I think most people who op-shop/thrift probably have a wish list of dreams finds. For a long time my thrifty wish list has included a yellow laminex/formica table and chairs, a working vintage record player and velvety, mustard couches with quilted backs. Last Sunday we were at the local flea market with some friends when finally, one of my wishes came true!

When we stumbled across this yellow velvet couch and two matching chairs (that perfectly match our green ones!) I was so excited I almost died right there. Unfortunately finances have been very, very tight at the Humble House this month, so even though they were only priced at $120 for the set, I really wasn’t sure we could afford them right away. (Why do all the bills have to arrive in the same week?) Luckily, I have the most amazing best friend in the entire history of the world. After bargaining with the sellers and getting the price down to just $100, Lauren insisted on buying them for me as an early birthday/Christmas present…

And so the deal was done and the dreamy mustard couches came to live in our little cottage! It’s been a few days now but I’m still bursting with gratitude and giddy with excitement about them. There’s no room for them in our tiny lounge room, as we intend to keep our beloved green couches, so for now the mustard lovelies are creating a cozy corner in our study/studio/spare bedroom/mess room. Somehow they even manage to make the hideous blue walls look slighlty less horrible. Oh happy days!

Have you had any amazing thrifty finds lately? Ever found something right off your wish list? It is such a lovely feeling!

Katie x

The addition of our new couches this week led to a whole lot of reshuffling in the tiny space we call home. While we were wiggling things about trying to make them fit, we decided it was the perfect time to change bedrooms. This little house has two bedrooms, one we sleep in and one we use as a craft room/study (AKA room for storing mess). One of the bedrooms is light filled, with a lovely fireplace in the corner. The other bedroom is dark, with horrible blue paint peeling off the walls. When we moved in we decided to sleep in the horrible bedroom and use the nice bedroom as our creative space. We figured we’d feel more inspired working in a nice room and “you don’t notice what the room looks like when you’re asleep anyway”. It turns out we are even messier than we realised and completely incapable of keeping our workspace tidy, so the good room was kind of going to waste, buried in mess (and sleeping in a room that feels like a cave is actually kind of depressing…) So we swapped! And we are so glad. Our new bedroom is much, much, much nicer and brighter. It’s a peaceful, airy space and, unlike our previous bedroom, we actually enjoy spending time there!

Pretty much everything you see in these pictures is vintage and came from op-shops or flea markets, except the bed and dressing table which used to be my parent’s room when I was a little girl, and the granny square banner which I made. Pretty thrifty huh?

Wishing you all a lovely, lovely weekend! We’ll be doing our best to soak up every gorgeous, happy, weekendy moment.

Katie x

PS. Don’t tell him I said anything but it’s Reuben’s birthday tomorrow!