The Dairy House Vintage Textiles and Costume Day

 Just had to share these images from yesterday. It was the 3rd Dairy House Vintage Textiles and Costume Day.

 The sun shone directly onto Chloe's stand which was piled high with exquisite handmade treasures.

 Inside the Dairy House the rooms were decorated and ready for the eager shoppers who arrived promptly at 10 am, and then continued to arrive throughout the day....

 Some of the best photos I took were on the top floor where the light was perfect for my temperamental old camera!

 It was a very special day, and you will no doubt see plenty more photos in blog land this week.
 Here is Niki's stand. How I resisted that cupboard was nothing short of a miracle!

Sadly, the Textile Day marked the end of an era for us. we have very reluctantly given up our space on the top floor, so will no longer be trading from there. The restraints of a full-on job in Bristol and the increasing price of fuel has meant that it is no longer a viable side to our business.

The Original Vintage and Handmade Fair & The Vintage Textiles and Costume Day at the Dairy House

It is all happening in The West Country this weekend! On Saturday it is the fantastic Vintage and Handmade Fair in Chipping Sodbury. Click here for full details....

 I will be there with a mixture of Vintage clothing, Textiles, Decorative china and glass....

Vintage toys, ephemera, haberdashery and possibly a few treasures from over the Channel.......

 Then on Sunday, I will be manning the top floor of the Dairy House for the 2nd Annual Vintage Textiles and Costume Day. If it is anything like last year, the front of the building will be overflowing with beautiful stalls.. and inside will be a veritable Alladin's Cave of Antiques, Furniture, Paintings, Prints, Jewellery, Ceramics.. there really is something for everyone!

Oh yes, and I will be bringing a horse!

All change on the Top Floor of The Dairy House!

Another busy day over at the Dairy House as we have been Spring Cleaning and extending the Top Floor Emporium once again!

The plan is to introduce more small items of furniture as well as the essential bits and bobs that make a house a home.

It is the time of year to think about the garden, so we are expanding the range of items and accessories for the  garden or conservatory.

Floral French China is jostling for table space with 1930's frosted lemonade glasses........

 Of course the weeks are flying by, and the much anticipated 2nd Annual Vintage Textiles and Costume Day is not too far away. Sunday April the 10th is a must for your diary. There will be a fabulous range of outside stalls as well as all the regular Dairy House folk showing a selection of Beautiful Antiques, Paintings, Silver, Ceramics and much, much more....

On the top floor there will be a Vintage Boutique as well as our eclectic mix of items for the Home and Garden. I do hope you can make it!

New at the Dairy House this week

 As well as preparing for the Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair this weekend, we have also been over to restock and tidy at the Dairy House. If anyone is travelling to the fair via the A303 they can easily take a small detour to visit the Dairy House, where they will find lots of beautiful Antiques as well as quirky decorative items......

 Here are a few photos of our stall yesterday, the afternoon sun was pouring in which did make photography a little bit challenging!

We have these funky metal chairs which can be purchased as a set or as required.

Yes, the washstand is for sale, although I think Sue will curse me if she has to find a place to put everything on it!!!!

Expanding the Empire at The Dairy House

It certainly has been a very busy few days. Last Wednesday we embarked on the project of expanding our space at the Dairy House.

First job was to start painting as Sue and I wanted to creat a cohesive space on the top floor, and that pink wall had to go!

It is a large space with a high ceiling, so boy was employed to climb the scaffolding tower...... He worked so hard all day, and amazingly we had the whole place painted in time to collapse in a heap on New Years Eve.

Now the fun part, moving in new stock and creating a fresh new look.

It is taking on a style of its own, and I think the lamps add a cosy atmosphere.

There is still the "Lads corner" with flags, ladders, garden furniture, picture frames so you can take the "other half" there knowing he will be occupied while you browse through the textiles and treasures.......

Some Dairy House goodies.

I have been over at the Dairy House today, after tidying and restocking our stand I wandered around to see what other goodies were on sale.....

Above are a beautiful pair of Barbola bookends that were hard to resist.

Then there was this pretty child's patchwork quilt along with vintage buckets, spades & tambourines.

Here is a scrummy basket of colourful crochet blankets.

then on our stall I have placed more fabric covered boxes and a selection of French & English textiles suitable for all sorts of projects.

visit http://www.dairyhouseantiques.co.uk/ for further details.

Dairy House update

Mr W and I have stocked up our space in the Dairy House once again. While I was there I took these photos of what I have decided to call "The French Room", it was looking particularly atmospheric with the low Autumnal light coming through the windows.....

I don't know the lady who sells from this room, but she certainly has a real knack of arranging her stock to the most effect.

It just feels like a sumptuous French drawing room. I could move straight in there, couldn't you?

Upstairs there is a more "rustic" feel to the stock. More of Mr W's English and French finds.....

These edging tiles would look amazing in the garden, defining the edges of a herbaceous border or a gravel path....

and lastly this pretty chenille embroidered picture........ not sure how I managed to part with it!!!