The ceramic range called Gaytime by Lord Nelson sums up the retro, psychedelic vibe of the 1960s. Bright orange and purple birds and flowers on cream ceramic simply jump out at you and make you smile. Interestingly the bright patterns are…
1. First things first, its time to get up! An alarm clock is a necessity and this vintage 70’s one from Etsy is fabulous – simple and bold at the same time. 2. A vintage lunchbox is always a fun…
Boy has this week been a busy one! Yes, I know I say this most weeks but I can genuinely say I am shattered after last week! Last Friday we set up Twinwood festival and then rushed back to celebrate a…
Everyone knows that British cuisine has improved with every passing decade, but there is no harm in looking back and throwing a party that emulates the perfect manners and elegance of a bygone age; especially when that age is the…
We have been featured in our local Sunday paper! The Beds on Sunday have featured the book with a great headline! Here’s the article: Singer Paloma has Faith in writer’s vintage guide Singer Paloma Faith has endorsed a new book…
BBC2’s The Great British Bake Off started its 4th series last week and the nation is once again gripped by baking fever. Now I am not a domestic goddess at all but I do love a home-made cake and I also…
As I’ve mentioned in a few of my blogs now, I’ve recently moved to a new house. It is a large late 70’s/early 80’s house that needs a bit of work doing to it and has some retro vintage (and some…
I am writing this before we go off to trade at the annual Twinwood Festival, here in Bedfordshire. We started to set up yesterday: I use the royal “we” as really Mr YVL went to put the marquee up and all the…
A few weeks back we sold this 1960s retro tissue box. Made from yellow plastic, it reminded us of the Crayonne range sold through Habitat. The buyer sent us through this photo with it taking pride of place in their…
Bernard Buffet was a French artist born in 1929. He began studying art in 1944 but it took until 1948 for him to receive recognition through winning the Prix de la Critique; voted by Parisian critics. His work often had…
So, the football season has started. You may love football, I however do not – while my vintage home is taken over by various matches, elation, disappointment and general random shouting, this weeks blog is on shopping for some fun distractions…
We are all about home projects here at YVL at the moment with Kate and Adam finishing off the renovations to their home and me moving to a new house last week. There is always something great about making something…
To be honest this week has been a quiet week here at Your Vintage Life. This makes a refreshing change and allows us to plan and get organised for the autumn and more importantly, Christmas. August is one of our…
This year is a big one for Laura Ashley. This year the quintessentially British company turns 60. To celebrate they have an exhibition in Bath Fashion Museum called The Romantic Heroine, featuring their 1960s and 1970s dresses. Think flowing, cotton styles…
Traditionally specific items were given as housewarming gifts which all had different meanings – this comes originally from Hogmanay which via the Norse Yule festival forms part of the 12 days of Christmas. I remember growing up a neighbour giving my…
We’ve had a great two weeks as we have been on holiday!!! We went to Dorset to go camping in our VW….all was good until we hit Dorset when the weather changed. It rained and rained, the wind howled and…
Yesterday we visited the V&A museum to see the Club to Catwalk exhibition. As a lover of vintage fashion as well as 1980s music, this seemed like must have viewing. It sure didn’t disappoint! Tracing the evolution and revolution of…
