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,…
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…
