More shabby chic furniture at our house-sit

@JudyEv (340118)
Rockingham, Australia
December 19, 2023 8:13pm CST
We are house-sitting in Greenhills, Western Australia. The collage shows some of the ‘shabby chic’ items which makes up most of the furniture. Upper left is a ‘wheel’ which would have held electrical cable in a previous life. It’s now a coffee table. I don’t know if you can see the wire netting wrapped around the upright section. I couldn’t spread out my jigsaw on it as the top has bolts sticking out and hole in the middle. Upper right is a cupboard that is in the lounge. The shelves hold bottles of wine. Again you can see that it was once coloured a blue-green but now it’s been distressed so that a lot of the paint has been removed. The lower two photos show bedroom cupboards. The one on the left has just three big boxes that can be pulled out but they’d be very heavy. The number of indoor plants has been reduced and there are now only 63. Last year I counted 76. You might notice there are some in every photo.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (41439)
• United States
20 Dec
Oh my goodness. Arr you responsible for keeping the plants alive? Good thing I'm not!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Dec
Honestly, it more nerve-wracking than minding animals!! Luckily it's only for a fortnight. lol
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (61136)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Dec
I remember those spool tables. Those are handy when used for a picnic table.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139743)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Dec
I had two outside in the back yard in Colrado. My kids would sit on them to eat or read.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Dec
They are handy but the tops are pretty rough.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Dec
@jstory07 I think they're more suited to outside.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (139940)
• Philippines
20 Dec
I love this kind of furniture. Sometimes I go to a restaurant with full of arts that were created by local artists with innovative furniture like this.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (139940)
• Philippines
24 Dec
@JudyEv You are right. They can be pricey.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Dec
The items would have been quite cheap to make although the latticed door might have been a bit tricky.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139743)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Dec
I like that type of furniture it looks really nice to me.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Dec
I don't mind it but it's not my favourite style. It's very heavy and chunky-looking.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (14562)
• Hong Kong
20 Dec
@JudyEv It's not my favorite style too.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13028)
• Ireland
20 Dec
@judyev shabby stuff can be more expensive sometimes. We’re wondering where we’ll put our many house plants when we move - our new house might end up looking like a botanical greenhouse. Maybe we could charge entry!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178806)
• United States
21 Dec
63 plants? What a job that is. Thanks for the pictures of the furniture. Interesting.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Dec
There are plants in every room and I didn't count the ones that are just growing in bottles or jars of water.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Dec
@LindaOHio I'm not either really but it's only for a fortnight.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178806)
• United States
22 Dec
@JudyEv Oh my goodness. I am not a plant person.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (47314)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Dec
That wire spool is the only 'authentic' piece of shabby chic...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Dec
Yes, you're probably right
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (89883)
• Arvada, Colorado
20 Dec
Oh they are well into it in that house. Lovely. Not my style but nice.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Dec
I guess you'd get used to it after a while.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471547)
• Switzerland
20 Dec
I am noticing that there are plants everywhere. That would be a nightmare for me. I do not like to take care of indoor plants.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471547)
• Switzerland
20 Dec
@JudyEv - I almost forgot that it is summer in the southern hemisphere. I have to water the outside plants every day in summer.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Dec
We didn't lose any last time so I'm hoping they'll last the fortnight. I only have to water most of them once a week. The outdoor pot plants need watering more often as the days have been really hot.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (106344)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Dec
I don't like most stuff like that.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Dec
I would never choose it either. I can't see the point of having stuff that looks like it's never been finished off.
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