We’ve got a vintage telephone, they look great, are easy to pick up cheaply, but can be a complete pain when you get through to a call centre with an automated menu. Still, the positives outweigh the negatives.

If we’ve sold you on the idea and you want something a bit brighter than the standard beige, green or red, check out these vintage telephones in pastel shades from Pedlars.

They’re full refurbished phones, compatible with BT phonelines, so just plug it in and you’re away. And if you’re with NTL and Telewest, they can send you an adapted version for those networks too. But best of all, they’re bold and bright, available in a choice of pink, lime or orange.

If either of those fit in with your current colour scheme, you can pick one up for £64.95.

Find out more from the Pedlars website

Yes, we’ve found more wood-based technology, this time from specialist turntable-maker Pro-Ject, which as introduced the perfect record deck to match up with your vintage sideboard – the Pro-Ject Xperience Comfort.

It’s not actually wood, it’s wood-effect, available in a variety of finishes, including this olivewood. Either way, you’ll fool anyone unless they get really up close. The deck itself is pretty much state-of-the-art. It’s a manual turntable with carbon-fibre toneram, electronic speed change, end of record switch-off, gold-plated phono sockets and an endless number of adjustments to reduce noise and boost your music.

Supplied with Ortofon 510 Mk II, Sumiko Blue Point No. 2 or Ortofon Rondo Red cartridge and dust cover, you can pick one up for £950.

Get the full details at the Pro-Ject website