There's sometimes a nice fuzzy frugal feeling of satisfaction when you've found (via car boot sale, charity shop, auction, hand-me-down) an old object because you like it, then spot a similar item in a magazine for loads of pennies. Maybe a bit of that feeling comes from my sad inner craving for validation (see, I knew it was nice/valuable/fashionable!) but it does please me, however that my vintage or retro finds are 'on trend'. I spotted this beauty in Woman & Home February issue p159...
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| Orla Kiely Lamp £400 Image from Unique and Unity http://www.uniqueandunity.co.uk/lighting/OKFLTSACPCR.html |
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..And it reminded me of my version - an original mid-century lamp a friend gave me when clearing his parents house. It's teak and brass. It needed rewiring and a new baton holder (parts approx. £3) and a new shade (£9.60 Dunelm)
If I happen to have won the Euromillions jackpot Sally, its yours!!!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say I was a big Orla Kiely fan but at the weekend we went to view some show houses and one was decorated from top to bottom in Orla Kiely and I absolutely loved it, it was soooo bright and welcoming. If I had the money I'd buy us both a lamp, x
ReplyDeleteWow, designer look for a fraction of the price, and yours is genuine vintage! Perfect!
ReplyDeleteHi Sally, thanks for your comment on mine. I can't reply to you privately as you're a "no reply blogger", but just to say I can't share the crochet trim pattern on my blog as it's not my own design, it's a Rosehip one from Molly Makes Crochet.
ReplyDeleteBut roughly this is what you do: you sew blanket stitch around the edge, then do two dc in each blanket loop until the end then slip stitch to join. 2nd round: *miss 1 dc, 5tr in next dc, miss 1, slip stitch in next dc and repeat from * to end.
Hope this helps!
Gill xx