Seen today at Sunbury Antiques Fair

Weather forecast good. Woke up before 4am, so there is only one thing to do: Drive to Kempton Park Racecourse, west London. Got there just before opening at 6.30 and car park almost full. There we all were, rushing in expecting to find the beautiful and marvellous - at a price we cannot resist. And it is there, but you have to look hard.

Outside, hundreds of casual stall holders were unloading. This is where the furniture is as well as other large items for interior design. Industrial chic is still in, particularly when it comes to ceiling lights and furniture and we can not get enough of little wooden boxes 'to put things in'  can we? There are super ones at Kempton.

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Mannequins, hm...I suppose you can display them at home, if you are uber-cool, but if you are a shop owner they make great displays.

As the days are drawing in, we do not automatically think about decorations for the garden. But if you are looking for a bargain this is the time buy. statuary, bird baths, plant pots, urns etc are a really good buy.

Colourful cotton reels looking almost 
sculptural 'en masse'.

Does he have a head for bargains?

And this was the moment dear reader, just walking into the main indoor hall, that 

I drop my camera. It started to rattle and that was the end of that.....but do not

dispair...

Next Kempton is on Tuesday 14 October - make a date in your diaries now

               

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