Showing posts with label Cath Kidston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cath Kidston. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Homemade home; Bedroom 1

We are now just about in week 6 of our refurbishment of our house and to be honest its been a very slow few weeks. 


We have decided to try and finish the twins bedroom before my husband goes back to work from his Christmas break. This is the room that needs the least work. Just wallpaper stripping, re plastering walls and ceiling and moving the light (All the lights in the house are in very strange places so we are having them centred).
 We have also sanded back the wood floors ready to be painted.

Before 



After



 The floorboards sanded back



All ready I feel like the room looks better, especially now that artex ceiling has gone!. Cannot wait to start decorating. Soon as the wallpaper arrives, its going to be the cutest boys bedroom. I have chosen Cath Kidston 'Vintage cars' for the boys room.

Vintage cars wallpaper by Cath Kidston


I think its fits in  perfectly with  my vintage, British theme.

I have picked up a lovely little paper lantern shade, from Homebase, for the twins room. My brother had one when we were children and I love them!. Simple, inexpensive and they look lovely!


2d planes lantern £3.99 Homebase

I  must get some pictures of the furniture bought. A beautiful gentleman's wardrobe and a 1930's chest of drawers that someone has painted yellow, very badly!. I am going to sand it back very slightly so it looks distressed. Fingers crossed the first room will be finished before January 3rd...Watch this space!.


 Lauren x

Monday, 30 May 2011

A little inspiration.

After a friend asked me the other night, ' How would you describe Poppy-Lauren vintage?', I asked how he would describe it.

He said 'French, boudoir, shabby chic'
This is not how I imagine the boutique to be.

So..this got me thinking.

I want my house and the things in it to have a bygone feel, which is the inspiration for all the peices I collect for Poppy-Lauren. I love to pick up objects and imagine their previous owners and I always just go for things I like and would want in my house.

My Loves: Vintage housewife images, Bunting, Wooden spoons, Rolling pins, Glass jars, Chintz china, 1930's music, crochet blankets, Cath Kidston, Mrs Beeton's cookery books, Teapots, Cupcakes, Ticking 50's clocks, Flowers in jam jars, Lace, Wingback arm chairs, Antique furntiure.

Here are a few images I found online that I really love. Thank you to the websites for sharing such pretty images!