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Shabby Chic; Volume III

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  • AlwaysAllie
    AlwaysAllie Posts: 906 Forumite
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    chalkysoil wrote: »
    I bought one of these yesterday and thought it had potential, as what I'm not sure yet!


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    Plant stand?
  • toozie_2
    toozie_2 Posts: 3,277 Forumite
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    chalkysoil wrote: »
    I bought one of these yesterday and thought it had potential, as what I'm not sure yet!


    10c3250_derwent_wooden_trolley.jpg
    Mini tea trolley?
    Cake stand (home made of course) on the bottom full of goodies, tea pot & cups & saucers on top-to deliver to the table.
    Painted, with old cotton hand made doilies glued secured to the 2 shelves with glass over?

    Just said that because I've managed to but 1/2 a carrier bag full from local CS-think they were destined for their rag bag-for £1!!
    Thinking of covering a boring large cream lampshade somehow with them.
    :j
  • chalkysoil
    chalkysoil Posts: 1,662 Forumite
    Painted definitely . I have drawers full of lace doilies and they cover loads of white painted tops. My last purchases were gorgeous ones with pansies on them.
    a bit like this


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  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    Inspired by you lovely lot I have taken a large but very scruffy Pine table (£5 from local charity shop as it had a dodgy leg)

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    Stripped and waxed the top and two coats of homemade chalk paint, sanded and waxed.

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    Now I have a table to do all my tutoring around :j

    ............... which cost me nothing to do just some time and elbow grease as I had a wee pot of paint left over.

    MG
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  • supersaver1000
    supersaver1000 Posts: 2,465 Forumite
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    Memory a Girl that is fabulous. I so want to do that to my table. £5! Incredible.

    I have painted one chair and found my fabric in Dun Elm and look forward to doing them in half term :)
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  • Pooky
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    edited 10 May 2014 at 11:11AM
    Looks fab MG - bargain table to start with!


    It's amazing how a bit of furniture can be transformed with a bit of elbow grease.


    My new business is growing well but I really need to address my frame needs (the new frames I'm using at the moment are so hit and miss with dodgy joints and marked glass) - Ideally I'll buy lots of 2nd hand ones (proper chunky wood ones that are out of my price range new ) up and then paint them up but I don't want them all the same colours....so if I make up some chalk paint from tester pots, how long will it keep in a sealed container do we think?
    "Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.
  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    I have found that the HM chalk paint doesn't keep very well - but if its only frames can you not just mix up a teaspoon of grout and some paint in a dish to do a tiny project at a time?

    MG
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  • chalkysoil
    chalkysoil Posts: 1,662 Forumite
    I keep my HM CP with cling film over the plastic pot. It keeps ok for a week or two, maybe longer but sometimes I get tiny lumps after a while which I suspect are from the side of the pot where it's been able to dry. I do carved picture frames with a chalkier mix than usual as they need less coats then and a few stripes and bumps don't seem to matter on elaborate frames.


    What size frames do you need?
  • Pooky
    Pooky Posts: 7,023 Forumite
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    I need frames that are able to take A4 with a mount (my homepage link will show you why) but finding decent affordable frames is a nightmare.


    I have so much paint in the garage that I was thinking of mixing up some colours and having a "vat" of it ready in different shades to paint frames with as I find them (boot fairs/CS etc) It hadn't occurred to me to mix the colours and then just add the POP or grout as I need it!!


    I think some of my work could benefit from a more "aged" looking frame so I think this might be the way to go.


    Thanks ladies :)
    "Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.
  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    You need to pay me a visit Pooky - I live above a Framers - we could raid his odds and sods bin :-)

    MG
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