Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

lemonjelly

Challenge for the NP. There was a conversation here recently about Not On The High Street.

I saw a lampshade I'd like for the living room:
http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/lornasyson/product/robin-lampshade-small

The price (£70 :eek: ) is my only concern. I've had a mini web search but can't find it cheaper. Can anyone else?

lemonjelly

Oh, another question. I'm still getting used to the new car. Is it still the case in modern cars that the most economical speed is 56mph?

chewmylegoff

lemonjelly wrote: »

Challenge for the NP. There was a conversation here recently about Not On The High Street.

I saw a lampshade I'd like for the living room:
http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/lornasyson/product/robin-lampshade-small

The price (£70 :eek: ) is my only concern. I've had a mini web search but can't find it cheaper. Can anyone else?

By following your link I found it for £49 so I have saved you £21. Strictly speaking I should demand £10.50 for my services, but tell you what, send me a tenner and we'll call it quits.

PasturesNew

lemonjelly wrote: »

Where can you acquire these things of which you speak?

America ... I googled it earlier. There are more Xmas shower curtains than room curtains though.



For the UK .... it'd probably be easier to look out for a big Xmas tablecloth and make your own (or staple them to plain/cheap/cream curtains if you're useless).

PasturesNew

lemonjelly wrote: »

Challenge for the NP. There was a conversation here recently about Not On The High Street.

I saw a lampshade I'd like for the living room:
http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/lornasyson/product/robin-lampshade-small

The price (£70 :eek: ) is my only concern. I've had a mini web search but can't find it cheaper. Can anyone else?

As has been pointed out, it's £49, not £70.

At first look, it reads as if she's drawn the image and had the paper printed herself. She then makes the lampshades.

So ... you either have to wait for a sale, find a similar one, see if anybody's flogging one on ebay, rob her, or forget it.

Definitely looks like her artwork: http://lornasyson.co.uk/collection/songbirds/

Nothing like hers, but birdies for £21 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Garden-Birds-Handmade-Fabric-Lampshade-/221418644409?pt=UK_Lampshades&var=&hash=item338d9463b9

Or somebody else entirely, in a different style ... £24 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HANDMADE-BRIGHT-COLOURFUL-BIRD-FLOWER-20CM-30CM-LAMPSHADE-LIGHTSHADE-SHABBY-CHIC-/191222879963?pt=UK_Lampshades&var=&hash=item2c85c596db

zagubov

lemonjelly wrote: »

Oh, another question. I'm still getting used to the new car. Is it still the case in modern cars that the most economical speed is 56mph?

That is a good question. I had the feeling the optimal fuel economy speed was a lot slower in modern cars but I can't recall where I heard that and I'm worried I'm recalling it wrong.


Mind you I've had a Micra and my newer car is a bigger car and an automatic. I try not to think about fuel economy.

ukmaggie45

lemonjelly wrote: »

Challenge for the NP. There was a conversation here recently about Not On The High Street.

I saw a lampshade I'd like for the living room:
http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/lornasyson/product/robin-lampshade-small

The price (£70 :eek: ) is my only concern. I've had a mini web search but can't find it cheaper. Can anyone else?

Comes up as £49 for me - small robin lampshade? Or did you want the bigger 30 cm ceiling one? Cos it says +£20 for that, which is your quoted price. Too knackered to search now for better price, besides I'm sure I'd only do the same sort of searches as you would. Will look tomorrow though if Life doesn't happen again (had a bit too much of that recently with OH's car!).

SingleSue

LydiaJ wrote: »

Good morning NPs. Today I am 45.

Happy Birthday!

xx

neverdespairgirl

Spirit wrote: »

NDG was pleased the Nice baby did not spit all over my work clothes...she has no idea how lucky he was that I did not spill something over him given my current track record.

He's used to have stuff chucked over him. Anyone who insists on being held / fed at dinner time has to get used to wearing dinner. It's part of the hazards.

Don't quote photo, will delete:

Doozergirl

lemonjelly wrote: »

Where can you acquire these things of which you speak?


:rotfl:
Doozerboy chatted with me & felt guilty for taking him away from working, after a doozerchild had told me you were out. DB then said you were working, & I assumed if you'd had to take yourself away to avoid interruptions it was something important, so didn't want to interrupt you!
I came back & did some pottering, then a bit of reading, then set off for my bowls match (as you posted the coffee invite)

It's 10 mins from mine to yours. We'll have to arrange another, as I need to discuss kitchen designs with you at some point.

I'd even spent 20 mins this morning photographing the house to show you!:D

Nooo! I was plotting drainage plans and pricing them. Anything would have been a relief, but especially new house pics!