White with a hint of orange!

As much as I love bright colours & patterns it is nice sometimes to mix it up with a bit of white & a bit of texture. I have found myself recently collecting some white ceramics. I am drawn to them for their different textures.

The ceramic swan and stripey vase look stunning together due to the contrast in texture and the orange of the flowers and cacti. I love to play around at placing  and styling different objects.

I have added an Orla Kiely vase into the mix here, I am a particular fan of  her ceramic white range with the different raised flowers and coloured interior. The beauty of white ceramics  is they are transferable and your not just stuck with having them in one room to fit a colour scheme etc.

As I was playing around & styling the orange roses, I couldn't  resist placing them in my favourite vintage orange glass, really love the orange with orange!

What do you think?

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One for the Kitchen!

 In my last post I was chatting on about table lamps, I love them. I also don't mind a ceiling shade or a pendant lamp.
For the new house I have been researching pendant lights, I adore the idea of having three lights hung together.

I came across these at www.bodieandfou.com they are by Kathleen Hills and I think they are adorable. So simple & vintage looking. They are £85 each so, unfortunately probably out of my price range. I think what appeals to me, is that they are all similar yet different shapes.

 This Image I found on Pinterest and although I'm not a fan of the kitchen the lights are very impressive. The green & turquoise colours are beautiful.

These glass lights are also very impressive,  such beautiful colours, would  look really  nice over a table. Lights are so important  to  add atmosphere and ambience to a room. 

Interior Style by May Rose Vintage

Interior design is my passion, I love mid - century design alongside vintage. I believe the best kind of design is eclectic, drawing inspiration from many different sources.
Having just put an offer in on a house, which is a little bit of a project (pretty much a huge renovation!), I am hoping to use this blog to share ideas and document the journey! !!

Passion for
Glass

For many years I have loved coloured glass, I have many vintage pieces but these three were a moving in gift bought from Debenhams. They look just perfect with my Asda lamp, a bargain at £35. I bought two ,but the other one is yellow, 'top tip' instead of buying a pair of lamps why not try a different colourway to add a different dimension.

One of my favourite finds recently was my Giselda Graham Pineapple a little pricey at £30 but worth it for it's charming kitsch - Ness!  So reminiscent of 70's pineapple ice buckets.

So loving the bird!

This charming pineapple led me to investigate what other pineapple treats are on the market.

I am currently lusting after this wonderful  Abigail Ahern candle holder.

Mirror Mirror on the wall!

Mirrors are integral to any good home decor. I adore them, particularly vintage convex mirrors, they add fun, light and depth to any space. You can pick them up relatively Cheaply from antique shops. Or if your lucky, charity shops & car boots.

Even though I have displayed my mirrors separately or with other objects, I really love to see mirrors displayed as a collection. Like these delights!

Copper Interior Highlights

Since putting the offer in on the house & having it accepted, I have become obsessed with pinning boards on pinterest & gathering inspiration.  One of the key trends this season I have come across is copper! As a huge fan of orange, this is right down my colour pallet alley.
On my travels last week I managed to pick up a mid - century style ex - display lamp from Next. The shade had took a bit of a beating so, after a bit of shopping I found this bargain £10 copper shade from Asda.

The copper shade has a slight pattern which is hard to see from the photo.

I believe in mixing different styles and price ranges to get the look you want. I shall definitely be looking out for some more copper highlights.

Here are a few ways you can use copper in different settings, I particularly love the copper lights for the kitchen.

Lamp Love!

I don't know about you but, lamps are a constant in my world. They are one of those interior items I just can't get enough off.
You can find interesting looking lamps relatively cheaply from most home stores. It's decent shades where the expense lies it seems.

I love quirky & vintage style lamps, they can add drama & interest to any room. The shade on this one is a beaut, and a very cheap buy from Asda.

These two vintage style lamps I also got from Asda, £35 each. I actually really rate their home stuff as it is usually bang on trend & affordable. Ideally I would like to change the shades. Really pleased I chose two different coloured lamps to add a different dimension. 

In  an ideal world  I  would  like  to  change  the  shades to some beautiful Tretchikoff  ones  they would look just perfect. However they are a little expensive, I was chatting  to  a friend today about how easy would it be to  make lampshades?  If you have any experience of such things then do let me know ???

Some more lamp bases I have had kicking around for a while are these two stunners, crackle glaze lamps from the 1970's. I have been meaning to get them some shades for a fair while now. Although they do also need a re - wire! 

Lamps definitely  bring some light into my life: I have been researching pendant lights recently but, that's  a whole other post. Hope you have enjoyed reading my little blurb about lamps! !! :-) 

Sunday Vintage Searching!

Up relatively early this morn to head to the Antiques fair at the Motorcycle museum Birmingham. Never been before so was hoping for great things! At first wasn't looking too good as there was a lot of rather twee looking shizzle.
However after a good search round found a rather nice cranberry victorian candlestick for £15. I tried haggling for £10 but the lady was having none of it!!

I also picked up a floral pic by Vernon Ward, love these kitsch prints £20.