Shabby Chic Thread?

vintagepleasure

Myrtle wrote: »

Blimey, that cottage of the month is rather eye-wateringly awful :eek:
Too too much for me

OK, clever creative people, I have a decorating problem. I've just acquired a wardrobe for my dds that I want to paint white so it fits in better with their new bedroom. Dh wants me to paint it so you can still see the wood grain as this would match the bunkbeds, but I've no idea how to do this. Any ideas? It's currently a rather yellowy pine with a very shiny varnish/lacquer surface.

Hopefully you be able to see it
http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc153/BMC_Myrtle/HOUSE/ Here

You can use watered down emulsion to paint wood so the grain shows through.It's best to sand back to bare wood first though as then the emulsion highlights the grain.A top coat of varnish will seal it.You can actually use a mix of emulsion and water-based varnish if you like.

vintagepleasure

budgeteer wrote: »

It looks so good!

vintagepleasure

ANNEGEDDES wrote: »

oh thats what im scared of dont want it to go yellow, anyone got any suggestions?

I use Coloron liquid wax.It's like a cream that you rub on then leave to dry.It buffs up beautifully and doesn't yellow.It's not marketed for painted furniture but I have never had a problem.

tickb26

Hi all,

after reading your thread i have now decied to do my dinningroom shabby chic only thing is we have got a very moden looking celling in it with hidden lights. its a false celling with an ovel cut out in the middle and the lights shine out from there. how could i bring it in to the look with out having to take it down and re do the whole thing?

Errata

Hi Bibbly, yes it was your sewing box. Good to see someone else using sheets for tablecloths - I've also used them to make kitchen and bathroom curtains in the past.

ANNEGEDDES

vintagepleasure wrote: »

I use Coloron liquid wax.It's like a cream that you rub on then leave to dry.It buffs up beautifully and doesn't yellow.It's not marketed for painted furniture but I have never had a problem.

brill thanks ill get some tom x

luxor4t

vivw wrote: »

Daisy_steiner, what wonderful buys and so cheap too. None of the charity shops near me are that cheap. For example the checked tablecloth would be at least £2.50

I agree, they would want 99p/ £1.50 each for the napkin set & cushion covers here, and the Cornish ware would be £5+ although nothing like that is ever left for sale after the dealers have done the rounds. Where my mum helps out they have realised that one man drops in twice a day, sometimes more often. Obviously, it benefits the charities but it does keep the prices high.

tickb26

i have got this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dining-Table-4-chairs-wood-wrought-iron_W0QQitemZ280217424168QQihZ018QQcategoryZ38202QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and would like to turn it in to shabby chic if i can by painting the black bits white and adding some padding to the chairs. do you think it would work?

Errata

tickb26 wrote: »

i have got this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dining-Table-4-chairs-wood-wrought-iron_W0QQitemZ280217424168QQihZ018QQcategoryZ38202QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and would like to turn it in to shabby chic if i can by painting the black bits white and adding some padding to the chairs. do you think it would work?

Should do, you'd need to use something like Hammerite paint. It would look very French shabby chic.

tickb26

thanks at the mo its on OH garage he is using it at a bench but going to clam it back for the house. will save him money as i wanted to get a new one. LOL