, 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.