off the excess, leaving enough to fold over at the top and bottom and moved on to the next side, overlapping the lace with the pretty edge. Velvet ribbon at the top and bottom, and the glue dries completely clear so you can't see it even through the holes in the lace.
There are more pics and links to more colourful alternatives at Vix and Deedees blogs on mine.

Beautiful Emma-Kate. I love all your make overs x

lyndsey6303

sootypea wrote: »

Look what I found on the side of the road.I have allready stripped it down and started painting it.

Do you mind me asking what you used to strip it? I have just finished re-varnishing a sideboard which went well but I did it by sanding everything back to bare wood first which took ages. I then got my second project and hubby thought it would be much quicker investing in a paint/varnish stripper.

The amazon reviews seem to suggest that old faithfuls such as Nitromors are now a bit rubbish because the EU have banned some chemical ingredients, however, you seem to have done a great job on what looks like several layers of paint.

sootypea

lyndsey6303 wrote: »

Do you mind me asking what you used to strip it? I have just finished re-varnishing a sideboard which went well but I did it by sanding everything back to bare wood first which took ages. I then got my second project and hubby thought it would be much quicker investing in a paint/varnish stripper.

The amazon reviews seem to suggest that old faithfuls such as Nitromors are now a bit rubbish because the EU have banned some chemical ingredients, however, you seem to have done a great job on what looks like several layers of paint.

I use an electric sander. and for the tricky bits I use sand paper and elbow grease.
Here it is finished

Seakay

wow that looks fabulous now!