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Loveland businesses capitalize on trendiness of 'shabby chic'

17.05.12

Furniture that looks like it's been around the block a few times is driving a fashion trend responsible for at least three new Loveland stores in the past year.

"Shabby chic" home décor features items that show obvious signs of wear -- whether they came by them honestly or at the hands of an artist. The fabrics and decorations typically tend toward the feminine.

"The trend started on the West Coast, and it's been going strong for about 10 years," said Vera Murphy, who is opening Vera's House Beautiful at 843 N. Cleveland Ave. on Saturday after successfully selling shabby chic items at an antique mall in south Fort Collins.

Murphy's "vintage vogue shop" in a historic Loveland home is filled with furniture and decorations of all kinds.

The merchandise represents two aspects of shabby chic. Some pieces, such as an old window shutter from France with peeling bluish paint, are presented as-is, with wear from years of use.

More common is the used furniture that Murphy has painted

Source: ReporterHerald.com

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