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Design Vintage : I Love Mondays

Amanda Cottingham | April 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

I have a gorgeous I Love Mondays post for you this week. It is both a online emporium and a store in Brighton. Its full to the brim with vintage, furniture and accessories, together with modern pieces called Design Vintage.

Its the kind of site that I could really pore over, and looks like a must visit, if you are a lover of vintage and are ever down to Brighton.

I have three of my favourite picks I want to show you. First up are these Industrial French Lockers :

What a gorgeous colour they are , the handles are fully working and the paint is original too! Wouldn’t these look amazing in a hallway, so easy to keep everything in its place. Or even in a bedroom, they would really give a great vintage twist to a room. They are priced at £575

Or how about this vintage solid Oak French champagne rack. They originate from the Champagne houses of France where they are used to store the champagne. Traditionally, bottles are stored at this angle and turned on a daily basis (‘Riddling’) as part of the champagne process.

If I had any spare space in my Kitchen I would buy these in a flash, at £195 I think they are great value. Design Vintage will even cut the rack to size for you if you would like it smaller.

And finally how about this

French Dolly Tubs were used as a wash tub. They suggest that these are now great used as planters in the garden. I’ve got to agree a standard would look amazing, especially one that had that some of the greyish blue hue to it, like a lavender, or an olive tree. They would look beautiful.

So what do you think, would you like to add some vintage charm to your house?

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I Love Mondays! Johnny Moustache

Amanda Cottingham | January 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

Johnny Moustache

Just in case you are new to the blog, this is a feature I write once a week, that includes some of the things that we love at The Ana Mum Diary. I am trying to help rid the Monday blues with beautiful things. I will virtual shop for your every need. Perhaps introducing you to something that you may have not seen or been to before. A must see site or new idea that I want to share with you. You are in good hands, so sit back and grab yourself a cuppa.

I wanted to highlight to you today, a company that I found online last weekend, I have just fallen in love with.

Johnny Moustache

Based in the North East of England, they specialise in sourcing, and selling, genuine vintage and retro furniture. I even love name, Johnny Moustache just sounds so cool!

Johnny Moustache 1950s chair

1950′s Cocktail chair, only one available £445

Since we first started, we have always made it our aim to bring the best out of our finds, by undertaking sympathetic restoration where necessary and reupholstering our sofas and chairs in high quality modern fabrics.

To create something special we have brought together a wonderful team of expert, time served upholsterers and restorers, who we work alongside to make sure that the end result on every one of our pieces is just right.

So whatever you find here that is right for you…. it will be ready for immediate use in your home; all the hard work has been done, all you need to do is sit back and enjoy it!

1950′s Cocktail chair : Currently a pair available £425 per chair

Just beautiful!

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This is not a paid post, just brought to you, with Ana Mum Diary love!

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My Fireplace

Amanda Cottingham | November 27, 2012 | 4 Comments

I love my fireplace, but whilst I have been doing a makeover on my living room, I realised that I also needed to revamp it. So I decided the easiest way to do this was to look at some inspiration on Pinterest. My favourite mantel displays seemed to contain lots of glass, and candlesticks so this is the theme I went for.

I scoured the charity shops, but didn’t find anything. So I decided Ebay would be much better, it really came up trumps and its so easy, and secure to pay for things with Pay Pal and within a 2 weeks I had all of the items that I needed, and a few more bargains!

I knew I wanted the fireplace to remain a focal feature, but the large vase in the middle was blocking out so much light reflecting from the mirror. The colours really didn’t go with the room any longer as well. Though I thought I could use most of the other items, by moving them around the room. We also needed a new fire-guard, as the one we had, was both borrowed and brass. We quickly sourced a new one of those, and with some negotiating I managed to get it for £22, a complete bargain.

Over the two weeks, I managed to find a collection of used vintage glass candlesticks, ranging from 99p, to 4.99 for the teal 1970′s vase in the centre. So including postage I paid around £20.

It was such a small thing to move the large vase, that is in my first photograph, but the amount of light that it has created, is brilliant.

I have really enjoyed using eBay, though must admit I’ve become addicted to buying candlesticks. I don’t really need any more but can’t resist searching for them. I also bought a 1920/30′s vintage children’s tea set for £4.99 at the weekend. This is on Miss A’s Christmas list, I am so pleased I have not only got a bargain, but it much more unique and pretty than a modern set, I shall post a photograph of that another day.

So here is the finished fireplace. I am very happy with the result.

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I Love Mondays : O Christmas Tree….

Amanda Cottingham | November 27, 2012 | 9 Comments

A slightly delayed I Love Mondays post. I’m really sorry, but I am so very busy at the moment, and I’m spending so much time doing my shopping online, I’m not actually finding the time to write a post about the lovely things I have found. This was actually brought to my attention by a friend, Claire Wileman, who knew I would like it. She knows me so well! So for me this one is an absolute corker. I am dedicating this I Love Mondays post to, this small but perfectly formed site, Sarah More Vintage.

This is the online home of vintage designer and writer Sarah Moore and the team. Sarah is the all time biggest fan of vintage fabric, haberdashery and wallpaper and making mistress of old-fashioned and vintage inspired pieces. She wrote a great book that I love, Homemade Gifts Vintage Style.

She also has a shop, with many beautiful things in. My highlights are the SMV studio, I love the Fauxidermy. I have my own stags head in fabric, but these are amazing!

The item I wanted to share with you is the Lampshade Christmas tree. The ultimate vintage Christmas tree! You can choose the colours of all the trimmings, be still my beating heart! Yes, it is investment piece, but boy it would be worth it.