I took a trip to Witney with my mum the other weekend and we came across a great little shop called The Old Pill Factory ….
Posted in Out and About, Photography, Vintage Finds
Tagged Antique, Decor, Eclectic, Furniture, Homewares, Interiors, Oxford, Retro, Shabby Chic, Vintage
I’ve been having a hoot recently browsing the website of the funky homewares label Rockett St George. This online store takes modern vintage to a whole new level.
2. ‘Ceci N’est Pas Un Livre’ Woman Self Shelf in White
3. Reproduction Vintaged Chair in Blue
4. Adjustable Industrial Round Dining Table with Distressed Wooden Table Top
I love their eclectic mix of vintage industrial pieces and unusual modern items. They feature unique homewares using upcycled materials as well as iconic furniture from well known designers.
Rockett St George can be found on twitter, facebook and even have their own blog. If you’re not familiar with them yet, I recommend you get acquainted …
This week my Etsy Focus features a great vintage store called Falcon and Finch. If you like old cameras, it’s definitely worth a look – the store is full of them! The shop also has a a good selection of antique and vintage silverware and a host of mixed vintage homewares.
Falcon and Finch: “lost treasures found, new memories made, vintage magic supplied to every day life.”
“At Falcon and Finch we love the orphan, the strange, the lost and found and lost again, the tarnished, the injured, the small things overlooked, the underdog, the left behind and the oft forgotten. We know the giddiness of a new home, a fresh place, and we know the deep joy of an old family home, filled with much loved memories.”
Romantic Vintage Silverware Place Settings
“We are a family of martial artists, artists, animal lovers.
We are partners on a mission to preserve ways that are quickly becoming outmoded and left behind: old fashioned wet room photography, story telling, and family style martial arts systems. At any given time you may hear us debating dark room techniques, folklore or fairy tales, or the best way to break a sleeper hold against a larger opponent.
This need to preserve old ways has brought us to a passionate affection for old cameras, tarnished silver, lost pieces of china. We love history and the way time rolls over objects and leaves their mark.”
Vintage Glass Wexford Pedestal Bowl by Anchor Hocking
Falcon and Finch has a Facebook page and even it’s own blog – both of which are worth a look for more vintage inspiration.
The store is having a father’s day sale and ships around the world so it’s worth a look for a unique gift.
This week my Etsy Focus post is on the gorgeous little store called FOUND VINTAGE OBJECTS…
“Welcome to my world of found objects…
I hope you enjoy your stay and feel free to take home a souvenir or two. I have a true passion for design,an addiction according to my husband. I take inspiration from photography, travel, music and textiles. My shop will hopefully show you the beauty that can be FOUND in all things… “
Vintage Industrial Thread Spools
The little shop Found Vintage Objects, run by Amy from Tampa in Florida, is full of pretty gems.
Amy is a great stylist and the photographs of her shop items are so beautifully composed. I wouldn’t mind Amy popping round to my house and creating sweet little vintage vignettes for me!
Collection of Vintage Indian Sari Fabric in Embroidery Hoops
Collection of Vintage Tin Cake and Jelly Molds
Set of Vintage Turquoise Melamine Cups and Plates
What do you think to these quirky vintage offerings?
Posted in Etsy Focus, Uncategorized, Vintage Finds
Today I want to share with you some images of the beautiful home belonging to Daniel Garbutt and Valeria Herner. The pair, who live in Ontario, Canada, write about renovating and redecorating their vintage modern home, as well as sharing home decor, interior and design inspiration. Their blog is Hindsvik At Home and they also run the Hindsvik Shop, which stocks everything from classic vintage designer furniture pieces to small kitchen items and accessories for the home.
I love this corner of Daniel and Valeria’s living room. Their functional white interiors are cleverly highlighted with pops of colour and texture to make the spaces more interesting and homely. The old metal trolley is perfect for holding the various items for display. The grand typewriter is a Remington #16, which they blogged about here.
Vintage items adorn Daniel and Valeria’s home, including things they had originally obtained for their shop but loved so much they couldn’t part with, like the little red Swedish Dala horse above.
The Hindsvik Kitchen is full of wonderful vintage and retro kitchenware, some pieces in bright colours like the pretty green vintage creamer above, with others more rustic and natural in texture and materials.
Further vintage items adorn the dressing space of the master bedroom, including the chair and another dala horse. The area is put to good use with a full length mirror and clothing storage.
I love the mixture of vintage and modern in the Hindsvik Office. A retro touch button calculator sits happily on the stark white desk alongside the simple contemporary design of an Apple Mac.
I adore these huge vintage industrial lockers, used here as extra storage space in the office area. Their utilitarianism is softened with the juxtaposition of the decorative 1960s moon globes and antique natural history prints.
Colour is added to the bathroom with a spot of greenery against the bright white surfaces. Again little vintage touches are introduced, like the use of this Nymolle saucer as a soap dish.
Hindsvik Reclaimed Wood and Pipe Shelving Unit
This shelving unit was the first piece of furniture made by Daniel and Valeria. Isn’t it gorgeous?! The unit features a couple of shelves and a cupboard for extra storage space. The arrangement of items on the middle shelf is the couple’s growing collection of West German pottery.
There is a distinctly Scandinavian feel to this home but the eclectic mix of materials, japanese influences and collections of vintage and antique items prevent it from being easily labelled in one interior-design category. I think it’s fabulous! What do you think of the Hindsvik Home?
I thought you might also like to see this pretty video made by Pascal Perich featuring the house on Etsy. The couple look and sound at peace in their tranquil home.
You may remember the other week I made a visit to The Old Cinema and wrote about it here. I’ve just come across this sweet little video highlighting the store and had to share it with you. It really is an Aladdin’s cave of vintage wonders!
A Day in the Old Cinema from Sweet Pixel on Vimeo.
On Saturday I had a wander around Chiswick and visited the Upcycled exhibition at The Old Cinema on Chiswick High Road.
There were some really fascinating pieces of furniture that featured upcycled elements. I love the above patchwork chair by Kelly Swallow. Kelly’s work featured varying fabrics from the subtle natural tones of the seating above, to quite elaborate brightly coloured textiles. She chooses an eclectic mix of vintage and designer fabrics.
I completely fell in love with the work by Lucy Turner. Lucy specialises in customizing and transforming mid-century furniture with the clever use of laser cut Formica laminate, which she applies on the surface. She chooses playful shapes for the cut-outs, producing quite a retro feel.
The exhibition also featured items by collective team Ines Cole. The wire mesh above has been transformed into a display backdrop for hanging other vintage items.
Above you can see the quirky and fun upcycled tea-towel cushions from Hunted and Stuffed, who I featured in my Etsy Focus post last week. These particular offerings feature the London underground map.
I really enjoyed snooping around The Old Cinema. Along with the upcycled exhibition pieces, the venue sells a wide variety of vintage furniture, decorative arts, jewellery and lighting. They claim to be London’s only department store devoted to selling antique, vintage, retro, industrial and upcycled furniture – sounds like my kind of place! I’ll certainly be stopping by again soon.
* Images by Ellie of Hunted and Stuffed. Thank you for allowing me to use your lovely photographs Ellie!
Posted in Interiors, Out and About, Vintage Finds
You may remember my Etsy Focus post on Lighting designer Hilary Nagler who co-owns the shop Flea Market Rx. Well, the lovely Hilary got in touch as she has offered Hidden Blossom readers a special 15% discount on her Etsy shop. There are great designer bargains to be had! Just enter the code FMRX15HB on checkout for this special offer. Thanks Hilary!
“Unearthing vintage items from long forgotten dusty bins is only part of the fun. The real joy comes from the organic creative process of joining seemingly disparate elements to create something entirely new.” – Hilary Nagler, Owner, Flea Market Rx
*Please note that unfortunately this offer is only open to readers from the US as Hilary cannot ship outside the US.
* Images courtesy of Hilary Nager, Flea Market Rx.
Posted in Interiors, Vintage Finds
Tagged Decor, Design, industrial, Interiors, lighting, Upcycle, Vintage
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