Our Home: Living Room Tour

spinning tealight holder: Rustiques // teacup vase & vintage peony: Cottage Craft Centre // wallpaper: Jane Clayton & Co

love lantern: house warming gift // pink candle: Primark

 chalk paint on bookcase & mantelpiece: Milk by Autentico // rose garland: Sass & Belle // pink house lights: Nyla Rose

sofa: Ikea // floral cushions: Fayre Earth Gift Shop // mint cushion: Pebble // checked throw: Ikea // patchwork throw: Primark // world map print: Not on the High Street // house lamp: ebay

rug: Society 6 // chalk paint on coffee table: rose by Autentico

wooden heart trug: B&M // candle: Pebble // wooden doilies: Asda // napkin holder: Tiger // napkins: Cottage Craft Centre

table cloth: John Lewis // coasters & placemats: B&M

upcycled vintage chairs: Pebble by Alabaster Box

button lamp: DIY project

upcycled piano stool: Alabaster box // bright pink lantern: Bombay Duck // light pink lantern: B&M // dandelion artwork: Fayre Earth Gift Shop by The Wee String Plaque Company // doily: etsy // stag clock (below): Pebble

After the last post about our new home which focused on the village we decided it would be fun to start a series on 'our home' which will give us a chance to share our newly decorated cottage along with other bits and bobs about Falkland. 

So here is our living room! I think it's my favourite room in the cottage, but I do keep changing my mind. I did a mood board post with what I had in mind for this room back in July and I'd say it turned out how I'd planned. I know it's really girly with all the pink and florals but it's also very comfy, cosy and practical. We have our little dining corner which can fold out to seat 6 for dinner and the big pink corner sofa is a double sofa bed (it also stores all the guest bedding inside it!). We painted the plain furniture ourselves with Autentico chalk paints and my Mum is to thank for the wallpapering (thanks Mum!) There are links under the photos to where we bought some of our living room things but if I've missed something which you're curious about let me know! 

June DIY: A Quirky Kitchen Accessory

With just over a month until we move to our little cottage I've been looking out for unusual bits and pieces that will fit in. When I was staying at my Nanny and Grandad's in Fraserburgh earlier in the month I found this little spoon rack in a charity shop. It was a bit rickety but my Grandad helped sort that out with some nails then I decided to paint it with a pastel pink rose chalk paint. I ended up using it for my collection of cake forks with cute tea party themed tops. The cake topped ones are from Blond Amsterdam (the first time we stayed in Amsterdam our apartment was above one of their adorable shops and I couldn't resist buying some goodies to take home). These have been in a box hidden away for ages so it'll be nice to have them out on the wall even if it's a bit of an odd kitchen accessory! 

January DIY: Jewellery Cabinet Up-cycle (part 1)

While helping my Mum find furniture for her new shop (Pebble, opening March 1st!) I came across this vintage style jewellery cabinet in a second hand shop. At first I wasn't sure because the roses painted on it weren't quite my style (they were all along the top too) and the handles were a black bulky metal. I did love the the way it opened out to hold necklaces and has wee compartments for my (many) rings along with a little mirror in the top so decided it was worth buying and putting a little work into. I got overexcited and took off and binned the old handles before taking the first photo but you get the idea!

It's been a nice and simply up-cycling job, just a case of filling in the old handle screw holes, sanding the roses off and painting a couple of coats of white eggshell paint all over. I want to keep it plain as then the handles can easily be changed to fit the style of the room it's in. I decided that these pinky red ceramic rose handles (about £1.50 each on ebay) would be perfect for a slightly more modern shabby chic feel. The reason I've split this post in two is so I can show off the organised inside and finished outside in the next one without going into photo overload!