to me it a modern color shabby chic

I always like the look when I see it anywhere but it isn't for me, I lean more towards traditional/classic. If hubby saw distressed furniture, he would classify it as old and falling apart and want it out, seriously haha.

i just love the look of he crisp white fabric. i would just constantly worry to get it dirty i think. but i guess since it's a slipcover you could wash and maybe even bleach it? risky business ;))

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I think this is a good look for cottages or beach houses, but I prefer a more modern look in my home.

"The beauty is the relaxed feel, with a love and respect for age and history." I think smdrovetto has it exactly right. Not junky looking (I hate to see nice old solid wood furniture trashed to create a cutesy faux cottage look) but comfortable and well-loved. Like all styles, SC can be done well or badly.

It is a style to stay, even though not to my taste, too country looking for me but I like the eclectic side of it !

I absolutely love this style!!!

I've always found this look to be contrived. And although the entire point behind this aesthetic is to look carefree, this style always looks like whoever decorated it tried to hard and it's overly feminine. I also agree that manufacturers rely on this style so they can splash paint on a piece to cover up it's low quality construction. And don't get me started on the stuff that PB sells.

I used to love shabby chic, but now my home decor sense is more about a minimalist contemporary aesthetic that comes with a faint tribal or boho twist. I still do like a hint of shabby chic in my studio - a photo frame here, a white-tinted basket there, however not a big fan of having it in larger doses.

When well done, it's lovely, I just would have to blow everything up to get there, so it's not in my future.

Distressed furniture that looks like it was found on the side of the road looks cheap and tacky. I'm all about the beach look, but the only distressed item would be a piece of driftwood found on the beach as an accent piece. No slip covered furniture either. It looks like you cannot afford better. Why would I pay a small ransom for something so nasty looking? Choose another aesthetic, you deserve better!

Love Shabby Chic! Here is my bedroom.

I'm wary of Shabby Chic, Kim, but your room is very sweet and pretty!

2nd half of room.

Very nice! You have great taste!

A bathroom just finished

I love some elements of shabby chic...the chalk-painted distressed wood, for example. What I don't like is throwing a blanket or slip cover over furniture. They never fit right and slide as you sit on them. If I were going for shabby chic sitting pieces, I'd buy ones made in that style so the covers actually fit and stay nice-looking when sat upon. I've seen some lovely shabby chic decor and I've seen some really over-the-top shabby chic decor...I prefer the less is more idea here.

I am doing shabby chic in the bedrooms only... maybe a little in the bathrooms for accessories... but I want a mostly tidy "looking" living area so I won't feel overwhelmed by "stuff". I have kids, so there is always too much stuff. And right now they still ruin everything... so I guess a few shabby chic pieces in the living room "might" work out for a little while until they stop ruining my furniture!

Some of my furniture is fifty years old, not ruined by kids, grandkids or pets... maybe it was made better back then. That said, abusing furniture to make it look "distressed" always seems ridiculous to me... too much shabby, no chic.

I’m not referring to any particular poster here; at least one above has done charming "shabby chic" rooms, but the actual definition of
“shabby” – old, worn out, scruffy, threadbare, ragged, tattered, moth-eaten,
mangy – isn’t what most of us would have in our homes if we could avoid it.
There's a fine line between looking well-loved and looking phony, and so-called "shabby chic" often misses it.

Oh heck no! The name says it all..."shabby." It's ugly...anyone that has no talent or taste tries to call it "decorating" under the title of shabby chic. It's the dumpster-diver's favourite special...

No for me as well! I'm not a fan since it brings that "shabby" look to your decor. I love more elegant furnishings and decor.

Maybe, some people like the antique and gently used look... I don't find that there is anything wrong with that, but I certainly would not use "thread bare" items, or stuff with holes in them, or dirty dingy items either, and I don't like the "rusty garbage finds" that people use in their shabby chic decor either... gently used antique is about as far as I would take it for furnishings, and floral patchwork quilts for the bedrooms are fine. I think I don't go all the way "shabby chic" according to the posts here, because none of my stuff looks as bad as they are describing, plus I add a little bit of glam and fresh flowers in antique crystal vases to the decor as well.

When I was younger, I was forced to have shabby because I couldn't afford anything better. I managed to make cheap stuff work together and look good.

Now? Sorry, I like quality things that are timeless and classic and look good. I think introducing flaws into the decor scheme on purpose is rather silly. If you were the one that gave the pieces wear, that's one thing, but to purchase them new but already "worn out"? Sorry, it looks forced like some kind of odd movie set about poor people in the 50s.

The trend is like all the purposely worn-out jeans they're selling for 80 bucks a pair. It's idiotic, a fad that has seen it's day and died out (except in some corners, of course). Exactly like the mosaic stripe in bathroom showers. Yes, that used to be hot and "on trend", but it's over now. If you did it, you are stuck with it until you rip it out. If you like it, so be it. But I'd never introduce it into my spaces at this point because it's totally passé. Check out all the shabby look stuff that's on 50% sale all over the internet. At least they're smart enough to know when a trend is over.

Love this shabby chic style. It gives a shabby with a complimenting chic look any home. The cushions, coffee table and wall frames make it a perfect style.

Meganlanephotos - Thanks for sharing the photos of your lovely home. Your home was decorated with LOVE. I too was a young mom, age 19. We started off with hand-me-down furnishings. We too adopted a Shabby Chic, French Farmhouse and personal style for our home. We just traded in our big, sofa for an Iron Day Bed for our living room. Our grandchildren spend the night often so this piece is not just for looks it has a function too. Thanks again for sharing.