Period Living

Simple pleasures

Necessity is the mother of invention – or reinvention in Sarah Kirk’s case, who for the past two years has transformed her family’s home, adding patterned wallcoverings and fabrics, and bringing in antiques and vintage pieces.

Being inventive in repurposing secondhand finds comes naturally to this mother of four. ‘I really like thrifty interiors, secondhand furnishings and antiques. Growing up in America, there were yard sales every weekend in summer,’ recalls Sarah. ‘I’d rummage through glassware, old toys and interesting things to treasure. I enjoyed it

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