Table Toppled

I really enjoy the charity shops here in England; they’re quaint and small and every time I go in, I can generally find something very unique. In North America, all the charity shops are quite big, like a department store, and you really need to search more often than not if you’re going to find something good.

Some of the best items I’ve found in these shops consist of furniture, and these tables don’t disappoint. I especially love the leather green and gold detailed tops two of these have. Each one seems to have belonged to a set of nesting tables at some point, but somehow they’ve wound up on their own. I actually like that I discovered them that way. I’m not big on the whole “matchy-matchy” theme and I like that each one is a little different. They’re a bit scuffed up around the edges (they are second hand after all) but I think that’s what makes them interesting- there’s a story behind each one. Besides, that’s part of the fun in finding something like this, you can clean it up and make it your own, and that’s exactly what I plan to do.

My favorite of the three

 

Glimmer of Gold

I’ve been a bit bored lately with my wardrobe of capsule items: basic black cashmere sweater, black turtleneck, cream wool sweater, etc.
I’m a big advocate for all that (and they’re capsule for a reason!) but sometimes I like to seek out something a bit trendier to add to the mix.

This sweater or jumper (when in England…) was found at an ideal time. I had actually just purchased a very basic, cream cable-knit sweater only minutes before. I tried this on and exchanged the cable-knit (lovely as it was) impulsively and I’m definitely glad I did.  For someone as indecisive as me, who hums and haws over the tiniest of things, to make a flash decision like that was pretty good!

The colour is different, yet close enough to your basic brown to be workable with the vast majority of clothing. It’s made even more unique by the little glimmer of metallic gold threading.
Perfect to throw on over a dress or some jeans and a nice change from the classic v-necks I generally succumb to, it’s my new go-to piece.