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Vintage Anglepoise Lamps & restorations

The Anglepoise lamps in our home are special, they are precious. Why? because each one has been bought for mere pennies at a boot fair, or such like…

 

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Then transformed from rusty broken down pieces back into their original beautiful condition. They are literally in pieces like this:

 

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The Anglepoise lamps Birthday cake!

If you are a long time reader of my blog you will know who is responsible for these transformations. Not me, oh no! it is of course my ‘talented other half’ Marc. The lamps and lights are precious to us because of the time, care and love he bestows on these little bits of metal. Restoring rusty things is his passion!

One year I even had a special Anglepoise lamps birthday cake made for him.

 

 

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I have found some old pictures of these Anglepoise lamps in situ…

 

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anglepoise lamps vintage restored

 

 

Some of the rooms don’t look like this anymore (a reminder to self to update all my interior pics)
I am constantly amazed at the colours and the fact that we have so many, at least two in every room, sometimes three!

Marc can even build a set of lights for me from various industrial bits and pieces, he did this in our lounge:

 

 

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It is the little details that bring everything to life, the correct bulb is a must! (Marc says they are called lamps and bulbs are what you put in the garden!)

For instance look at this lampshade below, the bulb/lamp is an ugly older energy saving bulb. Energy bulbs are much prettier now, so it really needs a filament LED bulb (which is also energy saving) you can buy similar here: Bulbs2go

 

 

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You see this one below… a much better looking bulb? But it still energy saving because it is an LED filament. LED lights are also sooo much brighter. this is the kitchen jam jar light close-up.

 

 

Angelpoise lamps in our home

 

 

You can buy ‘funny metal bits and pieces’ (my words) from various trade companies like this one Barrier Components but all that stuff I leave to Marc. I simply would not know where to begin.

best wishes

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3 charity shop books, 
• Huge fan of @ottolenghi and this is a visually stunning issue from 2012
• That cat again 
• Poisonwood bible has been on my wtr list for ages! 
• Street Art stencils will be decorating the shed and defacing garden tables this spring!
Have you picked up any thrifty bargain books lately ? What are you reading ?
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3 charity shop books, 
• Huge fan of @ottolenghi and this is a visually stunning issue from 2012
• That cat again 
• Poisonwood bible has been on my wtr list for ages! 
• Street Art stencils will be decorating the shed and defacing garden tables this spring!
Have you picked up any thrifty bargain books lately ? What are you reading ?
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#choosereused #secondhandfirst #secondhandstyle #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstoread #wanttoread #wtr #bookstagramuk #bookworm #newbooksmell #bookshelf #booksandbotanicals #bookishpost #whattoreadnext #bookworm #whattoreadnow #bookJoy #charityshopbooks #charityshopfinds
3 charity shop books, 
• Huge fan of @ottolenghi and this is a visually stunning issue from 2012
• That cat again 
• Poisonwood bible has been on my wtr list for ages! 
• Street Art stencils will be decorating the shed and defacing garden tables this spring!
Have you picked up any thrifty bargain books lately ? What are you reading ?
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#choosereused #secondhandfirst #secondhandstyle #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstoread #wanttoread #wtr #bookstagramuk #bookworm #newbooksmell #bookshelf #booksandbotanicals #bookishpost #whattoreadnext #bookworm #whattoreadnow #bookJoy #charityshopbooks #charityshopfinds
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Hello February! Happy as Larry with an armful of new fabric, bargain priced fabric, those lace fabrics were £1 pm 😳From local store @hansonsfabricsandcrafts Day made 🙌🏻 . Big hello to new followers , let me reintroduce myself . . . I’m Ashley 👋🏻 a fabric and yarn obsessed midlife ‘gal’ Former air stewardess, costume maker and retail store manager. An empty nester with son at University, (he’s not too far away 😭) I feathered a new nest with 2 cats who live happily with our two dogs. My partner and I are keen on restoring pre loved vintage items of furniture lighting etc into unique pieces for our home. He does the hard work I draw the sketches and point at things. I post about my handmade life, sewing and crochet projects, our home restorations and occasionally the clothes and beauty products I wear and use as a midlife woman . I find it very hard to be niche as I have too much to say! I have also been writing my blog Lazy Daisy Jones (link in bio) for almost 10 years. I very much enjoy connecting with other midlife girls on insta and proving it’s not just for the under 30’s . Leave me a comment if you are over 35 and any of this resonates with you Hellooooo x
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