If you're looking to redo your home then you must start with the furniture. Going with Shabby Chic update for your furniture shall be a great option. It adds in a splendid rustic and distressed vibe to your home decor. It is hugely popular these days. It is so much different that Rustic or Primitive decor. While the rustic decor is all about brazen and unfinished ends, it is hence called as a masculine kind of decor, whereas Shabby chic is all about the feminine decor. It brings in a cool and calm vibe to the interior decor of your home. Shabby chic is different from others because it has a dark undertone to its a soft upper coat of pastel color. And it's this dark undertone which forms the base over lighter colors like Rose Gold or White or Beige, makes it stand out from others.
All about Shabby Chic
If you have a room which has a lot of dark colors or darkness in it, you can paint the furniture in Shabby chic style. It'll include the much-needed brightness in your home. Moreover, when light shall reflect from these light colored painted furniture your room shall look all the more bright and big.
How to do Shabby chic painting on Furniture
The experts suggest that first you apply dark colored wax on your furniture and then you do at least three coats of light color paint on it. After this dries out you can do the detailed work of making chipped edges. Ideally, it also has painting or any sort of design work on it. Shabby chic is mostly in pastel monotones.
Shabby chic decor shall change the decor of your home altogether. It is all about preserving the old and forgotten and also mixing it with the new and modern. You should complement your Shabby chic furniture with a modern room decor to give an overall soft and sophisticated look.
Here is a list of the best Shabby chic home decor ideas and furniture DIY painting ideas. So, have a look at them below.
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Pastel colored home decor ideas
DIY Shabby Chic Furniture
Pastel Pink dresser makeover | Credit - Shades of Blue Interiors
Lace folding screen with divider | Credit @ vintageonthefarm.blogspot.com
DIY Shabby chic painted shutter | Credit @ chateaudefleurs.blogspot.sg
Reused Old window into a decor accent | Credit @ farmhouseporch.blogspot.com
Distressed looking Trunk repurposed as a decor accent | Credit @ ShabbyChic Furniture on Instagram
Chalk Paint sewing machine | Credit @ Christina Anna on Instagram
Shabby chic dining table decor | Credit @ Suzanne Gaudett on Instagram
Soft and Romantic Home decor in Shabby Chic style | Credit @ 🌷Lilian🌷💕 on Instagram
Distressed French Amoire| Credit @ keepinitthriftyandrea.blogspot.com
Recycled Sewing Machine | Credit @ lushome.com
Shabby chic cabinet | Credit @ Thiressia Bourmpouli on Instagram
Awesome rustic vibes in your home | Credit @ ShabbyChicAntiqueToChic on Instagram
Farmhouse style decor | Credit @ becca • shaker&stone on Instagram
Refrigerator Makeover | Credit @ troispetitesfilles.blogspot.com
Lace design over wood | Credit @ uniquelychicmosaics.blogspot.com
So, these were the best DIY Shabby Chic furniture update ideas. Hope you liked them.
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