My ‘new’ vintage dress ~ the repairs
It’s taken a little longer than I’d hoped, but my vintage dress is finally fixed! My retro tortoiseshell cat’s eye sunglasses are from Sunglass Junkie and
It’s taken a little longer than I’d hoped, but my vintage dress is finally fixed! My retro tortoiseshell cat’s eye sunglasses are from Sunglass Junkie and
I went to an Americana day at Horham airfield recently and had a wonderful time. You may have heard me mention the event last week
I’ve been massively inspired by watching Dawn O’Porter’s This Old Thing show on channel 4 for the past few weeks. I know thrifting is nothing
I love the thrifty nature of a makeover project to ‘get the look for less’ and I’m always keen to recycle and renovate old or
Ever since I finished making the new table top for the caravan, the space has become my go-to place to eat meals. It’s especially lovely
Storage is very important in a small space and after having to remove most of my caravan’s interior due to damp, it is in very
Last weekend I had one of the best days out ever: I visited the Mid-Suffolk Vintage Festival on Sunday so I thought I’d share my
Ever since reading Vintage Caravan Style when it was released last month (here’s my book review) I’ve been bursting to get on with my own caravan
After reading Lisa Mora’s new publication Vintage Caravan Style (which I reviewed here) I’ve been thoroughly inspired to crack on with my little vintage caravan
Wow. I have it in my hands right now. Vintage Caravan Style. And blimey, what a book it is! You may remember that I interviewed the lovely
Creating a vintage style bedroom isn’t difficult and shouldn’t have to cost the earth either. In fact, it’s pretty easy if you know how, and
Do you love vintage? Are you a fan of caravans? Does retro rule? Then this is the blog post for you! I am delighted to
And I mean literally. I know it might seem a bit manky or downright gross, but I fished this cake stand out of a skip.
Ever since I framed up a selection Christmas quotes and hung them on my living room walls during the festive period, I’ve been thinking ahead
You won’t believe it but I’ve already been out and about in the ‘fresh air’ this morning for a walk in a frosty winter wonderland.
One of my favourite places to visit and shop is Snape Maltings. I’ve visited this Suffolk destination many times over the years, and I love the vintage
A couple of weeks ago I started planning my birthday party. I usually completely overlook my birthday because I get too excited about Christmas. But
Earlier in the week I shared my ideas for a birthday party via this moodboard, and as you can see I’m planning a red and
So on this wet Wednesday morning, what better to chat to you about than my new ironing board. Honestly, it’s a much more interesting topic than
Patient: “Doctor, doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains”, Doctor: “Pull yourself together”. So today I’m sharing my latest sewing achievement in my little vintage
This week I have made great inroads into using the caravan for its intended purpose as a workshop space – I have made a table.
I’ve finally started what I was most looking forward to doing with my little vintage caravan project – creating a lovely place to sit. Yes,
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a little while will know that a few months ago I bought a caravan! While
Okay this might not be the most interesting subject of a blog post, but it is part of my vintage caravan makeover, so I’ve snapped some photos
You may have noticed in my last blog post about the caravan that there was a roll of carpet plonked in the middle of my seating area. And the even-more eagle eyed of you will have noticed that I’ve painted my inner wheel-arch cover with a dark pink shade. This was in preparation for laying the carpet!
I’ve decided to go for a little ‘design feature’ on one of the walls of my little caravan. I want to wallpaper one wall to
The phrase ‘vintage modern’ has been floating around the vernacular for the last few years, but what exactly does it mean? And how can you achieve the look in your own home?
If you’ve not already read about my new caravan workshop project, please have a read of how I came across my little caravan (and all about
I am starting my new caravan makeover project with a clear out. If you didn’t see my first blog post about my new caravan please
First and foremost, I’d like to welcome all the lovely new visitors from Creative Crafting’s blog tour – I have been waiting for this day for
I thought I’d share a few photos of what I got up to last weekend because I was lucky enough to be treated to a day out at the seaside.
In this hen party series, we have been spoiled-rotten with lots of lovely articles sharing ideas for party themes (check out the links below!) and
Have you noticed that a lot of charity shops are now allocating a good portion of their display space to stocking vintage items? I’ve been
It’s the start of another month (lets hope it’ll continue to be a delightfully sunny one!), and here is this month’s update the on Inspiration Challenge from
I’ve had a bit of a result today when buying a piece of vintage clothing. I spotted a Laura Ashley dress in my local charity
As you know, I’m a thrifty kinda gal and don’t like to buy a whole new wardrobe each season when sometimes just a few key
After putting up my retro pattern wallpaper, I thought I had nearly completed my retro 60s/70s-inspired living room, but I don’t think I’ll ever really be
You may remember that I wrote a blog post last week about this vintage pattern by Simplicity that I found whilst rummaging in my local charity
You may remember this blog post that I wrote when I found my first record box from the vintage vinyl fair at Southwold last year. I
You may remember that I was contemplating a rather massive decision at the start of the year – which wallpaper to use to finish off
As you probably know by now, I am slowly but surely funking up my living room to create a kitsch 50s/60s/70s look and, as Lego
I am pleased to say that I’ve got another freebie for my retro living room design project – an armchair that was on its way
As you probably already know about me, I’m quite thrifty and I like to get a bargain but this one takes the biscuit – I
This past weekend I took a trip to Southwold and luckily enough I stumbled upon a lovely vintage fair that was being held along the
I’ve just been given a new bike! Well, I say new, but what I mean is, new to me – it’s actually a very old bicycle that’s
I’ve spent a bit of time for myself and have had fun repainting an old wooden mirror, and I am very pleased with the result!
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