So how many of these vintage items do you have in your home? Give yourself a point for each one and let me know your score!
1. A starburst clock
2. Any coloured Tupperware
3. Anything Babycham related
4. Any Tretchikoff print: gain an extra point if you have one that isn’t Tina
5. A nest of tables
6. An embroidered table-cloth
7. A Chance handkerchief vase
8. A teak stag/deer
9. An ice bucket: give yourself an extra point if it’s a pineapple
10. A retro flowery cushion
11. A mohair blanket
12. Any coloured Pyrex
13. A vintage sweet tin
14. A sewing box
15. A wooden shoe cleaning box
16. A tall glass medicine bottle
17. A leather suitcase for storage
18. Any Ercol or G Plan
19. A chair that swivels
20. Any enamel cookware
21. Old Salter scales
22. Anything Danish
23. A cocktail bar
24. A home phone with a rotary dial
25. Any item with screw on black legs and gold tipped feet
26. Anything orange in your kitchen
27. Shot glasses even though you don’t drink shots
28. A ceramic chicken to store your eggs in
29. A free-standing kitchen unit
30. A glass or metal light shade with a pull down mechanism
31. Anything hanging on your wall in a diagonal line
32. A jelly mould in the shape of a rabbit
33. Little forks to eat olives while drinking a cocktail
34. A fondue set: gain an extra point if you have ever used it
35. A half-length pinny
36. Any item with Formica on
37. A set of hooks with balls on the ends
38. A battered trunk
39. Ceramic canisters for your coffee and tea with wooden lids
40. A string holder
41. Any video tape
42. Kilner jars in your cupboards
43. Any vintage wallpaper, however small
44. Glass Christmas baubles
45. A magazine rack: any type
46. Flying ducks of any sort
47 A ceramic cat with a long neck
48. A rocket lamp
49. A three tiered cake stand
50. A house bulging at the seams
Scores:
1-15: Must try harder! Get yourself to a vintage fair/shop/carboot/auction/charity shop and stock up on more vintage treasures…GO!
16-24: You are on your way to getting a vintage home. You need to get a bit braver and embrace every area in your home.
25-40: You are nearly there! Your home is looking good but there is still space for some new vintage. Your friends are starting to comment on your amazing taste or that your home resembles their grannies (delete as appropriate)
41-50: Well done you have the highest score. Your home is full of amazing treasures, so much so you could probably open a shop. Or a museum.
Alternative disclaimer: This is just for fun!
I only got in the ‘must try harder’ category, yet our house is bursting at the seams!!! I guess we have more older stuff and less mid century items? Fun little quiz though! P x
Yes it is a mix of mid century and more vintage…maybe need to do another one! Just a bit of fun though! x
Only scored 20 but awarded myself addition points for, a dansette record player, a bakelite radio, a GEC vintage oscillating fan, Lloyd loom furniture, vintage anglepoise lamps, a vintage tala bread box, 3 vintage electric food mixers, Worcester ware storage tins and a frameless mirror.
Excellent! I agree….a Dansette is a must (silly me for missing it off the list!) Then again the list could have been 100! Kate 🙂
My score of 13 just goes to show how much scope vintage offers (a quick whizz through my blog will show how much vintage is in my house). Good fun though.
Ps, anyone with a Tretchikoff automatically gets a bonus point as Tina is by J H Lynch