In my mind I look like the housewife in these darling images, but in reality I am dressed for comfort and usually lounge about in the kind of black uniform, kind enough not to show the dirt I seem to acquire as if by osmosis… The rather wonderful thing about my black housekeepers uniform is that it just begs for a little doing up! For pretty scarves, glitzy little paste brooches and little bits of twinkly, pretty nothing in my hair. And for homely pinnies sprinkled with polka dots,silly slippers and headbands like this one by 2trUe on Etsy, that I can use to add a vintage twist to an other wise boring up ‘do…
Just perfect for getting down on my hands and knees to scrub the kitchen floor without having these frizzy tendrils dangle in my false eyelashes…
Create your own Brocante Life Book, plan Christmas, set up routines and rituals or live life the BrocanteHome way with my guided workbooks and planners.
Opulence Stoves In my domestic dreams I am the proud owner of a darling little wood-burning stove. Nothing you see, makes me happier than finding myself sipping wine, late at night, in front of a crackling fire. But unfortunately I have to…
Was there a time in your life when you felt more real to yourself than you do now? When you didn’t dwell on authenticity because there was no distance between who you were and who you thought you should be? Was there…
So we set off far too early for the best car boot sale in the world only to find tumbleweed where there should have been treasure. Nothing. Not a car in sight. Not a single fellow treasure seeker to be seen… Someone…
So you ask your house to heal your heart and hells bells doesn’t it just go and do the very thing! Let’s think of this as a clean sweep, kind of like the seasonal scrub only without the hassle of wondering where…
Already we have said goodbye to March and April is shimmying her flirty little self on our doorsteps, suffering as always from a touch of weather related schizophrenia and promising more than she has got to give, while we Vintage Housekeepers fling…
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is time to get this show on the road. Christmas won’t happen unless we make it happen, so here are a few dates for your diaries… The Pre-Christmas Seasonal Scrub will run between Friday 17th November and Monday…
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