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Shabby Chic Thread?

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  • kaznelson
    kaznelson Posts: 463 Forumite
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    Thats great, u wouldn't think that was possible!
  • ANNEGEDDES
    ANNEGEDDES Posts: 911 Forumite
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    saw pink and white spotted cushions in poundland today vey shabby chic
    x
    Not setting myself any comp targets this year, didnt seem to work last year!!! £120.98/£2008
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    Thanks to all that take the time to post
  • nimbo
    nimbo Posts: 3,701 Forumite
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    ANNEGEDDES wrote: »
    saw pink and white spotted cushions in poundland today vey shabby chic
    x

    i was wondering round town for ages looking for some cool cushions today... i'll see if i can run in after work tomorrow... (although i should leave it till saturday as i also need to go to the fabric market...)

    the chair looks amazing, i love that fabric, (where does everybody source the fabricd from???)

    will have to pop over the shabby chic land, and find out :rolleyes:

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  • ANNEGEDDES
    ANNEGEDDES Posts: 911 Forumite
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    nimbo wrote: »
    i was wondering round town for ages looking for some cool cushions today... i'll see if i can run in after work tomorrow... (although i should leave it till saturday as i also need to go to the fabric market...)

    the chair looks amazing, i love that fabric, (where does everybody source the fabricd from???)

    will have to pop over the shabby chic land, and find out :rolleyes:

    the cushions were nice and fo a £1 not worth the effortin getting the sewing machine out if your as rubbish as me!!
    Not setting myself any comp targets this year, didnt seem to work last year!!! £120.98/£2008
    2009/ maybyliene eyeshadow, rimmel polish, loreal foundation, Glamour: hairbrush
    boots card =2625
    quidoco= 110.00
    Thanks to all that take the time to post
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    icandream wrote: »
    Hi Tuttifrutti! :hello:

    Well, for all you who remember, some years ago:rotfl:I began to redo a chair which I'd saved from a pub throw out. So now I have before an (almost) after:
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    Any ideas how I actually fix the fabric: would staples be okay?

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Yeah go on, you know you're the staple queen when it comes to that kind of chair :D

    It looks completely gorgeous - a ver big :T to you !
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
  • nimbo
    nimbo Posts: 3,701 Forumite
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    hello, again,

    i am looking for a wonderful range iof wallpapers to paste onto the back of a bookcase, the front of some melamine drawers, and into the back of a very small cabinet...

    any ideas???

    many thanks...

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  • needmoney
    needmoney Posts: 4,932 Forumite
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    For anyone looking for ESP they didn't have it in B&Q yesterday so I got 'International' wipe on multi surface primer and it works like a treat.
    I'm painting a melamine cupboard and it's taken the first coat great.
    Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
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  • nimbo
    nimbo Posts: 3,701 Forumite
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    will have to give it a go when i pick some up this weekend... :)

    Stashbuster - 2014 98/100 - 2015 175/200 - 2016 501 / 500 2017 - 200 / 500 2018 3 / 500
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  • icandream
    icandream Posts: 277 Forumite
    Thank you all! I definitely wouldn't have started the chair if it hadn't been for this thread and it's lovely to have rediscovered something.

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  • rosieben
    rosieben Posts: 5,010 Forumite
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    icandream wrote: »
    Thank you all! I definitely wouldn't have started the chair if it hadn't been for this thread and it's lovely to have rediscovered something.

    Its beautiful, you've done a great job! :T
    ... don't throw the string away. You always need string! :D

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