Shabby Chic Ideas

some shabby chi ideas 

Happy International Woman’s Day

Here in Italy the men bring a spruce of Mimosa to the woman that are important to them.  It is a symbol that they respect and love us and acknowledge that there should be more justice and equality for woman all over the world.  I concur.

cappuccino anyone?

I’ll try to keep this post short today because I’m rushing off to work on someone’s window displays.

I put together this scene to reflect some Shabby Chic ideas that I have.  If you follow this blog at all you might know that I like things easy and fun.

A old wicker chair with a beautiful Italian lace thrown over it, cushions underneath.

An old inner window shutter plastered with Venetian Stucco and gold leaf with some pearl paint, white paint and gold leaf.

I like the little bit of ochre that there was

A chair that was crying for a Shabby Chic look because it already had a good patina on it.  All I did here was add some cream-white paint a bit of pearl (yes I’m obsessed with pearl).  Then I sanded the edges, put a piece of fleece as stuffing and hot glue gunned on a piece of moss green velvet.  Isn’t it pretty I love a quick transformation.

shabby chic in process

see how I left the patina

shabby chic chair detail

A candle holder painted pale green and wired with old lamp crystals.

old lamp crystals love the greens together

A table made from a big bucket of paint a piece of wood on top and a pale taupe piece of linen.

finally one of my tulips is blooming

I like the parallel of pattern on the chair and shutter

Cheers everyone

Buona Festa della Donna

Natalie

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