A Shabby Chic Dining Room conveys a feeling of welcome, when friends and family visit. It offers a warm and soft, casual yet elegant atmosphere, that's easy to accomplish and budget friendly with it's mismatched furnishings, that all seem to fall in place.
Anything old and gorgeous can be used as accessories. Shabby chic decor makes use of pretty colors of pink's, light blue's, creamy and bright whites
You can find great shabby chic items at estate sales, flea markets, antique shops and second hand stores for accessories, such as, rooster clocks, perpetual calendars, decorative plates, wicker baskets, pottery, candlesticks, seashells, tea sets, cut glass, distressed wood serving trays, antique or ornate plant stands, vintage birdcages and oil paintings.
Display flowers such as pink roses, lavender and/or cherry blossoms in cut glass or baskets.
Beautiful paint colors for the dining room are lavender, seafoam green, mint green, cream, antique rose, antique white, pale pistachio, salmon, pale pink, sunny yellow, cornflower blue, pale blue and periwinkle.
Shabby Chic Dining Room
Shabby Chic Dining Room Furniture can be made of any type wood real or fake. Repurpose any dining room furniture that you already have, by giving it a quick perk up with paint or stain.
- The shabby chic dining table is beautiful when the top is wood stained and the legs are painted antique white, or the whole table can be painted white. Wicker furniture always looks great in a shabby chic dining room.
- For lighting in the dining room, you can choose, wrought iron chandeliers, vintage chandeliers, antique standing lamps. Candle holder wall sconce, swirly candle holders and lanterns are also gorgeous placed around the room.
- Window coverings are typically lightweight and made of muslin or cotton they have a vintage look and range from cafe curtains to sheer panels in lace, floral, checks or stripes. Shutters and blinds are also popular choices.
- Shabby Chic flooring can be just about anything, just scatter some floral rugs around and it will be fine. Other flooring options are natural wood, left as is, or you can apply an antique stain, or you can whitewash the wood.
To achieve the shabby chic style, color is everything...well almost everything. You could almost say the shabby chic colors are very similar to cotton-candy...as they are very delicious and pleasing to the eye.
Shabby Chic Decor & Accessories
Shabby chic designers make use of not only pretty and pristine colors but also by mixing old primitive antiquities and distressed wood furniture that magically blend together perfectly.
There are a number of paint options for your shabby chic dining room. White, pink, light blue, light green and light yellow's are a few of the popular choices.
If you have wooden walls you will want to use shabby chic accessories such as distressed furniture, delicate flower design cups and bowls, brass wall plaques, chandelier's and lace table setting. All these items should contrast together to achieve your shabby chic dining room design.