Tag Archives: kitchen
1950′s cabinet makeover – my new craft station
We are getting a reputation. For junk loving. (The good kind of junk… I mean, rubbish kind of junk… the kind of junk that ISN’T in your trunk… well, it may be from someone’s trunk, but not THAT kind of … Continue reading
Our recycled kitchen – a makeover from new to old
Around this time last year I posted that my dearly beloved had ripped out the kitchen due to us finding a retro cooker that we wanted to install. It just felt rude to bung such a nice nostalgic beast in … Continue reading
Posted in Finding things, Our recycled home
Tagged kitchen, kitchen makeover, old, recycled, retro, thrifty, vintage
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Ooh yes, a bit of formica…
I would love to be able to reveal our transformed kitchen but sadly it is still in flux, the last few bits seem to be just taking forevs. But here’s a couple of swatches of what we are trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Finding things, Our recycled home
Tagged 1950's, bookcase, enamel, formica, kitchen, retro, table
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That time we drove 12 hours to go to a car boot sale
We went to France ten days ago and, I swear, we didn’t have a clue where we were going or what to do there except that I had seen a snippet online; “the Vendee’s biggest flea market“, and being so … Continue reading
Now we’re cooking with gas…
You may remember that upon moving into this home we did a quick and dirty makeover on our hideous kitchen- EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO TO THIS DAY. We were going to leave it in this shabby chic glory… but then … Continue reading
