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Shabby Chic furniture – but no roses!

Mar 152009

The Shabby Chic furniture group on Flickr is happy to welcome a new member. This gorgeous furniture and the matching lamps are the work of the very talented Dan. He gives us more details on the lamps and table:

this hall console set with mirror is given a finishing touch by adding a pair of hurricane lamps, also finished in my lacquer and distressed. The colors are the same, but the lamps are given a very subtle glaze that tints them slightly more amber. The mirror and table are the same finish, to match, with no glaze. In this way we can finish objects with identical matching finishes, giving the impression they are original as a set. Or we can add objects of the same color with tint variation, to give a harmonized impression of decorating with found objects of the same color theme

Dan says:

Friends have long told me to join Flickr, but I’m just not the type who does personal photos. It never dawned on me I could find ‘shabby friends’ here
My name is Dan, but I have been dubbed the Sheik of Shabby- this is as much due to my profession as it is a jab at my corny sense of humor.
My business is Kitsch-n-Kaboodle.com, and I have made a career out of furniture restoration, specializing in high-end shabby finishes and custom restorations. I have one of the top used furniture stores on ebay, and I paint furniture year-round. I take custom-orders and ship globally. I am out to change the world of cottage decorating. My finish is as sleek and smooth as a baby’s bottom. I use no latex paint, only oil-based paints, lacquers, and varnishes. I offer customers over a dozen color choices including varying shades of white and others. I started as a wood refinisher and apply that knowledge and standard to furniture in paint colors. I treat my shabby furniture like any other wood restoration, and I fix anything & everything. If you need some tips on creating accessories out of old parts, applique work, where to get supplies, carving & veneer repairs, rebuilding chairs & other things, I am your go-to man.

We’ll be checking in with Dan for more great painting tips I can see! But Dan doesn’t like everything Shabby Chic. Like many men he’s not too keen on the overblown rosy cottage look:

Don’t take offense, but I don’t like roses…. I prefer the fun flapper and exuberant Gatsby looks of the 1920s. The occasional blossom is ok, but I tend to keep them to a minimum, unless a customer asks otherwise. But hey, I have an excuse- I’m a guy! Lately I am interested in taking distressed furniture into new territory- I have plans for some outsider-art decorated pieces, hallway stands made from old headboards and doors, and I’m painting some Heywood Wakefield black!! I call it ‘Urban-Chic’. Looking forward to sharing….

Well, Dan, I like all sorts of Shabby Chic stuff and I’m quite fond of a bit of Outsider Art too so we’re going to get along fine
Dan has an ebay store which you can find at Kitschnkaboodle.com

Distressed Furniture and Decoupage

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Aug 292008

This gorgeous distressed furniture is decoupaged and then given a couple of other treatments. These stools are perfect examples of the kind of effects that can be achieved.

This video gives a good introduction to decoupage and I’ll be writing more about this technique in the near future.

Discover the secret of creating your own wonderful distressed furniture.

If you simply can’t wait then this book is a great starting point. It gives simple step by step instructions for over 50 techniques including distressed furniture and decoupage.

The White Living Room

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Apr 062008

my living room(left), originally uploaded by cottonblue.

Isn’t this room darling? So full of light and tranquility! I just love the feeling of space and yet it’s owner says:

i have a tiny 70 square meter home in a seaside town near tokyo.i love shabby chic style with white pine furnitures, fine china, fleamarket trinkets and soft fabrics for decoration

Although this room is full of such delights it doesn’t feel crowded or cramped. Partly this is because of the colour theme. The palette is whites and creams with just a few blues and pinks to add an accent. Gorgeous!

Shabby chic furniture -Current favourites – searching for the perfect chair

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Mar 202008

Current favourites – shabby chic furniture, originally uploaded by LindaH.

1. kitchen island, 2. P5210074, 3. Tea for Two…, 4. Untitled, 5. P6280029, 6. Biarritz furniture, 7. White Sunporch, 8. Black winged decoration and forms, 9. Painted wooden mirror, 10. Untitled, 11. Greens Added, 12. Paris her way…, 13. Untitled
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These are some of my favourite Shabby Chic furniture images from our Flickr group. Some of them I’ve blogged about here already, others I will get to soon, I promise
The main thing I’m on the look out for is a ‘new’ chair. I liked that rather Edwardian elegant one but it was in Biarritz, France, sigh. No way to get that back to London easily. The one in the picture with the angel
is sweet but not quite chunky enough for what I want. I love the 50s leather dining chair, it reminds me of my parents house But it’s not right for this spot either.
I’m a sucker for basket work chairs, specially white ones. They make me think of Gwen John’s painting The Empty CHair. I really love it but still, basket weave is not quite right for what I want…. sigh.

I’ll just have to keep looking.

Shabby Chic Furniture with Angel

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Mar 162008

Black winged decoration and forms, originally uploaded by Andyrob.

Isn’t she extraordinary? I love the idea of having what is more or less a theatrical prop in one corner of the room. The shop in Islington had lots of them in different outfits. They are delightful confections but with a bit of a post modern edge. Many of the forms are just bare painted polystyrene with the costume glued on.
I’m sure these forms are aimed at young women, possibly of the sort who might just want to snaffle those wings sometimes to go clubbing in When I was the age to fall for such things I’d much rather have made her myself and I think I’d have used her to model one of my more Gothic outfits, or at least something that could be worn. Either that or make the whole thing an exquisite fantasy confection. Covering the bare form with silk or even muslin would help.

The Shabby Chic Furniture

The quiet but delightful items in this photo are the sweet little couch, so French, so delicate and the understated chair. The shop was quiet reasonable for mostly faux pieces. Similar stuff can easily be found online and one or two pieces of Shabby Chic furniture like this can really add to the atmosphere of a room.

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