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19 October 2013

A rainbow of colours...

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We just love enamelware, it comes in such a range of shapes, colours & designs. From the plain to the highly decorated, from small jugs to tall coffee makers, utensils, storage boxes, even plates...the list is endless...

LEFT TO RIGHT
Top Line: Blue flower coffee pot, Pink coffee maker, Pink flower coffee pot, Blue pitcher
Second line: Blue check pitcher, White pitcher, Blue jug
Third line:  Red check salt box, Café canister, White salt box
Forth line: Speckled canister, Flower plate, Utensils
 Stand-alone items can look stunning but if your lucky enough to have several, then grouping collections can look equally gorgeous...

Top line: Plain pitchers
Bottom line: (left to right) Plain, Hand-painted, Flowers
 Most pieces were designed for use in the kitchen & are versatile, looking good in both a modern or vintage setting. Apart from the kitchen, they can be used in other ways too, I often use a little blue jug as a vase...


We've just added a few beauties to our shop and hope to have some more soon.




...the last of the geraniums...


12 October 2013

Vintage love...

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(Big sigh!)
I love this picture! Lots of vintage goodies stacked high on a dresser.
 We have been putting some of our own vintage lovelies in the shop this week.


Café au lait bowls are so adorable, they look great in any kitchen.


Traditional French storage jars add that bit of je ne sais quoi to any home & are not just for the kitchen. They could be used for utensils but how about on a desk to store pencils and pens,  or for art or craft tools, the list is endless...


These oval plates were originally designed for the dining table but would make gorgeous soap dishes or perhaps for jewellry or on a bedside table.


Aren't these café cups & saucers fabulous? Each printed with the Wagons Lit crest. Think Murder on the Orient Express....Wagon-Lits were the company who ran the Orient Express & the Train Bleu among other routes & were part of that wonderful era of steam.  Just imagine when your sipping your coffee from these, what it would have been like on those glamorous trains...



I couldn't believe my luck in Bergerac yesterday, in the middle of a roundabout, a huge bar of chocolate just waiting to be eaten. No such luck! It wasn't real, just to advertise the Salon du Chocolat (Chocolate fair) being held in the town this weekend.

Bon weekend mes amis...