Shabby Chic Thread?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

thanks it...i have given in..... i am going to buy a little sander.. the little mouse type ones.....i am sanding down the old serving tray... and thinking i have other things that will need sanding... the corner unit.. the chair that i still havent done....plus i should imagine these arnt going to be the only things that i am going to jazz up:rolleyes: .....

as my huuby says.( when he wants new tools or boys toys lol..)... well once you got one..thats it...you allways got one....

rosieben

It would be a shame to cover up that back, ditto what vp said, a seat pad and loose cushion would be lovely.

needmoney

Nice site to have a browse

here

Sorry not Shabby Chic but nice to see

and this

luxor4t

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

thanks it...i have given in..... i am going to buy a little sander.. the little mouse type ones.....i am sanding down the old serving tray... and thinking i have other things that will need sanding... the corner unit.. the chair that i still havent done....plus i should imagine these arnt going to be the only things that i am going to jazz up:rolleyes: .....

as my huuby says.( when he wants new tools or boys toys lol..)... well once you got one..thats it...you allways got one....

I bought a little sander and it has been great, but check whether you can get the removable sanding sheets easily as I now have to use the wrong size.

My sander cost £15 (well, £15 worth of nectar points in Argos) & I thought I had a bargain, but OH has since wasted £5 by buying the wrong size sheets and then losing the receipt, and we can't find the right sort locally. Also we can't couple it to our vacuum cleaner which you are supposed to do, so we get covered in dust - thank goodness I already had the face masks!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

luxor4t wrote: »

I bought a little sander and it has been great, but check whether you can get the removable sanding sheets easily as I now have to use the wrong size.

My sander cost £15 (well, £15 worth of nectar points in Argos) & I thought I had a bargain, but OH has since wasted £5 by buying the wrong size sheets and then losing the receipt, and we can't find the right sort locally. Also we can't couple it to our vacuum cleaner which you are supposed to do, so we get covered in dust - thank goodness I already had the face masks!

i was thinking of getting one in tesco, but on saying that they do have a tendancy to stock things, and then stop, so you cant get any replacements etc...i got to go to b&q for more paint:rolleyes: so will have a look in there...and buy more sand sheets, so at least i ahve a stock of them...

last year we bought our boys a little tool kit each from maplins.. like the dremmel ones... with all little attchments etc... it has a little samding wheel on that, i did think of using it , but it would only be any good for little jobs, or fiddley little places etc.... the kids would prob charge me for using it anyway:rolleyes:

mioliere

Hi everyone - I don't post on here but I read every day and I love what you all do; you're a very talented lot. I found a book in a charity shop yesterday (for 50p!!) that I wanted to tell you all about because it's full of inspiration and made me think of you. It's called 'English Cottage Interiors' by Hugh Lander and Peter Rauter (ISBN 0-297-79655-0 in case you can order it from your local library). It's chock full of photos of the insides of the most beautiful cottages, listed county by county. If you get a chance to read it, you'll love it!

kaznelson

I finally figured out this flickr thingy bob - so here are a few photos of my shabby chic finds & projects

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25799742@N03/2425243480/ - I got this clock for 50p, it was black originally but I painted in Farrow & Ball cream - bargain

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25799742@N03/2425243530/ - a few bits & bobs. I was really pleased I managed to make my own stuffed heart


http://www.flickr.com/photos/25799742@N03/2424430491/in/photostream/
These are cheap wicker baskets from ikea - i just added some plain parcel tags and added fancy writing

There are a few others on their if anyone fancy a peek

rose_sparky

Isn't it great to see loads of new people posting comments AND photos!

Taking a break from making my shabby chic shoulder bag. (Is there such a thing as sewing rage? Phone ringing constantly, dogs needing pees, bobbin running out, thread getting jammed).

kaznelson

charleybabes wrote: »

and is it just me or does anyone else..think of places they can look at on rightmove.com.. just to have a nose at peoples houses.that might have a shabby chic type look!!

i always look at houses in brighton and whitstable..sometimes hastings!!..
i live in runcorn in the northwest so people in work think im absolutly nuts when they see were im looking !!!!!.

LOL this made me laugh! I do exactly the same thing

If you like looking inside other ppls houses, have a look at this site, its ace!!

http://www.locationworks.com/library/cat/19/11/s04-01.html

Its got lots of different houses across the UK, that are used in films/tv programmes

lindens

Those are lovely kaz, you have a real good eye for putting things together.