I found this chair at a thrift store and loved the harp back and needlepoint seat.  The chair was priced at $12.12 but everything in the store was 50% off so I got it for $6.06!

Here is what I did to spruce it up!

 I used CeCe Caldwell's Paints on this chair so there was no need to sand it before painting! 

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Sneak Peak---My Mom's and My Antique Booths!

My mom and I have two antique/vintage booths together at The Depot at Gibson Mill...The first one we opened is Gertrude Snodgrass in May of 2010...Here are some pics from the booths!  Be sure to friend request GertSnod on Facebook so you can always see what is going on!

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Gertrude Snodgrass

Tray with Chalkboard paint

The booth is always changing!

Quotes painted on walls

Cool spoons my mom letters

Use old rake heads as utensil holders, jewelry hanger, wine glass rack

Antique Curling Irons

Vintage!

 The other booth is Biddy McBee, which just opened October 2011!  Be sure to "like" BidMc's page on facebook!

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Biddy McBee

Antique Doors

Shabby Chic Frames and Platters

Thanks for looking!

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Old Chair, New Chair, Ugly Chair, Cool Chair!

I found this chair at a yard sale for $3...The paint was chipping and discolored...cushion coming apart, ugly fabric and bad fabric covering job!  But I had a vision!!! 

To see how to re-cover a seat check out the video post below..."Craft room tour and how to cover a seat"

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Shabby Chic Kitchen

Hey Yall! Sorry for the delay...I have pics and videos of my kitchen...I have to resize the videos, so it might be a few days before I get those up!

Anyways to sum up the kitchen, it is white and Aujour Pear (same golden color I used in my living room)

I found antique plates (mainly floral) at thrift stores, yard sales and antique stores...the prices ranged from $1.99-$6...then bought plate hangers at the local craft store ($1.59 each) I just placed them randomly on the only wall I have for decorating in my kitchen; along with a white floral shelf I got at Ross for $9.99. I bought 3 random tea cups for the shelf and under that are my wine racks which were black and I spray painted them gold!

I accented everything with pink and white doilies that I found at antique stores!

For the place settings---I just have a bar/counter so I used charger platters from Ross that are Gold snakeskin texture ($2.99 each) and 2 antique bowls I got at a thrift store, in between them are pink and white doilies.

My "centerpiece" was actually a cheese tray and then the bottom is a candle holder---the cheese tray was brown wood (they normally come with the glass top)---the candle holder was black---my mom painted them pink and glued them together---now it's a mini cake dish or cupcake dish! Or you can just put your faux pearl necklaces in it for an extra shabby chic look!

Finally I have four bar stools I found at a dumpster...they were silver and had ugly fabric on the seats...I will post a video on how to recover the seats---All I did for the silver part of the bar stools was spray paint it gold!

When spray painting metal or tin...sand it first (just a little) then spray with primer, let dry, then spray paint and it will stay! :-)

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Inspirations

OK, so while you are waiting on my shabby chic kitchen to be finished...I thought I would share some really inspiring decorating ideas with you...I love my apartment...but I almost can't wait to have a house because I'll have so many more rooms and places to decorate! Check out these pics...one day I will re-create these rooms (in britty fashion) of course...and for way less! Remember to always do what you love and that when it comes to decorating---do what you want!

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