Shabby Chic Thread?

HariboJunkie

facepainter wrote: »

I washed and washed (and washed) my eiderdown and am thinking I might keep it now!www.kittythimble.typepad.com

It's gorgeous. I would keep it too.

I bought a spray once to get rid of a fusty smell on a mouldy smelling rug and it really worked. Can't remember what it was called but it worked. :cool:

Thankyou elanie. :A

needmoney

love it
I just love that photo

Hope you don't mind me posting the link Vintage.

Love your house and your photos too.

Mollymop5

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintage_pleasure/show/

I love this photo.I love fabric just never know what to do with it!


ooops don't think that worked! It's meant to be photo of neatly stacked fabric piles

vintagepleasure

needmoney wrote: »

love it
I just love that photo

Hope you don't mind me posting the link Vintage.

Love your house and your photos too.

She's a litte bigger bow in fact it's number 4's 6th birthday this weekend .That tent she is in was a Tesco bargain a few years ago.The kids love it filled with cushion and quilts.It stays up all summer!

teenyweenyspender

Just wanted to say big thanks to HariboJunkie for posting about the patchwork quilts :beer: I was like a mad woman on a mission this morning as the shop doors opened...and am now a proud owner of a beautiful quilt (plus one for my sis!). Yippeeee!

This thread had turned me into a little house elf... F & B/beeswaxing furniture, buying needles and wool for attempting a knitted teacosy and today the quilts..........big thanks to all who post :j X

Clutterfree

Morning Ladies!

A F&B question please....

I have Dimity paint and, although it IS cream, it is slightly too pinky based to go with our more yellow based cream walls.
I was thinking of trying Pointing as that looked like a warmer cream.
Was wondering if anyone had used this shade please? Or if anyone can recommend a warm or neutral cream that would be great!

Also, I painted my mirror frame using Dimity oil-based eggshell and for some reason I had it in my head it would be a matt finish rather than a sheen. Which type of paint would I use to give wood a matt finish please?

Many thanks.

PS Those Aldi quilts look fab!

sandieb

Clutterfree wrote: »

Morning Ladies!

A F&B question please....

I have Dimity paint and, although it IS cream, it is slightly too pinky based to go with our more yellow based cream walls.
I was thinking of trying Pointing as that looked like a warmer cream.
Was wondering if anyone had used this shade please? Or if anyone can recommend a warm or neutral cream that would be great!

Also, I painted my mirror frame using Dimity oil-based eggshell and for some reason I had it in my head it would be a matt finish rather than a sheen. Which type of paint would I use to give wood a matt finish please?

Many thanks.

PS Those Aldi quilts look fab!

I used Ringwold Ground for my dresser base and that is a warm cream. Photo posted much earlier on this thread. On the F&B website the colours are described if you click on the colour name. Incidentally the colour on screen is NOT a true representation . Do you have a shade card?

http://www.farrow-ball.com/productdetails.aspx?pid=0208RG&cid=PC&language=en-GB

vivw_2

I am going to paint my new oak kitchen doors and since OH has agreed reluctantly I don't want to get it wrong.
When I painted my dresser for the conservatory I used an acrylic eggshell from Craig and Rose. Am worried that this sort of paint would not be hard enough wearing for a kitchen. Please can I have some advice .........thanks

maypole

Clutterfree wrote: »

Morning Ladies!

A F&B question please....

I have Dimity paint and, although it IS cream, it is slightly too pinky based to go with our more yellow based cream walls.
I was thinking of trying Pointing as that looked like a warmer cream.
Was wondering if anyone had used this shade please? Or if anyone can recommend a warm or neutral cream that would be great!

Also, I painted my mirror frame using Dimity oil-based eggshell and for some reason I had it in my head it would be a matt finish rather than a sheen. Which type of paint would I use to give wood a matt finish please?

Many thanks.

PS Those Aldi quilts look fab!

I believe if you contact Farrow & Ball they will tell you what colour will go with Dimity, Pointing does look nice though. Just email them your query.

HariboJunkie

teenyweenyspender wrote: »

Just wanted to say big thanks to HariboJunkie for posting about the patchwork quilts :beer: I was like a mad woman on a mission this morning as the shop doors opened...and am now a proud owner of a beautiful quilt (plus one for my sis!). Yippeeee!

This thread had turned me into a little house elf... F & B/beeswaxing furniture, buying needles and wool for attempting a knitted teacosy and today the quilts..........big thanks to all who post :j X

I can't take the credit for posting about the quilts. It was jess1974 and cooltrikerchick who posted about them originally. :T