Gimme Five! Memo boards

We’ve a little slate hanging up in the kitchen where we’re supposed to write down our shopping lists and messages but it’s so small that it rarely gets used. One of these proper memo boards will stop us from both buying the milk!

We had a look at some of our usual internet haunts and came up with this short-list. We love the 2-metre tall blackboard from Graham and Green (#4) but alas, we won’t have the space for it. It should go without saying that #2 is our favourite! Firstly, it’s bright orange; 🙂 secondly, it’s a pegboard – something we’ve already said we want on a wall in our ‘soon to be set up’ home office.

Week planner memo chalk board: £29.07, Wayfair
Large pegboard, orange: £60, Notonthehighstreet
Master of Boards® stainless steel magnetic memo board – Monaco – 35x50cm: £29.99, Amazon
Chalkboard: £389, Graham and Green
Vintage double sided silver clip display board – receipt keeper accounting system: £33.01, Etsy

Forthcoming Attractions: late August 2011

Here’s a taster of the things we picked up recently.

For starters there’s a very nice wall mountable first aid tin – these are always popular – and this one has just the perfect amount of wear.

Moving onto tin number 2 ( with the ‘private detective’ decoration ). It’s called ‘The Inside Job’ and originally contained a decorating kit – paintbrush, sponges, paint scrapers, sanding sheets etc. Inside job – geddit?

The 1950s wooden cabinet is a lovely little piece that we’ve put up for sale in Picture House Antiques.

Vintage drinking glasses like these are always sought after – especially when in perfect condition – and in complete sets.

These must have been put away in a cupboard about 50 years ago – to emerge, blinking into the daylight last week!

Although they’ve been superseded by modern technology, colourful typewriters like this have devoted fans. This Olympia model comes with its original leatherette carry case.

Another item that has more modern counterparts is this 1960s/70s hairdryer – and this one’s a mobile model!

It’s boxed & appears pretty much unused. It’s Mary Quant style print cap is fab!

And finally – back to school with these chalkboards and teachers cane. The board on an easel would add a vintage touch to a nursery or child’s bedroom – the old writing slate is great for hanging in a kitchen and writing your shopping list/reminders.