101 Prettiest Pinterest Shabby Chic - My Picks

Bonjour!

Do you enjoy DIY shabby chic or only buy finished products?

Published January 26, 2014 by Mary McShane

If you have just recently discovered shabby chic décor, Welcome!

The shabby chic look is attracting new admirers for clothing, accessories, furniture, artwork, flower arranging and interior design.

Shabby chic "anything" is very much in demand.

Shabby chic collectors do not limit themselves to one style or design. Inside this overall category of shabby chic lives several niches, but not limited to: homemade, vintage, Parisian, cottage, country, French, shaker, nostalgia and chateau.

Those who like DIY projects have no worries about the final product looking homemade. In fact, that's part of its charm. Shabby chic has lots of versatility: from rustic, vintage, elegant to professional styles.

No material or color scheme is off limits.

NOTE: There are two DIY (do it yourself) videos at the end of this hub. I love doing easy projects, however I can't sew and I'm not exceptionally crafty with paints or intricate work. But I can and have made the projects in these videos. One video is short and one is a little longer but both have very detailed instructions. I chose easy project videos to feature to encourage visitors to give DIY a try.

Feel free to pin anything here to your Pinterest boards. I have noted sources where I was able. This hub was flagged for overly promotional using Pinterest links, so I tried to include user names wherever possible so you can locate their boards that way.

Here are my top favorites from my boards and from other Pinterest users. Enjoy!

Bedrooms and Windows

Boxes, Trunks and Luggage

Shabby Chic Home Décor

Shabby chic décor has become so popular that many crafters are furnishing your home and mine with their DIY projects.

If you go religiously to the flea markets and craft shows, you can get better bargains than buying at high end specialty shoppes.

Home Ideas

Signs and Sign Collections

Vintage Lace

I love vintage lace and judging from Pinterest activity, so do pinners.

Lace

Multi-medium decanters and containers

Decanters and Containers

A favorite among collectors of shabby chic are bottles, decanters, and jars.

The vintage look is in demand, and nothing stands in the way of collecting for true shabby chic collectors.

Multi-medium using flowers and lace

Flowers And Lace

This is an example of multi-medium crafting ----------------->

Ruffles and roses - I don't know what it is, but I still pinned it!

Florals and lace, a must for any devoted shabby chic collector.

The more vintage looking, the more it will attract pinners on Pinterest.

Florals intermingled with everyday items set a nice stage for shabby chic look.

Pitchers, Pots and Cans

Cast Your Vote

Chairs and stools

Handbags and purses

Layering Vintage Style

Some people are so talented.

These handmade handbags and purses are done in layers with lace, florals, paint or crochet. I love the vintage look.

Fabric on drawers

Multi-mediums

Experiment with different mediums to get unique looks:

• stencils
• fabric
• lace
• blending multi mediums on one project

The result is beautiful layered dimensions.

Altered Media

Parts Of A Recipe Box

Pastel and Floral Totes, Handbags, Clutches and Purses

Last but not least comes much loved heart boxes in all styles, all mediums, with lace and without. Enjoy!

Heart Boxes

I hope you enjoyed all the shabby chic pins. After you view the two videos below, please rate this hub.

Thank you.

6 minutes - How to make fabric flowers. Easy!

How To Decoupage

Although the next video is about decoupage, many shabby chic products feature a base of decoupage before embellishment.

This video tells you step by step how to do it. It is so easy!

9 minutes -Step by Step Decoupage

Did you like this topic? Please give your rating. TYVM

This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.

© 2014 Mary McShane

Comments

flakycrustedmemry on February 10, 2016:

Love these photo's. I am a big fan of shabby chic!! Excellent!!

Mary McShane (author) from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 27, 2014:

@billybuc

Thank you Bill. Oh, I do know I have committed a cardinal sin of topic writing here by restricting my audience mostly to women. But I'm counting on women to visit, pin the pix or pass the hub on to their friends.

So to the men who stop by this hub: thank you for coming to visit and please do pass it on to your wives or significant others.

Pinterest is an addictive form of online scrapbooking and shabby chic décor is only a small part of it. However it has a large following, of which I am just one. I love it enough to feature a hub about it and hope others will find their way here to view - either by happenstance or by the gentlemen passing it on to the gals.

Thank you, Bill :)

Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on January 27, 2014:

I couldn't figure out what the title meant; when I saw the pictures I realized why I was confused. :) I'll pass this one to Bev. Nice job, Mary.

Mary McShane (author) from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 27, 2014:

@Jodah,

Hi John, Ya, I can see how this wouldn't rate high with the gentlemen, but I thank you just the same for taking time to read it. Let your wife have a look lol. Thanks for your visit, comment and vote :)

John Hansen from Gondwana Land on January 27, 2014:

Hi Mary, this is not really my type of topic but my wife would love it. The hub is wonderfully written with wonderful images (great for shabby chic lovers to share on Pinterest) and great tutorial videos. I can appreciate the amount of work put into it, vote up. Well done.