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Antiques In Autumn

Antiques In Autumn

Days are shorter, nights longer and temperatures dropping. Get sorted for Autumn entertainment by creating centerpieces and arrangements in your home. Cosy up with rich warm hues with a touch of dried flowers. Candles and Candelabras - For those darker nights reach for those underused candle sticks. Candles create ambience in any room casting shadows and licking up the walls. Make a statement with free standing wrought iron candelabras beside the mantel or entrance to your home.   Create a centerpiece with vintage silver plated branched candle sticks or light up a bookcase with an enamel wee willy winky to...

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Hop in and create Vintage Easter in your house

Hop in and create Vintage Easter in your house

Having people around for Easter and want to create something a little different, something vintage something unique. Hop in or shop online for vases, baskets, comports or silver plated trays or teapots to create those vintage center pieces. Here are a few examples of Vintage Easter displays. Carrot Bouquet: Fun and festive carrot bouquet to brighten up your Easter table. Come in and choose a clear vase or bowl, add your carrots and wild flowers.   Vintage Nests: Use a shallow glasses or comport, add shredded paper, a pearl necklace and an egg to the center. Quick and easy but...

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A Quick Thank you to all our Customers

A Quick Thank you to all our Customers

Thank you to all of our amazing customers. Customers who have been coming in for 50 years, to customers who have just discovered us. We love to listen to the stories of time gone by, stories of your history with Antiques, your memories of the items that are in Nanas china cabinet or the nick nacks and collectables from poppas study. We like to chat with our creative customers who reuse, repurpose and recycle items. Who create new out of old. We appreciate our wonderful customers who bring in their old paper bags, packing and newspaper so we can reuse...

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Vintage Kitchen Items Repurposed

Vintage Kitchen Items Repurposed

Kitchen items you never thought about up-cycling or repurposing. Lets start with the original triangle cheese grater. Spray paint it in your favorite colour or leave it rustic and then use it to hang your earrings on, necklaces or bracelets on. Colanders don't just have to be relegated to the kitchen. Turns out they can be a cute and versatile lighting option. Create a wall or pendant light, their perforated bases creating amazing patterns when switched on. Another option is a hanging outdoor planter, just had a coconut husk you can buy from a hardware store (they already have built...

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Antiques As Unique As You

Antiques As Unique As You

There are many benefits to decorating or furnishing with secondhand or Antique items. When you first set foot in an Antique shop you may feel overwhelmed due to the clutter, multiple options and the uncertainty of how these items will fit, look or represent your style at home or in your office. But don't worry you will find tons of inspiration, something authentically you something unique. The questions you need to ask yourself are What do I love? Is it a colour, an animal, an era of time or a pattern? What brings me joy? Is it flicking through an...

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