Chairs - again.....

Another very productive day at Cow & Ghost Towers.

We're having a break from chairs today,

but really pleased to have a stock to take to 

upcoming fayres.

Saturday 5th September, Torch Theatre,

Milford Haven.

Saturday 19th September, Clarence Hall,

Crickhowell.

Sarurday 3rd & Sunday 4th October

National Botanic Garden, Llanarthne.

Saturday 24th October, Ostreme Centre,

Mumbles.

Chairs, chairs and more chairs............

We do love a bentwood kitchen chair at Cow & Ghost.

Have sold lots, restored in a variety of styles.

Not always easy to source.

Until this week !!!

I got 19 of them in a job lot deal :-)

Two journeys to collect and packing the car

was nothing short of an art form...

Opening windows in the conservatory also became quite tricky.

Friday 28th was the beginning. 

 Washing

and painting...

These are what we completed on day one.

Day 2 has dawned. Watch this space for

the next chapter........

Jolly holidays.

Sorry there hasn't been much on the blog for the last week or so.

Cow and Ghost have been on holiday.

Sadly coming to and end now.

We'll be back at it all next week.

Lots of new furniture to upcycle.

Two fayres booked for September.

Lovely sunny day in Hampton Court today.

No cows, but rumours of many ghosts......

Vintage tea Time

Cow & Ghost are having a great holiday

in Devon & Cornwall.

Lots of National Trust properties visited.

Today was a highlight.

The Rock Pool Cafe in Mousehole.

We saw it in a magazine over a year ago,

and have been determined to go.

Somewhere that IS as good as it looks. 

Warm welcome,

fantastic food

and bits of vintage loveliness

EVERYWHERE.

Chairs.

We're really pleased with these mid century metal tube framed chairs. Great shape and style. There is one on view at our unit in Paraphernalia, Market Street, Hay On Wye.

As of this morning lots of other new stock too.

We can confirm that not only do they look great, they are very comfortable too

Particularly on a sunny day. Crossing fingers for a few more of those before too long.

Another Happy Ending.

We bought this blanket on a stock shopping day last month. Couldn't resist posting a photo on social media. 5 minutes later we'd sold it. it never saw the shop or a fayre.....

Delivered yesterday. It replaces one that was sadly lost in a house move. It is identical to one that had belonged to the customer's Grandmother. 

Thrilled to receive this photograph of it in its new home. We're sure you'll agree it looks brilliant. 

We do love a Welsh wool waffle blanket.

Vintage Shopping & Kitchens.....

The weekend dawns dark and damp at Cow & Ghost Towers. The usual Welsh summer! We're cheered by having a few shopping trips planned for the weekend. We've combined tips from friends and online finds into a buying weekend. Over the last few years we've restored and upcycled a lot of furniture. We particularly like this style of kitchen chair and stool. These are a typical "before"...

This is how they looked "after". They sold very quickly to a very happy lady. We're hoping to buy some more over the weekend, as we've seen some great retro fabrics we'd like to experiment with

We do like mid century kitchens.

On to our biggest project yet... We love it. Presently in the condition we bought it in. It's been repainted, but otherwise all original. We're happy to sell 'as is', but have plans to restore it. We can see the doors in red.

As with most things, it's time.

Watch this space...