Liberty Dining Room, W1

This week I *finally* had the chance to visit the brand new Dining Room section in, London's finest, Liberty.
This new section is dedicated to all things for the kitchen and dining table (from crockery to cafetieres) featuring the high quality classic designs that one expects from this store. It also offers a refreshing collection of new designers and affordable pieces...which pleased me greatly.
It is based where the bridal section used to be (why do I know this?! Why?) and is nicely laid out in distinct areas for your Baking Days...with Tala products taking centre stage...
And Coffee mornings, I wish I drank enough coffee to warrant buying these beauties...
As well as beautiful displays for some of their top sellers like the lovely Emma Bridgewater.

I loved the elegant bird range designed by Edwin Collins...
As well as this army of kitchen critters...
I thought the tea towel collection showed a really nice range of designers. Plus I'm totally thinking about stealing the ladder idea - tea towels this cool should be appreciated and not just used for wiping!
The fab layout made this a well worthwhile section. Great for gift shopping (it's already top of my list for Christmas) and could not be missed for a proper kitchen overhaul!

The North Laine Antiques & Flea Market, BN1

Every time I visit the Laines, Brighton's eclectic shopping district, I find another diamond of a shop...this time I found a whole market! How I managed to miss a flea market (queen flea that I am) I just don't know?! Especially as it has a bleeding great arrow pointing to it...
The North Laine Antiques & Flea Market is on Upper Gardner Street just parallel to the main Laines and it is well worth a little diversion. Over its three floors the market offers everything you need from a good flea market - stacks of knitting patterns, a mountain of pine furniture, a really pretty selection of prints...

A little bit of kitsch...

Old furniture pieces given a makeover with colourful wallpapers

This Ercol style 1960s mirror (a bargain at £20!) which I wanted so badly but unfortunately, try as I might, just wouldn't fit in my handbag.
You can tell that they have a crafty upholsterer at this flea...
This market did do something to me...I blame the top floor...crammed full of vintage kitchenware and beautifully renewed entire kitchen suites - it's made me go retro kitchen crazy. I now really need to be a 1950s domestic goddess, I need me that breadbin, cabinet, salt & pepper shaker and the whole kit and kaboodle!
All I have to do is convince my fella that replacing everything in the kitchen with vintage or retro copies...hmm that might be easier said than done...but I'll know where to go at least!