Shabby Chic Thread?

charleybabes

i love the idea of them being hall seats.. that would make such an interesting feature..
oo i love freecycle its great init!!!..

NEgirl

the only things on my freecycle are people asking for and lcd tv, a caravan and a dishwasher!! :rotfl:

Pipkin

On *Britians best homes* (used to be on BBC I think) someone once used one of those tea chests at the end of their bed as a tv stand.. looked pretty darn fantastic I thought!

rachelleblondel_2

Natlou wrote: »

(they don't sell F & B near me )
Natlou x

Hi Natlou
Wher abouts in North Yorkshire are you????? I live in the Southern Dales between Settle & Ingelton.....Are you Dales side or Moors side cause if your Dales side there's lots of F&B stockists...did you do a search on the site you'll be suprised how many places come up. Rx

Ps lets have some photos your projects sound very interesting:cool:

vivw_2

Rosieben

It sounds wonderful......just the sort of place I'd love to live in.

vintagepleasure

triage999 wrote: »

Right I have just been freecycled 2 largish tea chests, what shall I do with them?? lol

I have always wanted tea-chests!!
I would probably use them in my kitchen or utility for storage.You could even stack them on theirs sides and use them as shelves.It depends how big they are but if you made a lid you could pad it and make little stools.
If they have printing on the side I wouldn't paint them.You could use a light colour wash with diluted emulsion so you could still see the lettering. Even a coat of wax would be nice.
Very jealous as they have been on my thrifting wishlist forever!

vintagepleasure

triage999 wrote: »

Hull :eek: that is a fair distance to go


:rotfl: :rotfl: I have no idea what to do with them!

Is Manchester too far?!;)

vintagepleasure

Natlou wrote: »

* Bought a copy of Rachel Ashwells 'Shabby Chic * Bought a pine cabinet off Ebay and painted it in one of the crown heritage colours (they don't sell F & B near me ) *

Natlou x

I love the heritage paints aswell.Some of the ranges are getting as good as F+B I think.
F and B do mail order though you know?Just check their website.They are very reliable too.It is sometimes cheaper than the petrol and parking depending on how far you have to go and how much you want.Sometimes the little tester pots are enough.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

well yesturday i had a good day and a bad day for finding bits for my kitchen...

first of all in the morning i found a 1930's mid green curtain with beautifull embroided detail... a great contrast to the green i am usingin the kitchen, and as there was only one curtain... i thought i would use it to replace one of the kitchen cupboard doors.... so i put it in the weashing machine..( why i never know..i allways wash vintage items by hand ) when it came out of the washing machine it was full of holes:eek: the material must have has some very delicate spots so to speak.... was really disapointed... well gutted really....

then in the afternoon.... i came across a thick cotton woven rug by laura ashley part of the chloe range....:D with like pastel pinks etc.... that needs a good scrub too, but i am sure that will fair well in the washing machine...:D

also found a pastel green table cloth with a sort of damask style desin. with matchin cloth place mats... ok my kitchen talbe is round, and the table cloth is square....but hayho... they came out of the ragbags people were quite prepared for them to go to landfill.....

didnt managed to go to carboot this morning... as my day has been re-arranged... but might call into a local junk/charity shop later... which this shop never throws anything out.... even if its broken.. its a proper aladin's cave of carp..really but ideal for the fixer upper.. or re-vamp person..

maypole

vintagepleasure wrote: »

I love the heritage paints aswell.Some of the ranges are getting as good as F+B I think.
F and B do mail order though you know?Just check their website.They are very reliable too.It is sometimes cheaper than the petrol and parking depending on how far you have to go and how much you want.Sometimes the little tester pots are enough.

Yes, F&B do mail order, I have had sample tins delivered and I am not even sure if I paid postage, but better check.