thewildernesschilde: Shabby Chic Living Room

No need to do every room. Try a wall of gorgeous pattern in a hallway or huge piece of art to help balance the smaller ’50s-era pieces. I thought that the shabby chic look was going to die with the popularity of modern. But with the advent of chalk Despite how you feel about the shabby chic style, The Prairie is quite a cool-looking B&B with four distinct properties for guests to stay in. These range from a little house with a downstairs/upstairs, two bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room Whereas none of these pieces are exactly what was used on the Coronation Street set, I have tried to get the general design feel of Maria Connor's shabby-chic living room and find pieces that I feel strongly replicated that. If you were to play a drinking game during The Great Interior Design Challenge where you drank every time you heard the words 'upcycled' 'shabby chic', 'distressed' or were tasked with redesigning the living room of three adjacent 17 century Cotswold These are busy days for the founder of Shabby Chic in her dining room, above). "It's been interesting for me to go to sleep in this house knowing all that was here," she adds, eyeing the new collections staged in her living room. Cottage decor is commonly thought of shabby chic. Cottage decor is lovely filled Natural colors in browns, greens and gold in softer hues will bring a cottage feel to a living room. Darker patterns and colors will work when distressed into a faded .

A striking over-the-mantel mirror gives even a super-snug living room a sense of space and light. However, don't settle for just any old mirror. For old-school elegance, go for a Shabby Chic–style French-looking piece with an ornate white plaster or gilt Shabby Chic Living Room by Grand Rapids Interior Designers & Decorators Michaela Noelle Designs 3. Declutter your living space. The transition from one season to the next is a natural time to sort through and pare back belongings. This April focus on On the other side of the hall the sitting room has been knocked through to the former wine press to provide a second living area, for watching television. Upstairs are the master bedroom and bathroom, and a further five bedrooms and three bathrooms. And you're better off mixing styles within rooms than, say, having a contemporary kitchen, a French country bedroom and a traditional living room. "It's all about flow," says interior designer Ann O'Leary of Evergreen House Interiors, with offices in .