a house in the hills: September 2014

Friday, September 26, 2014

This Week's Finds

I found a German vintage clock for $10...a sweet industrial look

4 faded books from a set of the "Waverley Novels" $4

The whole set was there....but too many to carry

In the garden this week

Sage and Oregano

This weekend we are planting

spinach,carrots,beans,potatoes,cucumber,basil,tomatoes,lettuce,rhubarb and pumpkins

Linking up with

The Dedicated House

Knick of Time
French Country Cottage
Ivy and Elephants
Shabby Art Boutique
Chic on a Shoestring
Country Farm Home
My Romantic Home
Sir thrift-a-lot
Rose Vignettes

Rooted in Thyme

My Charmed Home

Elizabeth & Co

Finding Fabulous

A Revisionary Life

Thoughts from Alice
Woman in Real Life

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Garden Art and a Room Makeover

We went to our first farm clear out sale ....heaps of people, a long walk. Mr VL grabbed two farm made garden windmills. He turned his back and one got pinched but we still had one ...for $10.

It looks awesome in the rose garden whizzing around in the wind

This was our TV end of the family room and the last of the brown furniture to go. We had a local joinery put together a wall to ceiling unit

BEFORE

everything is probably going to be re-arranged again

You may have spied a cute vintage fabric covered box on the shelves...I bought it from Etsy to checkout as a project for using my stash of vintage material I've been collecting

In the Spring garden this week

Rainbow at the end of the garden

Foggy dawn

Golden Elm flowers

First Sweet Peas

Larkspur and Foxgloves slowly opening

Stocks

Saturday, September 13, 2014

A New Friend

I bought this young lady home from Mr VL's work (I am occasionally allowed to raid the Garden nursery's gorgeous gift shop)

She is lime washed terracotta

She is perfect for displaying my vintage bridal headpiece collection...rotating them

A vintage fabric covered chocolate box

1950's book...50c ( $30 on Ebay!)

This was the last week of the Prunus trees in blossom

2 days was spent planting out shrubs, camellias , roses and topiaries