Rubber and beds!

As time passes by and I start to get a feel for the house I can see my head turning ever so more to the retro side. The house was built in the 1970's and I can see by the things I'm buying and looking at that it will definitely have a 70's feel to the interior.

 I've been looking at flooring for the kitchen and I have been so adamant that I want black and white chequered lino or tiles. I have always wanted it.

Sourced from apartment therapy.

 That was until I found this...COLOURED RUBBER FLOORING!. OH.MY...I love it!. I think it looks very retro, quirky and a little different to the norm.

Sourced from House to Home.



And when the reviews of it say;

 'Hardwearing, easily cleaned and pretty much childproof', who am I to argue. I really like the pink and I'm collecting the Hornsea Fleur collection for the kitchen and I think it goes lovely together.

 What do you think?. My husband says it reminds him of the flooring in a public toilet!. Ha ha! (I still like it).

On another note our bed is being delivered tomorrow!. Yay!. Our first ever king sized bed. Blissful. As you may all remember I desperately wanted an antique brass bed see here
 Not realising how much one was actually going to cost. And as we are keeping costs down my husband said the budget just couldn't allow for an antique bed. Instead I have settled for a new one, just like this;

Benson beds

This is the actual bed we have bought. We paid £199.99 from Benson beds (not very vintage I know!).  I guess that's not too bad. And its nearly as nice as an old one....nearly.

 Lauren x

Today I have been designing the master bedroom. I have been imagining it in my head for over 12 months. I know exactly what I want and I will search to the ends of the earth to find each and every thing.

I am hoping to achieve an ecelectic mix of vintage, floral prints and art deco furntiure.

Firstly...I NEED A BRASS BED!. And no, I do not mean a mass produced flimsy, squeaky modern one. It HAS to be vintage, antique..OLD.

I am in love, love, love with 1930's art deco furniture and really want it for our bedroom. It really does have a beautiful, dramatic feel to it.

I found these art deco bedside tables at a garage sale. We paid £30 for the pair. And they are pretty amazing. I'm going to stack books and a lamp each on them.

Here are a few other peices of furniture I would like for our bedroom.

I may or may not paint our the furniture in our bedroom. I will need to see how the dark wood looks against the room, either way it is going to look stunning.

I would love a chintzy floral wallpaper. Bright, bold and very kitsch.

This is just the start...I am now thinking of flooring, window attire, lighting and many more little touches. Of course I will keep you posted of my progress =) Apologies for a rushed post, I have three tired babies but was desperate to share and store all my ideas.

Lauren x