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Shabby Chic; Volume III

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  • Ellidee
    Ellidee Posts: 6,216 Forumite
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    Looks fab Shelley - I LOVE it !
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  • hmo
    hmo Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    shelley that looks lovely and the handles are great well done
  • Shelley3774
    Shelley3774 Posts: 1,145 Forumite
    Thank you and I do love the handles :)
    Little Miss Chatterbox
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    :smileyheaMum to Jake and Harri    :smileyhea
  • vervin
    vervin Posts: 185 Forumite
    Hi all your work is brill ,do a bit myself . I like to change the hinges does anyone know where to get fancy/ Chinese ones.
  • annie-c
    annie-c Posts: 2,542 Forumite
    Wow, Shelley, I was just about to give a smaller version of that cabinet to the CS! Now I can see it painted up and storing spare toiletries in my bathroom. What colour stain/varnish did you use for the top please? Also how many coats of undercoat/topcoat did you use? :D
  • Shelley3774
    Shelley3774 Posts: 1,145 Forumite
    annie-c wrote: »
    Wow, Shelley, I was just about to give a smaller version of that cabinet to the CS! Now I can see it painted up and storing spare toiletries in my bathroom. What colour stain/varnish did you use for the top please? Also how many coats of undercoat/topcoat did you use? :D

    Noooo don't give it away Annie :) I used 3 coats of walnut stain on the top. I then did 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of Farrow & Ball Dimity. I took the hinges off and sprayed them with chrome spray and got the heart handles from Homebase :) really easy to do and looks really expensive. Hubby is really pleased with the way it has turned out x
    Little Miss Chatterbox
    :p
    :smileyheaMum to Jake and Harri    :smileyhea
  • Mely
    Mely Posts: 4,121 Forumite
    Bebs wrote: »
    I have sprayed the chair with two tins and the green is still showing through :( Is looks like I am going to need another two tins :eek: Oh well, I am not too worried as the chiar only cost me £2.70 and it already looks great.
    Bebs...that chair looks great!:D
  • Mely
    Mely Posts: 4,121 Forumite
    Shelley3774 wrote: »

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    Shelley you hve done such a good job and it looks so expensive too!:D
  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    Shelley3774 wrote: »
    Hello all haven't posted for a little while but always reading and love seeing everyones projects :) after the success of painting my old dresser I rescued from charity shop I've just painted my hallway and decided my mexican pine sideboard needed painting badly. Unlike my last project which took months this took 2 days and I am really chuffed with it. I used the same heart handles as my last cupboard because I loved them so much. Here are some pics of before and after:

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    that looks fantastic
    :xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:
  • prettypaula
    prettypaula Posts: 316 Forumite
    agreed, simply gorgeous!!

    hello all :)

    i am a bit of a shabby chic styling nut, and laura ashley is my fave place ever but i never want to spend that much!

    those handles sare gorgeous!
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