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Vintage Fabric Love Letters

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Hot on the heels of Christmas, Valentine’s Day will be with us soon – another occasion when you may need gift inspiration such as these Vintage Fabric Love Letters by Emma Loves Retro.

Each set consists of four 13cm squares with the letters to spell out the word “Love”. There are two sets to chose from; either the plain set here, which have felt backgrounds in shade of red and pink with floral letters, or the floral edition, where the materials are reversed. The floral fabric was a 1970s dress in a previous life, but is being put to good use once more.

The letters cost £39.75 per set. Buy them from the Emma Loves Retro website.

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Gulpa AV Unit

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The Gulpa AV Unit from Heal’s combines two retro styles in the warm tones of Walnut and the cool clinical lines of space-age white.

The unit’s exterior is made from the wood, with its doors having a white lacquered finish. It has two internal shelves, the bottom of which slides out on runners. It is supplied fully assembled which is always a bonus.

It costs £425 from Heal’s.

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Harlequin retro lamp base

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Harlequin's retro lamp base offers a touch of 70s style to your lighting. 

The chunky lamp base is made from painted resin, giving it a retro look. It's available in two colours – the taupe pictured, or a clean white looking version. All you need to do is pick a lamp shade to go with it and you've got yourself a stylish piece of lighting.

However, with the lamp base costing £80, it may well be necessary to economize slightly with your choice of shade…

Buy it from John Lewis

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ImagineNations Vintage Globes

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Wendy Gold specialises in decoupage art, having decorated toilet seats and bathroom scales, she has now turned her hand to Vintage Globes, under the name of ImagineNations.

Vintage globes always have a certain charm anyway as but this makeover makes them extra special. The artwork has been hand-cut and decoupaged onto the globe, and there are various designs to choose from, or you can request a custom design.

Prices for 8 or 12 inch globes start at $150, going up to $450 depending on the complexity of the design. The design pictured here is “To the Rescue” which would cost $399. To view more examples, visit the ImagineNations website.

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Graham and Green Pineapple Lamp Base

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No home with kitsch ambitions can be without an ornamental pineapple of some sort. Ever since Columbus bought them back from the West Indies, the pineapple has been a symbol of all things exotic and the luxurious Polynesian-themed tiki bars that popped up all over the US during the 1930s wouldn't be the same without being adorned by the fruit.

This Pineapple lamp base from Graham and Green in antiqued silver is stylish modern take on the mid 20th century tiki exotica trend, meaning you can save the real pineapples for garnishing all those rum drinks.

The lamp is £95 from Graham & Green. Find out more from the website. 

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Circa Coffee Table from Dwell

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Another new design from Dwell's latest collection, the Circa coffee table.

A few designer lookalikes aside, Dwell's furniture collection often focuses on a high gloss look – indeed, it mostly crops up here through space age style designs. This table is a change from its usual look with its simple shape, sloping legs and walnut veneer giving it more of a mid-century feel. There's also a dining table with a similar look that's due in towards the end of the month. 

The table is due in stock today and costs £249.

Buy it online