Forthcoming Attractions: Late January 2014

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selection of vintage homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

In addition to our web shop, we also sell items from the antiques centre in Todmorden.

selection of vintage homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

We tend to keep the web shop items separate from the antiques centre items to avoid confusion when things are sold.

selection of vintage homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

This does of course mean that lots of lovely pieces don’t even see our website, so we thought we’d share a few photos of how our bricks & mortar space is looking at the moment.

selection of vintage homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

We like to fill our pitch with a good mix of items; they mainly fall under three broad categories – namely country vintage, vintage retro and vintage industrial.

selection of vintage homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

Our country vintage includes two kitchenettes at the moment – and this fabulous 19th century butchers table/block. Also various baskets, stools, storage racks, pans, tins & jars.

selection of vintage homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

The term ‘vintage retro’ is now well-adopted even though, strictly speaking, ‘retro’ means recently produced items that have the flavour or style of past eras. We do tend to concentrate on genuine vintage. At the moment, these include small pieces of teak, beech & chrome furniture, fabric, bits of fashion like handbags, hats & ties, mid century pottery & glass, tableware, artwork including posters – and loads of great lamps!

selection of vintage industrial homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

The vintage industrial department (well corner!) includes filing cabinets, crates, boxes, drawers & wire racks. Some of those many lamps also probably sit comfortably in this section.

selection of vintage industrial homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

So if you’re ever near Todmorden pop in for a browse!

selection of vintage homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

Items come & go of course, but these pictures were all taken on Monday 20th January.

selection of vintage homewares in the H is for Home space at Picture House Antiques

If there’s anything you spy in the photos that’s practical to post were always happy to oblige.

Pick of the Pads: Brixton East

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"Loft Living" feature of Brixton East in the October 2013 issue of Homes & Antiques magazine

We’ve chosen this fabulous factory space for this month’s Pick of the Pads. Dating from the 1870s, the building was disused & distressed when interior designer Andy Luckett bought it 18 years ago. After many years of hardship, discomfort & hard graft he’s created something very special – Brixton East.

cover of the October 2013 issue of Homes & Antiques magazine

The converted factory is featured in the October edition of Homes & Antiques Magazine and now incorporates apartment, studio space & shop.

page from the October 2013 issue of Homes & Antiques magazine showing a green tiled bathroom

There are many aspects of Andy’s home that we love. It retains a homely, comfortable feel whilst looking functional & easy to live in too.

page from the October 2013 issue of Homes & Antiques magazine showing a kitchen and dining area

The original fabric of the building remains intact with big windows, exposed brickwork & beams. The spaces are now filled with character, colour & texture.

page from the October 2013 issue of Homes & Antiques magazine showing a mosaic of 4 interior décor photos

There’s no shortage of unusual, quirky pieces – but it’s very well edited and never enters the realms of being cluttered.

page from the October 2013 issue of Homes & Antiques magazine showing a vintage Esso illuminated advertising sign

It also looks like it’s evolved naturally over time with antique & vintage finds – some still serving their original purpose, others up-cycled for a new lease of life.

page from the October 2013 issue of Homes & Antiques magazine showing a vintage wooden coat rack with shoes, coat, scarf and bags

The building is available for event hire and Andy also opens a pop-up shop on the ground floor which should be of great interest to those who share his taste for the enticing antiques & vintage industrial pieces that fill his home – the next sale is in December. For details of the shop, upcoming events and more pictures of the building visit his website at www.brixtoneast.co.uk

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H is for Home pop up!

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Industrial vintage items for sale in the H is for Home pop up shop

We’ve just launched a new little feature – the H is for Home pop up shop. Each sale will be live for a week and have a specific theme – for example, it’s vintage industrial for week one (Justin is actually letting it go!!). There will be five items per sale and it will be the first time that they’ve been available to buy. All items will be one off vintage pieces and have a special, introductory ‘pop-up’ price. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Industrial vintage items for sale in the H is for Home pop up shop

This week’s shop includes some fabulous green metal storage, a lovely old mill bobbin, a machinist’s stool – and all your possible twine requirements! Click on the link above to visit our new pop up shop.

Monthly Mood Board: Vintage Industrial

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Mood board: Vintage industrial - curated by H is for Home

 

Vintage industrial isn’t just for minimalist loft spaces. Whilst it looks great in that environment, it combines very well with country furniture & mid century modern design too – so it can find a perfect home in all types of room.

Lots of painted aluminium, wheels or castors on coffee tables and floor-standing shelving. Re-purposed metal office filing cabinets, old school desks, chairs and lockers. Wire mesh pigeon holes, shop signs & letters, train station clocks, metal lamps & shades, fans, antique wooden crates & boxes – along with smaller accessories such as vintage staplers, tape measures, pencil sharpeners and the like.

Whilst nice pieces don’t grow on trees, they do pop up in all kinds of places. Outdoor markets & fairs are good hunting grounds. Ditto architectural salvage yards. Antique centres often have a specialised dealer and auction houses sometimes get given the task of clearing shops, factories or offices. We once bought over twenty anglepoise lamps in one lot at auction!!

This mood board gives a flavour of industrial vintage. Quite a few of the pieces are ours, so they’ll either be in our web shop or antiques centre pitch. The other stockists are also listed below.

  1. Czech industrial pendant lamp – £123, interioraddict
  2. Vintage industrial steel shoe trolley rack – £395, Mustard Vintage on eBay
  3. Red Star Baler twine – H is for Home
  4. Stacking desktop filing drawers – H is for Home
  5. Locker room shelf – £59.95, Nkuku
  6. Adjustable machinist’s/potter’s stool – H is for Home
  7. Wooden tool tray – H is for Home
  8. Cotton bobbins – H is for Home