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Italian Beauty – Shabby Chic Makeover part 2.

The print transfer you can see on the piece below was created with Stencil, available in our online shop at BigBite Studio – Print Transfers.

If you want to try it yourself, you can have it either as:
Water Decal: Vintage French Advert: Royal Beekeeper #029 or
Stencil: Vintage French Beekeeper #029

Vintage Italian Furniture Upcycling – again

Furniture Makeover – Shabby Chic Italian Beauty

It has been a while since we posted first part covering our commissioned work with a charming Italian furniture. We are really happy that our client came back to us with some even more pieces to restore in a shabby chic style.

This time we would like to present you some furniture we have done recently for our nice Italian couple.
First of all, after we have delivered the card catalogue, we put our hands on a very handsome bureau with a French twist. The piece (as all of them) was in a really good condition, made of solid wood with working locks and really cute legs.
The pictures below show how the piece looked before our loving touch. Read More

Custom Edwardian Bureaus Makeover

Antique Edwardian Furniture Makeover in Shabby Chic Style

Custom Makeover: Tall Edwardian Bureau with Print Transfer

Some time ago we were approached by lovely lady. She was an archaeologist looking for a tall bureau with a bookcase. We have pointed her to a classy looking Edwardian piece sitting in our Waiting Room and she accepted this!

(See the picture below for ‘before / after’ impression.) Read More

Shabby Chic Back to School – Vintage School Desk Makeover

Vintage Shabby Chic School Desk Makeover

Vintage School Desk Commission for a Shabby Chic Makeover

We, as parents, are all relieved with a new school year beginning. Children, on the other hand, are not happy at all. Perhaps it is a good idea to sparkle their life with a Shabby Chic bits of their own history? Such an idea got to us a customer with old, rusty, old-fashioned school table – with a request for makeover for 11-year old daughter.

Upcycling of Vintage Italian Furniture

Furniture Makeover – Vintage Italian Beauty

So we have been commissioned again.

This time by lovely Italian couple for a makeover of some of their charming Italian pieces. We have done part of the job so far, and would love to share with you the results.

Hotel Papillon: Vintage Butterfly Print Transfer on Upcycled Bureau

Butterfly Print Transfer - Shabby Chic Bureau

When we found this bureau it took us a while to make up a plan for the makeover.

Kat came up with an idea to use new shade of blue, which would be soft and pastel match nicely with the graphics we printed to line down the bottoms of drawers. The theme is PARIS.

We mixed together ‘Luis Blue’ and ‘Paris Grey’ from Annie Sloan’s pallet to find the perfect shade which we called ‘Paris Blue’.
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French Style Shabby Chic Nest of Tables no. 22

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Brand new vintage nest of tables (seriously).

Have a look at those mighty carvings, this nest seems like taken alive from French Royal Palace.
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Vintage Shabby Chic Bureau with Print no. 22

The print transfer you can see on the piece below was created with Screen Printing method, however you can replicate this effect using Water Decal, that is available in our online shop at BigBite Studio – Print Transfers.

You can have the design as
Water Decal: Vintage French Label: Girl with a Violin #011.

On Sale: Shabby Chic writing desk with French graphic print

Upcycled Furniture with music theme and print

This bureau sounds French. We upcycled it with a music theme to create a unique custom style.
The drawers are lined with music sheets and we designed handsome vintage-style logo on the cover slope. If you like design of the print you have opportunity to buy it in a form of water decal, check on our Water Decal Victorian Girl with a Violin..

Just have a look at the images.
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Shabby Chic Nest of Tables with French Print no. 21

The print transfer you can see on the piece below was created with Screen Printing method, however you can replicate this effect using Water Decal or Stencil, that are available in our online shop at BigBite Studio – Print Transfers.

You can have the design as
Water Decal: Vintage French Advert: ‘Hotel Papillon’ #007 or
Stencil: Vintage French Hotel Papillon Advert #007

Shabby Chic Nest of Tables with Hotel Papillon Print

Another Shabby Chic Nest of Tables of ours.

This time – again one of those less usual, with beautifully carved legs. We have made them over in French style, painting Annie Sloan’s ‘Old White’ and ‘Paris Grey’ to let floral carvings stand out.
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Vintage Shabby Chic Coffee Table – Trunk / Chest Box no. 02

You can have the design as
Water Decal: Vintage American Advert: Bicycles ‘Columbias’ #010

This Shabby Chic Coffee Table made of vintage chest box is on Sale now

This Shabby Chic Coffee Table is made of vintage Trunk / Chest Box.

We removed front lid and made a shelf of it. Now it perfectly fit either in front of your sofa as a coffee table, or in your hallway as a fancy shoe shelf.

We transferred a print on the back of the piece, this time it is a American vintage advert of bicycles, way from 19th century (approx 1890). Original of this image you can find at Grahics Fairy website, this one with a small tweak to meet our needs.

If you like design of the print you have opportunity to buy it in a form of water decal, check on our Water Decal of Vintage American Columbias Bicycle Advert.
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Shabby Chic Furniture Print Transfer – Nest of Tables no. 19

You can have the design as
Water Decal: Vins & Spiritueux Vintage Advert #001 or
Stencil: Vintage French Vins Advert #001

Custom work: Shabby Chic Nest of Tables with Print Transfer

This vintage nest of tables is quite alike other set of shabby chic furniture with print transfer we did in a past, just click at our Vintage Shabby Chic Nest of Tables No. 11 to compare.

We were lucky enough to be commissioned by an overseas customer for a shabby chic makeover of nesing tables in a style of our Nest no. 11 , with Graphics Fairy’s ‘Vins & Spiritueux’ vintage advert.

Then we were incredibly lucky to find a similar nest two days later, for literary next to nothing. Read More

Touch the Wood

Shabby Chic Furniture – Vintage and Antique Restoration and Makeover