“ Everything you can see has been bought at a charity shop , made by hand or given to us by friends ”
Switching from owning to renting ( across the pond I might add ), isn ’ t the easiest of challenges . However Emily somehow makes it look all very easy and has decorated her new home on a shoe string budget . “ I ’ m incredibly thrifty by nature ” she confesses , “ in LA I would go to the local flea markets and load up the car . Things are a lot more expensive over here , but I haven ’ t let that beat me !”
“ Everything you can see has been bought at a charity shop , made by hand or given to us by friends ” she smiles proudly . “ The only pieces we had shipped over are ones with real sentimental value , like the Chinese cabinet and red armchair .”
Emily , now a freelance interior designer / stylist , has had a very interesting and creative life to date . She is English , but moved to America when she was 17 , went to High School and University State side , where she met her husband and had Ella almost immediately after graduating .
Despite admitting it was challenging at times , Emily evidently threw herself into working motherhood with amazing results . She learnt to sew when pregnant and set her up own children ’ s clothing line ‘ Spike and Ella ’.
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