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Shabby Chic Thread?

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  • oldMcDonald
    oldMcDonald Posts: 1,945 Forumite
    NEgirl wrote: »
    did anyone buy anything from the bhs sale when it was posted earlier in the thread?? i ordered one of the jugs, 2 plates (kiddy ones) and the tin flower pitcher - i have to say i am so impressed with it all!! Much bigger than i ever anticipated and it all looks so expensive too - not bad for £15 inc postage!! Thank you to the OP of the link to the bhs sale :D

    Far too much!! I got cupcake / pastel hearts teatowels, pink heart housekeeper box, pitcher and dishwasher box and 12 flowery mugs!

    I really must stop following links to sales as I am trying to save for a house deposit!
  • ANNEGEDDES
    ANNEGEDDES Posts: 911 Forumite
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    how cool is this

    http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_17977_583137_-1

    linkhttp://http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_17977_583137_-1
    Not setting myself any comp targets this year, didnt seem to work last year!!! £120.98/£2008
    2009/ maybyliene eyeshadow, rimmel polish, loreal foundation, Glamour: hairbrush
    boots card =2625
    quidoco= 110.00
    Thanks to all that take the time to post
  • ANNEGEDDES
    ANNEGEDDES Posts: 911 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    guess i cant do this linky business!!
    Not setting myself any comp targets this year, didnt seem to work last year!!! £120.98/£2008
    2009/ maybyliene eyeshadow, rimmel polish, loreal foundation, Glamour: hairbrush
    boots card =2625
    quidoco= 110.00
    Thanks to all that take the time to post
  • MRSTITTLEMOUSE
    MRSTITTLEMOUSE Posts: 8,547 Forumite
    charleybabes wrote: »
    evening all !!

    just wondered if anyone had any more photos of their projects for me to have a nose at..
    ive started to look at the same things twice now !!!
    anyone going to start shabby chic'ing their gardens ???
    ive already bought some nice lanterns and some wall tiles from the charity shop.. just want it to start being a bit warmer so i can go out there and do my thing!!![/quote

    I don't have a garden as such,just a large high walled back yard.I guess I have already shabby chic'ed mine in a way,although I did'nt realise it.It's just my kind of style,always has been.The old hippy in me(embarrassed to say).You can see my yard garden from all sides from my kitchen as I have two large windows.My kitchen is in a buttery cream and the worktops are a very pale cornflower blue granite,I have lots of the old cream enamel stuff,so I matched my yard garden to it.I painted the walls in a cream to match my units and painted the shed and garden furniture to match the worktops.It seems to bring the inside in and the buttery cream walls make it look warm and sunny all year round.I have some lovely enamel wall troughs/baskets,dotted around in a lovely blue, in different sizes with the words garden, flower and seeds written on them in bold black lettering.I have a lot of different wall plaques collected over the years dotted around and lots of things hanging around the walls to decorate it,pretty glass bee catchers,glass mobiles a bird house and hanging bird table.I've got my plants on the wall in miniture hay baskets I was lucky to find and I've got some lovely brightly coloured enamel watering cans and jugs ect. as well as lots of lanterns hanging around.It just looks so pretty and reflects my personality.I'm going to try and get some help to see if I can get a picture posted,as I'm not very good with this kind of thing.
  • vivw_2
    vivw_2 Posts: 2,230 Forumite
    It sounds wonderful, Mrstittlemouse. Can't wait to see the photos
    We don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.


  • needmoney
    needmoney Posts: 4,932 Forumite
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    I'd love to see your garden too Mrstittlemouse.

    Viv how's your kitchen doing, have you got your baskets yet?
    Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
    Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • vivw_2
    vivw_2 Posts: 2,230 Forumite
    needmoney wrote: »
    I'd love to see your garden too Mrstittlemouse.

    Viv how's your kitchen doing, have you got your baskets yet?

    Kitchen is going slowly as Harry can only work on it during the evenings as he went back to work on Tuesday. For an update see here
    We don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.


  • needmoney
    needmoney Posts: 4,932 Forumite
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    Floor looks great, Poor Harry and poor you, all that marking.

    Keep up the good work and pics.
    Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
    Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Pipkin
    Pipkin Posts: 575 Forumite
    MrsLittleMouse, your garden sounds heavenly, and your kitchen too!

    It's exactly the kind of space I crave and hope one day to have.. please can we have some pictures? it would make my day!

    God bless,

    Pipkin x
    M.A.C.A.W member number 39 :D

    Those who are inclined to casual cruelty say that inside a fat girl is a thin girl and a lot of chocolate. Terry Pratchett
  • Clutterfree
    Clutterfree Posts: 3,679 Forumite
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    wizzkid wrote: »
    Maybe the buyer brought it back! Maybe he has a job lot of them like this guy ! Maybe they are incredibly rare in Surrey. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Saved it to my ebay again!

    Me too!
    At least the first guy isn't being greedy like the other one.
    What would he have been charged in fees for the £299.99 listing and FVFs for his fake sale?
    I'm tempted to email him and ask if the £150 start price is correct! :rotfl:
    After last time, paranoia may set in! :p
    :heart: Ageing is a privilege not everyone gets.
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