Vintage shabby chic design.

 This design is where  furniture is  either chosen for their appearance of age and signs of wear and tear or where new items are distressed  to get  the appearance of an antique and vintage . Shabby chic items are often heavily painted , with many layers showing their age and how worn they look . The style can also be made or look alike  by painting then sanding away the top coat to show the wood or base coats,"distressing" the finish of the furniture.  Fabrics tend to be cottons and linens,  inspired by old linens.  Whites, as well  worn or bleached ,with vintage floral patterns like pastel colours,  or linen in neutral earth tones, are all typical used to get the shabby chic style .
Besides white, the shabby chic style also includes soft neutral colours such as sky blue, rose pink and beige tones a lot of pastels . 'bits from French-style interior design  like lighting , furniture and wall paneling are taken to add more to the design .The shabby chic designs idea  is using timeworn garden furniture and feminine accessories.

decor is  made by using  vintage chandeliers, and anything with roses in the design. It is a soft, relaxed, feminine, romantic style of decorating that looks comfortable and inviting.

 shabby chic style  has alot of worn and faded  sofas and curtains and old paintings  . The  shabby chic design is made  to achieve an elegant overall effect, recycling old furniture and fabrics is an important  for the look . 

Bibliography:

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-shabby-chic-style-3103713.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Decorate-Your-Room-in-the-Shabby-Chic-Style

http://duskrodentry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Style_-_Shabby_Chic_Decorating_put_in_at_home_and_Fun!

                     

VISUAL PRODUCT : inspiration from art ,design ,media

 Here are some images that had some impact on me .I wanted to get the colour scheme from the film Marie-Antoinette.

ž          I decided to choose that colour scheme as I loved the pastels that were used .

ž           They made the costumes look as they were from a different age yet still make them transcend into our current style as ,pastels are very much in fažshion at the moment.

          From art I wanted to use art deco as I wanted my visual product to be bold yet sophisticated.

ž         I wanted the product to be eye catching and out there ,like what the art pretty much means or at least that's what I get from art deco.

ž         I also tyred to make the dress decorative much like art deco ,I would have liked to add some of the geometric style but it would have been over the top.Finally from design I wanted to get the feel of the 20’s here and there for example the beading I wanted                                                                        to add to the torso of the dress.

ž                                                                                 Although the dress shape I wanted to be totally different from that 20’s style and went it kind of a small ball gown design which I got fro the film