Here are some "sneak-peek" examples of "ShaBBy Things" in our home -OR- Ones I Sold on Ebay Last Winter... PaTiNa is Everything!!! ~ It yields great character to a piece... ~ Whether it be on Concrete ~ Wood ~ Metal, to name a few... (click on pictures to ENLARGE for better detail... Comments appreciated!)
This is one of my very favorite CONCRETE ARCHITECTURAL pieces... I purchased it many years ago at Red Chair Antiques in Peterborough, New Hampshire, on one of our yearly New England trips... I was told it was a concrete fragment from a building in Boston... The natural time-worn "Paint Patina" is just AwEsoMe!*!*! I have it resting on top of a hutch along with other architectural salvage...
Salvaged WOOD door... I sold this door on Ebay last year... ~ Major regret!!! ~ What was I thinking???? A few layers of vanilla/beige paint ~ wonderfully weathered time-worn patina!*!*!
This Galvanized METAL/TIN Architectural Fragment, has "The Best" natural crusty/rusty patina!*!*! Another item I sold on Ebay last winter...
Sneak Peek of an old window ... "Natural time-worn paint patina... Hints of old pink paint poking through!*!*! ~ Not to mention the crusty/rusty old hinge... LoVe It!*!*!
Just AwEsoMe!*!*! Best natural time~worn patina on this chandelier's METAL canopy... Another item I sold on Ebay last winter...
"Sneek Peek" of a 2-die-4 shelf I've owned for many years... ThE BeSt old time~worn chippy paint crazing... not to mention the crusty hardware... It's still a keeper for now...
WINTER CABIN FEVER IS BEGINNING TO SETTLE IN... I'LL BE STARTING UP MY EBAY SALES IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO... AnD YES ~ I WILL BE SELLING MY ENTIRE PERSONAL COLLECTION of "ViNtaGe BLUE" Bottle Brush Christmas Trees & Wreath...
I'll keep you posted!*!*! Ebay Seller: chippy-shabby
Let me know when you put those items up. I was in love with your blue theme!!!
ReplyDeleteLove that top piece! One of the reasons I love browsing through the Rejuvenation warehouse is all the fabulous architectural pieces.....I'm going to be out that way tomorrow or the next day, so I may have to stop in now.....
ReplyDeleteI just started blogging and I went gaga over your blog...your style...the things you sell...that is my heart. Anyway, I'm scrolling along and I found the pic of that yummy salvaged door and gusss what? I'm the one who bought it on ebay. It's currently hanging in my dining room. Check out my "Dining Room" blog on www.ashabbymomentintme.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteIt's in the upper left of the picture. Can you see it?