A lot of people have been asking us "So, how's your house?". It's only been 6 weeks since we moved in but it feels like we've lived here for years! A big part of that was how much we planned before we moved, and knowing how much stuff we needed to get to fill the extra rooms we now have.
We've managed to source furniture from a variety of places...
- Our flat. We took most of our furniture across on the move day (much to the surprise of the removal men, who through we would only have 15 boxes, instead of the 70 we packed... hahaha!), but then we had to think about how best to redistribute everything. Instead of one big living/teaching/tv/dining room we now have 4 rooms to do those different activities in.
- Buying new. We decided to treat ourselves to a new bed, dining table and sofa, and made the most of the sales.
- Second hand shops. Very cleverly we moved opposite a second hand furniture shop! Every week there's new stuff in there and we've bagged dining chairs, cabinets and a coffee table for charity-cheep prices
- Finding stuff hidden in the new house. In the outhouse in the garden was an old but functional cabinet - a lick of paint later and it looks like it was custom-made for our kitchen!
- Kind donations from family and friends. We are very lucky not only to have very generous family, but also ones whose circumstances meant that their downsizing, re-shuffeling of rooms and clear-outs has left them with surplice furniture which is now pride of place in our home. One of our friends moved house on the same day as us, and there was a wardrobe in her new house so big she couldn't open it! After a lot of heavy lifting it's now in our attic!
- Vintage fairs. We've been round a few vintage shops where "upcycling" is the name of the game. We haven't actually bought anything, but with Kirstie Allsopp as inspiration we are looking for old pieces that could be altered to look homely and stylish.
In the pics you might notice that the colour of the furniture matches the walls perfectly! Well done to Lucy for her creative designs.
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| Upcycled charity shop table with thistle paint design tying in with our highland theme in the living room |
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| Beautiful chest of drawers originally Lucy's Great Aunt's via her Aunty displaying a house warming present, an engagement gift, a birthday present and a painting by Lucy's Grandma. |
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| Upcycled cupboard from the outhouse, now the perfect place for our vintage teacup wedding present |
