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Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Topsham, Devon and beautiful furniture

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 Just got back from a quick trip to Devon to see family, friends and the sea. And of course a bit of coastal town charity shopping! ...
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Wednesday, 22 August 2012

More fifties fake French furniture...

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 This 1950's wardrobe from the Walnut Cabinet works was the find of the week. It's in the more rare walnut veneer finish and...
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Colourman Milk Paint from the UK review

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 I wasn't holding out much hope for this paint being any good. It's not milk paint as we know it as it comes ready mixed. But I wa...
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Saturday, 11 August 2012

Ooh la la!

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 Okay, this isn't the post I had planned! By now I was hoping to have test driven my UK milk paint but it arrived while I was out and...
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Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Mirror mirror on the wall...

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 A friend had admired my hall of mirrors and couldn't believe it when I told her the large one was plastic so I said I'd look out ...
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Saturday, 4 August 2012

Friday Fleamarket Finds

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I'm intending to try out the British made milk paint to see how, if at all, it compares to the Canadian  variety. Presently, I'...
Thursday, 2 August 2012

Remember this?

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Remember this 1930's Lebus dressing table in a sorry state?   Paint falling off amongst other ailments and home to the largest spid...
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Thursday, 26 July 2012

Vintage Barbola mirror restored!

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 Thanks to Maggie for her suggestion of replacing the convex glass on this boot sale find with another vintage mirror! I did just that wit...
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Sunday, 22 July 2012

Sunday booty

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 Well, the mother of all boot sales did not disappoint. In fact I managed two. The first is held in a farmers field in a village outside Y...
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Saturday, 21 July 2012

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside...

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 Just come back from a few days in Whitby on the Yorkshire coast. Ten of my family shared this fabulous Victorian house with five bedroom...