My new babies!

Okay, so I'll divulge. About 90% of the furniture in our home is second hand bought. Our sofas, Ikea Granemo cabinet, Ikea highchair, TV sideboard, queen size bed (now the guest bed) are the only items purchased brand new!

Now we have the fifth! And largest! A china cabinet!
Bought at the clearance store of Provincial Home Living for only 1/3 of the retail price.



I love it! At the moment in our spacious home, it only stores what I like to display. But if we move into a smaller premise (which might be the case soon), this will become our bookcase, linen closet and china cabinet. (Which was my excuse for getting it!)

The last two shelves are filled with my now complete Johnson Bros dinner & coffee setting! Scored a large pile of it on eBay for $20 two weeks ago. In an antique store, or to gather it in bits and bobs as I have been doing for the past 2 years would have cost up to $200, thanks, Mrs Ebay-Person!



At last count:
Dinner plate: 6
Breakfast bowl: 3
Tea cup: 7
Saucer: 10
Dessert plate: 4
Bread and butter plate: 8 yay!
Milk creamer: 1

Today:
Dinner plates: 13
Soup/pasta plates: 8
Breakfast bowls: 11
Tea cup: 14
Saucer: 22
Dessert plate: 4
Bread and butter plate:18
Milk creamer: 1
Salt and pepper shaker: 1 set
Sugar bowl:

Now I have the china cabinet item ticked off... along with my good china set ticked off!! :)

What have you recently ticked off your list?

Tea Party ala Christmas 2008

While away for Christmas at my in laws we had such a good relaxed holiday there for once. Normally it's running around for family get togethers, spending 3-4 hours on the road amongst Sydney traffic. This time, we took it so easy.

(The holiday started badly with a smashed windscreen and oil leaking... so we desperately needed a good time after that.)

And we did.

Here's a shot of a tea party setting I set out just to play with my camera. My MIL has spent years collecting antique gorgeous china and I dragged out some of her best :)