Secondhand scores...

Crazy week. Finished stripping the master bedroom ceiling tiles, got some more paint on the Edwardian wardrobe, (though it's still not finished,) came up with an excellent new business idea, (this is a weekly occurrence) and sold my original dining room dresser. Instantly. So it's all good.

I'll spare you shots of the ceiling as it's looking awful. I still have to rectify the mobility issue but I've been far too busy. There are blood spots all over the ceiling from my poor skinned knuckles. CSI Hitchin would have a field day if I disappeared.

I will share with you my chazzing/booting finds for the last month or so.

More white stoneware to pretty up the new dresser. Because you can never have too much. Despite what my husband says.

I have two of these platters with the teal green colour now. I feel a collection coming on. The blue and white is much more common.

I'm loving that stained crazing on it. I don't mind if things are chipped or cracked which means I can get them for pennies.

A lovely printed crate...

And this blanket/bedspread. It seems to be hand made. It must have been somebodies lifes work!
Is it called an Afghan?

Again, it's not perfect, it has a few rust marks and has unravelled near the edge in a few places but I don't like precious things. They stress me out.

Especially with these guys around...

 

They've been enjoying the fact that the kitchen has turned into an adventure playground with all the excess furniture to climb on. 

Bad Bobby thinks he's so cute. I'm glad someone else around here appreciates crates.

One thing I bought on eBay is this...

It hasn't arrived yet so this was the eBay picture. It has lovely rusty iron legs and an old wooden top. I thought it would be nice for the garden.

But it does this...

And I was baffled as to why.

I wondered if it was some sort of sewing machine base? Do any of you know what it is?

Well I figured it out in the end. It's lost its working parts but it would have looked something like this once upon a time...

A folding mangle!

I think it'll look great with a few flower pots on it.

A few last pictures of the amazing skies we've had this week...

This is the view from the bathroom window.

Today is an optimum eBay listing day as it'll be pay day when a seven day listing ends. I'm staying in the warm and dry, clearing out some junk.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.