Shabby Chic Thread?

NEgirl

we have just got back in after food shopping, looking at houses and picking up a new singer table! :rotfl: Dh is back working on the forum and it should be up and running tonight - i have spent most of last night and this morning writing down all the names in this thread so i can pm people the address of the forum once its done - now that was a job and a half and if i have missed anyone please let me know if you dont get an invite by tomorrow...it will take me a little while to pm everyone but hopefully i can do it in batches! :rotfl:

vintagepleasure

JAMIEDODGER wrote: »

have finished painting one chair today...

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn209/jamiemorgan_album/chairbefore.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn209/jamiemorgan_album/chairafter.jpg

i am going to hunt down some ivory upholstery leather for the seat pad, im really pleased with it!:)

I like the original blue seat pad!

vintagepleasure

boysmum3 wrote: »

http://www.next.co.uk/shopping/homeware/accessories/9/1

Is this the tailors dummy from next?
Why did i have to go and look:rolleyes: ??
Now I need one for my lounge........:p
How can I justify this - I'll have to do a car boot soon!! its a shame there are never codes for Next!!!

For everybody after mannequins Au Naturale are selling theirs off for about £30 I think.They are dark stained wood but could easily be shabbied up.

DanceInThe_Dark

ok,
pics of my 'treasures' (as my Dad calls boot sale finds)

corbels were £1, album £1 and handles £1.50

I'm thinking of having a strawberries and cream bedroom, cream walls, white painted furniture, deep red satin curtains, bedding is cream with red poppies with a deep red satin throw over the bottom. Shabby meets romantic red passion!

Nearly forgot this is the inside of the album

COOLTRIKERCHICK

NEgirl wrote: »

ive given in and bought one this morning too - the little mouse sanders are reduced at tesco from £19 down to £9! Got to save me having that burning feeling in the tips of my fingers when i rub too hard!! :rotfl:

i just come back from tesco and i have bought one too:j the sanding sheets for them were reduced too so i bought a packet of those, so should be ok for a while now.....

when i told hubby i wanted to buy one.... you should have seen his face light up....he told me that it will come in handy for when he is sanding the van down to do the rusting arches.....typical i buy myself a diy tool and now he wants to nick it...lol...i think i will tell him the only way he can use my sander is if he wears floral shabby chic rubber gloves, hopefully that will put him off using it:D but on saying that,nothing shames hubby:rolleyes:

JAMIEDODGER

vintagepleasure wrote: »

I like the original blue seat pad!

i do too but its very dirty and i have scrubbed it but it doesnt look much better!!

any tips anyone???

babyblooz

Oohh, I would love to be of the new shabby chic forum please! I am just about to do my bedroom. We have to wait for the plaster to dry out, but hubby has put up the ceiling roses and I am planning on painting the pine furniture. I have a wrought iron bedstead so it should be good when its all finished. I would like to see some of the farrow and ball paint colours that people have used, to give me an idea on what would look best in our north facing bedroom. It seems a bit of a cold grey light in there most of the time, whereas the back of the house seems to be flooded with sunny light. I have pine furniture in there, with lovely cheerful yellow fabrics and it looks lovely. The same colours don't look good with the colder light of the front bedroom, so suggestions would be lovely. I can't decide if I should go for the cottagy type of look, or for a french provincial romantic sort of a look. The bed is sort of a nickel type of metal, and we have two windows in there, plus an unfinished wooden door that needs to be stained up. Any ideas on colours or schemes would be welcome.
:T

luxor4t

Went to a new charity shop that does furniture today - Cooltrikerchick will prob know it (in Morriston) and found another dumb waiter / trolley for £3. It has 2 trays and a drawer! Really excited so trying to rush around and photograph eveything ready for posting once I have finished sorting out Flickrr in between filling my 2 housekeeper boxes from Halfcost!

The Halfcost blue and white breadcrock is fabulous for £2, shame they dont do the storage jars anymore.

kaznelson

Can I pick all your wonderful brains?

I have got a small antique rocking chair. It's quite old so I don't really want to paint it. But its stained in dark oak but this has worn away in some places, leaving areas of light wood. Do I have to sand it all down to get an even finish or do I leave it as it is?

PS thanks for all your lovely comments x

Mollymop5

Afternoon everyone.I've finally started some projects.Not totally shabby shic but I have plans (in my head at the moment but hey!) DD getting a new bed for her birthday.I'm buying a mid sleeper and filling the space underneath with a floor quilt and cushions.I'm doing it Charlie and lola theme. I bought her the duvet cover and curtains from next sale plus an extra pair of curtains which I plan to use to make cushion covers, quilt pieces, draw string bags, memo board and storage pockets and bunting! Big plans eh.I have till July but thought I'd best get a start today while she's visiting her dad.
I also have my old toy box to paint and upholster and some little ikea boxes to paint and make individual.
I thought i'd try flickr to let you see how I get on over the next coming months.Hope you don't mind me showing even though it's not totally shabby chic

this is the fabric I started with at lunchtime

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25816663@N07/2424989639/

and this is what I've made so far

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25816663@N07/2425806674/in/photostream/

I've had a really lovely day playing music from years ago and playing with my sewing machine

ps hope the links work!!!!