Sunday 12 February 2012

My place and yours.....On the wall

I am joining in with Vic at  Punky & Me  to show you what's on my walls.
Before taking these photos I thought that we had a lot of white walls, but I've realised we do have quite a bit on our walls.
We have collected quite alot of mirrors and I'm pleased to say I love them all but haven't had to pay for any!!
 
These three mirror were left in the house when we bought it by the previous owners family. Some people think they are a bit dated but I like them as they are different. The photo doesn't show it well but the bathroom one has some lovely fish etched in it. 




The mirror in my bedroom was given to me by my godmother, as she didn't have any room for it in her new home. I love that it was in her parents home, then hers and now mine.



This mirror was bought at a carboot by my mum, she said she knew just where it would go in my hallway as soon as she saw it. It cost the grand total of £2.50!!







These prints we bought in Bath on a rare weekend off, they are fairly old and are of King Edward I  and King HenryIII.
We got these as our boys are called Edward and Henry, but they sat in a bag of ages while I looked for good sized frames. In the end I found these in Ikea that were perfect size and were very cheap.







My new favorite ones are in the kitchen that were made from a
Christmas present and Ikea frames. My sister bought me these two tea towel and I thought they were too nice to be used on wet dishes so turned them into tea towel art!!






This I bought back from China years and years ago and it's been rolled up in a box. When I found the Ikea frames I knew I had found it a home and popped it in the hallway. The colours are stunning and a can't believe I let it get so creased for 18years!!!



The map is on the boy's bedroom wall, it is laminated and magnetic. It's from The Future Mapping Company and they love it, they plot where their Grandparents are on holiday and where we are going.



Lastly, these are not yet on the wall but are waiting to be put up!! They are from my old childhood bedroom and are now going in Rose's room. They are Mable Lucie Attwell prints and really remind me of my old bedroom.




Sorry if I've rambled on but, I have loved the chance to see what we actually have up on our walls and it been great to see what others have hanging from theirs. I've already had some great ideas. Go and have a peek at them here.

18 comments :

  1. I love seeing whats on peoples walls, and yours are lovely and interesting!

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  2. Oooh, great mirrors, I am on the hunt for a great mirror at the moment and it's not proving easy!

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  3. Lovely the mirrors, especially the one near your stairs, I've bought a couple of those shaped ones on chains.

    I've just had a flash back to my childhood too, as recognising that name, I googled her and saw the plaque we used to have in our bathroom when I was a kid 'please remember, don't forget...' gosh, what a blast from the past!

    Love the boys map too, what a nice one...I must look it up for my boys.

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    1. My friends mum had that plaque...never leave the bathroom wet!!
      I love her drawings so much.

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  4. I am also a mirror lover :) but sadly for now we are stuck stayig with my mom. So all of my lovely collections are in boxes in a storage room. But I look forward to the day I can unpack and put them up on new walls :)

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    1. Oh, no!! We had our stuff packed away for 18months while our house went through (probate slowed it) and then while we had an work done. It was so lovely seeing things we had forgotten about, helped to clear out stuff we hadn't missed too.

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  5. lovely things hanging on your walls. Very clever of you framing those gorgeous tea towels.

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  6. LOVE the framed teatowels & the mirrors - I'm a sucker for a nice mirror (or seven...).

    Thanks for joining in this week - your walls were beginning to be shown off!

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    1. Thanks so much, it was really good. I'm looking forward to next weeks one.

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  7. Oh WOW the mirrors are TDF. Your place is gorgeous. Love your style ;)

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  8. Love all your mirrors! I think I could stick a few more of them around my place! And very clever tea towel art, Iooks great! :)

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  9. It is lovely having different kind of lovely things. I like what you did with the tea towels, they are too good to get wet and dirty!!

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  10. love that magnetic map ... might need one for my little boy too! thanks for sharing

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  11. How cool is it to actually have a reason to document your walls as they are today. Love your mirror collection!

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  12. You've reminded me how fabulous mirrors can be on the wall, Joanne. You've made such god use of them.

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  13. So sorry about the iTypo! I'm sure god had nothing to do with your good use of them! x

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