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How Shabby Chic Furniture Can Add Style To Your Bedroom
Shabby chic furniture has been popular for many years, harking back to the traditional French villas and châteaux, but until fairly recently there were really only two ways to pull off the shabby chic look. Either own a French château complete with furniture which dates back at least a couple of hundred years, or purchase reasonably new furniture and distress it yourself.
This process was certainly quicker and easier, but quick and easy are relative terms, and achieving the shabby chic look still required applying multiple layers of paint, rubbing them down with sandpaper in key areas, painting again, sanding, painting, sanding – you get the picture. It was one of those looks everyone wanted, and after certain TV shows demonstrated how it could be achieved a great many people had a go, with often somewhat disappointing results.
However today the popularity of the look has resulted in shabby chic furniture now being available to purchase new from exclusive, designer furniture retailers. This means that for the first time it’s now possible to achieve one of the most stylish, elegant and romantic looks, without having to do more than lift a finger, and then drop it on your mouse button to purchase a whole range of shabby chic bedroom furniture.
There’s no doubt that although the look works in almost every room in the house, the bedroom remains one of the most popular choices for most people looking to inject a little of the French countryside and charm into their private space. Bedrooms reflect the character and style of the person whose home it is, and it’s one of the few rooms in the house where you can really do what you want.
Your guests will tend to expect living rooms, dining rooms and bathrooms to be reasonably traditional, but in the bedroom you can go to town, indulging yourself in the style you want. The shabby chic style adds so much to the feel of a bedroom, helping many people feel they can relax better, and wake up feeling happier, more refreshed and more positive. It’s not just a style, it’s a whole way of enjoying your bedroom.
If you’re considering purchasing shabby chic bedroom furniture then it’s worth bearing a few things in mind. First of all, the whole principle of the look revolves around establishing the impression of age. Although the furniture is chic and stylish, it should also look aged, and naturally distressed. That’s not quite the contradiction it might seem since much of the chic French bedroom furniture available today takes as its inspiration the Rococo period, which was introduced at the time of Louis XV. Some styles never go out of fashion – just ask the Romans!
So when purchasing shabby chic bedroom furniture, make sure that accessories you purchase, including cushions, ornaments, curtains and pictures are all classic French in style, rather than contrasting in style, as this is likely to detract from the overall impression you’ll be wanting to achieve with your shabby chic furniture.
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Sweetpea & Willow are a leading supplier of stunning shabby chic furniture including a wide selection of beautiful shabby chic bedroom furniture and accessories.
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