We bought this lovely vintage gentleman’s valet stand last week.
The main structure is elm with some chrome & Formica detailing.
It incorporates both jacket & trouser hangers – over which ties, belts or braces can also be placed.
In addition, there are shoe rests and a small circular top shelf for wallet, watch, cufflinks etc.
The ‘atomic’ or ‘sputnik’ styling to the base gives it a real fifties look – perfect for all you Mad Men fans.
We bet Donald Draper has one of these!
We featured this picnic set in a recent Forthcoming Attractions post.
It looked OK as it was, but the striped canvas was in very poor condition and one of the stools had an odd covering to the other three.
So we’ve given it a quick facelift…
…using some of our vintage 60s daisy fabric.
We’re pleased with its new look – bright & cheerful.
It’s a lovely set – the stools fold up into their wooden carry case which in turn unfolds to form the table.
Perfect for camping or summer picnics!
These are the big eyes of our latest owl – in this case a pottery money box.
They never stay with us long as these feathered friends are consistently popular in our shop.
Whether in the form of money boxes, mugs, pot stands, textile prints, pictures or book illustrations.
We’ve blogged a fair few times about the great illustrator, Kenneth Townsend. He designed the cutest owl as part of his Menagerie series – apparently the owl was his favourite animal!
Another wonderful illustrator with a thing for owls was Celestino Piatti who once said, “You can draw an owl a thousand times, and never find out its secret”.
image credit: Fishink
We’ve had a quick trawl on the web for some more owls – here are some favourites:
image credit: Vintage Kids’ Books my Kid Loves
Wise Ol’ Canister, Orange: £118 – Anthropologie
Happy owl open edition print by Matte Stephens: $35 – Etsy
image credit: mmmcrafts
image credit: Shailesh Chavda
It’s pouring with rain as we write this, so not exactly sunbathing weather, but we had to highlight this fantastic vintage bag we found this week.
The bag is ideal for the beach – big enough for your towel, phone, purse, suntan lotion, book, swimming cossie & sunglasses.
And the fabric… how perfect!
And, speaking of sunglasses – we bought this vintage Biba pair at the same market a few weeks earlier. There’s been quite a delay with them reaching the website as Adelle hasn’t stopped wearing them!
Two fab beach items that are actually available – both from the 60s/70s. The first is a real eye popping airbed/lilo in shades of orange. The second is a nifty drawstring bag that can be inflated to form a pillow.
It’s not quite Autumn yet, so there should be a few more beach days left this year!
We recently blogged about the first edition of a new magazine devoted to all things mid century modern.
It’s an era close to our hearts – we like to intersperse pieces amongst our rustic & country furniture – it’s a look we love.
If you’re fellow fans, here’s some of our current MCM stock.
Just click on each image for more details!
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