For anyone who knows Masham, a sleepy market town in the Yorkshire Dales…
you may have noticed a newcomer on the square…
Last week was the opening day of Birdhouse Interiors and no-one could have failed to see the bright pink balloons bobbing about outside the shop.
Come and take a little peek through the window…
Inside it is an Aladins Cave of gorgeous temptations, some vintage, some new vintage, some hand made and hand painted…
When we arrived the shop was already full of people browsing and buying…
My daughter and her two friends have embarked on this venture and I hope they do well…
They have spent weeks preparing and decorating the shop, hand painting furniture and making some of the items on sale… 
Each of them has slightly different tastes which compliment each other…
and already they have their Christmas corner set up to catch the early shopper…
So if you are ever in this corner of the world do drop in and take a look around – I would challenge you to come away without being tempted to buy something!
The day we visited the town folk were preparing for the big Sheep Fair event which takes place in the main square. These are the sheep pens all ready and waiting for the sheep…
The Showman’s Caravan was stealing the show…
So beautifully preserved…
and who remembers these – the Dodgems…
and the Swing Boats.
We had a lovely day wandering around in the warm weather, eating home made ice cream from the local chocolate shop where I bought some Christmas chocolates for my advent calendar. All too soon it was time to leave and we said our goodbye’s with a promise to come again soon and also to make something to sell in their shop.
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Oh this is so so appropriate for a Sunday tootle on the motorbike, We will check this out……………………soon!
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It will be a good day out
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This is just the sort of shop I love to browse in. I’m sure they will do well, but wish them the very best of luck.
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Thanks Jessica – I think this is a good time of year to open to catch the Christmas trade.
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I’d love to have a browse in a shop like this too – too bad it’s across the pond. Good luck to them.
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I agree, Heidi and I’m pretty sure I would spend my paychecks several times over if this shop were state-side. That wallpaper is fabulous!
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I wasn’t sure about the wallpaper from the description I was given but I think it is just right having seen it now in the shop.
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Thanks Heidi – perhaps they will run coach trips if they become famous!!
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Gosh, you reminded me how much I like Masham – and the beer! The last time we went, we left Number One Daughter’s AnyWayUp cup in a tea-room, and now she’s fifteen, so I think another visit is in order – what a lovely enticing little shop, I hope they do very well.
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Thanks Anny and I hope you get to visit – the shop changes daily because the vintage hand painted furniture doesn’t stay long.
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That looks like a fantastic shop, just the sort that I love to visit. You must have been so proud of your daughter and her friends, and I wish them much success in their new venture.
Sarah x
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Thank you Sarah – they are having lots of fun doing this – part of the excitement is finding old things and making them new and wanted again.
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What a lovely shop – wish I could visit!
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Perhaps when you come over!
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I’ve just found this on Google looking for the showmans caravans and found just what I was looking for. In fact I found more than that, the showmans caravan belongs to my uncle billy aka William smith, and I wanted to try and find a picture of a van to cross stitch and I’ve found it without delving into my cupboards looking for the picture. So thank you very much for including these pictures and when I’m up that way I will certainly pop into the shop.
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Hi Alison, glad to be of service! Those caravans are works of art and we enjoyed our day in Masham while they were there. My daughter pulled out of running the shop recently to look after her new baby full time, however, her business partner still runs it on her own so the shop is still going.
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