Makeovers & Pretties for the Kitchen

I have been a bit of a bad blogger, and haven't posted for almost 8 weeks!! What with being very busy, and having a bout of shingles, I have been feeling a bit under the weather. Still, I will remedy that right now.
On my last post, I had started a few makeovers, the first was a lovely old Vintage tea trolley with barleytwist legs . One of my friends had one of these at a Vintage fair for display, so when I saw this one, I was very tempted!!

This was the before picture, which I couldn't resist dressing up with some of my vintage china & pretty tableware.I wanted to paint it, and had a look on the web for ideas. In the end I settled on a cream colour.......

..... that's much better! I went to Bath for a few days, and visited the Cath Kidston shop there. Of course, I just had to buy some pretty oilcloth to decorate the shelves with!!

Tadaaah!!! This resulted in the above pretty little lady!! I was really pleased with my project, and had caught the painting bug!!

Do you remember the little dull barleytwist table, well this is the result after a bit of tlc from myself!! A lovely dainty little table, that could be used for 'tea for two', or would be quite at home looking lovely in a bathroom.

It's so rewarding in many ways to make over old, unloved furniture. The furniture is sturdier & of better quality than new furniture. It costs a lot less, and you can choose the colour that you want, also gives you a great sense of achievement!! Why not have a go? : )


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I love pretty tea towels, and think they are so versatile. Obviously they are used for the usual reason. I have read about a few bloggers who have used them to make cafe curtains for their kitchens, also I do love to display a pretty one.as a piece of artwork in my kitchen.

They certainly add a splash of colour in a country style kitchen.
I received an e-mail from Al of All Tea Towels , who was very kind, and asked  if I would like to choose & review 2 tea towels of my choice from his website
 www.all-tea-towels.co.uk. I eagerly had a look, and found it very difficult to choose, as there are hundreds on there, and they are just gorgeous!! In the end, I chose these two -

First of all, this beautiful Birdsong one by Madeleine Floyd. I love the beautiful china she designs, and her artwork in general, so I had to have this one!! Looks lovely by my kitchen window!!
The second one, was this pretty floral, rosy tea towel -

Certainly brightens up my boring old cooker!!!! The website is definitely worth a visit, there are loads to choose from, flowers, birds, dogs, cats, great retro & Vintage images & advertisements, humourous  ones, tea towels for anniversaries, even for the car lover in your life, to name but a few! They do same day delivery, and can send world wide, what a great idea for a friend , or relative in this country, or abroad!!
They are in cotton, or linen, and the quality is great. Why not have a look : )


Anyway, glad to be blogging again, and you enjoy this lovely sunny weather we are enjoying at the moment. Hope it lasts for a while yet!!! : ) 
( Good painting weather if you find any lovely furniture items for makeovers!!!)