Surrounded by things you like and treasure can be pleasing
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| Water bird and hen/ |
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| Kitchen ware |
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| Living room pictures and the tuba cushion |
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| Mantle correspondence |
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| Pottery horse, chameleon and pottery family |
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| Gay loveheart in the window |
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| Sooty champagne glasses |
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| Measuring cups |
Garden flowers
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| Office corner |
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| Hats and scales |
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| Mantle |
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| Chopsticks |
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| Art Deco potties |
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| Desk |
Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI know it’s a bit shallow to love “ things” but I do
DeleteNot at all, it's what makes our homes, home. I can't believe my comment got in first!
DeleteYou have a great eye, John, you've got some lovely things. I love the measuring cups, so much nicer than my grey plastic utilitarian ones!
ReplyDelete'Can be pleasing' is an impressive understatement.
ReplyDeleteWeekend task, wash those sooty champers glasses. One person seems to have a lot of hats and scarves.
ReplyDeleteLol after my set of nights finish I will clean everything in the cupboard . Being an old cottage the soot from the fire seeps very slowly into the cupboards dusting everything
DeleteThey are ‘gozunders’ not ‘guzovers’🤣
ReplyDeleteYou could try a hover job!
DeleteJohn, one thing that radiates from your blog now, is contentment.
ReplyDeleteI enlarged the picture of the Sooty champagne glasses but could not see Sooty pictures or transfers on them. Besides, Sooty didn't like champagne - oofle dust was his thing.
ReplyDeleteLove all of your possessions John .... I have never understood the minimalist look .... how boring to look around ones home and see ..... nothing ! XXXX
ReplyDeleteI used to work with a woman who said she had no 'ornaments' in her home at all - no pictures on the wall, nothing placed on any surface - nothing. She said it made the dusting much easier. As you say, how boring! John - your cottage is much more my style!
DeleteIt’s like my face
DeleteLived in
I’ll let you into my secret John it’s never dust it’s always a protective layer for your precious items. You have a lovely cosy home. Heather
ReplyDeleteDUST
ReplyDeleteI do need a cleaning person mave
DeleteGet in a woman who does
DeleteGet in a man who does
DeleteI would love sitting in your room,
ReplyDeleteletting my eyes wander
What charm . . .
Stories . . . every place my eyes would wander.
Lol don’t look under the bed
DeleteIt's all magazines, lubricants and used socks
Deletei love that gray beveled tile in your kitchen and the color of those hydrangeas...fantastic! it would be fun to do one of your contests where everyone sends pics of their mantels.
ReplyDeleteThe kitchen tiles I always thought were a odd green..how wrong I was
DeleteLooks like comfort
ReplyDeleteI bought a set of those hollow stem Champagne glasses for one of the girls - the one who likes Champagne. Very 1930s.
ReplyDeleteMine were gifts from my sister who added to my collection over the years
DeleteFlowers at every turn - glorious!
ReplyDeleteAlways
DeleteI love what you surround yourself with (although I'd "un"-soot those champagne glasses ... at least before I filled them with champagne). I assume those are hats and SCARVES (ala autocorrect); unless SCALES means SCARVES in Welsh. One never knows.
ReplyDeleteYes scarves...dammm spell check on my new iPad x
DeleteYou have some lovely items and pictures in your home - and the memories or stories to treasure.
ReplyDeleteEverything does seem to have a story
Deletethe fat little pottery horse you made. I would love to sit in YOUR home with a cuppa and a scone and just breathe it all in. a calming safe place.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome anytime AM XX
DeleteSo many lovely little vignettes!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little inside and close-up tour of your cottage! I love it and all the flowers! I also love that set of measuring cups and the Art Deco potties!
ReplyDeleteYou have quite the varied assortment of decor!
The measuring cups are from John Lewis a gift from a lady professor
DeleteDusting is all I can think of.
ReplyDeleteI damp dust twice a week...it’s a dirty job ,, but that’s digs and wood burners for you
DeleteNice stuff. I'm particularly impressed by how neat and clean everything is.
ReplyDeleteRun your hand over my surfaces and you’d change your mind x
DeleteI read your response before Tom’s comment......
DeleteSo lovely, John. Very calming and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteIt is peaceful ...I’ve just taken the dogs to trendy carol’s and am soaking up the silence before I go back to bed ( I’m on nights )
DeleteLooks lovely, sometimes dusting is a thing with which one must put up.
ReplyDeleteIn top photo, would it look better with the water bird facing the other way?
Perhaps
DeleteNo, it is right as is, I think.
DeleteLove that elegant water bird. I think if one looks at all those pictures it more or less sums you up John - they are all a delight to look at. You obviously love beautiful things.
ReplyDeleteDoes that make me shallow?
DeleteMaterial stuff , I know , mean nothing in the great scheme of things
But I couldn’t do minimalist
Material stuff does not make you shallow if it is of things personal to you that you love. Vuitton luggage just for the label... now that is shallow. I couldn't do minimalist either.
DeleteJo in Auckland
I like your home - it is good to display items that are meaningful to you and bring sweet memories (and look great too). I covet the art deco potties! So cool!
ReplyDeleteThey are 1920 burleigh ware
DeleteLovely things, the art and the kitchen ware!
ReplyDeleteCheers bob
DeleteThere’s an online exhibition I love called The Meaning of Things (search Craft Victoria) with and your post reminds me of those stories. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour post is like
... a walk through that exhibition
ReplyDeleteAs long as it isn’t like trip through a museum
DeleteNo - much more like this blog post. Odd but charming objects with the stories of the memories and associations they conjure up. So interesting
DeleteYou have a marvelous eye for decorative beauty!
ReplyDeleteYou could see my sisters’ homes
DeleteYour things radiate with belonging John-unfortunately my things are drab and dusty x
ReplyDeleteI doubt that , everyone has things that mean a lot to them
DeleteExcellent tour of your room accessories! I love the painting (?) of the hen. Maybe time to give the champagne glasses a wash, though?
ReplyDeleteNext to the champagne glasses are two tiny beautifully etched saki glasses from Takashimaya, a now debunked Japanese store on 5th Avenue New York
DeleteI carried them round New York and all the way home and not a chip on them
Just lovely, John!
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteSo many interesting things to look at in your home.
ReplyDeleteI think we may have a bloggers competition of best roommview
DeleteAll your 'things' are very colour coordinated, even the 'guzunders' You must have a good eye for colours, just lovely.
ReplyDeleteHeather I’m colourblind lol
DeleteThink the water bird is a sandpiper. Hope so. I have one just like it, on my bedroom windowsill. Those arrangements would be perfect still life painting projects! You have good taste and a good eye. And I still love your little fat pony!
ReplyDeleteI’m very proud of him
DeleteLittle fat pony is simply gorgeous x
DeleteDelightful post, thank you!
ReplyDeletelizzy
I’m going to set a competition of your favourite view in a room
DeleteOooh, fun. Shall I post pictures of my pug in his fluffy donut bed>
DeleteI love them all.
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming haven you've created for yourself! I understand how lovely it is to look upon things in your surroundings and remember someone or some event that endows each item with meaning. Ta for the photos!
ReplyDeleteYou also chose well when choosing that delightful shade of yellow for the walls.
Hugs!
Cheers babs x
DeleteI too lust after the fat pony
ReplyDeleteI will make u one
DeleteI reckon you could raise some money for your hospice through fat ponies
Deletelovely photos, especially the rainbow heart, please could you tell me where you got it? x
ReplyDeleteI can’t but mave can he bought it!,,,,
DeleteMave are u there?
I bought the heart from a Liverpudlian who sells on Etsy.
Deletethank you xx
DeleteI love your treasures and arrangements, the yellow wall colour is a super backdrop for your art work you have turned a house into a home, thanks for sharing !!!
ReplyDeleteAll so perfectly *you*!
ReplyDeleteLove the rainbow heart, may have a go at making one myself
ReplyDeleteXx
DeleteAll so very neat and tidy, I love it!
ReplyDeleteYou could be happy with nothing. That would be a test. Inner contentment and no possessions.
ReplyDeleteYes....I’m just thankful to them for the pleasure they bring
DeleteYour purchases and wall decor of recent posts have inspired to me to shop local artists and buy things that I like. Make a whole wall of this art. Thanks for the "make me happy" idea.
ReplyDeleteI remember Takashimaya from when I lived in NYC in the late 70s and early 80s. I love the mismatched canisters in your kitchen. So cozy.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful collection. But no books?
ReplyDeleteIn my bedroom
DeleteJohn, your house has filled out! I love it. Especially that beautifully made heart.
ReplyDeleteAll beautiful. The perfect cottage interior.
ReplyDeleteI love that stuffed chameleon. So cartoony-looking.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely look into your world. It was a comfort to look at these and know they bring you comfort. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteA lovely little glimpse at some of your treasures, but I'll be coming round to yours for any sooty champagne ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love the water bird with its long spindly legs and beak.
ReplyDeleteAre the horse and chameleon deliberately ignoring each other?
I like the measuring cups the most.
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