What Exactly Is Shabby Chic?

22.10.09 / Uncategorized / Author: hansar
Tags: stylish furniture, White furniture, white wooden furniture

This is a general term which can be used to refer to a person or even an article which is stylish rather than fashionable and where the style reflects quality as opposed to newness. You hear a lot about this type of furniture etc and it is first and foremost a fairly casual style of decorating mainly created in pastels and sometimes using antique accessories.It conjures of the idea of old lace tablecloths, light white wardrobes and soft comfortable sofas.

Shabby chic is no particular style, but it balances out elegant pieces with both old and new combined. If you prefer bold colours then probably this is not for you. Usually soft whites, muted grey and pale pinks, blues and greens are the favourite shades used. People buy new old fashioned looking material and sometimes stain them to give the appearance of age and this they do by using tea! The overall effect is then a pattern that looks like a soft creamy white instead of stark white, that just would not look right.

Often the use of floral, striped and checked fabrics are combined to achieve a warm and inviting look. It is however best to keep the colour background the same, for instance white or cream. Then try to select a colour to repeat in every pattern fabric to get the right effect. Almost any piece of white bedroom furniture will suit a shabby chic interior design. Sometimes you may have a piece which can either be sprayed or painted white then sanded at the corners and roughed up to give the appearance of age.Painting furniture white, completely changes it from dark and heavy to light, fresh and clean.

What completes the look of shabby chic is the appearance of chunky large sink in sofas and chairs that are warm and make you feel right at home. In the bedroom, white or rustic beside tables will finish a Shabby Chic look perfectly