This Box Side Table from Dwell achieves a certain retro style because of two factors.
Firstly, two sides of the cube have large circles cut away from them, which creates a Sixties geometric look. This style is added to by the use of that favourite retro finish, walnut veneer. It can be used in the lounge or perhaps as a bedside table as well.
The table costs £99 from Dwell.
This Oil and Vinegar Set from Sagaform typifies what we love about Swedish products.
It is simple but beautifully designed, and looks far more expensive than it actually is. The set comprise of white stoneware jars for the oil and vinegar and smaller shakers for salt and pepper. What gives it a retro look is the addition of the wooden lids and the oak stand that keeps the set together.
The set costs £19.50 from Soulful Toaster.
Caroline Story creates new furniture from reconditioned old pieces and these Mushroom Chairs are a great example of her work.
Sold as a set of six (perfect for dining), the chairs have been finished in a glossy black paint and reupholstered in a folk-art style print material. Three of the chairs have been upholstered in the red and black mushroom material pictured here, whilst the other three have the same print but in white and black.
The chairs cost £855 and can be bought online via the Glipse Online website.
While Orla Kiely has the stem print, Emma Bridgewater has dots and Cath Kidston has florals, Emily Bond’s signature print is the dachshund print.
The quirky print was the first print Emily Bond created for her quirky twist on shabby chic homeware, and was based on our own miniature wire-haired dachshund. The print has since been turned into a variety of products, including these 20cm square linen cushions which cost £45 each. There are also tea towels, draft excluders, oven mitts and dog beds featuring the doggie print in a range of colours.
To view the whole collection, visit the Emily Bond website.
There have been a few products around that have utilised old-fashioned school blackboards, but this item just uses the chalk.
The Chalk Chess Set comprises of regulation size chess pieces, but made from white and black chalk. The set does not include a board, because you can draw up your own on any suitable surface using the chalk pieces.
The set costs £12 from Colloco.
If you liked the dining table with high backed chairs set we featured recently from Dwell, but you don’t have the space for a dining set, then the shop also has this Oval Coffee Table with Stools set that follows a similar idea.
The table is made from walnut veneer and flanked by curved stools covered with cream faux linen. The set provides a great extra seating solution without taking up much space, and of course, that walnut finish gives it a retro look.
The set costs £399 and can be bought online from Dwell.
