Shabby Chic Decorating
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If you are decorating a room in your house or your entire house, and are thinking of a practical style, do consider the shabby chic style. Shabby chic is not an entire style by itself, but mixture of various styles. All the decorating styles come together in harmony to create a shabby chic style. The benefits of decorating your room shabby chic are that it is an inexpensive style, a comfortable one and pleasant to the eye.
The shabby chic décor blends the old with the new, the rugged with the soft, and the textures with solids. Shabby chic decorating involves pastel colors, snug furniture and a lot of hand me downs from your grandmother. You could even hunt down the flea markets and antique stores for such finds, which are inexpensive, unique and truly shabby chic. When you are picking multiple pieces to create the shabby chic décor, remember to have a basic color theme in mind. The piece could have a dash of that color, but by the end of the day when you put everything together, it will all look unified in creating the shabby chic look.
The color palette of the shabby chic style walls has soft white, pale grey, baby pink, muted green and sky blue. This will provide you with a canvas to decorate the walls with unique pieces on display.
Curtains and slip covers are an important part in creating the shabby chic look. Muted floral curtains on the windows will bring out the shabby chic country look in your decoration. Another advantage of the shabby chic look is the use of slip covers on your couches. Slip covers are relatively inexpensive, can be thrown in the washer when dirty and can be changed often to bring newness to the décor
Bring out some beautiful printed rugs for the floor; it’s alright if they are faded as that is a part of the shabby chic decoration theme. Oriental vases, floral décor, distressed furniture all add to ambience of shabby chic.
Do visit the flea markets for some amazing and unique pieces. Shabby chic takes your decoration prowess to its limit, so take along your imagination as you hunt for the shabby chic.
Finally, do remember that the ‘shabby’ in shabby chic is not about being untidy or messy; the shabby refers to distressed pieces of furniture and vintage items. The shabby chic décor as such is one of the easiest to maintain, quite inexpensive and very warm and inviting. And, as an extra incentive, the shabby chic might just might remind you of your grandmother’s home!
