Paddington Antique Centre

I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!  I sure am.  Yesterday my sister and I went to the movies to see the new Indiana Jones movie and thoroughly enjoyed it.  Anything with Harrison Ford is going to be great (I love practically all his movies) and it was action packed right from beginning to end.  Such a pleasure to see a well made movie.  The kids, Rebecca and Amy, stayed with mum, who kindly gave us the morning off!

Afterwards after having picked up the children and deposited them at a party, Jenelle and I decided, since we had just a couple of hours, to visit the Paddington Antique Centre.  I haven't been back there since I finished my shop there about last October and have been wanting to go back for a look, and my sister has been needing a bench to go in her newly decorated hallway.  The Paddington Antique Centre is the only place I know where to get them, except on the odd occasion on Ebay.  I'm a bit of a bench-aholic, so I was happy to oblige.  So off we trotted there.

Luckily, I have started carrying my trusty new camera with me just in case I find something blogworthy, and so I took a few photos of our finds today.  Unfortunately they didn't all turn out, experiencing problems with blurriness, which is really annoying me (obviously) but I got a few shots.....

This first picture is a tad blurry (sorry) but it's the bench my sister bought.  It's a cutey and will paint up well.  She's going to paint it white and put a few of my cushions on it.  She wants to keep her hallway nice and simple.  When she's finished it I'll put a few photos up as it's turning out really well.

I don't need any cupboards but I thought this one was really pretty.  My sister was interested, but we couldn't find the price tag on it, so we checked the price tag on the matching little cupboard (no picture as it was totally buried under stuff) and she lost interest really quickly!  She didn't like the little porcelain-like pictures on it, but I thought it was quite nice.

I had a picture of a little ladder I bought to put on my veranda with some plants when I can get to putting it together, but unfortunately it was one of the blurry ones.  So I've taken a photo of it on my veranda just to show you.  I thought it was really pretty and it was only $35 so I thought it was a pretty bargain.  I think I have everything I need now to put my veranda area together.  I just have to get off my rear end and do it.  It's actually coming into Winter here in Australia and I think I haven't been motivated as it's so much nicer to lay on my foofy day bed where it's warm!  Actually it's going to be a bit of work to put it all together, as one of my major pieces is a three piece metal screen I need to paint white, but it's going to be a big job as it's gone rusty.  Not quite sure how to paint it now, but I'll figure it out.  Not looking forward to that bit of work though, I can tell you!

I took a photo of this really funny telephone.  My sister dragged me over to have a look at it and I'm thinking, "Why is she showing me this ugly table," when I realised it's a phone!  The dial etc is actually built into the table.  Very strange!  But interesting!!  The things you find!!

These photos are of my favourite stall here at the Paddington Antique Centre.  I've always loved it and it seems to grow bigger every year.  I think it takes up three stalls now.  The more the better I say, as it's so pretty. I always leave this one till last as I spend the most time looking here!

As we were walking to the Centre, we happened to walk past this house and I loved it so much from the outside I just had to snap a few photos.  We were especially entranced with the front gate, so pretty!  I'm so frustrated as the moment as we have a drought here and we haven't had real rain in Brisbane for such a long time.  I want an overgrown cottage garden and I know exactly what I want to do, but I can't do a thing with the garden until the drought breaks as every time I plant anything it dies with lack of water.  We're not even allowed to bucket water our plants now.  So frustrating as it's the first time I've had a garden to work in and I know what I want to do, but it's just no use!

  

Comments

[lily-g]

Thanks for stoppping by my blog,I love paddington antique centre too, so much fun the little pink cups in your photo are now gone!!!Last week I bought them to add to my collection of tea-cups I only collect the plain colours especially the pink and any tea-cup that is all white (I'm collecting them for my little girl lily)I could spend hours up there just love it!!!

[Natasha Burns]

That antique centre looks great, loving the bench your sister got. The curly gate in the last pics made me drool!!! Oh and I have forgotten to send the thing again and again, lol but will remember this week!!!

[Mandii]

WOW!!! I love the shabby stand at the Antique centre, it's just heavenly I can understand why you would love it!!
LOVE the bench seat your sister picked up cannot wait to see it made over!!
Ohh and Im with you that house is gorgeous!!
Hope your having a great week so far!
mands

[Kathy Jacobson]

I love all of those photos, what a great place to shop! And I actually really like the table with the phone built into it...very unique.

Oh, and I love love love that little guy in your banner, where in the world did you find him? As much as I love all your new banners all of the time, I'm going to be sad when this one's gone, I just adore him!!!

Have a wonderful week.

Kathy

[Rachael]

Love your blog banner! Great weekend, I actually loved that cabinet with the pictures on it! I am having a party, would love you to come:) Rachael

[Alison Gibbs]

Hi Vickie sounds like you and your sister have been having some fun together.
No wonder you leave that stall at the Paddington Antique Centre until last - gosh if I went in there first I'd be there til closing time. So many pretties.
That gate is beautiful - fabulous detail.
Alison