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…
I’ve been shortlisted for a Cosmopolitan Blog Award!
Well, last week I received the most amazing news that I have been shortlisted for a prestigious Cosmopolitan Magazine Blog Award for this blog! Not just nominated, but shortlisted! Pleased was an understatement. I was and still am flippin’ overjoyed!…
Fashion Friday: A 1960s style plum mini dress and chunky knit
It’s Friday again, it soon comes around doesn’t it? I’m enjoying wearing my autumn fashion and this week I’m loving my new, vintage 1960s style plum mini dress. It is from Primark and has a real 1960s vibe to it.…
National Wallpaper Week: A Nostalgic Girl’s Room with vintage wallpaper
It is National Wallpaper Week this week, and as you know I love my vintage wallpaper. Three of our rooms have the original 1950s/60s paper still on the walls, something we fell in love with when we first looked around…
Get The Look: A Vintage Nursery
Today we have a look at a really cute boy’s room, adorned with vintage treasure! To be honest this could be a girl’s room too and it makes the perfect vintage nursery. The home belongs to Hayley McPhun from Pigeon…
Vintage Colour Inspiration: Red
For my latest post in my Vintage Colour Inspiration series, I am sharing the colour red. I love red as it is such a strong colour, plus there are a lot of mid century items out there in this shade.…
5 ways to give your home a vintage autumn feel
Even though it has been warm of late, you can still feel autumn in the air. The misty mornings, all those cobwebs that I keep walking into and the yearly obsession with finding conkers has arrived, as has the need…
Fashion Friday: A vintage monochrome dress perfect for the office
I love autumn and winter for fashion. I love wrapping up warm, wearing hats and long boots although I hate the rain and snow (as it tends to ruin my boots!). This week I have been embracing this, and enjoyed…
Turning Back the Vintage Clocks this Autumn
Remember that feeling of when, as a child you started the new year at school? Full of anticipation with shiny new shoes and a packed pencil case, full of tales of a glorious summer holiday in 6 weeks of hot sun. Well…
DIY Tutorial: Vintage Mosaic Tiled Letters
I originally wrote this DIY tutorial for Mother’s Day this year, but you could make these letters all year round, and will also make a great Christmas present. Using vintage plates and cups that have been chipped or cracked, you…
Create a simple wall art collage
I have a lot of art hanging on the walls, so much so that I have had to create collages to show them all off. This for some, can be tricky; positioning them all in the right place can feel…
A Modern Vintage starburst clock, perfect for our children’s playroom
I love a starburst clock in my home, in fact we have 3 currently and until recently had a lot more. At the top of the stairs we used to have a cluster of 3 which appeared as a Styling…
