5 ways to create a springtime vintage bedroom
As spring is just around the corner, it is the perfect time to sort through your home, declutter and then create a new space that is light and fresh. When I used to work in home retail, the next few…
Carltonware money boxes – new collection alert!
I don’t need any new collections. Fact. I have too many already but I can clearly see a new one forming! I received this ceramic piggy bank for Christmas which is made by Carltonware in the 1960s/70s. I love the…
10 For A Tenner: Vintage Mother’s Day Gifts
As a mummy I love Mother’s Day- being spoilt rotten, breakfast in bed and hopefully a small vintage gift. Last year I was a lucky mummy as I received a Nutribullet (used daily since) but this year I’m working, curating…
Orange and Blue 1960s vintage style from Next
As you know I love to feature vintage style items not just true vintage, however I tend to prefer the originals. A reproduction piece has to have something about it to win me over to be honest, so when this…
Vintage Brooch Club for Mother’s Day
Want to treat your vintage loving mummy this year? Mother’s Day is just round the corner (6th March to be exact) and what better way to surprise her than with a handpicked vintage brooch? Vintage Brooch Club is back after…
6 small changes to improve your day and your lifestyle
As February draws on, it is a hard time of the year to feel positive. Quite a few people recently have told me that this is the month that they feel down, poorly and well, just a bit bleugh! As…
Courtney Love’s collaboration with Nasty Gal: Are you ready to be …
In the early 1990s, we rocked the underwear as outerwear look courtesy of Courtney Love and her Hole bandmates. It was totally normal to wear a pink silk cami (literally a pink silk cami not a vest top that looked…
The World of Charles and Ray Eames – The Barbican – London
Now I’ve been (alas) too busy to get to the Charles and Ray Eames exhibition at the Barbican but thankfully fellow vintage lover, Vintage BE has, so today she is sharing it with us. This exhibition is clearly for any…
10 for a tenner: vintage kitchenware
I’ve been browsing the net so you don’t have to! Here are some of my favourite pieces of vintage kitchenware on Etsy this week…all for under a tenner! Simply click on the photo to take you through to the sale…
Spring bulbs in vintage tin planters
I love hyacinths, in fact I love all spring bulbs. So much so, that we buy more and plant more every year. A few years ago, my hubby and I bought 500 spring bulbs each to give for our anniversary…
10 things I have learnt about being teetotal
I have now been booze free for 397 days…a whole year and more! At the start of 2015, I knew that I wanted to give up for a year but didn’t want to say that out loud, knowing that 12…
Pots and Pans, and Orla Kiely fans!
Firstly before we begin can we give my husband a big round of applause for coming up with this title! So as you know I do love a bit of Orla Kiely. It’s odd as I don’t usually go for…
High Street vintage reproduction: yay or nay?
There are a lot of vintage inspired homewares out there on the high street and I mean A LOT. Now you may say this is a great thing, as it is a great entry into vintage for the masses, or you…
5 ways to organise your children’s rooms
I often get asked how my house is so tidy especially my children’s rooms as when they appear here or on Instagram, they tend to be picture perfect. Well let me let you into a little secret – they are…
Vintage Brooch Club
Hey we all love a vintage brooch don’t we? I have so many, that I’ve decided for one month only (just in time for Valentine’s Day) to launch Vintage Brooch Club. For only £7.00 you can join the club and…
My favourite vintage inspired cushions
This week I did a photo shoot in the most amazing house in Manchester. It was filled with amazing vintage, beautiful coloured sofas and packed with fun, kitsch homewares without any of it looking kitsch at all! The one thing…
Vintage Christmas Bauble Tree
This is my favourite thing in my Christmas digital book, Style Your Vintage Party – Christmas. This is so simple too as all you need is a glue gun! I have chosen to use a blackboard which sits in a vintage…
