Our Vintage Life
This week was about two things only: finishing off our kitchen and sitting in the glorious bank holiday sun. Finally, it was good weather on a holiday! We literally haven’t had a day off since Christmas so we really enjoyed…
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10 vintage 1980s fashions that you can wear now. The ugly side of photo sharing via social media On the local front: this VE day celebration sounds cool. Vintage radio show up for a Sony award..yes you heard right! We still…
10 of the Best: Vintage picnicware
Finally, we have great weather…and on a bank holiday too! We had a lovely day yesterday, barbecue, badminton on the lawn and a bit of sunbathing (in between drinking Pimms!) So this week’s 10 of the Best features vintage picnic…
Our Vintage Life
We spent all weekend at the Festival of Vintage in York. Approx. 8000 people visited to enjoy dancing, shopping, music, classic cars as well as see our room set. Last year we styled a 1950s kitchen at the Epsom…
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Who loves the 1920s style, and the dancing? We do! Coco Chanel was a style goddess, is Kiera Knightley? Who has booked their tickets for Goodwood? What you wearing? Who is a polyester queen? Let’s embrace the 1970s! Need hair…
L: J.H. Lynch
We love J.H Lynch. But who is J.H Lynch? This is in fact a bit of a mystery. He painted ladies, looking seductively at the viewer, often semi clad throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Joseph Henry Lynch was born in…
10 of the Best: Vintage Kitchens
As Mr YVL is busy, as I write, fitting our new kitchen I thought I’d trawl the net for the top 10 vintage kitchens available to buy right now! Ours is new….yours doesn’t have to be! 1. Now not the…
Our Vintage Life
Most of the week has been filled with prepping vintage stock for two great fairs that we love to do. The first was the Furniture Flea in Bethnal Green, London. It is crammed to the rafters with affordable mid century…
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We love these decoration ideas of using vintage pieces in unusual ways. Every week we fall just a little more in love with Betty Pamper and with posts like this it’s no wonder! Fat = failure? er I don’t think…
K: Kathie Winkle
Last week we were in love with Jessie Tait (well, we still are!) but this week we have moved forward a decade. We love Kathie Winkle’s designs also on ceramics. source Kathie started her career as a painter (or a…
10 of the Best: Vintage Sewing Boxes
With all the buzz happening here with the growing popularity of The Great British Sewing Bee, today’s 10 of the Best is all about sewing boxes. Vintage ones, pretty ones, retro ones…..here are the ten best ones available to buy…
Restoration Tip: 1960s Teak
Vintage teak looks lovely in a mid century home, but boy is it prone to scratches! If it’s teak veneer or solid afromosa, scratches leave a lighter line which can stand out. So here’s how to blend it in seconds.…
A Sunday Retrospective
I love my vintage telephone collection: it’s got a Trimphone, Ericofon, Genie…even a Mickey Mouse. But it is missing an American Princess phone which I can only dream of finding here in the UK. They were the original “bedroom” phone with a…
Our Vintage Life
Last Sunday I wanted to go for a day out in the camper van with the family, to enjoy the last day of the holidays. But Mr YVL had other things in mind, namely to sort out the potting shed.…
J: Jessie Tait
Jessie Tait was born as Dorothy Tait in 1928 and became one of the most famous and well loved ceramic designers of the mid-century period. She joined Midwinter in 1946, staying until 1974. She went on to Johnson Bros and…
10 of the Best: 1930s homewares
After yesterdays Styling Tip using 1930s crochetware, we thought todays 10 of the Best should feature some more vintage lovelies from this era. All are available to buy right now online. 1. First up, let’s start with some real WOW vases.…
