Paint Job for a Desk Job

We've had a spate of shabby chic desks of late. But here we were asked to do just a paint job for a desk job. This particular desk was certainly looking a bit tired before its paint job makeover. But there was no overlooking the fact that the desk had potential. Some

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Two-Tone Shabby-Chic Painted Furniture Sets Trend

We've come across a new fashion this year. The fashion for two-tone shabby-chic painted furniture. And it's a distinct trend right now. It typically involves the top working surface of a piece of furniture being left raw, without paint. With the rest of the piece of furniture painted and "shabbied" as

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Classic Desk Gets Full Shabby Chic Treatment

It happens to every piece of furniture eventually. That time when it no longer looks comfortable in a newly re-decorated home. That was certainly the case for this piece of office furniture—a classic drop-down desk. Other desks often have unhappier outcomes as they are carted off somewhere unpleasant. This desk

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Sideboard Gets a New Painted Shabby Chic Colour Treatment

Colours appear to be back in shabby chic fashion this year. We are certainly painting in colours that we didn't use last year…proof indeed that it's a fashion thing. Yes, the creams and the whites remain popular, but so too are greens, blues and beiges. So it was good to

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Shabby Chic Paint Treatment Transforms Cabinet

This music manuscript cabinet was an unlikely choice for a shabby chic paint treatment makeover. But it certainly proved a winner. Its previous identity was a dark brown varnish set off with blackened brass handles. Its decoration was minimal, comprising lines near the base of each leg. It did its

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Old School Desk Gets the Shabby Chic Treatment

Just occasionally we are asked to work on a piece of furniture that carries a bit of tenuous history to it. This sturdy desk was once at home in a school. Beyond that, is anyone's guess. The desk certainly wasn't much of a looker when it was acquired with the

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