Shabby Chic style

Shabby chic style

Summary of Design style

Shabby chic is considered to be a style of interior decorating that blends vintage and cottage elements in soft, romantic colors and textures to create an elegant, yet worn and welcoming look.

Historic design style

• Fashion was developed in Britain.

• Rachel Ashwell founded a furniture chain called Shabby Chic.

• Recycling old furniture and fabrics is an important aspect of the look.

• vintage thrift finds into casual and pretty, yet elegant home décor.

• It’s a classic and romantic alternative to more opulent styles, such as art deco.

3 Famous designers

"Shabby chic is a style that is all about living in comfort and age-old charm”

"It creates an instant feeling of homey-ness and warmth and can cozy up a space without working too hard."

Interior designer, author

Interior designer

Interior designer

What is shabby chic furniture?

Shabby Chic Furniture combines elements of vintage and modern styles to create an elegant yet worn look. It is characterized by its use of soft colours, gentle textures, natural materials and romantic appeal with a country-cottage.

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white coatings and with naturally unclear classic lines to add some colored patterned pillows and throws.

Colors

When it comes to shabby chic, many people fall in love with the usage of soft colours, whites, and light pastel shades like pale pink, powder blue, lavender, mint green, and beige.

It gives a new sense of calm, relaxing colors such us shades of blue, white, light brown, tan, blue-grey, and blue-greens were very popular.

Textures

Since the style was inspired by the natural elements shabby chic furniture were known for its rustic look and texture, while the use of steel, bronze, and marble gave us the shiny smooth look.

the heavy dark wood used gave us the hard texture, while the smooth painted walls gave us the opposite, but because of the minimalistic movement, most of the space were visually comfortable, and every texture used goes well with the others.

Materials

A lot of the natural materials were used, starting from the marble flooring, and countertops colors beige, grey and black.

2000’s style won’t complete without the metallic shine, from the microwaves, ovens, freezers and refrigerators.

Characteristics

• A diverse selection of antique pieces

• Soft hues, soft textures, natural materials, and a romantic appeal with a cottage-like atmosphere.

• Blends tradition with elegance

• Oversized living rooms.

• Distressed textures and color schemes