Category: vintage accessories

• How to master the art of ‘maximalism arranging’

  You know by now Im a self certified collector (some call it hoarder, I prefer collector!) From the charity shop finds, to the beautiful bits I acquire whilst sourcing product for Melody Maison and WindsorBrowne , my house is fairly full to the brim, so what do I do with them? Well, i love ‘arranging’  – so…

  Melody Maison

  August 24, 2017

  Antiques, home decor, interiors, maximalism, pottery, Quirky Accessories, shabby chic, vintage accessories, vintage shopping, Women in business

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• Go Potty For Ceramics!

  

  As you have no doubt gathered, when I fall, I fall deep. It’s addiction, but bordering on obsessional. For some girls it’s a man but for me it’s …. Ceramics! Yes my George Clooney is a teacup and my Benedict Cumberbatch is a side plate (OK I’m not saying I’d choose a side plate over…

  Melody Maison

  August 8, 2017

  Antiques, Birds, floral home, gorgeous home, interiors, pottery, Quirky Accessories, shabby chic, shopping, Uncategorized, vintage accessories, vintage china, vintage shopping

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• How long should a girl spend in front of a mirror?

  Don’t worry, this  isn’t another make-up contouring blog, I was just pondering the fact that at Melody Maison, we sell as many mirrors, as we do all our other products added together! Wow – Vanity? Or just home styling, So I decided to investigate… I discovered from reading multiple articles that the average UK woman…

  Melody Maison

  July 25, 2017

  Antiques, Gold, gorgeous home, home decor, huge mirrors, interiors, shabby chic, shopping, vintage accessories

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• Learn about the best place for interiors shopping on Planet Earth!

  As a director of a busy home interiors and furniture company, sometimes its hard to find time to go to the places you love as much as you would like, but sometimes, I will make time somehow, for what is ‘my guilty pleasure’ Truth be told, it is actually my second favourite place on earth,…

  Melody Maison

  June 6, 2017

  Antiques, gorgeous home, interiors, Places that inspire, pottery, shopping, vintage accessories, vintage shopping, Women in business

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• Great ideas for how to decorate your home using Animals as a theme

  Shabby, kitsch and quirky…. …are not the names of my pets!  (maybe they should be)  but rather what sums up my taste in interior décor Currently I have a penchant for what I call ‘critter chic’   – that’s animals and birds in all shapes, styles and sizes, from parrots to peacocks and pooches to foxes.…

  Melody Maison

  April 28, 2017

  home decor, interiors, kitsch, Quirky Accessories, shabby chic, vintage accessories

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• Addicted to interiors

  Hello, My name is Anna Elkington and I’m a Addict!   As people who know me well will testify, I am a grade A ‘housey stuff’ person! My home is very busy with trinkets, ornamentation and colour, vintage and new. I’m afraid my need to fill surfaces is an addiction, which means I do spend…

  Melody Maison

  March 15, 2017

  Antiques, colour scheme, home decor, interiors, Places that inspire, shabby chic, vintage accessories, Women in business