It is that time of year again – the hot weather is here, the kids are breaking up from school soon and I’m digging out my 50’s pin-up swimwear from the back of the wardrobe and worrying about my cellulite…yes, its summer holiday…
As ever, it has been a busy week here at Your Vintage Life, but when the weather is hot it seems to make every task seem easier. Team that up with finally wearing my summer vintage floral dresses and peep…
Should Zandra Rhodes be a dame? 1920’s design is pure drool worthy, I’m sure you will agree? Anyone for tennis? If I can wear this vintage dress then, yes please! Remember Virginia Wade? Yes, she won Wimbledon too but some…
Fab is a great online retailer bringing together design from all around the world. Their mission is to help better peoples lives with design and that sounds a great philosophy to us! What’s more, we are selling a selection of our…
Well, it appears the British summer has finally arrived and I for one just love being able to dine al fresco! As the light balmy evenings continue, this weeks top 10 is on the best ways to dine outside with a…
Wow, what a fortnight it has been. The biggest news is we went to the National Vintage Awards…and we won!!!! This really wasn’t expected as was clear in my terrible acceptance speech. I hadn’t planned what I wanted to say at…
We have posted a few pictures recently of our kitchen, and from your feedback it appears you have loved our vintage Cathrineholm collection. With this in mind, today’s 10 of the Best is featuring vintage and retro cookware…all available to…
We spent most of the weekend in the garden; not sunbathing alas but actual gardening. For Father’s Day the children bought plants for their Daddy. Mostly herbs which will form a large herb bed. All the beds are full of…
We Heart Musicians in love Lets stop debating abuse as it’s not up for debate Anyone fancy a Tupperware party? How to murder your washing machine. How beautiful was Grace Kelly? Choosing colours for your home…..stunning! Get back to the…
We love Taunton Vale in this house: for a family who love retro flowers and the colour orange it was just a matter of time before we embraced these vintage ceramics. A West Country company who designed and manufactured kitchenware,…
We have been so busy gardening in the last week: it is awash with purple aliums. So, with this in mind here is a our 10 of the Best: vintage garden pieces available online right now. 1. This French garden…
As ever it’s been a busy 2 weeks, so busy that I haven’t managed to write this regular post. We’ve traded at 2 fairs: Milton Keynes’s Handmade and Vintage fair and The Vintage Home Show in Manchester. The first one…
Up until recently the only Crown Devon we had bought were retro storage canisters. Think funky orange flowers, very typical of the late 1960s. Then Mr YVL bought a box full of vintage Stockholm ceramics, and this is when I…
This weekend it is Father’s Day so why not make it a retro or vintage affair? There are so many great items to buy for your Dads, and if you are quick there is still time for it to be…
Coloured stockings as early as the 1950s….which colour would you choose? Who loves aqua? No not the bad 90s band but the colour! Is anyone feeling hungry? Jean Shrimpton: how beautiful is she? How to wear vintage swimwear. I love…
Well at last…I actually feel that Summer has actually arrived. Hopefully I’m not going to jinx it by sharing our 10 of the Best: Vintage Summer Fashion with you! All are available to buy right now on the world wide…
The last two weeks have been really busy here at Your Vintage Life. Firstly, most of it was spent limping due to my knee operation, but thankfully I’m back to running around the place now. So sit back cos we…
