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Friday, March 30th, 2018
Coming Soon: Hooker Furniture Bedroom Modern Romance King Panel Bed for your shabby chic bedroom.
Shabby chic – should you consider using this as the theme for your home – is bright, light, pretty, and classic. This style has become quite popular but the hub of its many admirers are in England and France. The year 2012 has been a great year for this design and just like the vintage design, it is a style that conveys comfort and a certain level of femininity. Their only difference?
Shabby chic presents a used or worn look. You could somehow look back to those days when you visited your grandma’s home ‘cept that the shabby chic is now more appealing and stylish.
The Lexington Living Room Byblos Chair 1530-11 is just right for a shabby chic living room.
Key Shabby Chic Elements
Designing with shabby chic means you are ready to embrace part-ashen wood furnishings. The style is often vintage with white or cream as the main color palette. You could almost feel nostalgic with this style just as it initiates romantic feelings in most beholders.
Since white is the chief color, you should not be bound to just one tint. You can use different tints or shades depending on your taste. In doing so, you set up separate or distinct spaces in your living area.
Other colors that you can use with the shabby chic style are beryl green, bluish gray, powder blue, baby pink, the color of Azalea, marzipan, and wool white.
You will need to widen your imagination since you’re making new furniture look old. If you’re uncertain about how to update your furniture to the new shabby chic look, then you can choose from our lovely pieces – here.
European cottage, offered mostly by Stanley Furniture which we also carry, offers a wide variety of shabby chic pieces, too – choose from our European Cottage pieces.
You can opt for skirted chairs and couches.
When it comes to the accessories, go all out. There are no limits with regard to this decorative element. Look for opulent porcelain sets, rose-flowered curtains and cushions, and vintage-looking picture frames.
Never be afraid to mix and match with the shabby chic style. Don’t be limited to just white or cream. You can have different finishes and colors coming from different eras. You can either stain, paint, or distress your furniture.
Shabby chic is also about being sophisticated while being sunny. It is the proper mixture of bold, vibrant pieces with the more subdued and classic ones. Again, do not forget that this style is basically feminine so go ahead and install that curvy mirror with gold framing. You can also hang that glittery chandelier to make your feminine statement complete.
If you love the look of contemporary interiors but still like to use shabby chic as your theme, well, don’t fret. To achieve a contemporary edge, try to use clean-lined furniture pieces instead of the ornate ones. Make sure that the architectural features also do not have any ornate designs.
It could get a little fuzzy when you realize that your shabby chic living room is starting to look like Nordic interiors. To soften the look and make it appear warmer and more welcoming, use natural warm woods, slip-covered furniture pieces, and vintage leather. The idea is to use these charming pieces to offset the mainly white surroundings.
Next, make the patinas work. Well-worn furnishings are the best pieces to create a more comfortable and intimate feeling in a space. Use an old door as a headboard. Remove loose paint using steel wool (the fine type) and cover with a protective sealer.
You can also go eclectic with shabby chic. If you happen to have a large collection of chinaware, then show them off in your shabby chic dining room and kitchen. A white, distressed china cabinet would do well to display your prized collections.
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Thursday, June 15th, 2017
Camden-Brookhaven: The Fairmont Drawer Dresser is shabby chic in all aspects.
Shabby chic is one trend that keeps on growing in beauty and in meaning. This summer season, don’t just go to the nearest flea market and pick the termite-laden pieces that could be sitting there. Instead, make time to truly design your shabby chic summer home.
There are just so many ways to incorporate shabby chic to rooms in your home. If you’re still confused about what pieces to pick and which ones to not include, then know that this style is similar to cottage or farmhouse settings. It is also similar to the French country look so sheer perfection is an absolute necessity.
What, perfection?
Okay, before you panic and think about how to perfect your shabby chic habitat, it’s best to celebrate in the elements that you are about to put in. Relax and, instead, enjoy what you are about to do.
Uncluttered
Shabby chic is uncluttered. It is simple and free from anything that distracts the senses.
To unclutter, make a list of all the rooms that you need to clean up for this shabby chic project. There are – you would soon find out – several clutter spots in your home.
Clean up one room at a time. Don’t force yourself to finish all in just one day – you would surely burn out. Better yet, set completion dates for each room.
Sometimes, uncluttered simply means you embrace a minimalist lifestyle. To simplify your life, just begin by discarding all the duplicates. Throw those that you have been keeping in your closet for years and dress with less.
Embrace the Blues
Blue may be a gender-specific color but the right shade should give you the freedom to use it whether you’re a man or a woman.
Blue is no less than the color of the skies and the vast oceans. This is a constant hue that invokes a relaxing feeling.
Blue doesn’t just offer health benefits, it can also be the perfect color for your new shabby chic setting. Just veer away from electric blue and other such brilliant hues. Instead, use powder blue or any light variation of blue. This way, you get to achieve the shabby chic calmness and coolness while being smart and intuitive.
Weathered Look Is the Look
Also known as the distressed finish, this is to intentionally make the furniture surface look weathered. You can have your existing pieces sanded down (this could take days of sanding and repainting) or you can simply pick from our lovely array of shabby chic pieces.
The weathered look can be further displayed when you use weathered wood, woven baskets, chipped paint, burlap and other decorative traits. Even an old window encased in wood makes for a charming entryway element for your new shabby chic place.
Repurpose
Another lovely thing about shabby chic is that it utilizes furniture in spaces that they weren’t traditionally meant to be placed. For instance, the dresser could be used as a china cabinet this time in your shabby chic dining room.
You can also set up more hidden storage in these repurposed furniture pieces.
Balance
If you’re thinking that sophisticated pieces such as the candelabra, wall sconces, chandeliers, and ornate furniture pieces have no home in a shabby chic environment, think again. You can use these pieces to balance the rest of the minimalist pieces that you have everywhere. Having a shabby chic look does not mean that every piece would have to have a worn out or chippy look.
A more elegant way to do shabby chic is to infuse one or two pieces of this design scheme and the let the rest frame those interesting pieces.
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