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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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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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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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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When it’s time to renovate a bedroom, a first thought might be the colour of the walls. And after that? Well, maybe the curtains, the carpet or perhaps the bedspread. But you probably don’t think shabby chic paint and wax. Shabby Chic Paint and Wax Treatment For These Bedside Tables

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Bedside tables and cabinets are the perfect candidates for the shabby chic treatment. Inevitably your typical British bedside table is of pine construction–with a raw, waxed or varnished finish. That's the perfect recipe for shabby chic success. A solid foundation built with sturdy pine, or other woods, works best. We

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