Labour and Wait

Buying the most boring household items had never been so fun. From enamel colanders and bread tins to horsehair brooms to linen dishtowels to stainless steel kettles and old-fashioned school notebooks. Labour and Wait specialise in all things timeless, traditional and simple right down to the tin lampshades, buying a dustpan and brush has taken on a whole new slant. With a cool calm atmosphere and shelves stacked with an art gallery aesthetic (I find myself trying to think up reasons why I need to buy a another ruled notebook or £18 tea jar? Or who I need to buy a present for (not that I’m that generous to anyone by any stretch) I do find myself getting bored pretty quickly with it all though when I realise it’s actually a giant waste of money and reserved for the frivolous rich only. Just go to IKEA.