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When it comes to injecting personality, cosiness and a sense of homeliness to your home, there are a few ways to go about it!
Shabby Chic in it's true sense, for me, represents mismatched furniture and embellishments, varied textures and subtly clashing patterns, resulting in the creation of a lived-in homely environment.
Over the past few years, the term has been loosely thrown around resulting in floral pattern overload!!! Don't get me wrong, I love floral, no better woman to overdose on floral loveliness, but knowing when to say enough is enough is vital when it comes to interior styling!
Remember you're not an 8 year old wannabe princess anymore ;)
So, how do you nail the shabby chic look without going overboard?
Three tips for updating your home and achieving the right dose of downtrodden glamour:
1. Mix and match, reuse and recycle - seeking out vintage gems from old luggage trunks to disregarded wooden shutters, arrange these oddments so that they provide functional value while looking slightly distressed! Trunks make for fantastic storage units, wooden crates can create any masterpiece from a coffee table to a bed base, vintage tea boxes are great display cabinets, and odd photo frames really tell a story when scattered and arranged around the house!
2. Textures galore - Nothing preaches cosiness than a mixture of textures in a room. Oodles of cushions, an arrangement of rugs and throws, clashing patterns, a dash of sheepskin - and we're done!
3. A touch of floral - So I've condemned floral overload but adding just the right amount of floral will perfect the vibe. Fresh flowers dotted about in mismatched vases, a cushion or two bearing a quaint floral pattern, or a bed throw with a ditsy floral print on a neutral bed spread mixed with textures and a whole lot of cushions adds juuuust the right amount of floral loveliness!
So where do you find all these bits and pieces you ask? Vintage stores, car boot sales, charity shops, furniture clearance outlets, your granny's attic, your own attic, junk yards, flea markets...pretty much everywhere! Cheap and cheerful this won't break the bank but will look effortlessly fantastic and be oh so cosy!