
This is what you can win - a Union Jack throw
When someone from Harvey’s furniture store contacted me and offered a competition prize for one of my UK readers I was a little unsure. Harvey’s, in case you don’t know sponsor Coronation Street and they wanted to tie the competition in with that. Now Shabby Chic and Cornonation St are not perhaps an obvious pairing but the prize is really nice soo… I had a think.
Shabby Chic comes in all sorts of forms and one of the big things at the moment is a retro shabby chic style that harks back to the 60s. Back then Britain was ‘swinging’ and we were all backing it. The Union flag went pop along with everything else.
Recently there has been a bit of a revival of this style with the flag appearing on everything including gorgeous designer cushions, re-purposed trunks and even painted furniture.

Shabby Chic Union Jack furniture via Andy Roberts
Now I think this style is great fun and I love the whole mix of Shabby Chic with retro and kitsch.
And let’s face it there’s nothing more kitsch than the set design on the older episodes of Corrie. If you don’t believe me just go and search youtube for old episodes, say anything before 1980? Don’t be surprised if you lose a few hours in the process though. They certainly knew how to pack the drama in in those days! I had great fun and saw some real retro furniture gems in the backgrounds of some of the scenes.
Never mind all that, back to the competition!
How do you win the throw?
Leave a comment here before October 3rd 2010 answering the following question:
What piece of furniture from the Coronation St set, past or present, would you like to have in your home and why do you want it?
The competition will run from today, September 18th 2010 until October 2nd 2010.
I will pick the winner on Sunday October 3rd
Terms and Conditions – read these before you comment please!
- Only one entry per person please.
- You must leave me a comment here on the blog to answer the above question to enter the competition. (Tweets, Facebook comments etc will not count.)
- The winner will be selected by me, Linda of Shabby Chic Furniture, on October 3rd 2010. My decision is final.
- The winner will receive a Union Jack throw. The prize is supplied by Harvey’s the Furniture Store and is non-negotiable.
- Offer is open only to UK residents aged 18 and over.
- The winner will be contacted by Harvey’s who will handle the sending out of the prize.
Thanks again to Harvey’s Furniture Store who sponsor Coronation St and have donated the prize.
The Question Again:
What piece of furniture from the Coronation St set, past or present, would you like to have in your home and why do you want it?
Answer in a comment and you might win the throw.