Lose themselves in other times

Today I went to what promised to be "the biggest antiques centre in Europe." Err, it wasn't, not even close, but it was a pretty enjoyable day out. Due to it being hugely commercialised, everything on sale had a hugely inflated price tag to go with it (for example, an ornament that I bought a few years ago for £8 was being sold at this place for £55!) but it was fun to look around and fantasize about what my future forever home might look like.

I have to admit, because I'm generally such a klutz I do find visiting these types of places a little stressful. I can't help but constantly worry I'll back into something priceless and send it crashing, and due to everything being crammed into various rooms I'm always paranoid that I'm wandering into somewhere I shouldn't be. I carry around an Eeyore type attitude of if it's going to happen, it'll happen to me...



Gramophones everywhere, I quickly lost count of them all. Not a single record player though, I think people are snapping them up straight away with the current vinyl resurgence.



This Mary Quant headboard makes me wish I had a single bed!


This Beatles tile was the first thing that alerted me to the hiked up pricing. It's £48, my own identical one in mint condition cost £20. I did a quick eBay search when I got home and they're not even that much on there. I think unless you're buying big things like furniture, you should always know your research when visiting places like this.

Seeing this tile did make me go and dig my own one out when I got home though. A lot of my collectables are in storage at the moment due to my moving around state, it's nice to remember the things you own that you cherish when you haven't seen them in a while.



Who doesn't want a giant copper parrot in their living room? (in all seriousness, I'd totally buy it if I had the room. It's so absurd it's perfect)



I don't drink but still badly wanted this drinks cabinet, it's flawless. If I had a proper home to take it back to, it'd be mine right now.



This was the extent of the promised vintage clothing, along with a thousand mink coats. I was really hoping to snap up a few extras for my wardrobe but it wasn't to be (so I came home scoured Etsy instead!)