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Window Treatment Style: Shabby Chic Curtains, Rods, and Tie Backs

Shabby Chic Curtains Ideas

Style Ideas

White is a classic curtain choice for a shabby chic room. These can be combined with more decorative tie backs (talked about below) for added style. Other colors to go for include pastel shades like mint, yellow, pink, or cream.

Other simple shabby chic curtains include fabrics with a floral pattern on it. Again, go for a shabby chic color palette (white, mint, cream, pink). A patchwork or quilt of different fabrics will also look good as a curtain for a shabby chic room – seen in picture (1).

For more formal looking shabby chic curtain ideas go with:

  • Ruffled curtain panels (2)
  • Lace fabric (3)
  • Crochet curtains (4)
  • Layered fabrics (5)

Curtain Tie Backs

How you tie back the curtains adds to the style of the room. For a shabby chic look, why not go with an antique door knob. Some other DIY ideas include using costume jewellery (6) or creating a flower tie back (7).

Shabby Chic Window Treatments

Here are some ideas for a complete shabby chic window treatment:

  • For the curtain rod, go with a rustic wooden one just like in picture (8).
  • Another idea would be to go with decorative, metal, french style curtain rods or curtain brackets (9).
  • If you go for a curtain style such as lace and want more privacy, then white wooden shutters will look good (10).
  • There is also the option of going down the chipped paint route. Using chipped painted (or white washed) wooden shutters or window frames.

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More Shabby Chic Mood Boards:

March 6, 2014 in Design Styles

Color Palette: Bright Shabby Chic Macaroons

Bright Shabby Chic Color Palette

A bright color palette of shabby chic hues. Have a look at these mood boards for room specific shabby chic ideas:

January 22, 2014 in Color Palettes

Romance at Home: Shabby Chic Furniture Ideas

Shabby Chic Furniture Ideas

The Shabby Chic Furniture Style

The shabby chic style is formal and informal at the same time. The furniture design style is formal by it being classical, and decorative – much like French or Vintage style furniture. You won’t see clean angles. You’ll see twists and turns if it is made out of metal, or decorative carved parts if it is made out of wood.

What makes shabby chic furniture informal, is that the classical looking furniture piece is usually painted in white or a pastel color (mint, baby blue, pink). One step further is to have the paint chipped. Whitewashed is another paint style to go for.

An alternative to painted furniture is to leave it all unpainted seen in picture (2). Keep the furniture in it’s natural classical French style, and then decorate the rest of the room with white and pastel shaded decor.

Also, go for reclaimed/upcycled furniture pieces. Give it a fresh coat of paint. The dings and dents add character to the furniture piece and to the room it is in.

Furniture Ideas Around the House

When it comes to the living room, a creative idea is to use a trunk as a coffee table. To create a romantic shabby chic vibe in the bedroom, have a canopy or four post bed. Drape fabric over it to create a whimsical feel. A large standing mirror not only makes for a great decorative piece, but makes the room feel larger (3). And have a look at the shabby chic kitchens in pictures (4) and (5).

The Art of Reclaimed

Reclaimed windows and doors make for great shabby chic decor pieces. Windows can be turned into room dividers, mirrors, picture frames, and even coffee tables. Have a look at my post here for a mood board and more ideas: Home Decor Ideas: Using Reclaimed Old Windows. Old doors can also be used to make coffee tables, shelves – or just lean one up against a wall and use it as a decor piece (6).

An old ladder makes for informal shabby chic style storage (7). This can be used in the living room to hang up magazines and blankets. It can be used to hang up towels in the bathroom, and clothes in the bedroom.

Shabby Chic Furniture Hacks

Here are some ideas on how to creatively create the shabby chic style with your existing furniture:

  • Drape fabric over it. This applies to your couch, even coffee table, or bed. Find a quilt like the one in picture (8) or pastel colored fabric, and drape it over your existing furniture to create that shabby chic look.
  • If you can’t get a shabby chic style couch – then use a more neutral looking one and decorate it with shabby chic styled pillows – pillows with ruffled edges, in pastel shades, you can even use burlap pillows with printed graphics on them.
  • A cheap way to get that shabby chic style is to distress paint your own furniture (if it’s the right style) (9). Follow along with the tutorial here on ‘how to shabby chic your furniture’.
  • A chandelier instantly creates shabby chic appeal in any room. 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9

Have a look at my posts here for more shabby chic mood boards and ideas (like what to do with the walls, the curtains, and room specific decor pieces):

January 22, 2014 in Design Styles

Color Palette: Shabby Vintage

Shabby Vintage Color Palette

A pastel blend of shabby chic and vintage style colors. A color palette ideal for these mood board designs:

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January 22, 2014 in Color Palettes