Our Fabulous 5: Vintage Camping
So who has chosen to not go abroad this year, but stay put instead and go camping in the UK? We are going to the Isle of White this summer and are looking forward to pootling about in our camper…
Fabulous 5: Vintage Picnicware
Now the sun seems to be shining most days, our weekends are filled with BBQs rather than going on picnics. This old tradition seems to be a fading one, with us preferring to stay at home rather than getting on our bikes…
Get The Look: The Vintage Home Office
“Working from home is a modern trend, with so many of us enjoying the flexibility this brings us especially when managing our own business. With the arrival of the home computer in the 1981, internet in the early 1990s and…
Fabulous 5: Vintage Festival Fashion
As so many people are off to Glastonbury tomorrow (we are not jealous at all…much!) we thought we would continue this weeks festival style theme. With so many great acts playing – from Caro Emerald to Arcade Fire, to De…
Get The Look: Vintage Gardens
With this lovely weather setting in, we are spending more and more time in the garden, sitting in a striped vintage deck chair, bought for our DIY wedding a few years back. With plans afoot for decking, I’ve been busy…
Hats off to Royal Ascot
To celebrate Royal Ascot this week today we are sharing some of our favourite vintage hats available to buy on Etsy right now. Click on the links to find out more 1. Rosebud pink veil 2. Snood pattern 3. Turquoise…
Mr & Miss Vintage UK
Fancy being voted as Miss or Mr Vintage UK? Now in its 13th year, Twinwood Festival is the original and best festival celebrating the style and music of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. And this year, for the very first…
Last minute Fathers Day gifts
So who has forgotten that it is Fathers Day this Sunday? Well rather than rushing down to the supermarket/garage and buying a bottle of something, why not grab a last minute vintage gift from Etsy. Here are some of our…
Our Fabulous Five: Lets fire up the BBQ!
BBQ season is upon us once again. Each evening we can smell the smells of great food cooking outside and we want to join in! For you vintage lovers out there we at Your Vintage Life have pulled together five of…
Do you Remember?
In todays vintage nostalgia blog read all of Your Vintage Life’s ‘Do you Remember’ posts from this week. As ever, we had fun reading your comments! and recollections! So, what do you remember…? Who loved to watch A.L.F in the late 1980s? A furry…
Get The Look: Flat Packed Vintage Furniture
When you say the words “flat packed” you don’t tend to associate it with vintage or retro. In fact I once wrote an article for Vintage Life magazine called The Flat Pack Backlash, but little did I really know that…
Our Fabulous Five: Perfect pet purchases
We are definitely animal lovers at Your Vintage Life. However, it is sometimes hard to find great products for your pets that fit in with a vintage loving home – no ugly modern plastic pet baskets for us! When shopping for…
Do you Remember?
In todays vintage nostalgia blog read all of Your Vintage Life’s ‘Do you Remember’ posts from Facebook this week. We had great fun reading your comments and memories! So, what do you remember from back in the day vintage lovers…? Did you have one of these yellow…
Making Vintage Your Business: Get Ready For Summer
Yes summer is nearly here (although it is pouring down with rain right now!). We have bought our summer vintage frocks, donned our new retro sandals and are now focusing on the months ahead for our businesses as well as our…
Our Vintage Life
The last 2 weeks has been busy with our first National Vintage Wedding Fair as well as half term. We formally took over the reigns of the fair on the hottest day of the year. It was great to meet…
Get The Look: Vintage Walls
Today’s Get The Look features our home and our love of hanging things on the walls. Plates, plaques, prints, mirrors, fabric and even handbags all adorn our walls. The Lounge is a mixture of teal and red with retro prints that…
We Love…1920s Perfume Bottles
“With the commercial boom in the 1920s perfume sales rocketed. Ladies would apply their perfume before a night of dancing, to allure as well as to feel individual in a time of new found freedom. To reinforce branding, manufacturers designed…
