Shabby chic is a form of interior design where furniture and furnishings are either chosen for their appearance of age and signs of wear and tear or where new items are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique.
At the same time, a soft, opulent, yet cottage-style decor, often with a feminine feel is emphasized to differentiate it from genuine period decor.
Shabby chic items are often heavily painted through the years, with many layers showing through obviously time-worn areas.
The style is imitated in faux painting using glaze or by painting then rubbing and sanding away the top coat to show the wood or base coats.
Fabrics tend to be cottons and linens, with linen being particularly popular, inspired by old French linens.
Whites and worn or bleached out pastels are favorite colors. Fabric is often stained with tea to give it the look of old fabric. Bleached and faded are terms often applied to the style. It is not meant for old chipped furniture.
The essence of today's shabby chic style is vintage and antique furniture with the original aged paint, or painted white (or another soft pastel color) and distressed at the corners by sanding. Antique pieces such as pie safes and jelly cupboards are popular in shabby chic décor.
Popular decor items are pillows made of vintage barkcloth fabric, vintage linens, chenille bedspreads, vintage chandeliers, and anything with roses on it. It is a soft, relaxed feminine romantic way of decorating that looks comfortable and inviting. Also called cottage style.
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I absolutely love this !
ReplyDeleteI love those windows with those wonderful shutters.
I love that bedroom and the green ladder with the green phone.
That last photo, the living room will be my inspiration in our next home. . which I can only pray will have some of the character in the photo .. the windows/view would be nice :)
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