New to the WAC this week....

Lots of new goodies this week at the WAC. 

Large vintage crucifix

Lovely glassware

typewriters

This one dates from the Second World War and was used in the repatriation office. 

Lots of new old soft drink bottles.

Cheeky Mexican

Plane cigarette lighter

Groovy speed skates

Old boxes and crates

Enamel industrial light shade. Great mid size. 

I really like this card box. It has a Renaissance theme which appeals to me. I can imagine in my Arts student, Uni days, wanting this. 

Even the interior is lovely.

Silky Oak stool with nice heart detail on the ends.

The stool is sitting on an unusual sort of preparation table that has a shelf underneath. 

Cuckoo clock

Groovy orange step shelf, perfect to jazz up a kids room.

Lovely old jars with glass lids perfect for collections of shells, buttons or lollies.

And I am very brave...coming up below......

....lovely West German Floor Vases!! Three of the beauties. I know,why am I not keeping them ? Well you know I have so many (sigh) and my mother taught me it was rude not to share. I love the caramel colour of the middle one...I love it so much I could just lick it. ( Don't worry potential buyers, I haven't actually licked it. ) Hope you are all having a good week. The weather is starting to cool down here in Brissie and the days are just glorious. 

BIG is Beautiful...

When it comes to West German floor vases, I say, one can NEVER have too many. ( My family disagrees unfortunately  ) Now I also say, they can NEVER be too big.

I purchased my latest vase, on the right, from a garage sale on the weekend. It was dark when I arrived and the sale was open. The house had one of those super long, driveways and the carport was well lit. There seemed to be heaps of people already in the sale...BUGGER, I thought. AND THEN I SAW IT...in the distance, small at first, and then it got bigger and Bigger and BIGGER. I was willing no one to touch it.. STAY AWAY FROM MY PRECIOUS...... I stretched out my arm as far as I could and mustering all my arms strength I reached across a large table to another table....and it was mine...........YEY! 

Actually I need not have been so worried. The people in the garage sale were all the family, there was just a whole heap of them and I was the first customer of the day. I'm sure a few of the family thought I was a crazy woman, running down their driveway in the dark and clutching a vase to my chest. Don't you love the green inside ? 

Next to good size floor vases he really does look a giant.

 I hope you are all having a good start to the week. I have a goal to clear my dining room table of treasures  for Good Friday lunch... After today my family think it can't be done as the treasures are now all over the floor aswell....fingers crossed.

Some of the bric a brac items from this week.....

Another busy week that has just zoomed by. All of these items on the blog today I meant to show you earlier in the week before they went to the WAC and garden centre but time has got the better of me and they are all now over at the centres. They all came from the same Kenmore home.

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The timeless stripes of T. G Green. (Available at the Cottage Garden Nursery)

Cutest little egg cups. I so get why people collect these, they are so fun and make we want to boil eggs and make soldier toast. (Available at the WAC)

Old mantle clock. (Available at the WAC)

Glassware and other bits and bobs including

a Harry Memmott bowl. (Available at the WAC)

Delicious West German and Italian pottery...yes the West German stayed with me but I was good and swapped out some others.

Loved this little trinket box, it has a few love bites (chips) but it doesn't matter to me as it is just a sign that it was a favourite by its' previous owner. (Available at the WAC)

Another favourite was this lovely Norwegian china. The pattern name is "Lotte".

All available at the WAC

This was so loved by the lady who owned it she used it every day....if you don't believe me here is proof below...

The name of this china is the same as my beautiful daughter, Lotte who did this painting for her Art show that was on at her school during the week. Good job Lotte. xx

Hope you have a lovely weekend xxx

Slowly Going RETRO

When you do what we do and have an amazing volume of furniture and vintage homewares passing through your hands all the time it is hard to stick to a style or pick a style that feels just right in your own home. The upside of this of course is that you can muck around, pick and choose and change your style easily and cheaply. I have spoken before of my love of mid century and how my lounge is slowly going RETRO.

This week I decided to change up my coffee table. I must have had heaps of the original, Noguchi designed, ones but for whatever reason it was this reproduction that I have decided to keep for now. The proportions of this one is slightly larger than the originals and better suited for a family. I desperately need a new rug now.

There are still few older items in this room like my faithful trunk,

one of our many clocks, this one is still keeping good time, even though it would probably be around 150 years old

convex glass framed pic, one of a pair.

And my cedar map drawers which I LOVE, but they just don't suit big teles. I want to get a sideboard for here but am yet to get one that I like enough to keep. I don't want it to be too big. I also know that when I find a replacement I have no where in my house to fit these drawers and they will have to go which I will be sad about. So until I find replacement items the other items will stay in this room and add to the shimozzle that is my decorating style.