Shabby Chic Thread?

HariboJunkie

needmoney wrote: »

Haribo, where've you been:D

Did you paint your retro kitchen cabinet with emulsion or other?

:hello: the white bits of the cabinet are painted in Crown milk white satin wood and the green is Homebase Sage Green emulsion coated in clear varnish.

Mollymop5

NEgirl wrote: »

molly yep its from ebay - i managed to get it for £20!!

I can see I'm going to have to watch out on ebay now I have local competition :rotfl: :rotfl:

NEgirl

molly i hate the new bidding system as you dont know who youre bidding against

prime example the other day - i was bidding on a table and chairs set - me and one other bidder! I gave up at £22 and they won - then it showed who won it - it was the second hand shop round the corner from me where i got my dresser, bureau, telephone seat etc - they will be putting it in their store and no doubt wanting me to buy it!! :rotfl: I emailed and told them if i had known it was them i wouldnt have bid then they could have had it for less - in turn meaning they would have sold to me for less - now its just put me off buying from them incase its stuff ive been outbid on!! :rotfl:

needmoney

NEgirl wrote: »

molly i hate the new bidding system as you dont know who youre bidding against

prime example the other day - i was bidding on a table and chairs set - me and one other bidder! I gave up at £22 and they won - then it showed who won it - it was the second hand shop round the corner from me where i got my dresser, bureau, telephone seat etc - they will be putting it in their store and no doubt wanting me to buy it!! :rotfl: I emailed and told them if i had known it was them i wouldnt have bid then they could have had it for less - in turn meaning they would have sold to me for less - now its just put me off buying from them incase its stuff ive been outbid on!! :rotfl:

That is so annoying, yesterday I put my first offer on freecycle a lovely cane sete and chair that I thought were not earning their keep in as much as they were taking up too much space and i am short of storage. It was here when I came, the chap gave it to me but it was quality stuff, anyway I gave it to the first one who asked and they turned up in a van that is obviously equipped for carrying stuff there was a bed head and bottom roped to a rail so maybe I gave it to someone who will now sell it on :eek: doesn't really matter i would have kept it without doubt if i had the space but I would rather it had gone to someone who needed it.

NEgirl

yep ive seen stuff come up on freecycle then appear later on ebay - its sad as there are people out there who really do have nothing and anything they can get would make a difference

needmoney

HariboJunkie wrote: »

:hello: the white bits of the cabinet are painted in Crown milk white satin wood and the green is Homebase Sage Green emulsion coated in clear varnish.

Thanks I'm using Crown eggshell Old English White it's a bit harder going than emulsion and wax which is what I normally use but I thought it needed something tougher.
I can't wait to fill it it's going to hold loads OH is out there now putting a few tins in just to test he bought me anew bench today instead of the big cane settee, it's a storage one we've decided everything has to earn it's keep:D

There's a little compartment in there that's lined with steel, we wondered if that would be the cold storage bit or a meat safe perhaps someone on here will know.
I'd love to know the history of these things the name on the little maker's badge is kompact I've searched the net and kompact comes up as modern stuff.

HariboJunkie

needmoney wrote: »

There's a little compartment in there that's lined with steel, we wondered if that would be the cold storage bit or a meat safe perhaps someone on here will know.
I'd love to know the history of these things the name on the little maker's badge is kompact I've searched the net and kompact comes up as modern stuff.

I've just spent half an hour searching the history of cabinets.

Only managed to come up with this though.

needmoney

HariboJunkie wrote: »

I've just spent half an hour searching the history of cabinets.

Only managed to come up with this though.

OH is suuuuuuuuuuuch a know it all, he said the metal would be for bread and the inhabitants of Indiana were and still are known as hoosiers as he worked in Knoblesville, Indiana in the seventies, Icould so slap him as he's whistling in that 'I told you so' style!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice to know somebody else can get lost looking up info on the net :eek:

undercover_angel

Morning Everyone!

I said I would add pics tonight but I think I'm actually addicted to this thread already before even becoming involved in it! So anyway heres my horrible kitchen (it's not horrible really just not very personal and too modern looking for my taste)

So if you have any wonderful mse ideas to spruce it up shabby chic style I would really appreciate it, thank you girls!

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/undercover_angel1986/april08070.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/undercover_angel1986/april08071.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/undercover_angel1986/april08072.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/undercover_angel1986/april08075.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee15/undercover_angel1986/april08076.jpg

Fingers Crossed those links will work

As you can probably see, it is tiny and is also has a steeply sloped ceiling. The floor is black slate tiles, but it is such a cold room that I put a cheap rug down to hopefuly warm it up a bit- not very inspiring though.

Thanks again for any advise.

vintagepleasure

caravanlover wrote: »

helllooo everyone!!! :hello:



we have now got our own allotment, already thinking of ways i can shabby chic it !!:rotfl:



jo x x

If you are thinking of shabbying up your allotment shed take a slook at this set on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/olgersdeman/sets/72157594170468982/
It almost makes me want to get one myself!
My favourite image is this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/olgersdeman/452239037/in/set-72157594170468982/