old things make me happy

 

 Some recently found beautiful old things that make my house smiley. The quilt in pic 3 especially makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. 

 I love the way that with second-hand shopping you never have to worry about things matching, they just do, as if by magic. A tea caddy from the 60's looks perfect on a 1950's tray. A miss-matched selection of dinner plates looks awesome on your kitchen table. If you choose it all and you love it all then you can pretty much bet that it'll all look great scattered around your home.

 Now we're on the look-out for record player stand/table. We've got the perfect spot for it, now we just need to get out there and find it.

I got me a house to do up and a credit card burning a hole in my pocket

 Fighting the temptation to buy bits and bobs for a new house we still haven't moved into is hard. We've got plasterers and plumbers to pay before we can spend pennies on 'nice things'. And I have been good, mostly, but yesterday I found myself tapping my card details into the Urban Outfitters' payment page because, to hell with it, they were offering me a whole 12% off. Wow. But to be honest, I'd had my eye on these decorative items for months and the 12% just tipped me over the edge. I mean, £13.56 is £13.56, right? 

Deep down I'm a little worried that this rug will bugger up my eyes

Thanks to this map Edie will not be a clueless idiot like her mum when it comes to where places are. Who knew Denmark was there?

I spend a fortune on frames. But it's worth it for gems like this butterfly print!

 Now I just need some floors and walls to adorn. Tradesmen get your asses in gear or I'll have spent all your money on pretty things.