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Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Pina bread bag from Zara Home

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Zara Home isn't normally known for their retro-inspired designs but this Pina bread bag is a pleasant exception to their usual style.

The bag is decorated with an original print that's full of 1950s charm. The print depicts suitably foodie images, such as a fruit bowl and a pepper mill and vinegar bottle. It's executed in a simple colour scheme of greens, browns and black which adds to the vintage feel. 

The bread bag is made from a flax/linen and cotton mix and, if you like this print, it's also available on oven gloves and a tea towel. 

The bag costs £19.99. 

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Hollywood floor lamp from Marks and Spencer

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Always fancied yourself as a bit of a star from the golden age of cinema? While that may not be a very realistic daydream, you can at least capture some of the glamour from that era with this Hollywood floor lamp from Marks and Spencer. 

The lamp mimics the look of an old-fashioned spotlight with its large metal round shade and tripod legs. Top that off with the chrome finish and surely – at least in lighting terms – you will be ready for your close-up. 

The lamp costs £99.

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Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: Midcentury Ladderax modular shelving system

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It must be hip right now as designers are copying it. Which makes this large Ladderax shelving system worthy of a look.

Ladderax is always worth checking for on eBay as you it offers stylish and functional midcentury design for pretty much any space you need. How? Simple – it's modular, so you can keep adding or removing parts, dependent on your needs.

This is a 'large' selection, with four 'ladders', a three-drawer unit, one unit with glass doors and a glass shelf, three additional shelves and a double shelf. All of which easily slots together. Described as being in 'good vintage' condition, it's currently at £95.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Art and Photography

New Shag print set – Blue Bed and Purple Chair

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Not one new Shag print, but a pair of vintage-style prints, going by the name of Blue Bed and Purple Chair.

Each print is three colours and sized at 9 x 13.5 inches, signed and numbered, as well as being limited to a run of 200.

Slightly different for Shag, so certain to sell out quickly, these 60s-inspired prints are available now for $125 for the pair.

Find out more at the Shagmart website

Categories / Homeware

1940s-style Campaign Bedside Table

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The Sleep Room has recently diversified its product range, so that as well as beds, mattress and linens, they now sell bedside tables too. They have started their collection off with three style, including the Campaign Bedside Table.

Not sure about the origin of the name, but the design was apparently inspired by a 1940s sideboard spotted in a Parisian market. It is made from oak with vintage bronze finish metal legs and has one drawer.

The table costs £225 from The Sleep Room.

Categories / Homeware, Toys and Games

Vintage Paper Doll Cushions

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Chocolate Creative, aka textile designer Margarita Lorenzo, has produced a cute range of Vintage Paper Doll Cushions.

The cushions feature a design based on those paper dolls who came with a selection of clothes that hooked onto them with tabs. There are three dolls to chose from, Leo (pictured here), Leni or Davide, who are all surrounded by their best vintage outfits. The Leo and Davide cushions measure 40cm by 30cm and cost £43, whilst the Leni design is a little bigger and costs £2 more.

Buy them online from the Chocolate Creative website.