Shabby Chic Thread?

icandream

Viv: your dresser looks fantastic. Well done! What a lovely choice of colour. I've tried to leave a comment on your blog, but not sure it registered - didn't when I checked, but maybe it takes time to appear.

Goodness, I've only been away over Easter, and now have several pages to catch up on. Here I go...

meanmarie

Molly mop.....don't tempt me!

lindens

Hi everyone

Soo excited as I picked up my ebay dresser (38pounds) this evening and have spent the last 2 hours rearranging all the cupboards and filling my dresser with my treasure.
Like this http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=1673436432

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=1673435451

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=1673436497

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=1673435939

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=1673436953

Whilst in the depth of one of those awkward corner cupboards that you can't get to so you keep tat in it, I was going through some of OH's tat that his mother had [strike]palmed off[/strike] given to him when he left home (some of it still wrapped in newspaper) and I found this
http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=1673436995

A real life brand new Le Crueset!!!!!! I was soo excited

The dresser is much nicer than I thought, really small and compact just right for my miniscule kitchen. It holds loads too.:j:j

PS Did I mention how excited I am?????:o:o:p

cat64

Lindens the dresser looks fab!

Ellidee, he just points out how much I'm spending on paint, etc, so don't think the money saving thing would wash with him lol. Don't think he really minds tho', its just that we only have a smallish house and it's already full so he just keeps saying we've got no room for anything else, which is true really.:D

cat64

vintagepleasure wrote: »

It really is looking lovely!!

I've been lazying about today searching ebay and here's another dresser http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stunning-Painted-Cream-Oak-Dresser_W0QQitemZ150228249745QQihZ005QQcategoryZ101429QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is absolutely gorgeous and not a million miles from me. How on earth can people sell them so cheaply, when I think of the hours I'm putting in painting I'd want more than £4.99

jamtart6

argh i found you guys thanks to the good fairy! i love this look!!! i have recently looked at a house to renovate and the kitchen is original 1940's! OH wanted to 'knock through' and I was like if we buy it, the shelves and pantry are staying put! all of my friends have the minimalist neutrals thing going on, when I love the shabby chic look. ooh wait til i get a house! so hello gang i will be lurking im sure!

cat64

Welcome to the thread jamtart!

jamtart6

hello thanks

NEgirl

vivw wrote: »

The paint used for my dresser was Craig and Rose 1829 range colour - tapestry green. I'm delighted with it. Its in my conservatory , where we have put the diningroom table. [we turned the diningroom into an office like space]

ooh val thats one of the shelf colours in my little bookcase

NEgirl

cat64 wrote: »

Has anyone else got an OH as uninterested in all this as mine is? He has now nicknamed 'shabby-chic' , 'shoddy-sh***'. See what I'm up against?:rolleyes:

ah dont worry about him - heck i love it and even i got my words mixed the other day and said i was after some shaggy sheep stuff!! :rotfl: (quickly rectified it and it was only to my sister but we still fell about!)