This style is specially created for those who appreciate antiquity, who love to wander around the "flea markets" and "draw" strength and inspiration from contact with old things left over from grandmothers, who feel a special charm in slightly worn vintage items life and environment that carry the energy of more than one generation of people. It was created by a woman, Englishwoman Rachel Ashwell, and this style is primarily for women, sophisticated and romantic. What is its special charm?
Shabby chic room
The interior, decorated in this style, seems to be "powdered", clouded by time, like the magnificent ladies' wigs of the past, abundantly sprinkled with powder, like an old lace ball gown from the museum, a little dilapidated, faded, but not lost its bewitching charm.
So, the color of the walls and all the furnishings must be light pastel colors: white, cream, pale pink or blue, light lilac, light golden and other shades. Here it is better to determine the main light tone and complement it with shades half a tone lighter and darker, bright colors are excluded. Aswallpaper or painting is used for walls, and decorative plaster is also quite suitable, giving the finish a slightly casual look. An aged parquet board or laminate with a pattern and a touch of natural wood is placed on the floor. The ceiling is best left white and trimmed with a figured stucco cornice.
Shabby chic bedroom
This room in the house is the best place for a creative experiment. The shabby chic bedroom is a bright room, in subdued, soothing and relaxing gentle shades. A bed with a high carved headboard, graceful chests of drawers with a lot of drawers, a dressing table with a mirror, a pouffe and an easy chair upholstered in a light silky fabric in a flower or stripe - these are the pieces of furniture (preferably creamy or white) that will create the necessary
stylistic mood. A shabby chic bedroom can be furnished with new furniture, but always vintage, artificially and artfully aged. This also applies to lamps and small decorative elements, which are a very significant part of any interior. And, of course, in order to complete the picture and create a harmonious stylistic image of the room, it is very important to choose the right textiles. Curtains, bedspreads, decorative cushions and pillows for the bed are sewn from light, light translucent fabrics, lace or imitating lace, from natural fibers. Braid, embroidery and light light silk fringe will be very appropriate here.
Shabby chic nursery
Another room in which this style will look very harmonious is a room for a girl, a little princess. This is where you can create a real fairy tale with it. Light elegant furniture, light textiles, a translucent canopy over the bed, an abundance of lace and ruffles, painted or stucco borders on the walls, wallpaper in small flowers, pink buds on silk pillows and boxes for various little things - interior elements that little girls really like.
Not only the nursery and the bedroom - the living room, kitchen, bathroom can also be decorated in shabby chic style. It has become very popular in recent years. A light touch of antiquity, "shabby" chic with a patina of time creates a special mood of relaxation and peace.
