Shabby Chic Thread?

vintagepleasure

cat64 wrote: »

Much as I'd like to try the f & b paint to paint my dresser, being on a tight budget I think I'll have to go for something not so expensive.

Can anyone recommend any paints that they have used - preferably water based and as quick drying as possible? Hope you can help!

I have used B+Q's own waterbased satin and it worked really well.

vintagepleasure

HariboJunkie wrote: »

And this would be great in a utility room.

Not sure I could bring myself to paint this one though.

That Hoosier is gorgeous.I wish I had room for it but that base is really deep.

rachelleblondel_2

Hi Kisto folowing on from Vintage pleasure's idea of a large canvas, you could get some large stretcher frames from here and cover them with a piece of fabric, or a patchwork. I use great art all the time & the are good to deal with, quick delivery & really helpful.

The stretchers are really easy to use, clip them together & staple gun away....you could even change it when you get bored, + you still have a lovely piece of useable fabric which might even be faded shabby chic style!

rachelleblondel_2

For all you girlies into wallpaper at the mo take a look at Claires work it amazing...http://www.clairecolesdesign.co.uk/

kisto

vintagepleasure wrote: »

You can do something similar on a large canvas.That way you can take it with you too.
Au Naturale sell them fairly cheaply.

Thanks VP! LOL! :rotfl:I was having a pm conversation yesterday with icandream and said that I would probably give it a go on a canvas!! I paint on canvas anyway so I always have a few spare....although I'll probably buy a bigger one as the spare one I have here is only about A3 size.

Edit: I so wish we had Au Naturale down here....although my bank balance is probably glad there isn't one local!

charleybabes

morning girlies!!!

well my mission for the next couple of weeks is to find somthing that i can put in my galley kitchen.. to house my tea cups, tpot and other findings.. all spotty and pink !!!.. i dont have that much wall space and ive decided to keep my wall cupboards for now as H was saying it was going to be to big of a job as we would have to get the walls plastered etc.. so ive got a space of about a meter and thats it !!!..

i dont want somthing huge and it cant be floor standing as my radiator is there aswell!!!

anyone got any ideas.. !!

cat64

Just to say thank you all for your suggestions re paint - pleased to hear that so many of you have had success with other paints! Will have a trip to B&Q this morning. Thanks again x

cat64

vivw wrote: »

Have finally got a dresser off ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180221591376&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=008

Can't wait to get it and then decide what colour to paint it

That looks great vivw! It's exciting isn't it - I'm off to choose paint this morning.

poppett

Plenty of storage space and potential to shabby this up.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1950s-1960s-kitchen-storage-cabinet-shabby-chic_W0QQitemZ230232718976QQihZ013QQcategoryZ69853QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hope link works

bibbly

Ooh look what I found in the charity shop for ..... £3!!! It's a little sewing box - the top opens and then there's a little drawer at the bottom.

This picture was taken just before I began priming it. It's not finished yet, but will take another when I'm done!



Bibbly
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