shabby chic

Lacey, shabby Notebook and Needlecase

Lacey, shabby Notebook and Needlecase

It has taken me a long time to collect enough to lace to consider layering it up like this! So I've made a notebook cover and an almost-identical-but-will-never-be-the-same-because-it's-handmade needlecase. I could have gone on making various other items because the colours and lacey-ness lend themselves to so many different things.…
Shabby Chic summerhouse – my she shed, woman cave, garden hideaway…

Shabby Chic summerhouse – my she shed, woman cave, garden hideaway…

Summerhouse project – part 1 It started as a second-hand summer house needing several repairs. Was it destined to be my she shed? My woman cave? My garden hideaway? You know how it goes – ideas are plentiful so why is it that getting started is sometimes the most difficult…
Hello! Welcome to my little cottage for vintage projects & shabby chic DIYs; ideas and projects

Hello! Welcome to my little cottage for vintage projects & shabby chic DIYs; ideas and projects

Vintage projects & shabby chic DIYs; ideas and projects Vintage, shabby-chic, shabby-vintage – whatever you like to call it, I love the ‘lived-in’ look here in my little cottage in Cornwall. This site is just a way of sharing a few photos and thoughts of some of my favourite, but…