• Art Deco,  home and interiors,  homewares

    Adding Vintage Touches To Your Home

    Your home is a reflection of you, your style and your taste. But whilst for many, an ultra modern home is the target, with everything gleaming and new, some people (me included) look towards the styles of the past when they are creating their ideal living space. I live in a Victorian mid terraced house that is celebrating its 124th birthday this year. We were very lucky when we moved in, many of the period features were still in place, including original doors with the original rim locks still in place and the pigs ear hand rail on the stairs. Other features had unfortunately disappeared, the large sash windows had…

  • accessories,  Lifestyle,  travel,  Vintage

    Currently Loving: Vintage Luggage

    Vintage luggage is my current obsession. I love the idea of using a piece of luggage whilst you are traveling and making new adventures, and knowing that, once upon a time, someone else may have done exactly the same. Who knows what adventures your luggage may have had, what sights it might have seen, which airports it might have traveled through. The whole idea of vintage suitcases and vanity cases are that they bring a touch of romance to your travels. The great news is that it is relatively easy, and fairly cheap to pick up vintage luggage. Junk and antique shops, vintage fairs, and even charity shops seem to…

  • home and interiors,  homewares,  Lifestyle,  Vintage

    Classic French Interiors style with Dandelion Interiors

    When it comes to interior style, my tastes definitely move towards vintage and classic looks. I love the idea of pieces that take their inspiration from the past, and have a range of eclectic vintage pieces that have been picked up from antique shops, vintage fairs and junk shops. But sourcing vintage inspired pieces takes time, and can also take serious money, so it is always lovely to find a brand that sells pieces that have that authentic feel, but take out all the leg work. Dandelion Interiors is just such a brand. Dandelion Interiors have a wonderful range of homewares and furniture that have been specially curated for the…

  • celebrities,  Entertainment,  fashion,  music,  style,  Vintage

    P is for Paloma Faith

    I’m spending the evening trying to persuade my hubby that the best birthday present I could receive this year would be Paloma Faith tickets for her June 7th gig at the O2. It would be true to say I’m more than a little obsessed with the singer, her sublime voice is the sort that could sell you a nursery rhyme, whilst her style combines the best of the quirky, the unique and the decidedly retro, sort of what would happen if Rita Hayworth had been combined with Minnie Mouse. Even when we consider all the beautiful and stylish, and mega talented female singers we have on the music scene at…

  • fashion,  High street,  shopping,  style,  Vintage

    Laura Ashley – Vintage gorgeousness with 30% off

    Fabulous frocks and exquisite quality are all hallmarks of Laura Ashley, which is why the offer of 30% off is just too good to miss. I’ve been trawling the offers this morning, and have to say how much I love the vintage inspired pieces that Laura Ashley always has as part of its collection. Last season I was besotted by the dress with the beach huts that looked like vintage 50s attire from the wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn, this season I just adore the stamp print dress with the black and red colour way. But there are so many other vintage inspired pieces, from 60s colour blocking, to Alexa Chung…