Add a little vintage to your shelves with these DIY retro phone bookends. Taking plastic on a second run. We love it.
Tutorial from A Beautiful Mess, here.
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Catalogue this away: vintage library system turned home decor. Get more reusable card catalogue ideas here.
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TEN REASONS TO JOIN FORRAGE
#7 - Because your grandma’s vintage chair could snag you an iPod.
You’re tired of the frilly prints and fading wood. Fortunately, value is subjective. As a Forrage trader, you decide what sells and for what “price.” In other words, that retro armchair might land you more than you think.
Sign-up to be a Forrage.com beta tester!
(Image from Sassafras Vintage Rentals).
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Turn ordinary into awesome with a little elbow grease. Take this DIY project by, Design For Mankind, which transforms a standard folding chair into a retro gem.
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Yes, another use for the ever-so-popular vintage suitcase. They just look cool, what can we say? You know Grandma Betty has got some stashed away next to the retro card table and rotary phone. Or perhaps a future Forrage member has a few ready for a fast trade…?
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Floppy driven. Whatever it takes.
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It’s teatime - all the time - with these DIY reusable tea bags. If you’re a big tea drinker, reduce your teabag waste with these little beauties. Great for parties or gifts.
Drink up!
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DIY natural vintage coat rack by Jen French. A super simple project using antique hooks screwed into a salvaged tree branch. Like!
More here.
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Teatime in the garden never looked so appealing.
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An unused frame can prove quite handy for a number of projects - in this case, a decorative serving tray. Turn your world upside down and you may find buried treasure right in your own home.
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If you live anywhere near Lichfield Staffordshire, UK, check out furniture painting classes offered by Ruby Rhino! Learn how to enhance discarded or trashed furniture. Great!
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Get creative with maps. They’re detailed, interesting, and can add the illusion of vintage or texture to many items. Great inspiration here!
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These DIY Color Blocked Coasters are an awesome way to spruce up your drink table. Try simple affordable coasters - or even some unused, unexciting ones you have lying around.
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Liven up items by adding a fresh coat of paint. Instead of buying new, try revamping your old or forgotten belongings. Not only are you saving on funds, you’re utilizing the stuff you already have. As a result, you’re that much more the richer and the basement is that much more the cleaner.
Photo from Pinterest.
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Shopping “vintage” is a fantastic way to shop “used” or “upcycled” items, with a much more clever tagline. More and more, we’re seeing a rise in “retro” and “vintage” promotion, which is oh-so-awesome indeed! For all you “vintage” seekers, be sure to check out Jersey Ice Cream Co. Books, furniture, accessories, and more; all exhibited with some wonderfully creative photography.
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