Shabby Chic Thread?

icandream

Ellidee wrote: »

How about decanting it into an empty handwash bottle ? Or standing it in a pot/vase ?

Hmmm - I will take a look and see what I have. Seems such a little thing, but it would be good to do something with it. I like the idea of popping it in a vase. Thank you!

ANNEGEDDES

icandream, i have out mine in an old glass coke bottle then put one of thoses silver olive oil drizzler tops in it, looks funky xx

icandream

piratess wrote: »

Ok ! ....... ive just had to post! ive been reading this thread since the begining and have been an utter lurker! ..........Im finding it all so difficult to get a plan together in my head! lol I want to do my kitchen but the council are due to replace within the next 2 years so am trying to hold off! .......... what i would like some ideas with is for my bathroom! At the moment its really bland and uninviting! ........

we have beech effect lino flooring, white suite white tile effect paper a blue roller blind and horrible greeny beigy tiles with a slight raised effect around the bath up to the ceiling ........ I quite like the nautical themes but dont want to be OTT ........... any ideas on how to start or what to do would be great! .. as im a complete Novice i love seeing everyones photos and blogs but just cant see in my head how my home could look

oooo and lovely to meet you all! Your all such an insperation

AnneGeddes: thanks - that sounds rather nice.
Welcome piratess: I'm sure you'll get lots of good suggestions here. And I'm really bad at visualising, but this thread has certainly helped. Just wanted to say hi! I do like people popping their heads up. :T

cat64

Csarina, that bag is gorgeous, you're very clever!

Still plodding away painting my dresser, just wondering when I do eventually finish it whether I should put a coat of matt varnish on over the paint, or should it be durable enough without? Things do tend to get knocked around a bit here! Or is there anything else you can do to it?

mary43

Our furniture tends to get 'well used' -for want of a better description.......lol It's not so bad where we've got old pine furniture.........it lends itself to a bit of wear and tear but when I've painted things in the past rather than see the paint get chipped off by one of the boys we have I 'distress' it in the first place and instead of having a smooth finish, it gets sanded back here and there then some wax polish put on and buffed up once its hardened.
Depends on your taste really..............I quite like stuff that looks as if its had a bit of wear and tear but its not every ones cup of tea.

Boomdocker

Somewhere in this thread we have spoken about the enamel housekeeper boxes. I have been keeping an eye on these at BHS as they have a cream range and a pastel pink range. Well, popped in today and the entire pink range is all half price!! They are not the best quality but I just love them. They have white writing on the side saying 'housekeepers box' and pastel green, cream and purple hearts around the top and bottom - it has the removable top tray too. I also got the 'dishwash' one for my detergent tablets. The h'/k box was reduced to £11 from £22, the dishwash was £6 from £12. Also had a peg tub, a laundry basket (really wanted it but nowhere to put it) and flower water jug.

patchwork_cat

Enamel housekeeper boxes - linda barker £4.99 from half cost - www.halfcost.co.uk click on homestyles and then kitchen ( did try a link, but it wouldn't load)

vintagepleasure

icandream wrote: »

Kisto, you clever thing. That looks absolutely fantastic, and it really goes well with your wall canvas (lovely to see it in situ!).
Gosh, I'm going to have to speed up and produce something else - you've got me thinking on a few things to revamp around our house, and itching to do something. Still halfway thru the sewing box, though.
Love the shop, Lindens.

Just a thought this morning - was trying to fight my usual losing battle with cleaning my kitchen. Just a little thing, but do any of you decant your washing up liquid? The bottle just looks so ugly. Any good suggestions for a shabby chic approach?

How about making or buying one of these? http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/plumppudding/product/washing_up_liquid_apron

vintagepleasure

piratess wrote: »

Ok ! ....... ive just had to post! ive been reading this thread since the begining and have been an utter lurker! ..........Im finding it all so difficult to get a plan together in my head! lol I want to do my kitchen but the council are due to replace within the next 2 years so am trying to hold off! .......... what i would like some ideas with is for my bathroom! At the moment its really bland and uninviting! ........

we have beech effect lino flooring, white suite white tile effect paper a blue roller blind and horrible greeny beigy tiles with a slight raised effect around the bath up to the ceiling ........ I quite like the nautical themes but dont want to be OTT ........... any ideas on how to start or what to do would be great! .. as im a complete Novice i love seeing everyones photos and blogs but just cant see in my head how my home could look

oooo and lovely to meet you all! Your all such an insperation

You could go for a beach hut kind of theme. We had this in the downstairs loo at our old house.We had shells and little boats on the windowsill.Then pictures of lighthouses etc.It was all painted white with accents of blue and a little red.Coast magazine is great for that kind of look.It's Country Living's sister magazine and is full of inspiration.

Discount-Diva_3

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Enamel housekeeper boxes - linda barker £4.99 from half cost - www.halfcost.co.uk click on homestyles and then kitchen ( did try a link, but it wouldn't load)

do you know of any promotional codes please?