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…
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,…
