Categories / Homeware

Vintage Bedspreads

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If you want genuine retro bedlinen rather than the vaguely retro inspired offering from the mainstream stores, then vintage is the only answer (assuming you aren’t put off by its second-hand nature).

Taking the hassle out of trawling charity shops, H is for Home currently has a small selection of vintage bedspreads. Dating from the 1960s and 1970s, they feature floral and op-art patterns in colours that are typical of that time. Prices range from £22 to £40.

View the full range at H is for Home.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Full Circle Retro Coat

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That’s right folks, it’s coat time of year again. If you’re investing this year, you could do much worse than this ‘Retro’ coat by Full Circle. In a heavy wool blend it’ll do all the practical things like keep you warm, but more importantly it looks rather nice too.

The belted A-line shape and mid-thigh hem give this coat a simple, but effective, sixties style silhouette. The best feature for me, though, is the high buttoned collar, which makes the coat a little less ordinary.

It’s available online from Oli now for £150, not bad for something you can wear with almost anything.

Find out more from the website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Philips 1970s portable record players

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Online vintage stores are always worth a browse and none more so than Sit On It, which has a huge selection of weird and wonderful period objects and design – including a range of Philips 1970s record players.

Take your pick from red, white or yellow, all with speed and volume control, mains operation and a lid that doubles up as our speaker – just pull it off and place it anywhere (or as far as the cable will stretch).

I have something very similar to this and while the sound quality isn’t up to your regular home deck, it is a lot of fun to use as well as being very eye-catching. Yours for £75.

Find out more at the Sit On It website

Categories / Design and Interiors

BHS 70s-style Celina 8 light fitting

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BHS
used to be useful for cheap and cheerful homeware and fashion – but these days it’s going for the interior design market in a big way. And big is certainly appropriate when it comes to the Celina 8 light fitting.

If you didn’t know the reality, you would swear this was a design excess from the early 70s. That’s obviously where the inspiration came from for this tiered light with smoked glass slats and steel frame. You’ll need a big room too – this stands at a whopping 70cm in height.

Expensive for BHS at £175, but in the world of designer light fittings, something of a snip.

Find out more at the BHS website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Vintage Milk Bottle vases

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My Inspiral Carpets milk bottle still stands proud in my home, finding a second use as a novelty vase. And you could use one of these Vintage Milk Bottles to do exactly the same.

Sadly, the Inspirals bottle isn’t included in the collection, but you can take your pick from a number of quirky retro designs, all dating from the 1950s through to the 1970s and all good for hosting a flower or two on your sideboard.

No two are the same, so it’s pot luck what you get. But the price is always the same – £7.95 each.

Find out more at the Pedlars website