Today I'm sharing my shabby chic French dresser makeover. Way back when I posted 11 Things to Buy at a Thrift Store, I included a photo of a French dresser I had just picked up at my favorite little thrift store at the time (we've since moved and I now have a few new favorites). I promised a post on the flip, so here it is. Sorry it took a little while. Here's the before: When I saw …
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Grain Sack Stripe Coffee Table
Today I'm sharing my French grain sack stripe coffee table I finished last week. I have been working on this table for months and months, on and off. I can't even remember exactly when I bought this table--I think it was sometime last spring--but I do remember the exact price I paid, and that was $5. The yard sale was one of those sales you wish there were more of. You know, the ones where they …
5 Ways To Give Your Furniture A Shabby Chic Look
If you're anything like me, you love a worn, chippy-paint, shabby chic piece of furniture. I am drawn to the feminine beauty of antique furniture with years of age, distress, pastel colors, and run-down simplicity. These are the elements of shabby chic style. As you may have guessed from some of my past posts, the shabby chic look is one of my favorites. There are pieces of "shabby chic" …
