Shabby Chic Thread?

daisy_steiner_2

charleybabes wrote: »

icandream.. you might find that you come across some gorgeous old vintage material under all the other stuff the chair seems to be covered in !!!

i cant wait to see the finished result!!

well ive just got all ready to go out down to our charity shops.. my little boy was sooo tired that he fell asleep in the pram just as we got out...and you know i thought.. i just dont think i could be bothered.. im 29 weeks pregnant today and i thought whilst i have the house to myself im going to have a big piece of cake and a coffee and go on all the blogs !!!!!...
i am eating my cake off a gorgeous vintage pink plate and drinking my coffee out of a cath kidston inspired mug so im still shabby chiccing !!!

Sounds like a good way to spend a day, I am pretending to be working whilst reading this thread and knitting a cushion cover at my desk:rotfl:.

maypole

vintagepleasure wrote: »

Here are a few of my latest charity shop finds.
Snowflake Pyrex for 75p!

Some more Woods Ware to add to my collection.8 side plates for 10p each!

and my favourite thrifting find recently! A boxed set of vintage desert forks for £1.50!! At least a tenth of the price of Cath Kidston ones.Gorgeous!!

I'm off out thrifting today too so I hope I find something good. Wish me luck!

They are so pretty, they remind me of the colours of some jelly beans.

What a bargain you got with your plates too.

rose_sparky

Oh damn, there's so many messages on here this morning I can't keep up or remember who wrote them. Anyway, love seeing them all but especially curious about the damaged tableclothes and what you do with them?

PS....IceCream, yes yes yes please keep us updated on your chair. Maybe it's a childs chair under all the layers!

needmoney

Bad news for me my kitchen cabinet has got a bit of woodworm Oh syas it can be fixed by replacing the little bit of wood where the holes are it doesn't look active.
Anybody treated woodworm and have some advice please.

stas4949

Ok I have finally got a flickr account..... :T :rotfl: :eek: Took me long enough..... Now I can show you all the lovely things I have bought from the charity shop and my bathroom makeover in progress lol

By the time I'm finished you will all be bored of my pics


Ok for starters this is the bag I made following the tutorial I posted the other day http://flickr.com/photos/25726575@N04/2422261899/ ...... do try and make one they are sssoooooo easy.....


My bag (other pics on there so feel free to browse!)
http://flickr.com/photos/25726575@N04/2422261899/

My bathroom pics, I love them..... They are on the wall straight I'm just not very handy with my camera lol
http://flickr.com/photos/25726575@N04/2423070062/

My lovely wire work frame lamp shade, I couldn't believe it when I saw it as it ties in perfectly.....
http://flickr.com/photos/25726575@N04/2422258917/


The bathroom is still in progress....
The walls are painted in Crown easyclean Soft White (trade)....
I have taken all the pine accessories of the wall and am in the process of painting them all Duck Egg Blue (Laura Ashley)
I don't have any before pics as it really was disgusting and I would be far too embarassed! I will keep posting pics on my flickr as the work goes on!!!!!

rose_sparky

That's great, thanks Stas, I love looking at peoples photos. Thanks again for putting the link to the bag, I'm busting to have a go but have been busy looking after poorly grandson.

cat64

Gorgeous bag Stas, and great pics. Can't see lamp shade tho' takes me to second pic again?

stas4949

cat64 wrote: »

Gorgeous bag Stas, and great pics. Can't see lamp shade tho' takes me to second pic again?

Have changed it, can you tell I'm new to this

I have started putting pics of my charity finds on.....

http://flickr.com/photos/25726575@N04/2423114232/

these are my fave ones..... What things would you make with them??? I am stuck for inspiration at the moment!
http://flickr.com/photos/25726575@N04/2422299721/in/photostream/

I Love my bag, I use it every day (when its not raining) I do a lot of walking and its really comfortable to use.....
Everyone on this thread should make it their mission to make one lol :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

skylight

I cannot bear it any longer.

I HAVE TO POST!!!!


I have read, looked, linked and loved this thread! I am shabbying my kitchen over the next few weeks, ordered some fabric from ebay for my curtains. The only problem I have is that the charity shops around here are full of junk - the good stuff seems to go elsewhere. I have been searching them for stuff to go onto my new shelves and am still looking for the perfect fabric trim for the edges of my shelves and I will persist! Car boots are naff unless I want to get up really early (I love my bed!)

I do also have enough left over material to make a quilt for baby, but I also think I am taking on a few too many projects.

I will make more posts here and continue to read and look and link and love this thread!!!

DanceInThe_Dark

needmoney wrote: »

Bad news for me my kitchen cabinet has got a bit of woodworm Oh syas it can be fixed by replacing the little bit of wood where the holes are it doesn't look active.
Anybody treated woodworm and have some advice please.

When we had our cottage we had a small amount of active woodworm in one of the attic beams and it was found by the surveyor when we were selling the house. Being a local man (we lived on Anglesey) he gave us some advice on how to treat it. We bought a can of anti-woodworm stuff from the local shop (farm/diy) and painted it on the live holes. You dont need to treat dead worm holes, just fill and/or paint over them.

Can I just say that I love this thread and come here every day for my daily "fix". Well done to everyone posting their finds and projects:T Please keep posting pics as I love coming to the board and lookin at everyones fab stuff.