Welcome to Quayside my town by the seaside!

WELCOME TO QUAYSIDE MY TOWN BY THE SEASIDE



Thank you for visiting my blog and thanks even more if you decide to follow :-) I really do enjoying doing it and love to share my projects with you all! In the village at last count I had 18 houses, 14 little roombox size shops, 3 half houses, and 1 half church (half being just a front!) there's also 1 quarter of a house (just half of a front lol) 2 market stalls, 3 market carts and beach huts on the beach although theres always seems to be room for just one more!

I also have a my 1st house a traditional Victorian manor which is very special as it was bought with money left to me by my beloved Nan. There's also my witches house and a witches shop. I also have a lovely Honeychurch house which is my Christmas shop and house and my latest venture a little vintage cottage. But the bulk of my property empire is Quayside, my little Cornish seaside village full of lovely individual cottages and all its wonderful residents. This has become a real labour of love and has turned me from a Dolls house fan into a complete and utter addict! The links below will take you to each of my houses and I especially hope you enjoy your visit to Quayside :-)


Thursday, 2 February 2012

Making things for Seashell Cottage

I am trying to do Seashell Cottage in a shabby chic style and I am only a beginner at this style so learning as I go along!! Today I ordered a barewood dresser and table and chairs so I am looking forward to trying out my shabbying techniques on them when they arrive. Today I decided I needed to tackle the sink. The one that was in there was actually quite a nice sink and I didn't really want to try distressing just in case I made a mess of it as it would have been a shame to ruin it. Instead I remembered there was a sink on bricks in Lavender and I had another one similar in my spare bits draw so I could swap it with that. I decided I would have a go at making something that would be more suitable for a shabby chic style kitchen.

First I added a couple of shelves underneath to make it a bit more interesting........



Then I got a piece of ply and made it into a splashback with a little shelf......




I then painted the whole thing white which took 2 coats and then rubbed it down slightly when it was dry to give it a worn look. Lastly I printed off some pretty wallpaper to line the shelves and some brick style paper for the splashback. I added some storage jars that I repainted and added some pretty labels. I'm quite pleased at how its turned out :-) it def fits with the theme better than the old sink and as its a bit smaller the little stove I have which I love (a fab Ebay find!) now fits in the gap just right!








I also had a pretty fireplace surround I got from Ebay for £3.90 with free P & P which I thought was a pretty good bargain as I loved the flower design. Today I added a tiled back and a hearth and sanded it a little just to make it look a little worn The candles are a couple of tea light cut down to the right size. Not sure it looks too shabby chic but I quite like it!







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8 comments:

  1. Drora's minimundo2 February 2012 at 11:36

    Well done! Everything you made looks wonderful for this cottage. I love it.
    Hugs

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  2. Mini Minnie2 February 2012 at 11:54

    You made a great job of the sink! Love it. All of it looks fab. The crochet blankets wink to me every time I see them, lol.

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  3. Christine2 February 2012 at 14:45

    Both look really good but I love the sink in particular. Well done!

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  4. debbie16082 February 2012 at 15:35

    That sink is superb! I love the colours, splashback and shelves, plus all your little pots as well. That's an absolutely 1st class job, I shall place my order soon lol!

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  5. Eliana2 February 2012 at 17:06

    Gorgeous! I loved the sink and the fireplace!

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  6. Julie2 February 2012 at 21:48

    You've worked wonders on the sink - it looks fantastic - and I love the photo of the room with the light on. It looks so realistic and cosy.

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  7. Indy_Poppy2 February 2012 at 22:34

    I like the little stove, it's super cute.

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  8. Paula3 February 2012 at 01:09

    Wow so many lovely comments thank you all so much I really do appreciate you taking the time to post something :-) I am so pleased with the sink although I did notice I had a label upside down on one of the containers lol close up pics can be very useful!!!

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