What small item has transformed your home?

Well I'm going to put a small item as requested. My roll of sticky labels from Tescos. so easy to peel off. I can now label everything in the fridge clearly with its use by date. ditto freezer. Has cut down dramatically on waste and time spent trying to remember when we bought things. ditto all the boxes in the shed with what they contain, same in the loft. Use as address labels on parcels. Such good value for a couple of pounds.

The canary that landed next to my husband while he was fishing a few years ago. It had obviously escaped from somewhere but being unable to find the owner we took possession of it. His singing brightens our day and home.

Shysal - I too have a crystal in my south facing window and the rainbows give great pleasure.

What small thing ? My house, itself ! We downsized from our large family home, we'd had for 30 years, into our 'lock up and leave' much smaller house over 4 years ago and it has completely transformed our day to day lives. Can highly recommend it - we got rid of so much clutter and stuff. We travel more and are much more relaxed.......so sometimes the small things are the big things!

A glass head-sized head which I bought for £8 in an antique shop. A woman with a shingle hairstyle. I think it must have been for a thirties shop window. She sits on a deep window ledge, wearing a panama hat. ?

Marrmight I like that one.

chewbacca, yay good to read what you said about plantation shutters. I will be moving in a month or so and have already looked up local installers, seeing your post has given me more confidence. I want off white and tier on tier if possible. I know they will cost but I would need to start from scratch anyway, new build

Re the crystal, I agree about the concentrated rays, only yesterday I moved two pairs of specs from the dining table, the sun was streaming in and I was going out

Urmstongran it’s a Dualit Classic. I love it!

Can someone tell me what these shutters are? Are they like the ones that fold into the sides of large Georgian window frames? Or are they like the ones in the “triple doors” of some old Italian properties that have a bar up the side to tilt them? Or maybe they are one of these sorts:
www.thomas-sanderson.co.uk/blog/trends-and-tips/what-are-the-different-types-of-shutters/
Thanks!

Thanks for responding Not Spaghetti
I’ve just had a look at it on line. At £119 though (ouch) I shall, sadly, have to choose another kettle. ?☹️

Yes, super expensive I know urmstongran but look at THIS one:
www.johnlewis.com/smeg-dolce-gabbana-kettle/p3513723

The Smeg one has a matching toaster - £499. Obviously a snip!

Bluddy hell NS you may rest your case ha!

Crazy price for a kettle!

Crazy prices for the kettle and toaster but I love them. Unfortunately can't justify spending that much.

More Smeg/Dolce and Gabbana items available. the fridges are only £30,000!!

www.google.co.uk/search?q=smeg+dolce+and+gabbana+fridge&tbm=isch&source=hp&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-g8GjjtzgAhWwURUIHQbGA_EQsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1366&bih=625#imgrc=XBa3Pg3uvFlbnM:

Our Springer Spaniel puppy. He has transformed our furniture into doggy chews, our sofa into his bed and our garden into something resembling a battle field. But we love him to bits and wouldn't be without him.

shysal

NotSpahetti the picture in the link you provided was plantation shutters not the "racist ones though

Thanks Cheebacca - they must come in loads of styles - hence my confusion. Wonder why they aren't just called interior shutters?

I do like my tulip lamp I bought in Hay-on-Wye last summer.

And I have lately discovered faux flowers.

Here are some more.

Yesterday we had extra power sockets fitted in two rooms. No more extension leads everywhere - transformation!