10 Shabby Cottage Chic Accents for the Living Room

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By ShabbyCottageChic

Shabby Chic Living Room

So now you want smart shabby cottage chic for your living room. That should not be a problem, especially for those who don't have an idea about cottage chic shabby style. The ideas here should be able to help you start and get you going creating a style that's all your own.

Tables and Chairs, Iron Beds, Quaint Wooden Cabinets

Tables and chairs, iron beds and quaint wooden cabinets, are just a few furniture accents that jazzes up the shabby cottage look with a dash of chic. Have you been wondering how to set up your personal computer and blend it into the cottage chic look? There are old-fashioned styled armouries that can double as a PC station and bookshelf. It's no big deal really but when this is parked in the living room or bedroom, the cottage chic look, shabby style is heightened.

Frames

If there is a blank wall staring at you and screaming to be dressed up, it needs a large framed picture or a collection of summer photos of loved ones.  The ribbon or sequins-studded frames magically transform the dreary wall to something magical.  

A set of Lace adorned smaller frames in different sizes for the mantel or that side table make great conversation pieces.  That's a double whammy for shabby cottage chic decorating and these aren't expensive pieces.  The frames can be glammed-up with buttons, glitters, and more to go with your decorating theme for a little girl's or boy's bedroom. 


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Pillows

Pillows are favorites for accenting shabby chic decorating for your cottage-styled interiors.  These pillows can be transplanted from the living room to the sun room without much fuss and the effect will always be stunning.  You either go for the flirty look, lots of lace or go for a more old-fashioned style of checked gingham.

Candlesticks

These pieces are favorites and you can always spot them in cottage-styled decorated homes.  The glam shabby chic perks up old candlesticks but if you don't have an old set, you can get a set online, already dressed up to go or customized to suit your style.  For less than $30 you can bring home a brand-new set that looks as it came out from a fairy tale book, of dashing princes who have wooed and won lovely maidens away from beautiful cottages.   

Dressed-Up Chandeliers

Get that drab chandelier done in pretty shades.  Pinks or powder blues, frosted or sequined, laced up or buttoned-up. Those tired-looking chandeliers and lighting would be prettier to behold.

Oval Ceramic Frames, Ceramic Containers, Antique Fruit Bowls

Other easy accessories you can find online are oval ceramic frames, cute ceramic containers for your pens and antiqued fruit bowls.  There are lots of accent ideas in the internet that can help you make wonderful memories of those summer days with grandma or great times at the beach in summers past.

Get ahead now for your cottage chic decorating and get those ideas working with a little help from the experts in shabby cottage chic decorating.  With their help you can start redoing your rooms a favorite corner and later work the entire home to make your dream of a cottage look come true.

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