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’ve always been drawn to vintage furniture – particularly the utilitarian shapes of old factory and school room pieces. Take my favourite little sewing chair (below) that came from an old wool factory - it’s solid metal shape is both compact and comfortable, the perfect balance of function and style and it’s worn-in look is just what I need for giving character to a room.
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interiors, and so you’ll often find me giving vintage buys – such as my exschool room oak desk – a lick of white paint. Similarly, a couple of coats of Farrow and Ball’s powder blue eggshell has added character and style to my favourite pair of junk kitchen chairs.
I spied some chairs (opposite) outside a junk shop on Streatham High Road and even though they had rather drab and dull covers I thought that the linen My Pure Style look involves white, light throws that I picked up on sale at Volga
Vintage sewing chair with handmade patchwork cushion
Vintage Ercol sofa with old blanket and hand sewn patchwork and applique cushions 47