The Simple Things

'It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary'

....... Paulo Coelho

Our antique collection and decoupage work have taken us on some extraordinary adventures....

For a small business...just Nass and I.....

....with a  showroom, warehouse off  the high street

...it makes it all the more amazing.

Liberty London calling in 2016 and inviting us to take a "small space" in their beautiful store...must be high on the list.

It was only when we arrived with our van... we discovered...the "small space" had turned into.....

........the entire 4th floor.

In September of this year, I travelled north to decorate a 4 poster bed with horses...in Cholmondeley Castle, Chesire...

.......as one does.

Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley (pronounced chumlee) visited our warehouse some while ago...to discuss the idea of the bed she wanted to have made for her son.....

and asked if we would decorate it with our decoupage work.

By the time the bed had been made and ready......
....we were  so busy with orders for trade clients it seemed impossible we would fit the job in.

The Marchioness would help, she said.
Be my decoupage assistant.

Which is what took me to the beautiful and historic...
...70 acre Cholmondeley Estate.

And yes...the castle was fabulous.

The gardens.....beautiful.

But it was one simple moment that really took

 my breathe away....

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