shabby chic look applied to shelves

distressed french blue and cream paint

This shabby chic paint effect uses colours pulled from the wallpaper, fabrics and ornaments of the room. A shabby chic distressed paint effect both mellows and brings out the best features of pieces of furniture. Colours can be chosen to carefully coordinate with the decorative theme of the room in which the furniture sits. These types of distressed paint effect work excellently on free standing furniture and have a place on fitted furniture also. The shabby chic look mimics the effects the passage of time might have on the item of furniture. Many different specialist decoration techniques can achieve the distressed look. ( Back to Decorative Paint Effects )