Shabby Chic; Volume III

Florenceem

chalkysoil wrote: »

here's my one - in the corner of my junk/guest bedroom half buried under tut. The handles are gorgeous vintage looking.

Your one looks older than mine.

chalkysoil

by 10 years max, yours looks art deco

Florenceem

Kitchen coming along - appliances in now but no electric to cooker yet.
Made space in lounge when the fridge, dishwasher, cooker and hood were moved into kitchen.
Now - delivery arrived - filled the space again - toilets, sinks, bath, taps, bath panel, vanity units etc.

Pooky

Flo - I'm playing the shifting it all around game too, the space that was filled with wood paneling boards is now filled with the boxes of stuff ready to go back in cupboards (these were stored in my bedroom), my bedroom now has all the furniture back in the right places but the living room and dining room are still all over the show.

Wood paneling was finished today - hurrah! It just needs a final bit of filling and painting tomorrow and en skirting boards and dado rail go on Monday. I tiled the sink splash back last night so I shall grout that after tea. Window boards need sanding and waxing for Monday too. Then it's final bits and bobs, new sockets to go on, blinds to go up and curtains to hang (hmmmm suppose I should actually get them made then!)

Thistle-down

I've looked through pages and pages of this thread, apologies if the answer is hidden away somewhere and I didn't see it.

I have the remnants of a 1930 - 1940's kitchen, parts have been updated over the years but nothing since the 60's except for a grubby 1980's cooker. I have my heart set on making it a shabby chic / country style kitchen but have very little money so need to do it as cheaply as possible.

My first project is going to be putting up painted shelves, I want to do them in a DIY chalk paint, some sort of old white colour.

Are there any cheap brands of emulsion that work well with the plaster of paris I should look out for?

emma_kate

Thistle-down wrote: »

I've looked through pages and pages of this thread, apologies if the answer is hidden away somewhere and I didn't see it.

I have the remnants of a 1930 - 1940's kitchen, parts have been updated over the years but nothing since the 60's except for a grubby 1980's cooker. I have my heart set on making it a shabby chic / country style kitchen but have very little money so need to do it as cheaply as possible.

My first project is going to be putting up painted shelves, I want to do them in a DIY chalk paint, some sort of old white colour.

Are there any cheap brands of emulsion that work well with the plaster of paris I should look out for?

Wilkinsons matt emulsion is great. I would avoid B&Q budget paint, if they still make it!

emma_kate

Before:

emma_kate

After:



This was zinsser primer (waterbased), Wilkinsons cosy grey matt emulsion underneath, Dulux Trade paint in Porcelain on top and Liberon wax. The top was stripped, darkened, lightened and sealed too.

Florenceem

emma_kate wrote: »

Wilkinsons matt emulsion is great. I would avoid B&Q budget paint, if they still make it!

I got the 3 for £1 Dulux tester pots the other day - will they work for home made chalk paint please?

Florenceem

emma_kate wrote: »

After:



This was zinsser primer (waterbased), Wilkinsons cosy grey matt emulsion underneath, Bulux Trade paint in Porcelain on top and Liberon wax. The top was stripped, darkened, lightened and sealed too.

Wonderful! I have never heard of the primer.