H&V Living goes live with Dorset Brocante

So since the dreaded covid virus took the world by storm In March,

all of our lives have been turned upside down not to mention all of our events have all been stopped with shopping for Brocante has Been almost impossible ... until the fabulous Dorset Brocante invited us all to participate in their virtual Brocante.

We obviously loved the idea of bringing you a fair online with as much faffing as possible & in the comfort of our own home ... how wonderful is that?!

So tomorrow - today (Sunday 3rd may) from 10am we will be hosting a fair over on the instagram platform @homeandvintage & @dorsetbrocante with Over 5o sellers setting up at home to virtually bring you lots of fabulous treasure at the click of a button .... so if you have Instagram or know someone who has then grab a cuppa & join all of us from 10am-3pm for a day of Brocante shopping & virtual catch up ....

p.s.....

H&V going live from 11am for a catch up :-)

hope you can join us

love Jules xx

'The Flower Shed' Makeover Part 1

With a little bit of time on my hands last week, the sun Was shining so I decided that my attention was much needed in the garden.

First on my agenda was my little unloved shed which sat in the corner of my garden which had originally been used for painting furniture & now mainly being used as a dumping ground, which although handy for storage of stock, it wasn't being used to its full potential.

Every time I would go in there I would have to empty it so I could get something out or try and make space to put more in .... so enough was enough .... it was shed make over time.

My other lovely building in the garden, which we had built a couple of years ago took centre stage & my old unloved little shed in the corner looked on longingly to be the star once more.

With a sunny aspect in the morning this little shed was in a prime spot to be made into a room to be used & to sit with a cup of tea whilst potting some flowers, but I never quite got round to it as life was always so busy.

So now being the perfect time with lots more time on our hands me & Ted (new h&v recruit) set about emptying it one fine sunny morning.

& When I said me & Ted, what I meant was ..... Ted stole everything I put outside & ran of with it ...... So it took a lot longer than planned!!

But with lots cleaning & ruthless clearing out, we had a lovely empty space to make way for what was to be my new 'Flower Shed' .... a space to make wreaths, pot plants & seeds & generally flower Phaff until my Hearts content without dirtying my nice clean studio or kitchen table .... to which mr l was pleased about this ...... and I think you'll agree it looks a lot better than it did .....

Using an old server as a counter with useful drawers & cupboards, it not only bought the old authentic look I longed for but it also was a fantastic piece to store away all my tools & seeds etc plus adding lots of old vintage pieces adding the charm that my little flower shed needed.

So with a little bit of determination & maybe not a puppy helping .... you can achieve something a little bit lovely at the bottom of your garden ...

give it a go & don't forget to show me the results :-)

in the meantime if you need more shed Inspo on bringing your outdoor building to life then do pop over to Amazon and order Selina Lakes 'Shed Style' where you can see my garden studio where me & Ted work from most of the time :-)

See you all over the next few weeks for part 2 in 'The Flower Shed' makeover with a few virtual taster workshops on painting your own furniture including some updates on the flooring & furniture .... plus how to make a sign for the front ... don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on getting involved over the coming weeks

Have a great week

Love Jules xx

The Month of Change

Since the last time I posted, the world is quite a different place.

Our Towns are quiet, streets are empty apart from the odd car here & there.

With the odd jogger or cyclist taking their permitted hours exercise, walkers, some with dogs who are desperate to run free but are not allowed as their owners are worried just in case they go too near others.

Waves of hello & smiles of acceptance to passers by knowing this is a must to keep our distance because as long as we take these precautions, then the sooner we will be able to roam free, with dogs off their leads running through sunny fields & happily socialising with others once more.

But until then our freedom remains restricted & with an eery sense of uncertainty like we have never know before in our lifetime, we cling onto the fact we are all in this together & appreciate technology so we can keep in touch with friends & family, longing for the days we can all meet back up again & give each other a huge hug & appreciating every single day like never before.

So with every day getting a step nearer back to normality, we aim to keep ourselves busy & do anything we can to keep our minds from wondering & help the time pass by quicker.

With this in mind DIY seems to have been the go to for most of us with decoration of our homes & gardens planning for the spring & summer months ahead.

Before the lockdown, DIY shops were flooded with people buying paint just in case the inevitable happened & were all trapped inside without anything to do .... husbands all over the country sat quivering, knowing their to do list of unfinished jobs were looming & their fate was sealed.

Others chose the garden centres to stock up on bulbs & spring plants & seeds as the forecast looked good so jobs outside was on their to do list.

This was my plan as we had done so much work last year & still had borders left to fill & a shed to make over left to do ......... well that was my plan .... Mr L mumbled on he had more important jobs to do ... like Mulch!!!!

So mulching for him indoors & a shed make over for me ....... And that is where you'll find me next ..... In the little blue shed

I Hope you can join me

in the meantime Keep safe & well my friends

Love Jules xx