Shabby Chic; Volume III

manda1205

Seakay wrote: »

just checked the pics on your blog - really fantastic! Well done you! I know it's been really hard work and very uncomfortable to live with but the result are fabulous!

Is the blog open to everyone? Im having a new kitchen built and quite like to get ideas from others.

chalkysoil

click on Pooky 's name in blue on her last post - then on Pooky's home page, then be amazed & envious!

hmo

Keli wrote: »

I purchassed some bedside cabinets from ebay as I wanted to paint them cream, hubby thought I was mad when I brought them home but after sanding them down and priming them and painting cream I love the end result as does hubby.

I was thinking of changing handles to glass ones but I quite like the originals now its finished.

Before



After

they look great why did he doubt you? well done

hmo

Pooky your kitchen is great you should be really proud of yourself, well done.

I love your "kitchen choices'" plaque I need one of those, and just realised whats missing from the top of my units now seeing yours, theses dangling plants!

so off to look for a couple all my wall cupboards have doors that open upwards so they would be fine sat on top of them. I had thought about looking for some old baskets but havent seen any

Florenceem

There I am - a Roman Blind virgin - now I have fabric for three windows. :eek:
I popped in to Laura Ash.. yesterday - got some lovely fabric for our bedroom blind - reduced from £30 metre to £15 metre. Plus I got another fabric reduced from £20 metre to £10 metre - at the till - was £6 metre. :j

Pooky

hmo wrote: »

Pooky your kitchen is great you should be really proud of yourself, well done.

I love your "kitchen choices'" plaque I need one of those, and just realised whats missing from the top of my units now seeing yours, theses dangling plants!

so off to look for a couple all my wall cupboards have doors that open upwards so they would be fine sat on top of them. I had thought about looking for some old baskets but havent seen any

Thanks all, it's so lovely to be able to show it off now. Although this morning I came down to a damp patch on the ceiling!! Think the issue is now solved (thanks to me balancing on a ladder repointing some brickwork near a downpipe/drain chute in my jimjams - yes jimjams!!). Just need to wait for the patch to dry out and I can seal and reprint it.

Spider plants are the only indoor plants I can't seem to kill, I love how they hang when they've got babies on them. I've got them everywhere in my house.

The "dinner choices" plaque was a find from The R@nge....99p or something silly like that. Just the right colours and it makes me smile.

steve_2012

well here is my first ish attempt.
it has been distressed but cant be seen very well, it still needs waxing and am i right in thinking a light sand down with fine prior to waxing.
i used a wilco satin emulsion with POP.
I used brush and foam roller, the roller give a better finish i believe as the chalk/pop doesnt flatten our as well with the brush and ive tried several and find a harris no loss nylon works well for me.

any opinions welcome especially critical ones.

Nicnax

steve_2012 wrote: »

well here is my first ish attempt.
it has been distressed but cant be seen very well, it still needs waxing and am i right in thinking a light sand down with fine prior to waxing.
i used a wilco satin emulsion with POP.
I used brush and foam roller, the roller give a better finish i believe as the chalk/pop doesnt flatten our as well with the brush and ive tried several and find a harris no loss nylon works well for me.

any opinions welcome especially critical ones.

That's turned out lovely

parkgirl

steve_2012 wrote: »

well here is my first ish attempt.
it has been distressed but cant be seen very well, it still needs waxing and am i right in thinking a light sand down with fine prior to waxing.
i used a wilco satin emulsion with POP.
I used brush and foam roller, the roller give a better finish i believe as the chalk/pop doesnt flatten our as well with the brush and ive tried several and find a harris no loss nylon works well for me.

any opinions welcome especially critical ones.

Looks absolutely lovely Steve2012 - I love it! Looking forward to seeing lots of other projects on here :j

hmo

Pooky wrote: »

Thanks all, it's so lovely to be able to show it off now. Although this morning I came down to a damp patch on the ceiling!! Think the issue is now solved (thanks to me balancing on a ladder repointing some brickwork near a downpipe/drain chute in my jimjams - yes jimjams!!). Just need to wait for the patch to dry out and I can seal and reprint it.

Spider plants are the only indoor plants I can't seem to kill, I love how they hang when they've got babies on them. I've got them everywhere in my house.

The "dinner choices" plaque was a find from The R@nge....99p or something silly like that. Just the right colours and it makes me smile.

i need some more outside plants so when i go for those i will look for spider plants too.

the plaque made me smile too, thanks