Last weekend was all about Vintage Academy. Our first event launched in central London and went really well. The day was packed full of vintage business advice and inspiration which was well received. Some of the comments from the people…
For those of you that follow our blog regularly you will know we have totally renovated a 1920s house. Read about it here and here. Well there are only 2 rooms left: the bathroom and the spare room. I cannot…
We have a double cupboard full of vintage Tupperware- it’s packed to the nines with bright orange 1960s-80s designs suitable for every possible use – from storage to cheese graters, jelly moulds to cookie cutters. It’s great for keeping food…
1. Lets start with a bright vintage coat – it makes all the difference. 2. UGGs are a necessity when its cold. Brighten up your feet with the bright pink limited edition version. As well as cheering up your tootises,…
It has been another great week looking back to the past and remembering! All images were posted on Facebook and you guys shared your memories and added some great comments. Global Hypercolour T-shirts – I remembered I had a baggy slightly…
Let’s build a vintage business community! It can be lonely running your own small business. Often you are based at home with only the washing machine for company and missing the office banter you left behind. Well fear not, the…
This week has all been about one thing….Vintage Academy. Our first event is tomorrow so we have been busy finalising everything. We have goody bags to fill…. We have decorations to hang…. We have the presentation to finalise…. And…
We wanted to share some of our mid century furniture which we recently sold via our Facebook page. We showed you the foyer of our business premises complete with 1930s sofa and 1950s glass topped table. It is really atomic…
We love vintage magazines but Pretty Nostalgic is something a bit different and that is why we love it so! A bi monthly magazine which focuses on vintage, but is so much more. It’s fiercly independent while still being mainstream, printed…
The Christmas John Lewis advert launched on Saturday night to great fanfare, and now most of the other big retailers ads are showing regularly on TV. Its official – Christmas shopping season is now upon us! Every year I say I will…
It has been another great week looking back to the past and remembering! All images were posted on Facebook and you guys shared your memories and added some great comments. Wham bars. My main memory was eating them after swimming in…
Often you see in large shops such as supermarkets a sign that charters their “Customer Promise”. It clearly shows the customer what service they promise to provide. While this is vital for the big retailers, we feel it should also…
This week has flown by and at this rate it will be Christmas before we know it. Well with all the festive magazines dropping through the letterbox, you cannot help but starting to visualise how to decorate the house. Considering…
Today’s Get the Look blog post comes from Emma Milroy who organises for Judy Berger, the Cambridge Affordable Vintage Fair. She recently made the cutest necklace and posted it on Facebook…we loved it so much we asked her to share…
Before I fell in love with vintage home wares I had no idea how brilliant Pyrex was. To me it was simply clear glass dishes you put in the microwave that you bought from the supermarket. Then I discovered the…
Its November already – can you believe it? Before we know it, it will be December and that big exciting day… but lets not go there just yet!! The beginning of November means one thing as you pack away Halloween – its…
Yet another week has passed full of nostalgia over on our Facebook page. Here is a round up: Who remembers Smash and the robot advert? Often hailed as the most loved advert, it definetely wasn’t the most loved food (YUK!)…
