Pretties and Pictures

I had a little bit of a shopping spree yesterday. None of it was vintage or second hand (apart from the bed head idea but I’ll come to that later) but it WAS lovely … so here are some pics of the loveliness.

Then I made the fateful mistake of going to the local reclamation yard, to look for a kitchen table, having decided that the lovely freecycled round table is actually a bit small for the kitchen as it stands. Not only did I find a lovely 6′ table, but I also found this:

I know, you’re probably thinking WTF, but when I saw it I just HAD to have it. You see, I had been perusing the Shabby Chair blog (which is alas no longer) when it did a piece on Sleep Chic, about interesting headboards, which inspired me to think about doing something with my bed, which is currently sans-headboard. What a perfect opportunity! So I picked up this little gem and whipped him home before anyone else could lay a paw on him.

I know that an old window frame doesn’t automatically link to ‘ooh, fab headboard’ in most people’s vocabulary but the advantage to having a slightly messy, non conformist sort of brain is that it sometimes makes connections other people don’t. So, the plan is to paint him white and distress him a bit, get him tuck to the wall and then use the spaces to create a sort of patchwork paint effect. It actually works quite well given that my duvet covers are also patchwork so it adds a whole cohesive element to the room.

I know, I know. I have a whole kitchen and a bathroom to paint before I can even think about that, but everyone’s got to have something to look forward to.