New here and would love to see any inspirational photographs on shabby chic kitchens

doing up the house and hoping for a la shabby chic kitchen you know cream painted units butler sink wooden worktops also looking at lovely cream smeg fridges any one got one woukld they recomend them van i get cheaper anywhere as soooooooo exspensive

also where your kitchen from seen acouple of nice ones ikea any ideas very much appreciated

also HaHa what colour if you have a painted front door do yo recomend i like the pale duck egg colours you see around

round windows any ideas on how to dress them thy are going to be the childrens room

got lots more to ask ha ha

Many thanks

Daisy, I would do a bit of research about the smeg fridge first.

I've always wanted one too, but when I looked for reviews on the web I was shocked to find that they get terrible reviews about being poorly made, break easily and extortionate prices for replacement parts.

Not saying don't buy one, but if it was me I'd want to know before I spend so much money on it, even if they are heavenly.

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I have to agree with Pipkin. I hankered after one too but decided against on the above grounds. Mine is now hidden behind cupboard door, functional but not pretty sadly!

Thanks girls

your right the smeg is sooooo much money tat could be put to dood use elsewhere

anyone ideas on smeg looking fridge thats good there aresome good much cheaper retro ones out there im sure

I splashed out and bought a Smeg over the net.I needed a cooker and a dishwasher too so managed to get them to do a deal.
I absolutely love my Smeg.It has been fine so far, we have had it over 2 years now, I like the design inside as it is easy to clean.I just wish it was a little bigger as there are 6 of us who love cheese and salad etc. Best of all it makes me smile as it is so nice to look at.I nearly bought a pink one but chickened out and got a cream one.I haven't had to defrost it yet either which is a good thing.I hate defrosting fridges and freezers!

It depends on your budget for the kitchen cupboards really.We managed to get all ours over the net from various companies and I painted the units myself which saved money. They came ready assembled and some are solid pine others are just normal kitchen cupboards with solid oak doors and trims.Our original quote was over £15,000 and by shopping around we came in at just over £5,000. That included a couple of belfast sinks,taps,wooden worktops etc.

I can send you some links if that's your kind of budget.

This is what it looks like though we have added a few more shelves and pictures since then.

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soooo beautiful thank you for sharing

And exactly the look im wanting

Oh my smeg again now seen the cream range and dishwasher

Ye ill look at the links thanks

This is mine - it was done on a budget and really quickly as we have been through the mill this past year and had to be out of the house asap! LOL We are eventually going to get our own proper kitchen done like you with the cream, belfast sink etc but for now im quite pleased with how it all looks :wub:

Please take some before and after pics and upload to the before and after bit of the forum - cant wait to see how it looks. Love round windows too but dont have any so not a clue how to dress them sorry! xxx

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Beautiful debbie well done girl

Should it stay or not

Is actually a nice pine very warm but dont know how itll look in my new Home sweet home

are TV cabinets passe thers days how could i shabby chis

Youre going to bored of my questions soon ha ha

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I would paint it, I think it should definitely stay. If you dont want to use it as a tv cabinet I would imagine it would be a handly little cupboard to have anywhere it will fit. Farrow and Ball have a gorgeous range of colours, lots of people like Dimity which is an off white.

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