• all our kids collect these old metal tool boxes . . . so handy! this one is full of strings and things to make friendship bracelets.
  • english oilcloth from john lewis + a heavy duty staple gun = fab wall treatment for cheap . . . oilcloth is weighty, so you don't need to line it to use it as wallcovering . . . and it's nice and reflective and comes in loads of pretty patterns and colors.
  • smurfilicious
  • pay attention when old stores and warehouses close in your neighborhood . . . . and hound the owners till they sell you their old cabinets . . .
  • all vintage linens (so soft!) and a spectacular handsewn vintage american quilt. lucky us!

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  1. lakbdesign/fergusandme 39 months ago | reply

    will do! but i think caroline is quite devoted to it. it's stuffed full of camera equipment, craft materials, paint, notebooks, puppy toys . . . . i actually have a bunch of these old filing cabinets. kids love 'em!

  2. teresia 39 months ago | reply

    delightful!

  3. jodi*mckee 39 months ago | reply

    love it!

  4. THEMA.FELIX 39 months ago | reply

    love it!

  5. lakbdesign/fergusandme 39 months ago | reply

    thanks, all! what do you all think of the cabinet? caroline and i have an ongoing debate -- to paint (silver, maybe?) or not to paint??? for now, it seems not to paint is winning. it's a bit rusty, though! opinions very much appreciated! thanks! la x

  6. Trisha Brink Design 39 months ago | reply

    I am absolutely loving this whole set of photos!!! Great job on the room....I could live there! As far as the cabinet is concerned...DON'T PAINT IT!!!!! Just go to the hardware store and ask for some " Navel Jelly" ....no, it's not for your belly button! It is a shipyard commodity used to polish away rust. Trust me....use it! I guarantee you will love the finish it gives the piece....and you can save that lovely vintage patina! Great job!!! I can't wait to see what you come up with next! :)

  7. lakbdesign/fergusandme 39 months ago | reply

    trisha - thanks v. v. much for those most excellent words of wisdom. when teddy and i go out to the farmers' market (it's back! hooray!) this afternoon, we will stop at blackhawk hardware and get some navel jelly. i'm very excited! will take a snap of it after i fix it up:) thx again! lynn-anne

  8. hyggelig happy 39 months ago | reply

    i just love this room! i would say don't paint the cabinet! :-)))

    thank you for adding it to hyggelig happy!

  9. lakbdesign/fergusandme 39 months ago | reply

    thanks everyone ! and i am so grateful for the advice on the paint/no paint on the cabinet . . . . we've definitely decided no paint :) caroline always wanted it to stay like that . . . .

  10. jutta / kootut murut 39 months ago | reply

    Oh, I love everything in this photo. The cabinet, the polar bears, the smurf, the bedcover, the mirror... Did I mention everything?! :)

  11. lakbdesign/fergusandme 39 months ago | reply

    thanks, . . . jutta . . . it is a happy, happy place :)

  12. cerebellum 39 months ago | reply

    no paint!

    would be sacrilegious! :)

    as with every other photo in your stream, I'm smitten.

  13. lakbdesign/fergusandme 39 months ago | reply

    i think the 'no paint' vote has won . . . thanks for liking :0) x lynn-anne

  14. Cushion & Cake 36 months ago | reply

    Super wallpaper!

  15. lakbdesign/fergusandme 36 months ago | reply

    thanks :) it's actually oilcloth (fabric).

  16. Lotus Lulu 34 months ago | reply

    everything about this room is so lovely - beautiful job

  17. lakbdesign/fergusandme 34 months ago | reply

    thank you!

  18. Ocagnano 28 months ago | reply

    how clever to use oil cloth as wallpaper. lovely.

  19. Jasminka Zweier 24 months ago | reply

    cute!

  20. davekpcv 8 months ago | reply

    This is great!

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