Shabby Chic Thread?

icandream

Discount-Diva wrote: »

I want to put some fabric on the inside on my glass wardrobe doors (currently has net) would you do it taught or gathered, I can't quite make up my mind what would look better and obviously it would take less fabric to go taught.....any suggestions? TIA

Not sure you got an answer on this? I'd go with the taught, to save on the fabric, and it would look very neat.

NEgirlie: I've just realized I missed the mannequin chat: are you a closet mannequin lover too? Gotta go back and hunt for a pic of your Next one now, as haven't got Pipkin's eagle eye. Aren't they fab?
Edited to say: found it, and left a comment. How fab it all looks. I can't find a corner of my home that looks that good.

Pipkin: are you decoupaging a mannequin? Have you seen mine: this is my favourite thing I've done of all.

All: Chair update: *(U(*P_&_ staples *&&^ ouch &^ *U*(&*& why on earth* *&%%$£p($£"(_

charleybabes

morning everyone

wondered if any of you sewing goddesses would be able to help me.. i have some material that i think is actually a quilt cover.. but i want to use it to make a roman blind for my kitchen..
does anyone actually know how to make one???

JAMIEDODGER

have spent the last few days reading this thread, looking at all the pics and reading all the blogs:) love it!!!

i am currently giving 2 chairs the shabby chic treatment. i picked them up for a couple of pounds on ebay as i needed 2 more chairs for my dining room table.

please keep the ideas and photos coming! you all have such beautiful homes:)

vivw_2

I think our own forum is a brilliant idea. I've helped to set one up before and am still part of the moderator/admin of that forum. If I can be of any help, just ask.

BigMummaF

Now I've read a bit more, I've realised that I've been a chic'er for years:p If I had a penny for every time me muvva had said "get a new one! what do you want that one for?" ..I would have the money to employ Cath Kidson[sp?] to do my stuff for me:rotfl:

For instance, the beloved wallpaper in the little loo had to go & was replaced with emulsioned walls. So I found a birthday card with a lavatorial theme & put it in an Ikea frame that I'd stained green to match the [30 y o:eek: ] white medicine cabinet that I'd sanded back to bare wood.

WOW! This is a first for me...I'm actually being trendy at the same time as the trend:rotfl: :rotfl:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

icandream..thanks for seconding taste on the fabric/wallpaper... just hoping it will match/blend with the green i have painted my units...i think it will

to be honest i am starting to get a bit impatient now....lol...and want to order the wallpaper, and material, but it is a bit pricey, also i am trying to spend as little as poss sprucing the house up....plus try and recycle things by buying most things second hand or getting them for free....but it is suprising how all the little things add up.... paint brushes...paint etc....

icandream

Quick post, cos gotta rush out.
But look at the back of the chair!!!!


Why would they have covered this up? I wonder if it's possible to cover the back, underneath, to show it off? What do you think? The yellow is the foam padding under the seat upholstery, which I haven't even begun to tackle yet.

Mollymop5

icandream wrote: »

Quick post, cos gotta rush out.
But look at the back of the chair!!!!


Why would they have covered this up? I wonder if it's possible to cover the back, underneath, to show it off? What do you think? The yellow is the foam padding under the seat upholstery, which I haven't even begun to tackle yet.

wow it's looking better every day.I bet it's gorgeous when finished.I love the back

COOLTRIKERCHICK

icandream wrote: »

Quick post, cos gotta rush out.
But look at the back of the chair!!!!


Why would they have covered this up? I wonder if it's possible to cover the back, underneath, to show it off? What do you think? The yellow is the foam padding under the seat upholstery, which I haven't even begun to tackle yet.

oooooo that is beautifull.... are you sure you havent got some rare chair from some famous maker that only made 2 chairs for lord farquar or something;)

vintagepleasure

icandream wrote: »

Quick post, cos gotta rush out.
But look at the back of the chair!!!!


Why would they have covered this up? I wonder if it's possible to cover the back, underneath, to show it off? What do you think? The yellow is the foam padding under the seat upholstery, which I haven't even begun to tackle yet.

You might find that the back doesn't even need upholstering.You could do the seat pad and then make a cushion for the back.