TRASH or treasure?

From a piggy salt shaker to a dining room pulpit, I’ve a penchant for vintage, says author Veronica Henry

Seven months pregnant with my first child, I spotted a rusty wrought-iron cot in the back of a junk shop in Normandy, way back in 1990. With brass balls at each corner and a rail to hang reams of voile, it was just like the crib in Sleeping Beauty – and nothing else would do for my precious baby. ‘I borrowed a horsebox to take my 12ft armoire home’ Ten minutes later, it was mine, much to the dismay of my parents, who I was on holiday with. Somehow, we wrestled it apart, collapsed the car seats and crammed it into the back of the car. Curled up into a ball, I was perilously close to being speared by a 19th-century iron leg. Restoration comedy Back home in England, I…

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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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