Fancy Some Interior Porn? What's On My Dressing Table

 I made a friend at last week's vintage fair and invited her round for tea today. 

There's nothing like a visitor to drag me out of my usual state of domestic slattern-hood and spur me into some feather duster wielding action. The spare room dressing table where I do my make-up every morning is usually an utter shambles hidden under hair grips, eye pencil sharpenings and spilt glitter.

Not any longer. I was able to show it off with pride this afternoon. Fancy a look?
The Edwardian dressing table was bought from a charity shop for £25 five years ago and distressed by me. 

I keep my make-up in a wooden cutlery tray bought from a jumble sale. 

 It's mostly Barry M but you knew that already, didn't you? I bought the Revlon eye shadow 5 years ago and still wear it almost every day.

The Benefit make-up bag and brushes were from a car boot sale, Clare gave me the fancy Lancome and Sisley lip glosses, the Two-Faced bronzer & bad-ass handbag mirror were gifts from Krista. Alyson sent me the Lipcote.

I wear false eyelashes instead of mascara. They cost £3 from the Asian beauty shop and keep going for at least 6 weeks. A bottle of eyelash glue lasts me around 6 months.

Dee gave me this groovy 1970s stack system. I occasionally use it for parties but it seemed a shame to keep it hidden away in the cupboard when I'm not entertaining.

Its perfect for keeping the Barry M nail paint in good order.

I bought a tub full of these pots of Indian kumkum from a car boot sale last year. 

This one is so pretty. It's got a butterfly shaped mirror inside the lid.

The swan's full of bindis.

Some of my 1960s chain belts.

I bought the 1950s cat clothes brush from the car boot this morning. The crystal lamps are Laura Ashley, bought from a clearance sale.

I made my necklace storage contraption about three years ago and it's still in one piece despite the weight of all that bling.

I painted a massive gilt frame from a car boot sale with white emulsion, papered a piece of chipboard with a free wallpaper sample and added some cup hooks salvaged from the unit that was in the kitchen when we first moved in.

Can you believe I've recently had a jewellery purge? In case you're wondering the earrings, rings and bangles reside in our bedroom - there's not enough room here!

The Victorian ebony hand mirror has been mine since I was a little girl. The crazy 1970s fringed bed cover was from a jumble sale and I made the patchwork curtains myself.

1960s crimplene daisy print maxi dress (99p, eBay), beads handmade by Tania, cherry red platform sandals (TopShop, 2007)

Liz has the day off tomorrow so we're off on a bus trip around the Black Country, a great way to mark the 3 year anniversary of Mum's death - charity shopping, a liquid lunch and the company of a dear friend - her idea of a perfect day!

See you soon.

Linking to Patti's Visible Monday.