| When deciding to remodel your home, there are | | | | need to sand the piece of furniture, but not to remove |
| several different styles you can go for a popular one | | | | all of the paint the idea of distressed furniture is to |
| at the moment is shabby chic furniture. This style looks | | | | enable you to see the paint underneath the top coat. |
| great in contemporary homes and the furniture can be | | | | Apply the paint until you get the look you are looking |
| quite expensive if you choose to buy it from a store. | | | | for, there are no rules with shabby chic furniture it is all |
| The way to get around the expense is to distress | | | | down to personal taste. |
| your furniture yourself. Distressed furniture has an | | | | If you don't have any old pieces of furniture that you |
| amazing look to it, and is quite easy to achieve. | | | | want to turn into distressed furniture, then you can |
| Shabby chic is very popular at the moment; it makes | | | | always buy cheap new styled furniture. You then |
| your home feel cozy and lived in. Whilst still looking | | | | simply need to paint it all, once dried sand down and |
| individual and unique, it blends older pieces of furniture | | | | distress it as if it was an older piece. You can always |
| with a fresh look. Shabby chic furniture was first | | | | add old handles to give it an antique look, and sand the |
| created in 1989 and has become very popular to | | | | edges down to make it seem worn. Wicker is very |
| recreate. The whole look is about restoring old furniture | | | | good as distressed furniture; you can give it a whole |
| and turning them into contemporary pieces. Creativity | | | | lease of life with a spray can. Many people have items |
| is the key with this look and you can be as subtle or | | | | of furniture that are just pushed to the side, have a |
| as wacky as you want. You can use old items and | | | | look round your home before buying new pieces. You |
| turn them into furniture, or recover your existing | | | | can also buy crackle paint at your local hardware |
| furniture with floral patterns, gingham and blue chintz. | | | | store, you simply apply it to the furniture and it will give |
| These are all great shabby chic looks. | | | | it a very old look. |
| You will need to decide on which pieces of distressed | | | | Whatever pieces of furniture you decide that would |
| furniture you want to create. Do you want all of your | | | | look good as shabby chic furniture, it will certainly give |
| furniture in the shabby chic look or just some individual | | | | your home a fresh new look. You will find that once |
| pieces? You will want to find an older style painted | | | | you begin distressing one or two pieces then your |
| piece of furniture, both plain and very detailed furniture | | | | whole home will soon become shabby chic. Every |
| work easily as well. White or very light blue paint | | | | room will have distressed furniture in it, with this very |
| works best for the shabby chic furniture, as they are | | | | easy but effective make over to do on your home. |
| subtle and look good with any style room. You will | | | | |