Chic to be Shabby

Chic to be Shabby We take second hand furniture repair, repaint add a touch of love and find it a new home to give it a new lease of life. primed and then painted. P & E x

We take second hand furniture, repair, repaint, add a touch of love and find it a new home to give it a new lease of life. All of our pieces are second hand or as we prefer to call it, preloved. We believe although modern flat packed furniture has it's place, you can't beat solid timber furniture. We always paint inside cupboards and drawers so you can rest assured any evidence of former ownership

is safely hidden under layers of paint. We don't use "chalk paint" as we don't believe in a paint that states you can "paint straight on." All of our pieces are thoroughly repaired, prepared. It is a time served process by a time served professional. You will not see paintbrush strokes or lumps and drips in our work - Guaranteed. We're also more than happy to take on commission pieces. If you have a piece of furniture that you love and may not be the right colour or have the right handles, we can do something about it for you! Some of our clients are happy to let us supply everything and others would like to supply the paint colour and new handles or mouldings, either way send us a picture or two of the item you wish to change and we would be more than happy to quote you. Thank you for taking the time to look at our page, we hope you like what you see and if you have any queries please drop us a line we'd love to hear from you!

Finished. Table and six chairs stripped, painted and re upholstered ready for Xmas lunch. Sadly, after alot of soul sear...
22/12/2015

Finished. Table and six chairs stripped, painted and re upholstered ready for Xmas lunch. Sadly, after alot of soul searching we have decided that this will be the last piece we do. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all customers past and present for their support. We will honour any work that has been agreed. Thank you and goodnight.

Hi everyone, we've half finished a commission for one of our happy returning clients. We think these chairs look too goo...
13/12/2015

Hi everyone, we've half finished a commission for one of our happy returning clients. We think these chairs look too good to sit on, we hope you do too! Stripped, primed, painted, new upholstery foam and fabric. Just the table to do now and it'll be ready for Christmas lunch! Cheers 🍻 x

Hey all, these beautiful chairs are being done to order for a client, as you can see they've been repaired, thoroughly s...
07/12/2015

Hey all, these beautiful chairs are being done to order for a client, as you can see they've been repaired, thoroughly sanded, primed, re-filled and sanded again. Now ready for top coats. Every single item we handle goes through the same treatment to enhance their beauty and length of life. If you have anything that needs a new lease of life, drop us a line for a free quote! X x

Good evening and happy Friday to everyone. A quick post tonight to gauge opinion. We're thinking about moving premises (...
27/11/2015

Good evening and happy Friday to everyone. A quick post tonight to gauge opinion. We're thinking about moving premises (those of you who have been to our workshop will know it's not in the best location!) and are wondering if we put a shop front / showroom in, would people be interested in coming to browse our furniture? We're very interested in opinions so please feel free to comment, or even just "like" this comment if you think you would. Thank you so much in advance and we look forward to hearing from you! x x

27/11/2015

Good evening and happy Friday to everyone. A quick post tonight to gauge opinion. We're thinking about moving premises (those of you who have been to our workshop will know it's not in the best location!) and are wondering if we put a shop front / showroom in, would people be interested in coming to browse our furniture? We're very interested in opinions so please feel free to comment, or even just "like" this comment if you think you would. Thank you so much in advance and we look forward to hearing from you! x x

Good evening to all of our likers! Sorry we've been away for so long but back in the workshop now and waving the magic w...
25/11/2015

Good evening to all of our likers! Sorry we've been away for so long but back in the workshop now and waving the magic wand! Our latest work is a commission piece and is now at home with it's new owner! If you have any old or tired pieces in need of a pick me up, drop us a message for a quote!

Very old chest of drawers made of solid oak. We think its Georgian. Painted in off white and looking very classy. Drawer...
06/09/2015

Very old chest of drawers made of solid oak. We think its Georgian. Painted in off white and looking very classy. Drawers are sticky, but hey, its around 80 years old (locks were removed some years ago). Check out its pretty legs! W 100cm, D 51 cm, H 82cm, £60 (or sensible offers, due to sticky drawers). 😊

Finally finished. Sophisticated dressing table in soft grey colour. Glass handles, grey and white newly recovered stool ...
26/08/2015

Finally finished. Sophisticated dressing table in soft grey colour. Glass handles, grey and white newly recovered stool and as always, painted inside and out! Width 140cm, depth 44cm, height 72cm. All yours for just £165!!

Cannot wait to get going on this beautiful hand made Welsh dresser that we had in a couple of weeks ago. Huge amount of ...
25/08/2015

Cannot wait to get going on this beautiful hand made Welsh dresser that we had in a couple of weeks ago. Huge amount of repairs and sanding to do on her but as we knew the old chap that made her we feel she's worth it! Also, we have a dressing table that's going to be completed and posted tomorrow evening so if you're interested in anything please feel free to drop us a message! ;-)

Just a little update from the workshop. Following Monday afternoon prepping this little beauty, we managed to get a coup...
20/08/2015

Just a little update from the workshop. Following Monday afternoon prepping this little beauty, we managed to get a couple of coats of primer on yesterday and hopefully top coats will be on today ready for sale tomorrow! Feeling satisfied 😁

Welsh Dresser in a very soft grey colour. Exposed top which has been covered in a matt varnish (no need to wax!). Looks ...
19/08/2015

Welsh Dresser in a very soft grey colour. Exposed top which has been covered in a matt varnish (no need to wax!). Looks stunning and pics just dont do it justice. Remember, no brush stokes visible on our pieces ☺ and all cupboards painted inside too. W 130 cm, D 40 cm, H 190 cm. Yours for £260. 💜

We are back in the workshop once again. This double pedestal dressing table and stool are in prep to be painted a classi...
18/08/2015

We are back in the workshop once again. This double pedestal dressing table and stool are in prep to be painted a classic grey and stool recovered. As you can see there is alot of prep going on first. As with all our furniture, alot of time, effort and love is going into this. Keep an eye out on our page. (Welsh dresser coming up this week too!) 😍

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