Time Worn Style

Styling to sell...

One of the main things I enjoy about my Vintage business..

is styling my treasures for photos..

these are some are took this week

which will be available for purchase

in my eBay Australia store very soon..

 

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

The out takes from THE Country Style magazine photo shoot

Well it has been a while now since the magazine article came out in Country Style magazine

February 2012 to be exact and the photos themselves were taken around three months before that..

Country style kindly sent me a disc of the photos

which I promptly lost..

I spent a good three hours looking for them this afternoon

My husband found them under the record player with all the CD's...

don't ask me how it got there...

My husband has a real knack for finding things I lose...

anyhow..

when I look at the photos now

I can't believe how much the house has changed in that small amount of time

It's evolved

it's like the house has lost a little weight from all that extra stuff

I have too (which is good but that's another story)

all photos were taken by MIKKEL VANG 

I absolutely ADORE his work

Styling by Rachel VIGOR

a joy to watch at work

enjoy...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and last but not least...

a beautiful portrait of my showroom here in Olinda..

Our bedroom from shabby chic to .....

I'm a little tired of all the roses..

there I said it

and I've clamped my hand over my mouth 

because I never thought I would say that 

but sleeping on a bed surrounded by roses is not what it used to be..

 (Country Style magazine February 2012 - photo Mikkel Vang)

I've already sold off the blanket box at the end of the bed..

and I've taken that picture off the wall..

Those hat boxes are heading to my youngest cherubs room to go on top of her wardrobe..

And I've been playing around with a few displays..

toned down ones that are more about texture and bling..

 

I like this look..

but I actually am going to sell the mirror..

its in my ebay store tonight..

and I found this gorgeous old piece of advertising that I wanted to display..

she's just the prettiest thing..

and I'm enjoying the textures of white and neutrals currently..

 

soooo did you spot it?

Yes, ok, the little girl is holding a rose..

I mean you can't give roses up completely can you?

and now..

for the rest of the room..

Some new Vintage treasures in my showroom on the Mountain

I've found some lovely new treasures lately..

many of which I'd love to keep..

or swap with something I already have

which is often what I do

but they are being sold

here in my showroom on the mountain (open by appointment)

or over at my ebay Australia store

 

Pansy card box...

Vintage German Rhinestone clasp bag..

Antique Butler bell and Lady head bust...

100 year old Umbrella...

Vintage Retro lady print..

Yellow bentwood chair..

Vintage cardboard mannequin..

so much to choose from..

check it out 

Salvage for wall decor...

 

I was getting a bit tired of my rose paintings..

there I said it..

I mean I do love them

but they have been on that wall for a very long time..

and I was a bit tired of seeing them every day..

you know what I mean..

I think its because I've been housebound with the flu..

and was itching to do something..

anything..

besides being idle..

so..

I thought I would have a bit of fun with some salvage items I had lying around..

I'd already put a screen in front of my antique mirror on the other side of the room..

I love the look of those old door screens..

 

So why not grab the one off the wall outside and bring it in?

 

an old leadlight door from a kitchen cabinet wouldnt go astray either..

I love its chippy painted frame..

and that old etched mirror..

well that had been hiding out in a bedroom for a few years not really seen..

time to be on display..

Got some strange eye brow raising when the family got home..

but that's what happens when you are house bound with the flu

you gotta do something dont you??

a few more treasures to be found at time worn style too..

I've got a MAKE AN OFFER sale on at the moment..

all reasonable offers considered..

Treasures - Vintage and Divine

Down with the flu this week..

annoying because I'm not good at sitting still and getting better..

there's so much that needs doing!

At least it's slowed me down enough to do a blog post though..

I wanted to show you a few treasures I've found that are now available for purchase..

 

Like these gorgeous English MINTON plates and coupes above..

and this Vintage flower wall mirror...

 

this ornate etched glass light...

and stunning silver peacock vintage coat..

 

 

or your classic Marie Therese chandelier..

with its glittering crystal drops..

 

 

this beautiful European enamelware though..

well I'm keeping these for myself..

it's the one thing I collect

so here it will stay..

 

 

treasures available over at my eBay Australia store

Don't you just love old chandeliers...

particularly when they are from France..

you can tell the difference too

these ones are quite heavy

you can feel the quality..

they have wood in their frames..

and the crystals are slightly different too..

 

I'm selling these big ones..

 

but I'm keeping the sconces..

they are just too divine in all their French crystals..

I'm being good though..

because I'm selling these gorgeous old ones instead..

I mean you cant keep everything can you??

You can find them available for purchase in my eBay Australia store..

Interiors Photo Month - July

I love using Instagram on my iphone..

I've got it linked up to my Time Worn Style page on facebook

so its easy to get carried away taking snaps of everything..

I love those link up thingies on blogs too like this one:

they are great fun and I did do my best to keep up..

but you know..

life gets in the way

even for a prodigious snapper like me..

so heres the ones I did do..

some are better than others, but it was good fun..

DAY ONE COFFEE TABLE

DAY TWO VIGNETTE

DAY 6 BLING

DAY 7 - CANDLE

DAY 8 - PATTERN

DAY 9 - LIGHT

DAY 10 - BOOKS

DAY 11 - COLLECTION

DAY 12 - OLD

DAY 13 - BRIGHT

DAY 14 - VASE

DAY 14 - VASE 2

DAY 16 - BEDSIDE

DAY 17 - MESS

DAY 18 - FAVOURITE

DAY 19 - ART

DAY 20 -FLORAL

DAY 21 MAGAZINES

DAY 23 - DESK

DAY 25 - NEW PURCHASE

DAY 27 - RUG

Not all the days done but it was a bit of fun..

and do pop over to my ebay store

beautiful GENUINE FRENCH delights to be had over there

New items at Time Worn Style - Olinda

Thought I'd share a peek of the showroom currently..

mind you even since I took these some items have been sold and collected

Time Worn Style is open by appointment only 

here in Olinda, Victoria, Australia

 

you can contact me via this blog - facebook - and ebay 

 

Pigeon holes - Antique and otherwise...

I'm not an organised person

well I sort of am but then I forget about it..

So I'm part-time organised..

I'm a bit annoyed with what happened to this "paperless society" to be honest

because in my opinion there's more paper arriving at this old house than ever..

I mean you can get your bills etc on-line, but then you have to print them out anyway

What's that all about??!!

Before I knew it I had THREE cardboard boxes full of the stuff

which I couldn't throw out because Mr Taxman tells you they have to be kept for six years (or something like that) even though the ink fades on most of the invoices anyway..

Annoying...

So I have been looking to find a piece of furniture to solve my storage problems

Which looks fabulous

but doesn't cost much

I was even organised enough to save some money just for that purpose..

But do you think I could find anything?? 

nope

Just quietly .. I even looked at reproduction furniture

which by the way is lovely..

but I didnt like this much..

I could buy myself a car with that..

seriously

So I thought I would bide my time

and stay within my budget which was well under the price shown above let me tell you..

And then there it was

all solid wood and time worn just the way I love my furniture..

with that row of lockers look..

and well within my budget too

but what's even better is what's inside.

 

I guess that makes me full-time organised now?...

oh by the way I would like to thank the following people who were involved in the fruition of this furniture hunt - 

My husband Steve who borrowed a trailer from work, and drove all the way out country to pick it up AFTER a full work day..

His sidekick Michael for being his wingman and muscleman..

My wonderful next door neighbour Michael for his muscles and lift

The random guy who stopped on the road outside to give us a hand (how nice was that??) because he could see a large heavy bit of furniture potentially rolling down the hill on a trolley and he really needed to get past so he could pick up his kids from school...

Again my husband Steve who drove all the way back out country to return the removers trolley he had to borrow the same night..

And to all involved for the minimal amount of swearing and general good humour in getting the heaviest piece of antique furniture in all history into our home..

Also thankyou to the tradie who restumped that section of flooring last year - yes it held ...