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Ardingly 2010

21 Jul in Brush Cottage | Comments (2)

Yesterday, my friend Suzie and I set off to Ardingly in West Sussex for the International Antiques and Collectors Fair.  Suzie is a hardened antiques collector and car booter of note… I am not… so I thought that she was an excellent choice to go with! It’s a daunting first impression when you get there – masses of stalls and seemingly miles and miles of things to  see in one short day – I hate to feel like I am missing out on anything.

I love old silver and antique damask linens, so from the word go, I knew I was in extremely dangerous territory…

These were the first things that I saw, that I really loved – old shoe lasts – beautifully arranged:

Quickly followed by these charming dovecotes.

I loved this – I don’t know what it is … but I want one! I think it might be a dried bit of seaweed actually?

I came across the perfect colour to paint my garden furniture:

(Yes! The decision has been made – I am going to paint it!)

We had a lovely day, just 2 girls wandering around looking at beautiful things – I didn’t buy much, I came home with a wad of beautiful white damask napkins – did I need them? No, but they are pristine and we only use cloth napkins, so you can never have too many – that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!

I also bought a beautiful monogrammed cloth – none of my linen collection is monogrammed, and I couldn’t resist this.

Just look how beautiful a place setting would be!

2 Comments »

  1. What a great fair that looks! I’ve got some of those old wooden shoes lined up in my hallway – I love them – but now I want more after seeing your beautiful picture!!

    Thanks for retweeting my Facebook page / shop by the way ;-)

    Houdini

    Comment by Houdini — August 26, 2010 @ 8:53 pm

  2. Thanks! I loved those shoe lasts, and could kick myself for not getting a pair!
    Pleasure re twitter and facebook, i’m sure you will do wonderfully, such unusual offerings!

    Comment by jenni — August 26, 2010 @ 9:20 pm

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