Thursday 22 November 2007

Dust, dust and more dust....

So we didn't move house but have had a look at revamping Rose Villa so find the third bedroom much need by my youngest son.

I just took a hammer and knocked down the wall between my kitchen and utility area - oh my lord what a mess, what dust, crikey how many bricks, will it ever end.

Now I had to find a man who could put it all back together for me.

Basically, I have split the large third bedroom into a smaller bedroom and 'compact but bijou' bathroom.

Received the compliment off a dear friend who said'it looks as though it's always been this way'. So that's good.

The kitchen mess is still going on. I'll keep you posted.

Saturday 10 November 2007

Moving House - not!

I put Rose Villa on the market for sale as I had found a converted coach house in a former stableyard which I fell in love with ! HA - talk about problems with the neighbours, so after some thought we are now going to stay at Rose Villa and do more work to it.. Aaaagh!

So, last Tuesday the wall was knocked out between the kitchen and a small utility area, so now I have a big kitchen and lots of dust and mess.
The plan is to instal a new kitchen complete with white enamel rustic style sink - not Belfast though - and to also do some work on the over large bathroom upstairs so that we have a smaller bathroom and another bedroom. Tadaaa - no need to move house now...........

Thursday 6 September 2007

First Pinny

When I think of wearing a pinny, I think of my great grandmother,Evie. She always wore a pinny - the type which covered your top as well as from the waist down - and I remember she always had home baked cakes to serve with tea.

So, image how chuffed I was to find a real vintage pinny from the 1950's, complete with a little patch to 'make do and mend' a little hole by the hankie pocket. And it only cost 75p from a charity shop in Upton-upon-Severn.

Oh, my pinny is so cute. It has rows of little flower pots with pink and blue flowers popping up. It's waist tied pinny not a cover all jobbie!

Now, I need to bake the cakes I suppose.

Monday 3 September 2007

New Junk Shop

What great timing! I have a new source of Fluffy Finds in the shape of a junk shop within walking distance of Rose Villa - hurrah!

Today's loot is a pair of lilac barley twist glass candle sticks and a set of four sweet hand painted egg cups with delicate pink and powder blue Forget-Me-Not flowers. No stopping me now, I'm on a run of good luck!

One problem here though, I am not good at understanding how to add my pics to this blog so I can share these lovely vintage booty with you - any ideas please?

Sunday 2 September 2007

Why the Folly Cottage?

The Folly Cottage is what it is - it's a folly - it's pretending to be a cottage but is actually a Victorian terraced house in Malvern, a two minute walk from the common.

I bought the house in 2002 and it was the cheapest and the ugliest house in the row of Victorian terraced cottages. It had aluminium windows and had been stripped internally of all the pretty, charming details - a legacy of the era of 'modernisation' during the 50's but lacking the lovely Retro feel! Basically, it was grotty but affordable.

Welcome

My first posting on this new blog.

Today, I found a luvly 1950's canteen of cutlery with coloured handles on the knives - yep, a la Cath Kidston. And, a sweet little glass decanter with six shot glasses, all decorated with little roses. Makes me feel happy! Pics to follow when I've worked out what to do!