Making a vintage wreath more vintage!
I recently found a very squashed 1960s/70s vintage wreath in a local junk shop. Once spruced up I felt it needed more vintage-ness added to it to make it look its best. This is something you could even do with…
Orange retro cushions from Hunkydory Home with a vintage feel
I’ve been recently sent some amazing vintage style homewares from Hunkydory Home, an online store who have fully embraced colour and pattern with a real retro vibe to it. I am totally in love with their retro cushions especially. The…
10 perfect Christmas gifts to show you care
I know my blog is about “stuff”. Vintage fashion, homewares, furniture, weddings all equal lovely things, but that’s just it – they are just things. When I first met my husband he showed me that gifts don’t have to cost…
Kate’s Christmas Collection
I love Christmas! I love vintage decorations too and I collect them all year! I cannot resist them, so as I have so many, some are for sale. Here are my decorations up for sale this December. If you want…
My Top Business Tips to achieve more yet work less
I get asked a lot, in fact every week “How do you juggle everything?”. I do manage to cram a lot into my life (running two and a half ltd companies as well as freelance writing and some telly work,…
Vintage Style Christmas Decorations from my favourite Indie stores
This week’s favourite finds for Christmas are all from my favourite online indie shops. All have been lovingly designed or chosen for their great design – whether it be vintage, retro, industrial or kitsch. All of these are on my…
Have a vintage Christmas with Next
Today sees the start of a new series of blogs, showcasing my favourite homewares from High Street retailers – all with a vintage Christmas feel. I am starting with Next, who always have a lovely Christmas department at an accessible…
Fashion Friday: A 1960s velvet vintage dress and Orla Kiely shoes
So last night was the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards in London town. So I had to get dressed up didn’t I in my vintage fashion finery (and good job too as there were so very glamorous folk there)? Firstly though, before…
Style Your Vintage Party – Christmas
As it’s nearly November, it is time to get out my vintage Christmas decorations that I have been buying all year, ready to sell. It is also time to talk about my digital book: Style Your Vintage Party – Christmas.…
Get The Look: A bright, vintage, Scandinavian patterned home
Today’s real home is a lovely one, filled with colourful vintage with a slight Scandinavian feel to it. It belongs to Cathy Locke and her husband Kieran and their daughter Rosina, in Chelmsford, Essex. She runs an online shop filled…
Fashion Friday: Jools Oliver’s Little Bird nostalgic clothing range for Mothercare
I really love the feel of the Little Bird collection, designed by Jools Oliver for Mothercare. It reminds me of the 1970s and what I wore back then! I love the fit and shape of the dresses especially as they…
10 ways to vintage up your housework
Housework doesn’t need to be a vintage free zone! While it is is boring, why not add a vintage feel to your work! 1. Use vintage baskets for storage 2. Use old metal and wooden dustpan and brushes to sweep…
A Flat Pack Backlash: Choose Vintage Furniture!
I wrote this article for Vintage Life magazine many moons ago and it still feels relevant today. Don’t get me wrong, I love stores like IKEA especially some of their reproductions of their original designs form the 1950s and 1960s…
Fashion Friday: An Aubergine Vintage Dress
For Fashion Friday this week I’m wearing a vintage dress which has not fitted for me for years. I always kept it, as it had no major resale value and I liked it. Which is how it should be really…
A pastel coloured dinner party with duckydora & Poole Pottery
It may be autumn but there’s nothing stopping us from dressing our homes in pretty pastels. I have recently been introduced to the handpainted and ethical tableware by duckydora. There ceramics with matching linens are so pretty with their pastel…
Vintage Tins for National Chocolate Week
Last week was National Wallpaper Week and this week it’s the turn of yummy chocolate! Alas I haven’t been sent lots of chocolate to review (this is probably a good thing!) so I thought to celebrate I would share my…
10 ways to wear vintage fashion to the office
I used to wear vintage a lot when I worked in a corporate office. While most of the time I looked wonderful (even if I say so myself!) there was always a fine line between looking great yet professional and being…
