Romantic Shabby Chic - Bedrooms

Lets start with the dressing table- the most personal and feminine space in your bedroom.

Old style dressing tables with mirrors can be hard to find second hand in Ireland- so you can take a dresser and add a lose mirror to it by painting both white it will look like a set and you have the added benefit of more drawer space.

Here are two more ideas. One is a wardrobe with a mirrir on and some personal items on.

Here old sewing tables have been used as dressers.

With the Shabby Chic style it gives you a lot of freedom to chose any table as a dresser. All you need to do is add some Romantic Shabby Chic items and a mirror and paint. On your dressing table storage is handy for all the small items - here an old tin looks great. The flowers in a blue vase round of the look.

I have added this picture as these painted suitcases can be used for storage- if you don't use a dressing table but want the storage.

An alternative colour to white for the Shabby Chic Romantic look is pink - but be careful it can be a colour that can go wrong very easily.

Another extra with a dresser is a chair. In a guest room a chair is a must have to put a suitcase on. Or to put extra bedding or towels out for guest. In your room it can also be used to display flowers or an expensive pair of romantic shoes.

Display that romantic shabby chic handbag, and use it to store hair accessories in.

Display a collection of evening bags.

Material covered dressing tables was the rage when I was a child - and might make a come back...who knows.

Things to put on your dressing table:

A collection of silver items always look good. Candles in different holders also adds to the romantic look.

Make-up brushes in beautiful holders.

Display jewellery in teacups, crystal glasses, silver trays or cake stands.

Tea lights also look good in two or more shabby chic style tea cups. Look for old sets of tea cups in many of the charity shops here in Ireland.

You can also use your dressing table as a place to write a letter, study, meditate, drink some tea or better yet have a glass of champagne and celebrate being a woman.

Who can resist some fairy lights.

Place some lovely lavender scented bags in between your clothes , these also make welcome Shabby Chic gifts.

You can also use your dressing table to display groups of items that you collect.

Hat boxes make an excellent place for storage.

Now I will also be doing up a dresser and show you the before and after photos.
Thank you Annamaria

Romantic Shabby Chic

This is the time of year were we have love on our mind and no better time to give Shabby Chic Ireland a ROMANTIC theme.

Grab a chair and make it the most romantic Shabby Chic one you can find.
Get a cup of tea - dress it up like this one.
Maybe have something with your tea- but it must be romantic, pink and pretty.

Yes, and a good book or some poetry.

Make each bath time a romantic experience.

Aah, how can we forget...to feel romantic and sexy in a Shabby Chic kind of way.

Come and enjoy then all the Romantic Shabby Chic pictures I have collected:

Challenge 2:
Screenprinting- these cushions and curtains are beautiful and the artist in me wants to make them myself instead of just buying them.

Challenge 3:
Everything white! Well I know that is not a new challenge as I have been at it a while now...so it is getting better and getting more of the items sold as my house can not contain any more.

Challenge 4:
Upholstery work - I better start by getting a sewing machine- and then there will be no stopping me.

Challenge 5:
Setting up shop be it on line or the real deal...

Now there are my Shabby Chic challenges for the year and I will keep you posted on my progress on each of them during the course of time.

My Shabby Chic projects for 2011

Challenge 1:
Well I thought I would start with some images of the Shabby Chic projects I would like to do this year. I came across this fantastic blog:liberty biberty and thought that it was absolutely great to do my daughers doll house in this style and to learn to make some of the small items showed inside-will keep you posted.