Shabby Chic Thread?

rachelleblondel_2

boysmum3 wrote: »

How do you all do it!!?? I know I am not the only 1 here with 4 children, my youngest is only 3 months and still needs feeding several times in day (which only I can do;) ), so thats my excuse!!!
I am getting a bit frustrated that all my ideas (ok other peoples ideas!!!) are having to stay in my head cos of running out of time!!

You sound like your doing a great job boysmum, I never got anything done when the boys were young and now its a full time job clearing up after them! I must admit though I definately still wouldn't pass the white glove test!!:D

I found by wrting ideas, cuttings, samples etc & keeping them in a box file made me feel I was doing something! + flicking through my country living mags kept me sane when chaos surrounded me:rotfl:

fallen_angel_shelley

look what i just won on ebay, i'm going to put 1 up in my lounge and 3 in my hall, not sure what i will do with the other might give it DD. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260218773412

Mollymop5

wow shelley.I bet they will be lovely.Need to see some after pics mind

boysmum3

rachelleblondel wrote: »

You sound like your doing a great job boysmum, I never got anything done when the boys were young and now its a full time job clearing up after them! I must admit though I definately still wouldn't pass the white glove test!!:D

I found by wrting ideas, cuttings, samples etc & keeping them in a box file made me feel I was doing something! + flicking through my country living mags kept me sane when chaos surrounded me:rotfl:

Thanks for your messages of support....I have got 1 coat of paint on a shelf unit today - baby now asleep but am I ironing??? Obviously not:rotfl:

I know I am hard on myself - the builders left my house when DS4 was 5 days old and I think I expected to be able to do the pretty side of things when in reality I am still cleaning up dust from bare plaster walls!!!

Think I will have to be happy with the thinking stage of things for the next year or so.

facepainter - you must be from my neck of the woods going by the glass cabinet you were looking at:D

triage999

facepainter wrote: »

The library copy I got of that book kept oddly mentioning "Vlislene" in the supplies needed lists. The copy I looked at in Waterstones was translated properly so watch out for that! (I can't remember what Vlislene was now but think it might have been felt

I saw huge rolls of Vlislene in Trago Mills today it is more like a stiff iron on bonding material in white you can get different weights in it at £4.35 pm

vintagepleasure

I've just remembered someone's home who I think you all might like.
http://thefabricofmylife.blogspot.com/2007/12/for-your-eyes-only.html
She's had a few magazine shoots of her lovely home here's another one
http://thefabricofmylife.blogspot.com/2007/06/pressing-matters.html
She's even been in The Times!
http://thefabricofmylife.blogspot.com/2007/06/for-those-of-you-who-missed-it-heres.html
She has an online shop selling vintage fabrics too.I've never had enough pennies to buy any though!

icandream

It's done! Just popped on very quickly to thank you for all your encouragement and advice. The patchwork wall looks stunning, and I managed to finish just in time for dd2's return. I almost cried when I saw her face. She was so thrilled. Now dd1 wants the same, only her wall is much bigger. But she said she'd also be happy with a Laura Ashley paper on one wall as the LA papers are so pretty. All under discussion, as I also want to attack my understairs cupboards.
I adore this thread.
Thanks for the links: going off to explore them now for an indulgent 10 mins with my cup of well-deserved tea.
Thanks all for your inspiration. x

kisto

vintagepleasure wrote: »

I've just remembered someone's home who I think you all might like.
http://thefabricofmylife.blogspot.com/2007/12/for-your-eyes-only.html
She's had a few magazine shoots of her lovely home here's another one
http://thefabricofmylife.blogspot.com/2007/06/pressing-matters.html
She's even been in The Times!
http://thefabricofmylife.blogspot.com/2007/06/for-those-of-you-who-missed-it-heres.html
She has an online shop selling vintage fabrics too.I've never had enough pennies to buy any though!

Ooh!Thanks for the link. She has a lovely home and she doesn't live too far away from me. :T

icandream

VP: her house is amazing, and fab articles as well. Thanks for posting these. This 10 mins going to take more time then I thought... yippee :j

jenspens

I was in Dunelm this morning and saw some lovely crocheted bedcovers. They were reduced down to 4.99 and they were like a giant doyley, IYKWIM and were in a white cotton. Lovely for folding over the bottom of a bed or across the back of a sofa.