Nothing finishes your home like a wonderful front door. Whether your style is modern, vintage, or somewhere in between you will love some of my favourite choices here. But first my own door. We bought this 1930s door locally and…
Today I have teamed up with Distinctive Chesterfields to share our top 12 Great British iconic designs that you and I collect today and were “must have” items in the past. I personally am lucky enough to have quite a few of…
I am a self confessed social media geek. I love using it, reading articles on it and I also train people on it, showing them how it will help grow their business. I now have over 90,000 followers across all…
It is Father’s Day this weekend so I thought I’d create easy to make bunting to hang up for the day. We have a beam in our kitchen (I say beam, it is actually a boxed in RSJ put up…
Regular readers of my blog and social media sites will know that I grew up with tins. From the mid 1970s, my parents ran a successful tinware business designing many familiar tins that we all had growing up and now…
I am one busy woman, sometimes I wonder though how productive I actually am. Running the National Vintage Wedding Fair takes up a whole heap of my time, then I have my freelance writing, this blog, managing my own and…
I don’t know about you, but I sit at my desk for at least 6 hours a day and I know that when I had a more corporate job, I worked at it for over 10 hours! Lighting the room…
Yes, I realise that it is half way through 2016 but the blogging world is changing so fast, that I thought I’d share my thoughts on what to expect for the rest of 2016 and beyond. I have now been…
The last few weeks have been really hectic what with managing two wedding fairs and spraining my foot (ouch) so I have hardly had any time to go thrifting! I have also been immersed in my new articles for Reloved…
You could say that I have a thing for cushions. It is OK to not have room to sit on a sofa due to all the plumped up cushions and throws, right? But how should you display them to create effortless…
I am in the process of getting organised! Now don’t get me wrong, I love an ordered home but when you live with two young children, a husband that doesn’t feel the need to put things back in the right…
Photo by Kayla Stark – Look for eclectic living room design inspiration I am loving this weeks room as it has a real retro eclectic vibe to it. It is a 1970s living room in New Orleans and owned by…
I love the 1960s. I love the fashion, the interiors, the music and well basically, the sense of hope and optimism that was abundant at the time. We were sending men to the moon, we were wearing skirts shorter ever…
Anyone who loves fashion won’t have failed to notice Kate Middleton’s boho style seen on her recent trip to India and Bhutan. She has embraced a relaxed modern vintage, late 60s/70s style with paisleys, patchwork cottons, long earrings and maxi dresses with…
The Chesterfield sofa really does represent true British heritage; our long-standing tradition of beautiful pieces, created at an unprecedented level of fine craftsmanship and detail. When I think of a Chesterfield I think of gentlemens clubs but also cosy snugs with beamed…
When two interior trends come together in one piece of furniture! Ever since Pantone announced their colour of the year as Rose Quartz (pale pink) and Serenity (pale blue) I have seen a huge rise of pastels out on the…
The Festival of Vintage is back next weekend at York Racecourse and I am so excited to share that I will be there on the Saturday. And not selling or just shopping (although I bet I will be definitely doing…
