BEAUTIFUL DECORATIVE IDEAS: August 2011

Love this idea from Clean & Sensible:

Love this mirror collection featured on Oh Hello Friend:

Love this homemade art from Lemon Tree Creations:

Love these Rustic Rope Shelves from Imperfectly Polished:

And this from Tobi Fairley:

 And this from Two Shades of Pink, such a cute gift

Love these two clever storage ideas from Remodelahotic:

DESIDERATA

This is an amazing poem which I grew up with and has always made so much sence to me on how to live my life...

I hope you find it as inpiring as I always have. x

MASTER BEDROOM: New Bed!

ur new bed has now completely arrived... yesterday it arrived but with the incorrect slats to go inside, so one (very late) night was finished sleeping on the floor on our mattress... which was OK and I give The Sleep Room their dues, today their customer service was top notch, I was dealing with a specific girl, called Annabelle, who was friendly, polite and helpful, and, unlike so many customer service departments, what she said she was going to do she actually did and she got the replacement slats out to me today and the incorrect ones collected. She really did go above and beyond and I was genuinely impressed. Makes me completely forget that anything went wrong in the first place. I so wish other companies would take a leaf out of their book. End of the day, mistakes happen, its human nature, it really is true that is how the aftermath is dealt with and what lessons are learnt which really count. I would recommend these people to anyone, they clearly genuinely care for and value their customers. Any enough of talking.... time for photos...

So this is where we were at before....

This was our unexpected in-between stage, just for the record...

  Our Beautiful new bed with just the mattress and featherbed....

And with base sheet (Tescos)....

And with first set of pillows (in Tescos finest Pillowcases)...

And with bedset (Costco) probably the softest cotton I have ever felt and absolute bargain at under £30 per set...

With quilt....

Final finishing touches beauty shot...

LOVE OUR BED!!! Sweet dreams one and all! xx

Fantastic Life Poem found on Facebook...

SHOPPING: Vintage fair delights (August 2011)

So many lovely bits and pieces from the vintage fair today (had to miss out two photos for the moment as they are for friends birthdays in August but will post them once I've given them)...