right part of my living room, originally uploaded by cottonblue.

Do you remember the gorgeous White Shabby Chic Livingroom I posted a few weeks ago? Well, our treat today is to see the other end of that room.
There’s much more colour here with the olive painted shelves and their colourful contents. I think the effect works well, with the Shabby Chic shelves and cupboards adding interest.
I would have been reluctant to line up three large pieces of furniture in this way but I really think it looks good! I like the feeling of space that she’s created in such a small room. It could easily have looked overcrowded but the central space avoids that impression.
Cottonblue says:

I have no idea where should i put those 3 big shelves, therefore just line them together.

What do you think? Is it too much or do you love it?
BTW if you think she’s got great taste you really must check out her Cottonblue Etsy shop!

, originally uploaded by brocantegirl.

These shabby chic shelves are made in a really interesting way. I had to look quite hard before I worked it out. The supports are old fashioned wooden cotton reels! Glued together and painted to give a wonderful distressed look. The shelves look very much like old pottery boards given a slightly less extreme finish. Once long ago I used to make pots and I always thought the boards used for storing work ready for firing had potential.

I just love the effortless arrangement of the items on this gorgeous set of shabby chic shelves. The colours of the items have been chosen with great care. White china items have been mixed with a great set of alarm clocks. I suspect these metal clocks were once painted but have been stripped back to reveal their original grey metal base. The boots at the bottom look like they are skates that have lost their blades.
I think this is probably a shop display but something similar would look lovely in the right room setting.