I picked this little beauty up off ebay today! I've been having a massive sort out, and needed a nice storage/display cabinet for the boudoir. I had a moment of madness and just bought it - it was one of those gut reaction things.
Just think...you pay £100 for a solid wood vintage darling like this but if you bought new you'd have a super flimsy, rattly bit of rubbish. It's a win win - quality craftsmanship, environmentally sound and something I'll still have when I'm 90 as it won't date!
It looks a little Ye Olde Inn at the mo but I have big plans for it. I'm going to paint it a nice grungy neutral then wallpaper the back of the display shelves in a fab wall paper, or I'll paint a nice pattern or illustration to work with the displayed items. I love natural shades with patterns and colours that pop. A bit like my cards I guess. I'll show you the after when it's done.
4 comments:
just gorgeous! big, huge, ginourmous fan of ebay furniture! I know its going to look amazing when you have worked your magic! lucky I can't lurk you on ebay, such a good find!! x
I can't wait to get started - only a slight prob with me having no time, as we're in the throws of a rainy summer holiday.
What on earth are you doing with the kids? I've run out of ideas and it's only week 2 in the Big Brother house!
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arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr mine are still wee mites so entertained with spoons, pans and lots of bashing, or junk modelling, or the house work, or mummy's funny faces! I only have a few years left of that I imagine! I realy really want to go wild swimming!! where do you go? x
oh no just got message really late....been busy fiddling with vintage dressers and painting hallways (wheeze, wheeze)!
Check out Marbury Park Lido, try googling it. You'll have a seizure when you see it it's so gorgous and 50's, and another seizure when you get in the water (it's not heated!)
I love it though, and have become quite accustomed to swimming in sub zero temperatures.
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