Shabby Chic; Volume III

jumblejack

Wow! Your hall table is luscious!!!!


I've been a bit naughty and bought a bookcase, a nest of tables, a side table and a wotnot for upcycling and selling just.

The whole caboodle cost £16.50!!!!

It's hiding in my car as daren't let hubby see it quite yet....

Hehe

Ches

Anyone good at home decor as I need some advice.
My bedroom furniture is shabby chic and I am very pleased with the look although I can't claim to have painted it myself and instead had it done at a local place.
The problem I have is that my downstairs furniture is almost all Old Charm in medium oak. This includes dresser/table & chairs/settee etc. I can't have this painted because the other furniture is a long case clock, an Edwardian occassional table and another table and grandfather chair that has been handed down in the family and would be devalued if painted.
I intend to have the walls painted in Dulux Nutmeg White as its my favourite colour for walls but can't think what colour to have for carpet/curtains/recovering settee and chairs to make it look shabby chic. My ornaments are wooden boxes and jug/basin sets and I have a lot of old china/lace/doilies etc to accessorise if needed. Anyone up for giving me some ideas please.

chalkysoil

saw this as a carpet colour, although I'd go for a deep red carpet and have hints of it in the furnishings. But not every one can love red!

Ches

Thats nice. I like red but prefer purple and was considering having the settee covered in it. I have some patchwork throws I could dress it with.

jumblejack

Hi. Does anyone know how to add a blog link to your user profile?

I've managed to start one today and I'm thrilled to bits.

Kevie192

jumblejack wrote: »

Hi. Does anyone know how to add a blog link to your user profile?

I've managed to start one today and I'm thrilled to bits.

Looks like you've figured it out because I can see your link

jumblejack

I think I've put a post one on instead of the actual page?

It was previously a link to
Pinterest on there but I had to remove it to add the blog instead.

jumblejack

chalkysoil wrote: »

saw this as a carpet colour, although I'd go for a deep red carpet and have hints of it in the furnishings. But not every one can love red!

I LOVE lipstick red!


My face colour.

I have a lipstick red rug AND leather sofa in my living room.

Luscious!!!

jumblejack

chalkysoil wrote: »

I found a crate in some fly tipped stuff by the beach today. Hubs has sanded it and put hinges on it for me. He's going off on a little holiday on his own so despite being horrified when I insisted on rescuing it, he's tarted it up ready for me to play with!

You have one fab hubster!

chalkysoil

hubster took off for a tour of Devon & Cornwall so was being uber nice before he left!!


I painted it red