Oliver muscles in again .......

05/12/2011, a photo by Lalabibaby on Flickr.

While I was in the loft getting the decorations down I found this ..... A lovely vintage pine washstand that I bought around 8 years ago but had to take out of the room once grandchildren and minded children arrived. My wash set ( the basin and jug are - by Methven of Scotland and called Tom Tit and the guz is a Rathbone of Staffordshire) have been living on the cupboard tops out of reach from little fingers. About time they came out of hiding .... Oliver was his usual curious self and had a good sniff as if to say "what is this?'"

To paint or not to paint? What is the answer????

I have several pine shelving units and I am in a quandary - do I paint them or do I not? They are not antique pine but are probably some 20-30 years old one of them is in my banner heading with part of my blue & white collection. I do have a Victorian pine dresser, larder cupboard and display shelves and I wouldn't dream of touching them but my eye keeps coming back to the others and I have seen the wonderful results of other people's makeovers on this site and others. What is a girl to do?????