Ive had these antique shoes for years now, and I always wonder how they came to arrive in England as they originate from New York! They are handmade and inside in gold writing it says "Sommers in...
If ever I go to an antique fair or shop I always look out for old crumbling gilt mirrors and frames. I dont mind if the gilt is damaged and dulled by age, in fact I often like it better that way. I t...
Hello everyone! Sorry to have not been blogging recently but work is really really busy at the moment.Just had to post the exciting news about Rachel Ashwells new collaboration with House of Fraser a...
Today Ive been tidying up and putting my new Laura Ashley duvet set on my bed. I really like all-white bedlinen at the moment, and Ive liked this new bedding set for ages-it looks really French and a...
Just a continuation of things I like from yesterday, although clogs and cane is a weird combination that has nothing to do with the other!!The first photo is a still from the set of Marie Antoinette....
Hi everyone-hope youve all had a good week. Ive just seen that people have left me some kind comments, so I shall attempt again to try and visit you all, although please bear with me as Blogger is ba...
Hi everyone-hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Today I am procrastinating, fiddling about doing everything I can not to get round to the work I should be doing having left it all till last minut...
Just thought Id post some inspiring images from one of my favourite designers Kate Forman. I love her designs and always really look forward to each yearly publication of her new catalogue.Sadly I do...
Hi everyone-hope you are all well.Weve still been really busy here DIY-ing and tidying up. Now that weve finally got the oven and all the wood for the kitchen out of the dining room I put down the Au...
Hi everyone, hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Just wanted to show you a classic case of diversion tactics here-what do you do when you are 80% done on one kitchen makeover? You start another m...
Hello again-hope you are all well! Who would have believed our kitchen would still be only 75% completed! We finally had the cooker installed and it looks really nice against the grey Cornforth White...
As you may know, we have been renovating our kitchen on a tiny budget. And one of the things I have most enjoyed doing is scouring the web for inspiration photos of beautiful kitchens!The elements I ...
Just wanted to show you my latest bargain buy- my Hector style porcelain lamp which only cost £27.98! Ive always liked these classic Hector lamps (as theyre known by retailers), but at £120 from plac...
Well, really sorry for the long delay-work has been very hectic! Needless to say, we are still plodding along with our kitchen makeover, only managing to get little bits done when all the other payin...
Well, we are still continuing our kitchen makeover, although the good news is that the top half is completely finished!All the wall sockets have been replaced with polished chrome ones which look muc...
There hasnt been any major progress to report yet on our kitchen makeover, although the ceiling and walls have all been re-painted. The ceiling was just done in Dulux brilliant white and the walls in...
We (as always I mean the OH by this) have been making progress with our kitchen makeover! The OH has broken things down into small stages, so as the top cupboards and fireplace are all staying as the...
After much deliberation weve finally decided upon our colour-Cornforth White! The name is a little misleading, as it doesnt look white at all, instead its a sort of very flat, light grey. Its quite a...
Just when I think I have decided upon a paint colour for my kitchen cabinets I change my mind again! I have got just about every paint card from all the posh paint companies, and I have tried out so ...
Well, major progress has been made, although our kitchen is still in major chaos! All of yesterday was spent removing the old worktops and fitting the new granite ones. Thankfully, thankfully they al...
Our house is a dumping ground at the moment for all the bits and pieces weve been buying for the kitchen makeover....It looks nothing like the first inspiration photo of a beautiful Plain English kit...
My all-time favourite Farrow & Ball paintcolour is one that is not easy to get hold of these days-Chartwell Green. Its a colour from a range that F&B did about eight years ago and since disco...
Just a photo of the fridge-in-progress so far! Its now had all of its coats of Almond Cream spray paint, now all we have to do is attach the cream edging strips over the scooped out handle parts and ...
Typical-yesterday we ran out of spraypaint and needed one more can to complete our fridge-freezer makeover!The cream paint actually went on very well over the green paint-its only the sides that need...
We have finished spraying the dishwasher and washing machine chrome and tomorrow the fridge freezer will hopefully be re-sprayed cream! The washing machine and dishwasher look much better now as they...
I thought it would be interesting to show you the 'if money were no object' cooker of my choice for the limited space we have in our kitchen-the 60cm mini Aga! Can you see what prompted me to buy the...
Today we are in the midst of a kitchen makeover-we've been spraying our washing machine and dishwasher chrome. They still need a few more coats, so I thought I'd look back at one of the first makeove...
I'm looking forward to the next part of the kitchen makeover: re-spraying the fridge, and spraying the dishwasher and washing machine for the first time!The fridge is going to be re-sprayed in the cr...
Today I am quite pleased because I have found a £24 bargain-a striped linen blind that is just the right size for my very wide kitchen window! You can see it in the second photo-it's a 100% linen ble...
I love Peonies at this stage before they fully open up! I have them planted in my garden but they didn't flower last year, so I'm hoping they do this year!Our new oven is still in the packaging await...
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