One way I love spending time is browsing for vintage pieces to add to my home. With technology these days I can browse almost all the time! Ebay can be very addictive as I can just type in something like "French Provincial" or "Vintage" and 100's of things pop up for me to have a good old browse.
The other way to browse is the good old fashion way... in a shop! Op Shops, Junk Shops, Antique Shops, Home Decor Shops... no where is safe for me to be!!! ;)
In the last couple of weeks I have found a few great finds while I have been browsing. The first is this beautiful vintage trunk...
In navy blue, this trunks just fits right on in at Lou's House and Garden. The hardware is fairly rusty in colour but this just adds to the trunk's character. Not only does this trunk look great but is practical too as I can use it as storage.
At the moment I have put the trunk at the end of our bed but I have visions in the future of it becoming a coffee table.
The second vintage find is the pretty blue willow pattern ceramic canister...
I found this one for a whopping $2 at Vinnies! woop woop! It originally must have been used as a canister as it came with a cork lid, but I much prefer to use it as a vase. :)
And my last find that I want to share with you is this cute antique cream stoneware jar...
This was an Ebay find which I really did just stumble across when I was searching for antique marmalade jars. When I saw it I HAD to have it! Two reasons... Daisy is the name of my sweet little pugalier AND Daisy Bank is the name of my Uncle's dairy farm here in NSW.
I haven't been able to find out much about Newton's Creamery but I do know it was a creamery (kind of like a dairy farm I guess?) in the UK back in the 1800's. Cool!
Anyway, hope all you Sydney-siders are enjoying the sun today. Talk soon. xx
