I love vintage and retro items! Used clothing, interior articles and furniture are cheaper, more unique and also often higher quality products than new ones. The environmental factor adds an even better feeling when shopping vintage and retro articles.
So – what is vintage and what is retro? I believe there are as many definitions on this as there are people trying to define it. I went for the current Wikipedia definition, stating that items from before 1920s is referred to as antiques, 1920s to 1980 is considered vintage and that retro is products imitating a style of a previous era. In my opinion, items from the 1980s and even early -90s has the vintage feeling, and falls into that category.
On my wishing list for today I would add a crocheted blanket – something like this (preferably used):
And I have been looking for a lamp like this one for quite a while now:
My birthday is coming up the day after tomorrow. I believe my blog will be a good place to get some ideas for what I like. To bad I didn’t start this blog earlier, but maybe for Christmas and next years birthday?
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