Shabby Chic Thread?

caravanlover

vintagepleasure wrote: »

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/

thanks for that vintage pleasure !! that shed really is gorgeous, and we have just tonight been offered a shed on freecycle, which we are picking up tuesday!!:T i love the colour, do you think i would get away with putting nets in it though :rolleyes:

BTW i have not had an invite to the forum

Errata

caravanlover wrote: »

thanks for that vintage pleasure !! that shed really is gorgeous, and we have just tonight been offered a shed on freecycle, which we are picking up tuesday!!:T i love the colour, do you think i would get away with putting nets in it though :rolleyes:

BTW i have not had an invite to the forum

My grandad always had a net up at his lottie shed window. He said it stopped nosey beggars from gawping at his bits and pieces !

HariboJunkie

Allie, your home is lovely :T And I completely agree with that article about how nice it is to have built the decor of your home over time and with pieces that you love.

maypole

allyrish wrote: »

I thought I would share this article from last week's Times' magazine. The way Lucia van der Post describes how she built up her home is just divine.
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/interiors/article3697901.ece

I'm especially inspired by a couple of snippets:

"...we had to make do with what we could afford and build it up, step by step, through the years. Now I look back and think what a blessing that was. All the best houses take years to evolve, layer upon layer. This gives them depth and interest."


"I look around our house and, though it is far from the perfect template that we see in estate agents’ windows or in glossy magazines, I love it, because it is ours and could be nobody else’s. Most things in it have meaning for us."

I agree, we have been married 37 years and still doing things to the house. Friends used to laugh at how long it took us because I always waited for the right thing to come along. Whether it be furniture or whatever, I didn't want to settle for what I didn't really want and usually the wait paid off. Also, we have only had 3 new suites in all of that time, we chose to have good quality second hand for a while, now we have a new one, I have always wanted a rich red suite, the only trouble is the chairs are really too big for the room.

I just hate change just for the sake of it, I like to enjoy the things I do and buy for longer than a few months.

What a rant:eek:

vintagepleasure

caravanlover wrote: »

thanks for that vintage pleasure !! that shed really is gorgeous, and we have just tonight been offered a shed on freecycle, which we are picking up tuesday!!:T i love the colour, do you think i would get away with putting nets in it though :rolleyes:

BTW i have not had an invite to the forum

I don't think you need an invite but I'll invite you.Here's the link http://www.rotorview.net/forum/register.php just sign up!
If it doesn't work just let me know.

PS. you should definitely do the nets in your shed!!

vintagepleasure

maypole wrote: »

I agree, we have been married 37 years and still doing things to the house. Friends used to laugh at how long it took us because I always waited for the right thing to come along. Whether it be furniture or whatever, I didn't want to settle for what I didn't really want and usually the wait paid off. Also, we have only had 3 new suites in all of that time, we chose to have good quality second hand for a while, now we have a new one, I have always wanted a rich red suite, the only trouble is the chairs are really too big for the room.

I just hate change just for the sake of it, I like to enjoy the things I do and buy for longer than a few months.

What a rant:eek:

I totally agree with you about not buying stuff you don't really like.We had lots of hand-me downs and second hand stuff until we could save up for quality stuff we both love.Even now I will still look for old stuff as it is so much better value for money.
When I work out a decor scheme for a room it is in the hope that it will last a long long time.Not like a lot of my friends who seem to redecorate every 6 months!

NEgirl

no invite needed - everyone is welcome sorry i missed you off the list - quite a few either bounced back or wouldnt go through and came up as not found (think i missed capital letters etc) thankfully the link seems to be allowed on the open forum so all is ok - we are working together, not taking anyone way

kaznelson

allyrish wrote: »

Hello all shabby chicsters. I'm a long-time lurker and superfan of this thread. All the posts here have really inspired me to think about my home and my purchases in a completely different way. In a few short weeks I have gone from stuck-in-a-rut to bursting with ideas. As a side-effect I am watching much less rubbish on television too!

Anyway, finally got round to setting up a flickr and have spent all morning snapping my humble abode. Please remember it is a work in progress

Loving all of your posts - especially the pics.

Allyrish

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25817561@N04/sets/72157604638795501/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25817561@N04/sets/72157604638808083/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25817561@N04/sets/72157604634826122/

What a great home, and some brillant ideas x

caravanlover

Errata wrote: »

My grandad always had a net up at his lottie shed window. He said it stopped nosey beggars from gawping at his bits and pieces !

:rotfl: i reckon hes right, it will need something up at the wndows !!

caravanlover

vintagepleasure wrote: »

I don't think you need an invite but I'll invite you.Here's the link http://www.rotorview.net/forum/register.php just sign up!
If it doesn't work just let me know.

PS. you should definitely do the nets in your shed!!

thanks for the link VP :beer:

i take it we use the same username as we have on here??

i have just remembered, i have some nets in my fabric box upstairs, that has green gingham ribbon running through them, they belonged to my nans, did not want to throw them out,but did not know what to do with htem

thanks for the idea !!

VP - just pmD you

jo x