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Kate

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Vintage Styling Tips: Creating a light fitting the repurposed way

I was sitting getting a drink and snack the other day and looked up to see a fantastic lighting fixture made out of top hats and bowler hats.  I’ve seen quite a few great up-cycled light fittings lately from the hats to tea…

Do you Remember?

  Our Facebook posts this week for our ‘Do you Remember’ feature have had some great reactions.  All photos were posted on the Your Vintage Life Facebook page, come have a read… We all remembered watching Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally back in the day…however the memory…

Making Vintage Your Business: The Journey So Far

Well Vintage Academy has now been here for six months, and it’s been a great one so far. We launched last August but were in discussions for a while before that. With our second event held today in central London, we…

Our Vintage Life

Last weekend we travelled up north to visit Harrogate. It is such a beautiful town with lovely boutique shops but honestly. our favourite was Space. We popped in to have a butchers as well as to have our lunch. It has…

Get The Look: Modern Vintage Appliances

Those of you who follow this blog will know we have a slight orange obsession…ok, ok, we have a HUGE orange obsession. It all started when Adam was on a quest for an orange teapot which then triggered a buying spree of…

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…

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…


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