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vintage wallpaper

October 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I have earlier posted about vintage wallpaper. You can find these posts here and here. Another great source for vintage wallpaper, if you are living in The Netherlands, is De Bonte Kamer. They also have a great vintage furniture collection.

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design from brazil at espasso

July 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Every day I receive tons of email from companies, designers and PR firms promoting their products and asking for a mention on the style files. 95% of these emails are about products that have nothing to do with the topics I normally write about. I can not understand that these PR firms think that I [...]

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vintage vases

June 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I have a thing for vintage vases and I love the ones available at Johnny Tapete. If you don’t know this online store, you must know that they also have a beautiful and extensive vintage wallpaper collection!

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johnny tapete’s vintage wallpaper collection

February 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Perhaps you remember last year’s post about vintage wallpaper? Although it has been a while ago I still get email from readers interested in one of the designs featured in this post. One of the suppliers mentioned is Johnny Tapete. This online shop is located in Germany but they ship world-wide. They have a huge [...]

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johnny-tapete’s vintage store

January 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

You might know Johnny-Tapete for their gorgeous vintage wallpaper. But it is worth to know that they also have a great selection of vintage home accessories in their online shop. The images above show some of their items, but they have much more. Click here to check out their online store, they ship world-wide!

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Vintage find: Bitossi ceramic figures

March 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments

I found these vintage ceramic figures on ebay last night. As they make fun home accessories, I want to share them with you. I especially like that dog! The ceramics are from Bitossi (Italy), which is famous for it’s beautiful blue ceramic objects. I have some Bitossi vases, and the blue & turquoise colours are [...]

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Vintage Vacations

March 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments

If you going on holiday to/in the UK and you are looking for an unique place to stay? Then hire a vintage American trailers on the beautiful Isle of Wight. Vintage Vacations has five trailers for rent, sited on a rural working farm on the UK’s South coast. All trailers are decorated in style. Click [...]

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Vintage find: 70’s breakfast set

March 17th, 2007 · 4 Comments

In my weekends I like to spend time on ebay, searching for the perfect vintage find. This morning I found this great 70’s breakfast set. As it perfectly fits into the yellow trend as well at the vintage trend going on, I would like to share this great find with you. The set, which is [...]

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Recycled chairs

March 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Project 99 is a collection of designer furniture, made from refurbished furniture frames which are reupholstered with cow-hide, vintage wallpaper, rubber, felt or secondhand clothing. Each piece is custom made and unique, numbered and signed individually. All chairs and stools are priced 99 euro. Project 99 is on display at Herengracht 560-2 in Amsterdam, The [...]

Tags: dutch design · furniture · vintage

Vintage wallpaper

February 26th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Vintage inspired patterns for wallpaper are hot. But why don’t go for the real thing? I have searched the globe to show you some samples of wonderful vintage wallpaper and to give you the best European and US online sources for finding these popular vintage patterns.

5qm is a online store based in Germany [...]

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Trends: vintage meets yellow

February 25th, 2007 · No Comments

The yellow trend mixes really well with the mid-century modern vintage trend. In these photo collages I have combined pieces of vintage Scandinavian furniture with yellow furniture and accessories. I personally love the warm combination of yellow with dark wood furniture.
First row: picture from Orla Kiely website
Second row: picture from Orla Kiely website, Marimekko [...]

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Fire-King

February 16th, 2007 · No Comments

I see a lot of retro patterns these days. As a lover of Mid-Century Modern furniture, glass and pottery I don’t mind this trend! I love for instance these Fire-King mugs. They will look good in any kitchen!

For those who do not know Fire-King: a Fire-King mug is a milk glass, jadeite, azurite [...]

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