Touch the Wood https://touchthewood.co.uk/ Shabby Chic Furniture - Vintage and Antique Restoration and Makeover Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:52:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Rustic French Nested Tables in Waiting Room https://touchthewood.co.uk/rustic-french-nested-tables-in-waiting-room/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/rustic-french-nested-tables-in-waiting-room/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2018 11:32:37 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=7038 Saved from a barber shop Rustic French style Nest of Tables waits for shabby chic restoration We have salved a charming nest of tables from hands of a barber. The tables are cute as they are, already shabby chic, however years of being neglected by hairdresser workers left visible marks in the structure of these […]

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/rustic-french-nested-tables-in-waiting-room/feed/ 1 New Arrivals in our Waiting Room https://touchthewood.co.uk/new-arrivals-in-our-waiting-room/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/new-arrivals-in-our-waiting-room/#respond Sat, 26 Nov 2016 12:54:20 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=6292 Two vintage Bureaus waiting for you Edwardian Bureau with a bookcase and a small bureau for shabby shic restoration Hi there. We have put our hands on two new pieces – Tall Edwardian Bureau and a small bureau with four drawers. Perhaps it is something you were looking for?

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/new-arrivals-in-our-waiting-room/feed/ 0 How to Apply Large Water Decals – video tutorial https://touchthewood.co.uk/how-to-apply-large-water-decals-video-tutorial/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/how-to-apply-large-water-decals-video-tutorial/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2016 05:21:27 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=6158 The print transfer you can see in the tutorial below is a Water Slide Decals, available in our online shop at BigBite Studio – Print Transfers. If you want to try it yourself, you can have this design as Water Decal: Vintage French Advert: Pret-a-Porter #039 or Stencil: Vintage French Pret-A-Porter Advert #039 New tutorial […]

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/how-to-apply-large-water-decals-video-tutorial/feed/ 0 Italian Beauty – Shabby Chic Makeover part 2. https://touchthewood.co.uk/italian-beauty-shabby-chic-makeover-part-2/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/italian-beauty-shabby-chic-makeover-part-2/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:15:16 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=5708 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 […]

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/italian-beauty-shabby-chic-makeover-part-2/feed/ 2 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year https://touchthewood.co.uk/merry-christmas-happy-new-year/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/merry-christmas-happy-new-year/#respond Sat, 26 Dec 2015 01:51:59 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=5653 Best Christmas Wishes to all our Readers!!!  

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/merry-christmas-happy-new-year/feed/ 0 Custom Edwardian Bureaus Makeover https://touchthewood.co.uk/custom-edwardian-bureaus-makeover/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/custom-edwardian-bureaus-makeover/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2015 15:43:56 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=5398 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 […]

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/custom-edwardian-bureaus-makeover/feed/ 2 Shabby Chic Back to School – Vintage School Desk Makeover https://touchthewood.co.uk/shabby-chic-back-to-school-vintage-school-desk-makeover/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/shabby-chic-back-to-school-vintage-school-desk-makeover/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2015 06:27:08 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=5307 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 […]

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/shabby-chic-back-to-school-vintage-school-desk-makeover/feed/ 2 Italian Beauty – Shabby Chic Makeover part 1. https://touchthewood.co.uk/italian-beauty-shabby-chic-makeover-part-1/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/italian-beauty-shabby-chic-makeover-part-1/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:26:01 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=5153 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.   Vintage Table First […]

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/italian-beauty-shabby-chic-makeover-part-1/feed/ 4 Shabby Chic Bureau no. 26 – Paris Blue with Butterfly Print https://touchthewood.co.uk/shabby-chic-bureau-no-26-paris-blue-with-butterfly-print/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/shabby-chic-bureau-no-26-paris-blue-with-butterfly-print/#comments Sat, 23 May 2015 18:05:32 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=5090 Hotel Papillon: Vintage Butterfly Print Transfer on Upcycled 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 […]

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]]> https://touchthewood.co.uk/shabby-chic-bureau-no-26-paris-blue-with-butterfly-print/feed/ 1 How to make Shabby Chic Furniture #2: Texture – VIDEO TUTORIAL https://touchthewood.co.uk/how-to-make-shabby-chic-furniture-texture-video-tutorial/ https://touchthewood.co.uk/how-to-make-shabby-chic-furniture-texture-video-tutorial/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 10:06:02 +0000 https://touchthewood.co.uk/?p=4905 How to create rich two colour texture Creating Shabby Chic texture on furniture Finally we have found some time to put together video tutorial on the technique we use for creating texture on our furniture. This video corresponds with an article we posted long time ago about comparing textures on two shabby chic nest of […]

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