Keeping it Realtor tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1379704 2010-03-16T17:54:03+00:00 TypePad Hovis Tins for bread and plants and nostalgia. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef01310f9d88e5970c 2010-03-16T17:54:03+00:00 2010-03-16T17:54:03+00:00 Whether you bake your own bread or just fancy using this bread tin as a planter you'll be filled with nostalgia for a gentler, easy, sunnier time. These heavy Hovis tins were removed from the factory in the 60's. Factory,... Norma McNaught

Hovis-tin Whether you bake your own bread or just fancy using this bread tin as a planter you'll be filled with nostalgia for a gentler, easy, sunnier time.  These heavy Hovis tins were removed from the factory in the 60's.  Factory,  Wait a minute, a factory, surely they were made in a small bakery and then a wee boy pushed his bike up a cobbled hill with the bread wrapped in a nice clean piece of cotton!  Yep, there was the bakery, the little boy with the music following him up that rustic cobbled hill, I'm sure there wasn't a factory in sight.  Well if that's how you want to remember it and if you want a piece of that nostalgia (minus the music) then you've just got to have one of these fabulous Hovis tins. 

Be quick though they're yummy and that err bakery didn't have a limitless supply! 

 http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/hovis-tins-for-bread-and-plants-and-nostalgia-.html Keyboard Stickers - a bit of bling or a necessary thing? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef0120a936d1af970b 2010-03-15T17:32:52+00:00 2010-03-15T17:35:01+00:00 When my daughter started her first job she had to type up announcements for our local newspaper. She was very nervous but I tried to reassure her that all would be well. Well, I ask you what could possibly go... Norma McNaught

Keyboard-stickers When my daughter started her first job she had to type up announcements for our local newspaper.  She was very nervous  but I tried to reassure her that all would be well.  Well, I ask you what could possibly go wrong.  A blank keyboard, that's what went wrong.

The keyboard was ancient and there wasn't as much a single indent to help her decide where to put the two fingers that she typed with!  So if your keyboard is showing its age or even if you just want to bling it up a bit get youself a sheet of these keyboard stickers from Rockett St. George. 

Amazing. 

http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/keyboard-stickers-a-bit-of-bling-or-a-necessary-thing.html Yellow Marc Newson Felt Chair tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef0120a91bd9cb970b 2010-03-12T17:41:23+00:00 2010-03-12T17:41:23+00:00 Yellow is the colour of Easter and sunshine and ... This fabulous reinforced fiberglass chair which has a polished natural aluminium back leg. Yep just the one leg but it's designed by Marc Newson, so it's all in the design.... Norma McNaught

Felt-chair-mark-newson Yellow is the colour of Easter and sunshine and ...

This fabulous reinforced fiberglass chair which has a polished natural aluminium back leg.  Yep just the one leg but  it's designed by Marc Newson, so it's all in the design.  Oh and it costs £2576.00.  

Felt chair is a design icon and it makes quite a statement don't you think?

Very yellow.

 http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/yellow-marc-newson-felt-chair-to-cheer-you-up-.html Enamel Pitcher to cheer you up. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef0120a91bad2e970b 2010-03-11T17:37:44+00:00 2010-03-11T17:37:44+00:00 Need something to cheer you up this still cold still snowy March? Thought so. How about this cheery,bright enamel pitcher. Yep thought that would do it and wouldn't it make a fabulous Mother's day gift? This would look great on... Norma McNaught

Enamel-pitcher Need something to cheer you up this still cold still snowy March?  Thought so.  How about this cheery,bright enamel pitcher. 

Yep thought that would do it and wouldn't it make a fabulous Mother's day gift? 

This would look great on its own or filled with flowers. 

http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/enamel-pitcher-to-cheer-you-up.html Modern Bouquet Vase tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef01310f7ce5c5970c 2010-03-10T17:25:04+00:00 2010-03-10T17:25:04+00:00 Mother's day flowers are usually expensive and only last a short time and then they're gone. However if you had this fantastic bouquet vase then even a bunch of supermarket flowers would look a million dollars. Ten chrome bud vases... Norma McNaught

Bouquet-vase Mother's day flowers are usually expensive and only last a short time and then they're gone. 

However if you had this fantastic bouquet vase  then even a bunch of supermarket flowers would look a million dollars. 

Ten chrome bud vases of various sizes set on a thick circular glass base and you have a really simple but stunning modern piece. 

 This vase would make an ideal wedding gift. 

 It's by by Christian von Ahn for Philippi and it's lovely. 

 
 
 http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/modern-bouquet-vase-.html Nouveau floor lamp, it's very... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef0120a916403f970b 2010-03-09T17:22:06+00:00 2010-03-08T21:03:15+00:00 Lighting in rooms has gone through quite a change. When I was young the only light you had was a big overhead light and the higher the wattage of the bulb the better. Now we like to highlight special features... Norma McNaught

Floor-lamp Lighting in rooms has gone through quite a change.  When I was young the only light you had was a big overhead light and the higher the wattage of the bulb  the better.  Now we like to highlight special features in a room  or have our lighting set to create a mood. 

 I must admit I prefer subtle soft lighting in my home but sometimes something comes along that makes a statement and well to hang with being subtle.  

Take a look at this Nouveau  floor lamp from Very.co.uk.  It's stunning isn't it?  The ribbed ceramic base is a beautiful shape and the  faux silk cylindrical shade gives the lamp a very contemporary look. 

 It's available in a metalic silver or gold. 

Fabulous. 

(I don't know about you but I had thought that Very.co.uk only sold ladies and children's fashions but they're an online department store and  they've got lots, and lots of fabulous stuff.)  

 http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/lighting-in-rooms-has-gone-through-quite-a-change-when-i-was-young-the-only-light-you-had-was-a-big-overhead-light-and-the.html Union Jack Dog Doorstop tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef01310f765084970c 2010-03-08T17:28:42+00:00 2010-03-08T17:28:42+00:00 They say on the website that everybody wants one. I don't know about that but I cetrtainly do know people who would love this funky Union Jack Doorstop. This great doorstop is designed and made in Britain, and uses only... Norma McNaught

Union-jack-bumperstop-doorstop They say on the website that everybody wants one.  I don't know about that but I cetrtainly do know people who would love this funky Union Jack Doorstop. 

 This great doorstop is designed and made in Britain, and uses only the finest materials  Not only useful as a doorstop they could also be placed behind the door to save the doorhandle gouging a hole in the wall.

They'd also make  a great Mother's day gift,   but you'd better be quick because there's only  2 left.  Maybe everybody does want one!


It's obviously Union Jack season!

 http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/union-jack-dog-doorstop.html Home Sweet Home Wooden Sign tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef01310f552f74970c 2010-03-05T17:33:21+00:00 2010-03-05T17:33:21+00:00 If you're looking for a really sweet Mother's day gift then this could be ideal. This Home Sweet Home vintage look wooden sign is something that'll last longer than an over priced bunch of flowers. Norma McNaught

Home-sweet-home If you're looking for a really sweet Mother's day gift then this could be ideal. 


This Home Sweet Home vintage look wooden sign is something that'll last longer than an over priced bunch of flowers.   

http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/hone-sweet-home-wooden-sign.html Patrotic egg cosy - set of four. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef0120a8ede244970b 2010-03-04T17:41:06+00:00 2010-03-04T17:41:06+00:00 Can you remember when eggs had the Little Lion stamped on them? The Little Lion stamp was a mark of quality and we don't have it now. However, we can still cover our eggs in glory by popping a little... Norma McNaught

Union-jack-egg-cosy Can you remember when eggs had the Little Lion stamped on them?

The Little Lion stamp was a mark of quality and we don't have it now. 

However,  we can still cover our eggs in glory by popping a little Union Jack egg cosy on them.  

Patriotic hot eggs for breakfast.  Yummy. 

You can buy them from notonthehghstreet. 

http://www.keepingit-realtor.com/2010/03/patrotic-egg-cup-cosies.html Egg Candles for an Easter table tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c873353ef01310f5473e3970c 2010-03-03T17:39:02+00:00 2010-03-03T17:39:02+00:00 These cute egg candles would add a nice touch to any Easter table and at only 6 British pounds for half a dozen they're affordable. You can buy them at John Lewis. If you like something that's fun and cheap... Norma McNaught

Egg-candles These cute egg candles would add a nice touch to any Easter table and at only 6 British pounds for half a dozen they're affordable.  You can buy them at John Lewis. 

If you like something that's fun and cheap then how about these fluffy yellow chicks, one British pound for a set of 8. 

Now that's cheap, 

Maybe that should be cheep!

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