Shabby Vintage
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 SHABBY FRENCH WHITE VINTAGE ROSES LACE CHIC DRAPE PANEL $32.50 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 28m Buy It Now for only: $32.50 |
 Vintage French Lace Curtains Shabby Chic Roses 1m50Lx1m30cmsW $9.40 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 54m |
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 Lovely Cottage Curtains Drapes Pink Shabby Roses from Vintage Victorian $20.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 14h 15m |
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 SHABBY CHIC VINTAGE STYLE FABRIC PELMET LAURA ASHLEY FABRIC 203cmx40cm VGC $1.56 Time Remaining: 5d 10h 10m |
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 SHABBY VINTAGE GARDEN CURTAINS $39.99 Time Remaining: 17d 18h 57m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 VINTAGE SHABBY MAGNOLIA STRIPES VALANCE CURTAINS SET EUC COMBINED 84 X 39 PRETTY $14.99 Time Remaining: 18h 29m |
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 Vintage Shabby Yellow Dotted Swiss Curtain Pair $8.95 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 15m |
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 Pair of Waverly Harbor House Shabby Cottage Chic Vintage Roses Curtains Drapes $25.95 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 38m |
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 VINTAGE SHABBY FLORAL RED ROSES TULIPS VALANCE 74 IN X 15 IN BEAUTIFUL $11.99 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 28m |
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 Shabby and vintage Blue dots with Lace valance Cafe Curtain $22.99 Time Remaining: 21d 51m Buy It Now for only: $22.99 |
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 VINTAGE CUSTOM PAIR CUSTOM CURTAIN PANEL VALANCE ROD POCKET SHABBY FLOWERS $16.99 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 12m |
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 Shabby and vintage Blue floral and blue gingham with Lace valance Cafe Curtain $22.99 Time Remaining: 20d 23h 41m Buy It Now for only: $22.99 |
 PAIR CUSTOM VINTAGE WINDOW SCARVES SHABBY FLORAL LINED 180X20 $21.95 Time Remaining: 3d 21h 32m |
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 NEW VINTAGE SHABBY CHIC 13CURTAINS VALANCE PANELS NOVELTY SHAKER COTTAGE LODGE $30.77 Time Remaining: 24d 19h 42m Buy It Now for only: $30.77 |
 VINTAGE VALANCE SHABBY FLORAL ROD POCKET 24 LONG X124 WIDE $12.99 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 12m |
 VINTAGE YELLOW LAURA ASHLEY ISABELLE CHINTZ FLORAL SHABBY CHIC CURTAINS $157.90 Time Remaining: 8d 13h 43m Buy It Now for only: $157.90 |
 NEW VINTAGE SHABBY DAMASK CHIC 15CURTAINS VALANCE PANELS COLONIAL COTTAGE LODGE $25.87 Time Remaining: 16d 17h 9m Buy It Now for only: $25.87 |
 NEW SET 2 LINED TAFFETA 84COUNTRY CURTAINS PANELS VINTAGE SHABBY COTTAGE CHIC $44.07 Time Remaining: 13h 16m Buy It Now for only: $44.07 |
 VINTAGE CUSTOM VALANCE ROD POCKET SHABBY TINY FLOWERS DESIGNER FABRIC $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 55m |
 Shabby and vintage pink Ruffle curtain drape 2pc set $69.99 Time Remaining: 29d 3h 19m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
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 vintage 50s satin curtains shabby chic 48w x78l $31.58 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 4m Buy It Now for only: $31.58 |
Shabby Chic Style - What it is and How to Get It
Shabby Chic style is now one of the hottest decorating trends and with good reason. It is versatile, easy and inexpensive. Shabby Chic - the rich, inviting, practical, time-worn style created by one of America's top designers, Rachel Ashwell, is a style of living that reflects the grace and simplicity of another time. It is a study in contrast between fresh and traditional, casual and elegant, plain and patterned, simple and ornate, rumpled and tidy. It is often referred to as secondhand stylishness and as such looks like it is here to stay!
Popularized in Britain after the Second World War, the shabby chic look - otherwise known as the 'country house look' has become one of the most important decorating themes of the late twentieth century. Money was tight so people were thrifty with their soft furnishings and accessories and sofas became worn, curtains became tatty and paintwork became scratched. During this period people furnished their homes with inherited pieces and many items were handmade as money was scarce. Furniture was often recycled, passed on the relatives or friends or sold at flea markets. The shabby chic charm in these items lies in their past and their history. Scratches, marks and peeling paint are ok - in fact they are encouraged.
The words shabby and chic were combined together in the 1980's by designer Rachel Ashwell . The term was coined in the 1980's by The world of Interiors magazine and has since been used as the name of a successful U.S. company founded by Rachel Ashwell. She has turned the phrase Shabby Chic into her trademark and now runs a successful business empire marketing shabby chic design.
Most shabby chic décor is based on a white or beige theme. Soft colours such as pastel pinks, pale blues, muted greens and washed out grey and neutral tones add an accent of colour. Another great feature of shabby chic is the well-loved look. That old side table that has seen better days is perfect for shabby chic. Give it a coat of white paint and put a vase of flowers on the top. Better still use your grandmother's old well loved teapot. It is little details like this that make shabby chic work so well.
Shabby Chic reflects the practical and ecology-minded views of the 21st century. By finding new uses for "old" items, we keep from adding to the mountains of items sent to the landfill each year. What's more, no tree has to be sacrificed for a found, Shabby Chic furniture treasure.
So if you love mismatched tea cups, soft floral fabrics, painted furniture and lots of white or cream accessories then this could be the look for you. It is the look that evokes cricket on the village green, strawberries and cream for tea, chickens in the garden and cakes baking in the range oven. There could be no more perfect image of an idyllic lifestyle than shabby chic.
We have a lovely range of shabby chic accessories to bring that vintage style to your home. We hope that as you browse through our ever increasing range of accessories you will find the perfect item to add that finishing touch to your Shabby Chic decor.
About the Author
Tracey has been designing and producing soft furnishings and shabby chic style accessories for more than 20 years and is now making the items she uses for her clients available more widely through her website
http://wwww.rusticangels.co.uk
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