Last week I went to The Festival of Antiques at Peterborough Showground for a vintage shopping trip and bought some orange lovelies! Mostly from the same sellers too! All of these except the Le Creuset pot, came from Holland and sold…
You all know that I love vintage and choose it for my home. However, I also love mixing it with modern and vintage style pieces here and there and I know that you sometimes prefer new pieces that remind you…
Last year I shared the collaboration between the V&A and Oasis, where the retailer designed signature pieces with traditional prints from the museum’s archives. Well last season also saw another collaboration for the V&A with Clarks who are back with another collection that…
I often write about Le Creuset as they are one of the kitchen brands that have stood the test of time. Their saucepans even appeared in my book! But whenever I write about them, I am always talking about the…
Recently my vintage home was featured in a new magazine called Home Style. The magazine is a monthly mag featuring lots of real homes and DIY ideas all really colourful and fun. It also has recipes, styling ideas, advice and…
I spend a lot of time sourcing, buying, restoring and caring for vintage clothing. It used to be my job but now it is more for pleasure, but can be painful if items need extra work. Here are my 10…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
