Ideal Homes- Show Us Your New Purchases!

[wendy james]

New measuring cups/mini serving bowls.

[Cerise]

Cute!

[Heebie Jeebie]

[viggy]

I love that Heebs

[Margo]

Ooh Heebie, that’s lovely!

I have various versions of sunburst clocks in my storage, each awaiting restoration. I did one and sold it straight away. They’re terribly popular

[Heebie Jeebie]

I love them so much. I'm also getting an Ercol sofa from my aunt and uncle who are downsizing, and possibly also an armchair and/or footstool. They originally belonged to my parents when they first got married and will need to be reupholstered but that's even more exciting as I will be able to choose the fabric

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[Derek Nimmo]

How lovely Heebie!

[wendy james]

Love the clock!

[Toast]

I love the clock and the chair, Heebie. How lovely to have the sofa and/or footstool too.

[Rosa]

Ooh, I can't wait to see the Ercol pieces once reupholstered!

S and I went to the Paula Rego exhibition at Tate Britain a little while ago, and he fell in love with The Dance. I ordered a small custom framed print for his birthday (which was yesterday, but annoyingly it didn't arrive until today!). He doesn't know I bought it for him and probably thinks I was a bit tight with gifts. Anyway, I've hung it in the corner of the sitting room and I think it looks good there. However, his powers of observation are so poor I predict a week before he notices.

[Marth]

I love that Rosa. I went also, and was so blown away by the astuteness of the expressions on the faces she paints. Sideways glances, hooded looks, knowing looks. Really so amazingly well observed.

[emma_p]

The colours of the two prints look great together.

I'm coveting your blinds again too, they are so lovely - are they the JL ones?

[Rosa]

She's amazing, Marth.

The other print is also a Tate custom one, but I bought it a couple of years ago. It's Georgia O'Keeffe's Radiator Building - Night, New York.

And yes, those are John Lewis blinds, in one of their cheapest fabrics (cotton blend furnishing fabric). That colour is Flint, and I have a slightly lighter one, Smoke, in the master bedroom. I've been so pleased with them.

[emma_p]

Thank you for the details Rosa! They do look perfect. I'm going to book appointment. George can finally say goodbye to the rabbit blinds

[Cerise]

I picked up this sewing box from FB marketplace. I need something to hide all my craft crap in the lounge. It won’t stay next to the bookcase but there’s a mound of craft crap where it needs to go!

[wendy james]

What’s it like inside?

[Cerise]

It has one removable tray. The enthusiastic side of me plans to tart it up a bit as it varies in colour but the realistic me knows I probably won’t!

[lazzbo]

Ooh I like that, very classy.

[Marth]

That's a lovely interesting find, Cerise. I got a bog standard one for a few quid when I worked at the Hospice (they had staff jumblies) and painted it bright yellow. It still makes me happy.

[Cerise]

Oh that’s lovely too!

Such a lucky find, I think. I offered £10 under asking and she agreed. And it was only 3 minutes from home.