new in store...winter wool cushions, feather hats and chemist's bottles

Are these cushions not the most delightful cushions for winter? They are made with vintage English and Scottish wool fabrics, and vintage buttons, of course! And these checked cushions are cosy too, again made with vintage wool blanket fabric.

These vintage feather hats are also new in store. I love the vibrant colour of the velvet against the soft cream feathers in the bottom hat. And the other hat is decorated with feathers under the brim.

We also have a collection of vintage chemist's bottles with lovely simple labels. We are still awaiting the arrival of our latest shipment of antiques. I will have loads of goodies to show over the coming weeks.

My favourite corner...

This is my favourite little area of the store at the moment - it is in the "soft furnishings" room. We have chosen a very muted colour scheme in this room, where the Gustavian centre table happily sits in the middle and a French bibliotheque holds vintage eiderdowns (see previous post at www.thedrillhallemporium.blogspot.com/2010/09/few-of-new-old-pieces-for-store.html). And in one of the corners of the room we have created a little vignette based upon a collection of 19th century glassware and a pair of grey painted mirrors. These mirrors are quite stylish, I imagine them in a bathroom above twin pedestal basins (if only I had the space for such luxury!).

This early 20th century Venetian glass mirror is on the opposite wall. It is quite petite but it is very charming.