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I have bought everything from pen refills to rugs & multiple ebay purchases of 2nd hand curios. Mostly now it is tickets for travel & accomodation, music events, movies etc but also travel insurance & even appointments can now be made online with some doctors & other professionals. Of course there is the odd pizza & I order wine online too direct from the cellar door. Security is the issue with unknown sites so I'm very careful & use paypal when I can.

I was left by my grandmother a lovely smallish hallstand. I used to climb in to the lower shelf and watch the adults when I was about 3 or 4 years old. I loved it! She had the old black bakelite phone on it in the hallway. It is shaped on both levels like a clover, so I always called it the Irish table. I painted it turquoise a while ago as the black varnish had become damaged over the years. It was made in the 1930's and was a wedding present to my Nanna. I repainted it white recently and I use it for holding a lamp, and a plant underneath.

Two of these, stressless chairs, one either side of the bay window they are totally comfortable, not cheap, friends have them for reading and tv watching, in that position, they usually only watch tv at night, and love to read in natural light. They would certainly go with you to the next house and will fit in anywhere. Put the tv opposite, with the ottoman off centre. Small retro table in between chairs. Move the big pictures currently on the tv wall to either side of the fireplace. Heaps of carpet lying space. Rug once you have finalised the furniture locations and colours nip out and get a thin silk/wool oriental kilim Easy to take with you.