Is Shabby Chic Cottage Style your style Lets take a look. If you can answer yes to at least 4 of these questions than it is indeed.

Is your color palette a combination of whites and creams mixed with soft pastels

Does your heart melt at the site of vintage inspired floral fabrics

Do you enjoy going to flea markets to find one of a kind vintage treasures

Flowers, primarily roses, can be found in your home almost everywhere you look, including your artwork

Do you consider vintage or vintage inspired chandeliers romantic

Do you enjoy making your home a comfortable place where all feel welcome

Shabby Chic Cottage Style is a distinct style. It allows you to mix old vintage treasures, perhaps family heirlooms, with newly found treasures. Washable slipcovered furniture allows for stress free comfort.

Our motto is, "You can never have enough pillows." Creating an inviting atmosphere is a snap by decorating with an abundance of floral pillows. Place several of them on your sofa, window bench, and/or wood chairs to soften them.

We believe that the finishing touch for any Shabby Chic Cottage Style home is in the lighting. A great find would be a vintage chandelier dripping with prisms crystals. Paint it white and get a fresh new look that dazzles any room. Decorate with the things you love.

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Are you ready to redecorate but have a limited budget Do you have some great furniture but nothing matches Do you love antiques but not stiff formal decor Then think Shabby Chic, a fun decorating style that solves all these dilemmas and more.

Shabby Chic is one of the hottest trends in decorating, and for good reason. It is versatile, easy, and inexpensive. Shabby Chic is based on simplicity -- simple color themes combined with your favorite furniture and art.

Shabby Chic can be anything you want it to be, and is a great way to bring your personal style to any room. Most Shabby Chic decor is based on a white-on-white or beige-on-beige theme. Soft pastels are often used as accent colors, but with a little creativity, you can add just about any color you want. A classic example of Shabby Chic would be to cover couches and overstuffed chairs with white slipcovers, whitewash your wood furniture and hang white airy curtains. Then hang your favorite painting or artwork in the most prominent place in the room. Choose one or two colors in the painting as accent colors, and repeat the colors in throw pillows, flowers, soft throw blankets, and candles. Another great feature of Shabby Chic is the worn and well-loved look. That side table that has an interesting shape but has seen better days is perfect for Shabby Chic. Simply whitewash it and put a vase with flowers on top. Better yet, use an old china teapot or your grandmothers favorite vase for the flowers. Its the little details like this that make Shabby Chic work so well.

If youre on a tight budget, Shabby Chic is a great choice. Make your own slipcovers with any durable white or beige fabric, and cover couches and chairs to match. Pick up interesting accessories at yard sales and flea markets, and paint them all the same shade of white. Pull out your favorite pictures and put them in frames painted white or coordinated accent colors. Throw in a few candles, flowers, and pillows, and you