We Love…Habitat
We have often said how much we love Habitat’s style especially their iconic ranges from the 1960s and 1970s. The fact that they were the first UK store to sell a pasta jar, a duvet and a paper moon light…
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Our Fabulous Five: Half term fun for vintage loving families
It seems like Christmas is only just over but already February half term is upon us. If you have children you will know that this week is filled with noise, later starts and having to come up with ideas to…
Do you Remember?
Todays blog brings together all our Facebook posts this week for our ‘Do you Remember’ feature. All photos were posted on the Your Vintage Life Facebook page and you added some great comments and memories… We all loved watching Charlie’s Angels back in the 70s/80s. Farrah seemed to be…
Making Vintage Your Business: Your Press Toolkit
Today’s blog helps you to be prepared for that call from the press you have been longing for! So you have just been contacted by a newspaper or magazine and they want to feature your business. Firstly WELL DONE as…
Our Vintage Life
Well it’s been a dreadful week for most with storms and flooding – we really feel for people who have lost their homes. We can’t even begin to imagine what that feels like, but for someone who loves their furniture…
Get The Look: A 1970s Home, Romford, Essex
Today we are sharing a great 1970s home with an interior designed to fit the space beautifully. The mix of retro homewares and furniture teamed with patterned wallpaper has created a cool yet cosy space. They have added modern pieces too…
D: David Whitehead Textiles
“The 1950s saw an explosion of pattern after the more conservative prints of the 1940s. During the war there was a shortage of yarn and dye so there were strict rules on what could be produced. Colours were restricted to…
Our Fabulous Five: Embrace the colour red this February
It’s good old Valentines Day on Friday (if you’d forgotten, get on it now!) and last week we blogged some great Valentines gifts for vintage lovers who wanted to embrace the day. This week we keep the theme of romance and…
Do you Remember?
Todays blog brings together all our Facebook posts this week for our ‘Do you Remember’ feature. All photos were posted on the Your Vintage Life Facebook page and you added some great comments and memories… Who remembers loving Funny Feet lollies? Strawberry ice cream on a stick…
Making Vintage Your Business: Your Buying Plan
Every month we write a business column for Vintage Life magazine, answering your questions! February’s is out and answers the burning question we often ask ourselves: what to buy and what not to buy! “Which era of antique or vintage…
Our Vintage Life
We’ve enjoyed our week, and have been busy planning our exciting new venture which will be revealed at the start of March. In between designing websites and planning we did some shopping (naturally!). We went out buying stock but seemed…
Get the Look: Planning a Vintage Wedding
It’s pretty hard to deny that your wedding will be one of the biggest days of your life. The wedding dress, the bridesmaids, the reception, the flowers, the invitations (and a million other things) are all part of the ’to…
We Love…Princess Charming Atlas bags
These bags are so gorgeous yet also a tad kitsch! Atlas were a leading handbag store in Hollywood in the 1950s. They designed and created a range called Princess Charming bags or windowpane bags that were made in Hong Kong.…
Our Fabulous Five: Gifts for vintage loving Valentines
Now we are in February, it’s not long until Valentines day. Love it, loathe it or consider it a cliché, we at YVL think its got to be a good thing to tell the important people in your life that you…
Do you Remember?
It’s been another great week being nostalgic for things that seemed amazing back in the day. All photos were posted on the Your Vintage Life Facebook page and you added some great comments as always! Hands up who loved Duran Duran in the 80s…? Every inch…
Making Vintage Your Business: Know Your Market
It may sound a bit daft saying this; but to be able to run your own business effectively you need to think long and hard about your market! I don’t mean the type of market / vintage fair you should…
Our Vintage Life
Well January is at a close and to be honest the month has simply whizzed by. For us here at YVL HQ, we have de-toxed and experienced dry-anuary…pure healthy eating with no booze for the whole month. This has had…
