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OK, my email address is supposed to be here somewhere....but I don't see it.
So here it is so you can see it



qb623@hotmail.com

All the pieces......bits and pieces

I know I'm showing my age with that quote.

I literally found this dresser in pieces in the basement of a salvage store, needless to say, it was easy to get home that way.
Since then it has been glued, clamped, screwed, clamped some more, and it now back to it's former glory. Painted off white, distressed, and with my favorite jadite glass drawer pulls as well as new mirror added....it's now a unique and beautiful piece. Check out the little drawer under the mirror....perfect for jewelry.

All of these pieces, by the way are listed on Kijiji.ca. Do a search for Shabby Chic and link to my other listings.

Cheers,
Olwyn

Traditional Eastlake spoon-carved design, this was probably once the backsplash from a sideboard. Now it's just a lovely wall mirror. The mirror itself is in great condition and it is ready to hang.

$299

Rubbed black............it's the new off-white !!!
Here is my first example of 2 pieces that did not originally belong together.............but you would never know.
Painted matte black and rubbed to show a red undercoat. The drawer pulls are vintage clear glass and the carved applique, which I added, is shown below in detail.
It is not visible in the picture, but in the top left hand corner of the mirror I added a cut vinyl floral flourish.



$325.00

Ahhhhhh........my ever-so-perfectly Shabby Chic dresser! Curved and dainty with loads of carvings. It is painted soft ivory and distressed. The drawer pulls are jadite glass, a beautiful soft, milky green.

$350.00

Opening Day

Look, Lisa, I did it !!!

Hello. I am Olwyn and I design and create unique furniture pieces and accessories from vintage relics, single-handedly trying to educate the world about Shabby Chic. I feel the term has been overused and misunderstood. Simply painting something white does not make it Shabby Chic.....it's all about rescuing the tired, the misbegotten, the shabby and abandoned. And it's all about making it beautiful again...making it chic.
All of the items I re-furbish were found in various states of disrepair and neglect, some just in pieces. Most of the vanities I have found without their original mirror but no worries, I just find one that fits. Sometimes I add carved appliques ( from a very secret source ) and often I replace rusted old knobs with reproduction glass ones.........I don't object to using reproductions, they're just too pretty not to. Every piece is hand waxed and ends up looking fresh, pretty and, well............chic.

I created this blog today and will be adding pictures of finished pieces which are for sale. Some of them may currently be seen on my pal Lisa's blog- Recaptured Charm.

So, please check back.....there will be much more to see.

Cheers,
Olwyn