This may sound like a corporate activity but “networking” with other vintage businesses is a worthwhile thing to do! Being proactive and meeting likeminded people is not only valuable for your business, but offers you some personal support and words…
We had such a great Easter last weekend: spending quality time with the family was a real joy. We had an Easter egg hunt in the garden which the children enjoyed to the max (the sugar high was legendary!) and…
Today’s Get The Look post features the pure drool-worthy English Rose kitchens. Having featured one in our book Style Your Modern Vintage Home we have secretly dreamed of owning one. This is the one we featured courtesy of Sarah from…
There’s no time like the past as Discover Vintage is thrilled to present the 4th year of the Festival of Vintage in York. And it’s this weekend so really there’s no time like the present to put it in your…
Tomorrow (the 23rd of April) marks the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth. Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest playwright of all time. He lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I and coined hundreds of…
In todays vintage nostalgia blog read all of Your Vintage Life’s ‘Do you Remember’ posts from this week. As ever, we had fun sharing and you had fun commenting! So, what do you remember vintage lovers…? We all remembered watching the iconic Play Away in the…
Organising the Festival of Vintage In 2011 I decided to think big! I set about launching my first vintage festival with music, cars, dancing and amazing vintage traders. Arranging a large event comes with lots of responsibility; requires great planning,…
Doesn’t it feel better and dare I say it even easier when the sun is shining. We have spent so much time In the garden, with the children as well as gardening. The tulips are out, the grass is now…
This week we meet another one of our sponsors: Rachel from Vintage Actually. YVL: Tell us all about yourself My name is Rachel, I am from Northamptonshire but now live in Lincoln with my husband and daughter. I went to…
Tonight sees the return of Salvage Hunters with Drew Pritchard. Modern day treasure hunter, Drew Pritchard, is one of the UK’s top decorative antique dealers. Always on the hunt for that elusive gem, Drew travels the length and breadth of…
Easter, apart from being an important religious holiday, is traditionally a time for friends, family, gifts and food. Get your vintage shopping fix this Spring with 5 buys we at Your Vintage Life think any vintage lover will adore! All available on…
Read all of Your Vintage Life’s ‘Do you Remember’ vintage nostalgia posts from Facebook this week. We had fun sharing and you had fun commenting! So, what do you remember…? Who remembers watching BBC’s You and Me back in the 1970s? The UK’s answer…
(by Keeley Harris) I have been selling vintage and organising events as a full-time job since 2008. I decided I was not made for the 9-5 world of office life and I wanted to go it alone doing something I…
Who knew that running events took so much time! I have spent most of the last week booking exhibitors, writing press releases, organising workshops, looking for venues…..but the great news is we love it!! We were excited to announce this…
Today we meet one of Your Vintage Life’s sponsors: Kirsty from Splendid Vintage. She has sponsored us for a little while now and she is also one of our graduates from Vintage Academy. YVL: Hello Kirsty, Tell our readers a little…
We are in love with one of our cocktail bars that we have in the shop right now. It’s a real beauty and we reckon it would make a fab counter for a vintage shop or for a restaurant/café. It…
Today sadly marks the 20 year anniversary of the discovery of Kurt Cobain’s death. We at Your Vintage Life were HUGE grunge fans back in the day and cant believe its been 20 years! Two decades may of passed, but his legacy as…
