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1950s Vintage Accessories for your Home

Jan 24th 2013 by Featured Post

1950s Vintage Accessories for your Home
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Interior In the 1950s many countries were recovering from WWII. Across Britain, towns and cities were being rebuilt and redeveloped, more women were working in office and industries than ever before, and a sense of post-war optimism was beginning to flourish. What did this mean for interior décor? Homes had to be practical, with kitchen and cleaning to help the modern man and woman get housework ( read more... )

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Get the Diner Look with Bar Stools

Nov 27th 2012 by Featured Post

Get the Diner Look with Bar Stools
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Interior Decorate your dwellings this year by kitting your kitchen out diner-style. With a few wise purchases and a couple of classic bar stools, you can turn your home into a retro heaven. Junk stores and sites like eBay are veritable treasure troves when it comes to sourcing retro treats. From vintage neon letters to authentic art work, they’ve got the lot – and usually at ( read more... )

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Retro British Puddings

May 24th 2012 by Featured Post

Retro British Puddings
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Eatable Remember those school dinner days, when desserts were stodgy, substantial and satisfying? Do you yearn for a bit of nosh-stalgia? Join us on a trip down memory lane as we revisit the all-time favourite retro British puddings, those classic heartwarming staples that have stood the test of time. Spotted Dick A serious pudding with a very silly name, this steamed suet sweet contains dried currants ( read more... )

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Ultra Swank — Your one stop place for retro living, style and design

What is Ultra Swank?

Ultra Swank is a magazine styled retro blog that takes you back in time into the kitsch, chic and swank living of the 50s to the 70s.

We mainly focus on the design, architecture and the lifestyle of the happy-go-lucky and space-age-living mentality of that era – but also on the music and movies that takes you back to happier times. Ultra Swank is run by a dedicated team of time travelers born in the wrong decade. Read more

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