Shabby Chic; Volume III

supersaver1000

Great job Maysie. I have a small unit to do - this has inspired me, I must do it next week!

aklmatthews

chalkysoil wrote: »

Home bargains had the crystal drawer knobs back in stock today at Folkestone 4 for £2.99 - very pretty.

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7roland8

Covered my old desk with images from Edwardian Diary.


Had some good box lids from when kitchen was done so kept them to use instead of a canvas.


In process of making a second one now when I get more Mod Podge.

Maysie

I love the Edwardian diary decoupaged its just so right.

Maysie

I saw my favourite paint shop in town had a sale on paint very unheard of. I shouted stop the car to my husband. I ended up walking home with a huge tin of paint and a small one. Fiver each. One is normally £35 and the other £15 I think. Its my favourite Earthborn claypaint.the big one is a natural type colour and small one a pale yellow. One problem I dont' have anything easy to paint! anyone in west oxfordshire they had farrow and ball, dulux trade and other brands . It was from relics of witney .

Molillie

Aldi are having chalk paint as a special on Thursday, I might finally try some, having baulked at the price for Annie Sloan.

chalkysoil

I was given two library card index cabinets which I've painted with ascp Antibes, and I made some home made cp and gave my 2 ancient brown metal filing cabinets a yellow facelift

chalkysoil

Molillie wrote: »

Aldi are having chalk paint as a special on Thursday, I might finally try some, having baulked at the price for Annie Sloan.

not somewhere I go usually but the paint is going to be £4.99 for 750ml in white, grey or tea ( green??) And wax at £6.99
Definitely worth a try! Thanks.

Trasimeno

Chalk Paint and that modern orangey pine furniture that you want to paint, will result in yellow stains seeping through all your hard work. You have to use a primer.

Having painted a heap of pine furniture I left it to dry and returned to a mess of yellow stains.

The solution is Black Friars Problem Solving Primer then chalk paint...but even then I do think Chalk Paint over rated.

chalkysoil

Trasimeno wrote: »

Chalk Paint and that modern orangey pine furniture that you want to paint, will result in yellow stains seeping through all your hard work. You have to use a primer.

Having painted a heap of pine furniture I left it to dry and returned to a mess of yellow stains.

The solution is Black Friars Problem Solving Primer then chalk paint...but even then I do think Chalk Paint over rated.

I've never had any stains with varnished orange pine, only waxed.