Rewarding Roses

 

Moving on from my living room and my thrifty table, this is a little peek at my new bedroom in the  flat , and my biggest indulgence to- date - Cath Kidston Rose bedspread. It cheers up my day so much it turns the chore of making a bed into a pleasure as it is so rewarding to see it sitting so pretty once made. 

 

 

I know it is just ever so slightly girly, but it is so pretty and makes me feel special every time I lay on it on snuggle up in it. It’s kind of special too because it’s the first real thing I have been able to buy in the whole time I have been working. Ok, I am going to stop going on about a bed spread now as I don’t want to appear to have an unhealthy obsession with it (I don’t really). 

 

   

For the rest of my time I have been consumed by the lovely Pushing Daises, as a huge Jean Pierre Jeunet and Tim Burton fan I am in my element as Pushing Daises seems to be a strong mix of the two. Also, I’m currently dreaming about taking a trip to Laduree at Harrods for Macaroons and afternoon tea, after Fortnum and Mason and the Ritz I have a passion for high class afternoon tea (eeekkk, it’s an expensive habit!).

Table Make Over

I really wanted to make my new table pretty but not too girly as this flat is half a boys flat, so I thought I would get some great oil cloth to make over the old table that my sister gave me. This table is pretty special it still has drawing on the underneath where my nephew secretly got underneath it a did some lovely drawings! Anyway, I digress – I wanted some unusual oilcloth and the one I had seen to get was Kitsch Kitchen and I foolishly saw it in Antwerp but never got around to buying it. Well it soon became a a real bee in my bonnet – you can’t seem to get Kitsch Kitchen anywhere in the UK, especially not the more unusual patterned cloth! So I did my homework and I finally found a really great oil cloth supplier that I was really excited to share with everyone. Viva La Frida sells imported Mexican oil cloths that are identical to Kitsch Kitchen at a much better price too!

I went for the black lace, and was pretty pleased with how nice the old table came up. I was considering painting the legs – I still haven’t ruled it out but I think for now they match the chairs so well I will leave them be. So I hope this is a hopefully tip for any one looking for alternative oil cloth in the Uk, and you don’t fancy Cath Kidston.  I have been away from the blog the last week due to a food over indulgence I am addicted to French Macaroons, and tonight I gored on way too much Dim Sum at Dim T, I am about to crawl into bed to sleep it all off! Goodnight x