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Shabby Elegant Decor Considerations
By Gene Dodge

Shabby Elegant Decor covers a wide range of possibilities.When searching the flea Markets and antique shops for items that would promote your Shabby elegant decor ideas ask yourself if this is something that reminds you of what your Great Grandmother might have had in her house.

Look for furniture and accessories such as quality end tables that a skilled woodworker like Great Grandfather might have assembled. Look for those spoons, plates, and fixtures that he might have whittled with his knife while sitting on the front porch.

Search for wrought Iron items that were perhaps hammered together in a ancient blacksmith shop. Bent in a forge, and shaped on a anvil.

You are fortunate if you already have hardwood floors that can be stained and finished or softwood floors that can be finished with a stain providing an antique look. If you have good wall to wall carpet, consider placing several

Shabby Elegant Decor Considerations

braided area rugs throughout the room on the carpet to continue the Shabby Elegant Decor look.

Genuine looking Ceiling Beams are inexpensively fabricated from 1x4 and 1x6 boards that are stained and boxed. A typical beam would be made of (2) 1x4 , (1) 1X6; and be as long as the room is wide. The actual size of the beam would depend on the size of the room. It would be best to experiment to find the beam depth and width that you like. Each board is assembled separately to the ceiling and accomplished by first securing 1vertical board, secondly the second vertical board, and finally closing the box with the bottom board. Ninety (90) degree brackets inside the box secure the vertical boards to the ceiling.

For the walls, consider vertical paneling painted white, that has a rustic appearance. We wish you the best of luck in creating a home environment that becomes a haven of rest after a long day.

Gene Dodge

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