Using Chippy White Pieces for Fall
Love vintage chippy white pieces but limited by your budget? Here are 11 amazing ideas to inspire you and show you how you CAN have these charming pieces in your home and how beautifully they go with your Fall decor.
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Create your own chippy charm I've long been drawn to the charm and warmth of old stuff, and I admit to a little jealousy when I see friends share the gorgeous vintage and antiques they've found for a song. If you long to create that timeworn feeling in your home, but you're limited by your budget or geography, I hope you're inspired by the way I've created chippy charm in my own home and try some of these projects yourself!
It is time for the Lifestyle of Love hop, hosted by
Cindy of County Road 407. I took a break for several months as we were packing up to move. Now that
we've landed and are somewhat settled, I'm excited to be back. You can read
more about our family's journey
HERE. If you hopped over from
Lora at Lora Bloomquist
welcome. I know you enjoyed seeing her chippy treasures, she finds such
goodies!
Today is all about CHIPPY goodness and my mind immediately went a hundred
different directions because this is a topic that I love! I've narrowed it
down to chippy whites in Fall decor. You'll be able to see everyone's chippy
ideas at the end, so stick around.
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Chippy Whites for Fall - and Creating DIY Chippy Pieces for Less
I haven't found many authentic chippy white pieces in my lifetime...there have
been a few, and these are some of my favorites. However, I've figured out the
best way to DIY a chippy look in free, thrifted or inexpensive finds that can
help you to create that warm, inviting, nostalgic feel in your own
home.
Chippy white chairs
Mr DIY groans every time I bring home a new chair, but I just can't help
myself. Thrift stores, the side of the road, FB Marketplace - all are great
places to score chairs that just need a little love.
The chairs you find might already be white and chippy-ed, like the ones below,
or you may have to do a little chippy DIY on them to get the look you're
after. My
chippy DIY process
is essentially the same, whether I'm working on furniture or decorative
objects.
Related DIYs:
- How to easily recover chair cushions ( Bonus: this post also gives several tips when you're simply uninspired by your home)
-
Make a pleated paper table runner
- Fall table with mismatched dishes
Related DIYs:
Designer tip:
Your fall decor can be subtle, just a few touches of warmth (think baskets,
wood, fall stems, and throws) that play so nicely with chippy whites.
What if you find a great chair with spindles but want to paint it white? How
do you paint spindles without losing your mind? Find out How to paint a spindle chair, as well as how to give the painted chair a little chippy distressing.
Related DIYs:
Thrifty tip for upholstered pieces
This antique chair was purchased from a yard sale for $25. It was in rough
shape, but the lines and carving were too beautiful to pass up. I thought I'd
be able to recover it myself, haha! See the thousands of grommets? And the
seat cushion filled with horsehair that's falling out? Read on for my thrifty
solution.
How did I afford to have this chair professionally recovered? I brought in a
chenille bedspread, and purchased 3 yards of blue and white ticking. When you
provide your own fabrics, most upholsterers will only charge you for labor. I
felt that $350 was well worth it for a stunning chair that I'll be able to
hand down to my kids.
So what makes this chair chippy? In this case, it isn't paint. I left the wood
alone and just cleaned it. It's old, weathered, and yes, slightly chippy in
places where the stain has worn off. I think it's just perfect!
Related DIYs:
Chippy white dressers
I may have a thing for dressers and cabinets, along with chairs 😄 Mr DIY is
always saying, "How many hutches do you have now?" Notice he doesn't say
"we"...they're definitely all mine!
Here's another dresser I painted to give it a antique look. This beauty was on
the curb, up the hill and around the corner. My darling Mr DIY hoofed it home
on a furniture dolly 😇❤ Oh how I love that man! Read all my tips for
How to make a newish dresser look old here.
Related DIYs:
-
How to update the padding on a wood stool
-
Sew a ruffled stool cover in 3 easy steps
-
Weathered antique sign from a printable poster (free print for subscribers)
Chippy spindles
I adore spindles. Whether they're on furniture or not, there are just so many
ways to use spindles to fill your home with charm!
I've cut spindles off old chairs that I've found (that are too far gone to
save), and crafted with them. See
How to chippy old spindles in minutes here and several ideas for using spindles in home decor projects.
White chippy spindle bench
While walking one morning, I spotted a chippy bench at the curb. After
squealingwith glee, I convinced Mr DIY to haul it home, and together we turned
it into the sweetest little dog bed for Millie! I sewed a vintage style ruffle
for the front. Does Millie sit there? Well no. She has to be bribed to jump up
😩 so during our latest move, we took it apart. The back piece with all the
spindles is waiting in our storage unit for another project!
Related DIYs:
Chippy white apothecary cabinets
If you love vintage, you'll know these pieces are like unicorns! Long ago, Mr
DIY and I visited an antique store and he bought me a little 6-drawer cabinet.
It wasn't cheap at $50, and I've been wanting to paint it white ever since
lol! I finally got up my nerve last year, and gave the piece a chippy white
paint treatment, along with new hardware. Isn't she cute?
That same year is when Dollar Tree was selling their little wood drawers. I
bought a set of six and turned them into a vintage-style apothecary cabinet.
You can watch the short video tutorial
HERE, and see it styled in the image below.
Related DIYs:
Chippy white window
I have loved this chippy arched window ever since Mr DIY brought it home. The
church where he worked was replacing their side windows. They were going to
toss the old ones (the chippy good ones!). Without even telling me he brought
two windows home in the back of our Tahoe. The piece I have is just the top
portion because the windows were 9 foot tall! They lay in our backyard over
the winter, and the glass broke during a freeze. I've used this window in 4
houses and I haven't done a thing to it! I'm also kicking myself that I sold
one of the full size windows!
Chippy white candleholder
Some of you saw this project I did last year for Pinterest Challenge. I turned
a
Reproduction sugar mold into a candle centerpiece. These molds are easy to give a chippy white look to with paint. You dry
brush the paint on, heavier in some sections, and once dry use a scraper to
drag off some of the paint.
White chippy trunk turned coffee table
I found this beat up wood trunk at the thrift store for $4. After a couple
coats of white paint, a little distressing and some new legs, it makes a great
coffee table for a small space! Notice that I didn't paint over the cute
hardware, but left it rusty and natural. I'm still debating whether I stain
the legs or paint them white... what would you do?
Chippy white stool
You guys, I could keep going but I'll stop with this little counter stool. I
scored it on Marketplace for $10. I used my
chippy candle trick
before painting it white, which allowed for some effortless heavy distressing
and chipping.
Related DIYs:
Cindy of County Road 407
is next on this chippy journey of love, she is sharing ways she uses her
chippy pieces at the farmhouse. I hope you'll visit all the links below!
Don't forget ❤ Pin to save
bringing beauty to the ordinary,
Cindy, You have so many stunning pieces. I love your woods and white combinations. I also want to say that I'm sorry for your mom's passing. I've been so out of touch the last few weeks. I wish you peace and comfort during this time of sorrow. Have a blessed week.
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