Shabby Chic Thread?

mary43

Anyone have any idea what I can use a magazine rack for (apart from the obvious!) I've found one my son made at school.........quite a nice one and too nice to paint - we've already got a magazine rack of sorts (well its actually a stiff hessian bag and looks good where we've got it.
Must use this magazine rack for something...............it's just what ???

rosieben

mary43 wrote: »

Anyone have any idea what I can use a magazine rack for (apart from the obvious!) I've found one my son made at school.........quite a nice one and too nice to paint - we've already got a magazine rack of sorts (well its actually a stiff hessian bag and looks good where we've got it.
Must use this magazine rack for something...............it's just what ???

Hi Mary, I'm just on the lookout for something I can leave beside my sofa to keep a few things handy - remotes, tissues, tv glasses, inhaler etc, I suppose a mag rack might work for something like this if it has solid sides? The other use that comes to mind is to keep all my bedside reading tidy, there's usually a small pile of crosswork and shabby chic books littering the bedside floor! Dont know if either of those ideas are of use?

rosieben

Liz_at_Pretty_Practicals wrote: »

Thank you Rosieben, I like to have a read every now and then, to see what shabby chic-ers are creating etc. If I had more time for creativity, I would get stuck into another project, but Pretty Practicals keeps me busy most of the time and any spare time I tend to spend with my husband and (grown-up) kids (when they aren't too busy with their friends!).

I'm constantly amazed at the talent that I see on this thread and on the new forum (and others). Seeing other people's projects has spurred me on to try things some of which at least have been successful Most of the things I see for sale are out of my price range but sometimes I steal an idea and do my own take on it

mary43

rosieben - thanks..............but it doesn't have solid sides (sorry should have mentioned that) and there's no room next to my bed for it (books are kept in my bedside cupboard).
I just feel there has to be some sort of alternative use for it............
Must put my thinking hat on................

Glad

Bargain for anyone living close to chester

Ches

mary43 wrote: »

Anyone have any idea what I can use a magazine rack for (apart from the obvious!) I've found one my son made at school.........quite a nice one and too nice to paint - we've already got a magazine rack of sorts (well its actually a stiff hessian bag and looks good where we've got it.
Must use this magazine rack for something...............it's just what ???

Could keep it by the phone for telephone directories.

charleybabes

Afternoon everyone..

havnt been on this thread for ages and ages..

hope you are all ok, anyone got any shabby chic makeovers that we could all see...
im going to make a start on my dining room chairs when the weather drys up!
im thinking of a sage green with a nice fabric to recover the seat, perhaps a faded sage and rose pattern??

luxor4t

I found a slightly damaged Lloyd Loom (genuine- has label!) capsule chair for £2 in a charity shop, so just waiting for the dry weather to spray it cream.

charleybabes

wow £2 is really good for a lloyd loom isnt it.. will have to wait on the piccies now!!..this weather is not good for furniture makeovers is it !!

i need a chest of drawers for our bedroom but ive done it in the whole french shabby chic look so its got to be a certain type of shape..
saw some drawers today in the local junk shop .. pretty rammy in condition and the wood was horrible so i was going to have to give it a good seeing to ( ooer!) .. she wanted £45 for it.. was she having a laugh or what!!

jamtart6

just thought id mention that this months easy living has a cute laura ashley tote bag in 2 designs! very shabby chic fabrics! magazine is £2.80 (or £2.24 in costco!)