Shabby Chic Home Blog

Tumbleweed Tiny House Plans

Posted on12. Aug, 2010 by shabbychichomeblog.

Recently I wrote a post entitled Tiny Shabby Cottage .  I thought it was one of the cutest little homes I’d ever seen and while the focus of the article was about the interior decoration in the shabby chic design style, I couldn’t help but wonder how she made the house itself.
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Tiny Shabby Cottage

Posted on31. Jul, 2010 by shabbychichomeblog.

So what do you do when you want to decorate in the shabby chic style, but it’s in opposition to what your partner wants?  Create your own shabby chic cottage that you can visit any time you want!  The couple in this New York Times article found the perfect solution.  His ‘n’ hers getaway cottages.  [...]

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Finding Your Perfect Desk

Posted on20. Sep, 2009 by shabbychichomeblog.

Your home workspace may be a corner in the dining room or you may have an entire room devoted to it. Function is the primary focus here, but there’s also room for style. If you’re wondering how to incorporate shabby chic furniture into the mix consider some of the following inspirational images.

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Shabby Chic Design Foundations

Posted on20. Aug, 2009 by shabbychichomeblog.

The shabby chic design style highlights vintage furnishings and aesthetics and uses them in modern, comfortable ways.  Vintage can include ornate dressers or rugged solid wood tables.  It is less about a particular time period of furnishings and more about conveying history, quality and uniqueness.  Pairing the concepts of vintage with modern or ornate with [...]

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Shabby Chic Home Feature 8/08

Posted on09. Aug, 2009 by shabbychichomeblog.

Found these images on Caroline’s Lost and Found blog.  The room is light, functional (look at all the storage), classy, romantic.

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