Interior Design Style: Shabby Chic

Presenting soft, feminine vibe, ‘Shabby Chic’ is an idealistic way of interior design that graced the Interior designing scene around the 1980’s. It’s usually done by using visually age distressed furniture either through natural wear and tear or furniture purposely given the look of aged antique.

The hues are usually soft and calm to the eye with whites, greys, pale creams, duck-egg blues, gentle pinks and light greens being the most common. Matt finishes as opposed to gloss are used alongside vintage materials in cotton embellished with delicate roses or flowers, butterflies and birds on older style cages.

This interior design style of Shabby Chic is very popular in London and is a fantastic way to revamp furniture, making it an inexpensive designing style that is useable in all homes, regardless of how old the building is.

Accessories are central in any interior designer’s venture, and while Shabby Chic has distressed and old looking furnishings, random misplacement of broken furniture as no place. With our interior designers, every piece is carefully thought about to improve rather than lesson the look, this can be done using rugs, table lamps, ceiling lights or object d’art for show. Chandeliers make stunning ceiling lights and no Shabby Chic home should be without beautiful flowers in gorgeous vases.

Even though Shabby Chic has a more, relaxed appearance, it isn’t jumbled or untidy. The colours accompany one another with no harsh or overpowering colours to ruin the calm or coolness of the style. This feminine interior design style stays current and on trend, providing a style that emphases quality and offering retired furnishings a new lease of life.