Warm Fuzzy Glow Inside!

Mrs Nostalgic Kitchen's Kitchen Makeover is well underway and everytime I look at the bits we have done I get a warm fuzzy glow in my tummy!
Our breakfast area is cold and just by putting lots of Vernon Ward Prints on the wall the room is filled with a vintage hue

 

I have been placing various treasures on my shelves to see what looks best and have decided on this combination for the moment.  Some yellow framed pictures of my doggies, a very old kitchen prayer in bakelite frame, a Farmers Wife vintage milk bottle and another couple of bits that make me happy.

 

 

 

I spent a wonderful afternoon listening to Harry Connick Junior on the wireless cleaning out my cupboards and rearranging my kitchenwares.  I lined my new cupboard with sticky back liner and I think it has finished it off perfectly

 

 

 

I just want to be in my kitchen and bake but unfortunately I must work on building The Nostlagic Kitchen Empire and so back to work!  We have got lots more to do in the kitchen and so will update you as we go!  Have a happy week everyone xxx

Vintage Jumble Glamour!!!!

Who would have thought that selling your wares at a Vintage Jumble Sale would turn out to be such a glamorous pastime! 

Mrs Nostalgic Kitchen & Mrs Nostalgic's Mummy in Homes & Antiques Magazine!!!

The Vintage Jumble Sale at St Matthews Parish Centre on Saturday 12th January was a wonderful event full of treasure hunters and loads of bargains.  When the doors opened the crowds piled in and us stall holders were thrilled to pass on so many of our vintage wares.  I always like to dress up a bit in my head scarf and vintage fishwife outfits!

 

In the middle of all the hubbub I was interviewed by a design student from Northampton University about my opinions on vintage fashion!!  Ooh I'm no expert deary I told her! 

 

 

 

We were lucky to be situated opposite Alice from Homes & Antiques Magazine at the Jumble who was signing up people to magazine subscriptions quicker than you can say Jack Rabbit!!  She took a photo of Mum & I and she has added it as well as lots of pics of my lovely fellow vintage stall holders to a write up of the Jumble in Homes & Antiques Magazine....OOOOOhhhhhhh

http://www.homesandantiques.com/feature/northampton-vintage-jumble

 

 

Claire Rocks & Suzanne of Hearts & Kisses

 



Wendy of Ticking Stripes clinging on to her treasures

I have had to walk around with dark glasses on since as I am soooo famous and those paps are relentless!!!  I don't want to get everyone really excited but I have a very sexy bri nylon yellow overall to wear to the next fair at The Three Swans in Market Harborough on Saturday 2nd February.  It's an original Woolworths standard issue!!  The reporters will be queueing up to get a snap of me in that!!  See you all at the fair

 



 

Mrs Nostalgic Kitchen Makeover

Hello lovely readers.  Happy New Year to everyone from me - Mrs Nostalgic Kitchen. 
I live in a pretty little village and when we moved into our 1940's house I embraced it's open fires and quarry tiled floors and decorated my kitchen in a pretty country style. All very shabby chic vintage and pink flowers.

 

Five years on and my life has really changed.  I now sell vintage kitchenware for a living and as my life has changed so has my taste.  I've seen so many wonderful vintage kitchen pieces over the last couple of years that I have developed a new taste in kitchen style! I can't say it is of any particular era as it's a mix of 30's, 40's and 50's.  The plans have been made and my husband and I are going to restyle our kitchen over the next couple of months.  I've taken a couple of photos of my kitchen now and a couple of items placed around to give me ideas.

 I'm going to paint the skirting boards light vintage green and add accents of yellow and green to the existing cream.  Here is the before and in a couple of months I'll post the after.....sooo exciting!!


 

Going to paint this yellow and put green handles on.

 

 
I've placed a few items around to see what I think

 

Might paint this chair same yellow as the frame I've painted behind on the wall.  The tea towel is a vintage tea towel I am using for inspiration.  Let me know if you've got any tips or ideas I can incorporate in my new nostalgic kitchen.

If you are re-styling your kitchen have a look on my website www.thenostalgickitchen.co.uk for some inspiring ideas and it's free postage on all UK orders in January so there is no excuse to get cracking!

 

 

 

 

Famous Trifle Bowl

Here is a little Christmas story about a Trifle Bowl!

 

Made in 1930's this little Trifle Bowl was spotted by Mrs Nostalgic Kitchen at an auction in Snettisham Norfolk.  The set comprised big bowl with 6 small bowls.  This little set sat unwanted on the website for 6 months and started to feel very unloved despite Mrs Nostalgic's kind words of reassurance!

Then one day Mrs Nostalgic received an email from Country Homes & Interiors magazine asking to borrow the set for a photo shoot for the magazine.  Carefully wrapped and full of anticipation the Trifle set made it's way in the post to stardom!

One sad day Mrs Nostalgic received a phone call from a Kitchen fitters to say they had received a parcel that was meant to be for The Nostalgic Kitchen.  When Mrs Nostalgic picked up the parcel it was the returned set and lots of the small bowls were broken!!

Undeterred Mrs Nostalgic took the chipped big bowl and 3 small bowls to a fair as she knew how beautiful they were.  Again no one showed any interested in the damaged set!  Two of the remaining small bowls broke in transit and the big bowl cracked beyond repair!!!!!

One small bowl remained.........And then the January 2013 edition of Country Homes & Interiors Magazine came out.

On page 117 there was the little small bowl full of yummy trifle as famous as famous can be!!!! 

Mrs Nostalgic did not want to risk losing the last of the beautiful Trifle Bowls and so kept it in her special cupboard to retire happily with all her other treasures.
And so the story has a happy ending......Merry Christmas everyone xxx

Yay!

Yay!  It's nearly Christmas and I'm all warm and fuzzy inside.  I wrapped pressies last night and am listening to Neil Diamond's Cherry Christmas CD while I write this!!  He's starting to look old - well aren't we all!

Bought Christmas fudge ingredients today to make fudge for neighbours ( will post recipe at a later date - very easy) and have even starting buying nibbles for my retro cocktail Christmas bar!

Got this little cracker on eBay and have been stocking up with booze and have got all retro bar equipment needed for a right retro knees up!  Mum & Dad don't know about it yet.  It's going to be a Christmas surprise.  Makes a change from doing a jigsaw!

Been busy with the online shop and fairs and antique centre this week making everything look festive and enticing!  I've created gift vouchers to use on my online shop and at my fairs which I'm excited about....whether anyone will buy one or not remains to be seen but I'm crossing everything.  I've introduced a loyalty points scheme on my online shop as well to encourage repeat visits...again everything crossed.

Yay!! It's nearly Christmas xxxx