Shabby Chic Thread?

nodwah

Hi guys, I'm a bit of a lurker around here but I though you'd like these plant stands in Lidl next week- http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20080428.p.Decorative_Plant_Stand.ar11

I bought some last year and I think they very SC!

(Sorry about the link)

sandieb

Discount-Diva wrote: »

Here is my first completed project

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Well done - that looks SO good!

moanymoany

Discount-Diva wrote: »

Here is my first completed project

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DD, I have a similar piece of furniture and I want to do something similar to this. Can you tell us how you did it and the paint you used. Sorry if you have already - I have looked.

moanymoany

NEgirl wrote: »

ive finished the ercol dresser and its my favourite 'shabbying' so far! http://www.flickr.com/photos/25387657@N04/

as much as the laura ashley paint stink they are lovely to work with - i love it!!

It is absolutely amazing how different things look when finished. The bedside table and the telephone stool table are simply fab.

Do you ever sell the finished items?


Congratulations.

moanymoany

needmoney wrote: »

If you're interested in cabinets have a look at this
http://www.myoldattic.com/klearfront.html

This is a fascinating blog. However, it made me wonder if any of our more prolific shabby chicers use a spray to paint with to get that special finish.

NEgirl

moanymoany wrote: »

It is absolutely amazing how different things look when finished. The bedside table and the telephone stool table are simply fab.

Do you ever sell the finished items?


Congratulations.

Thank you for your lovely comments Im sad to say im having to sell a lot of what ive collected and furniture etc as we are moving from a 4 bed detached to a 3 bed terrace so im having to get rid of lots of stuff - theres just no room to keep everything (ive made sure though my bookcase is coming with me!!)

vintagepleasure

moanymoany wrote: »

This is a fascinating blog. However, it made me wonder if any of our more prolific shabby chicers use a spray to paint with to get that special finish.

I think I prefer the before version! Maybe not the crackle finish so much but I do like the white and the green open shelf.
What a lot of hard work he put into restoring it though.

ebaybaby

vintagepleasure wrote: »

I think I prefer the before version! Maybe not the crackle finish so much but I do like the white and the green open shelf.

Thought I was going to be the only one who said that! I loved it before, though no so crackle crazy!
I crackled a telephone table for my hall it was quite easy, and there is no way it has to be that "crackled".

I too have often wondered about spray painting and would love to have a go.

moanymoany

Having spent a while on here this morning I was bemoaning the fact that I couldn't buy anything to shabby chic as we are selling our house.

Then, I spotted a bedside cabinet that is an awful yellow pine. Looking further I realised I had LOADS of items that are nice shapes and would shabby chic wonderfully well. Four bedside cabinets, a chest of drawers and a bedhead. I do have a nice little dresser, but it is stripped pine and dh would hate it to be messed with. So, I've decided to look out for an old dresser.

The two 'chest of drawer' type bedside cabinets I'm going to take the tops back to the wood and paint the bases. I'm thinking of using F&B's 'clunch' I like the colour - but love the name as well. I wondered about a 'grey blue green' colour for the bedhead.

I'm feeling quite enthusiastic.

Just found this cool site. http://www.sue-davies.co.uk/index.html

NEgirl

moanymoany wrote: »

This is a fascinating blog. However, it made me wonder if any of our more prolific shabby chicers use a spray to paint with to get that special finish.

i kind of prefer the first too - a bit less of the crackle though!

I havent used spray paint as im not sure i would be able to do it without getting runs etc. I prefer the satisfaction of standing back after each coat of paint lovingly done with a brush....sad i know but i think its the care and thought that goes into the things we do that make them so nice and so 'us' iykwim