A big thank you for all your lovely message on my Goodwood post because....I WON, and I’m sure it’s all because of the good vibes you sent in your messages, lol. I’m not only excited because I’ve won, but because my entry wasn’t simply ‘pulled out of a hat’, it was chosen by Vintage at Goodwood organiser Wayne Hemingway. So one of my bestests, Faye, and I are off to Goodwood from the 13th until the 15th. Accommodation wasn’t included in the prize and I was a bit worried that everywhere nearby was going to be booked up, but I managed to book us into a lovely B&B nearby. The rooms and gardens look lovely, and it didn’t break the bank.

After inviting Faye, the first thing she said was ‘Oh my God, what am I going to wear?’. My answer? ‘I really wouldn’t worry about it because everyone’s going to be so ridiculously cool and vintagesque that we’re going to look totally ordinary anyway’. So that’s that sorted. I’m going to be working hard carbooting and ebaying so that I can buy lots of lovely things while I’m there, and the list of things needed for the new house may have to temporarily go on hold. I think it’s highly likely that I’ll be coming back with something like this, or this.

Vintage at Goodwood..owww I want to go

I've recently entered a competition on the B&Q website to win tickets for Vintage at Goodwood; Celebrating 5 Decades of British Cool. It looks a-mazing, but although the tickets are pretty bargainous for who and what is going to be there, I still can't justify the money. Of course if I were to win the tickets then the money for a hotel and travel would be totally justifiable! There are some really good entries on there, much better than mine, so I'm not holding out much hope, but hey you've got to be in it to win it.

Below is my entry, along with the pics I submitted.

Vintage Loveliness

For as long as I can remember I have been ‘rescuing’ unloved vintage furniture and miscellaneous from carboot sales, tips shops and Freecycle and squirreling it all away in various family members lofts and garages until I had my own home. Well as of last week I finally have my own home, and every corner of it is filled with vintage loveliness! I’ve mixed the old with the new to create a functional yet, hopefully, interesting home.

One thing that I’ve always struggled with is how to display my many vintage, retro and just plain modern items. Having Aspergers (a form of autism) means that I crave order and organisation, but certainly not at the cost of style. Over the years I’ve found ways to mix my love of vintage with functionality; My jewellery is kept in a vintage key cabinet, shoes in an old wire gym-shoe unit, craft items in a 50s kitchen utility cabinet, complete with a pull out table, and a old travel trunk serves as my coffee table. A small portion of my vintage china collection is kept in a 50’s china cabinet, with my vintage sewing box sitting close by, and a collection of tins and vintage children’s annuals nestling next to the modern(DVDs), on made to measure book shelves. But my favourite, my absolute favourite, has to be my 50s light up cocktail cabinet, where on opening, multicoloured shot , lemonade and Babycham glasses are illuminated and ice is ready to be dispensed from the obligatory pineapple ice bucket. Del Boy would be proud