April 2010

Not Just a Cocktail Cabinet….

30 April 2010

This isn’t just a 1950s Cocktail Cabinet…. For starters that’s because it’s also a writing desk. Oh yes. See…… But apart from that, it was also a bargain. It cost just 35 of your earth pounds from my local PDSA Charity Shop, and then they delivered it for free. It’s also grown up furniture, proper [...]

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VERY VINTAGE – Retro Chick Reviews

29 April 2010

Buying vintage or second hand clothing is all a matter of education. You need to know your fashion history and how to sort the wheat from the chaff as you trawl through piles of clothes at Boot Fair and Jumble Sales. Recently I wrote a guide to dating vintage clothing, which is a start and [...]

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Mary Queen of Charity Shops: Revisited

28 April 2010

In June last year I wrote quite passionately about my thoughts on the original Mary Queen of Charity Shops series. (Hint: I didn’t like it much, read why here and here) Well, I’ve just caught up with the re visit and I thought, seeing as I was so vocal last year, I should give a [...]

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Shop Sneak Preview

27 April 2010

Retro Chick is stocking up her shop. Since I took the shop off the website back in July last year I’ve let it dwindle a little. Lack of funds and lack of time time have meant I let it take a back seat, but I’ve made the decision to start building it back up. It’s [...]

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Ethical Design Spotlight: Elvis & Kresse

26 April 2010

Everything we make eventually wears out. I’m sure when you get rid of stuff at home you think about what to do with it. Recycling your day to day rubbish and acting bemused about what on earth you’re supposed to do with that old refrigerator or worn out rug. But what about fire hoses? Office [...]