Latest Blog Posts for Retro Escapades

• Pimpin' the kitchen!
  on Feb 2, 2012
  What is a home without the perfect equipment in your lovely kitchen? Here are a few of my favourite things in the kitchen and things I would like to buy some day.. Retro plastic flower containers from the 50´s I barely use this apron, but I...
• House-trained animals gone Retro
  on Jan 27, 2012
  I love vintage and design toy animals and animal decor so I checked out what I had at home, and I also found some cute things in town.  Here are some of the things I would love to have ... This awesome retro design clock is certainly on m...
• Lovely Pin-Up girls
  on Jan 23, 2012
  Everybody's talking about the movie My week with Marilyn and Marilyn is once again the centre of attention. I do admire the depth of her character .. but Marilyn will forever be the ultimate pin-up girl of the 50´s! Here´s some really cool things...
• Vintage bling on my mind
  on Jan 19, 2012
  I recently started a new project! I adore vintage-looking jewellery, so I though of starting an online business selling some of the jewellery I hand-picked myself. I'm thinking of importing mainly from China and keep the prices low as possible and pr...
• Bits and pieces of creativity
  on Nov 12, 2011
  I love porcelain and I have seen cool home-made porcelain jewellery made by bloggers. I got the idea to try to make my own, it seemed easy. So I went to the hardware store and bought a drill, tile nippers, tile drills and a few more things. To my sur...
• Mugs and cups for the morning coffee
  on Oct 31, 2011
  My current obsession; beautiful cups and mugs.And I'm always on the hunt for new ones!To find expensive designer cups at flea markets for bargain-prices is great fun! This mug is called 'Old Höganäs', designed in the 1950s. Cool mugs from D...
• My childhood hero
  on Oct 26, 2011
  Pippi Longstocking is truly my childhood hero! A girl that is cocky, strong and smart is quite hard to find in children's books especially the ones from the 1970s. A huge thanks to the writer Astrid Lindgren for showing that girls can be heroes too!
• Flower pots for the ambitious!
  on Oct 24, 2011
  Plants and flowers can really make a room feel like home and add a warm feeling of comfort.  I love plants, but unfortunately I can't manage to take care of them! They always seem to die without me knowing what whent wrong! But I still keep on...
• Remembering Granny
  on Oct 20, 2011
  I remember my granny had rag carpets all over her apartment. When I think about it now I find it quite charming. Multicoloured waved fabric strips is a nostalgic mood raiser! I seriously consider buying one and lucky me.. they're quite cheap! Col...
• A home for cookies
  on Oct 19, 2011
  I love metal cans and tins, especially the retro ones. I like when they're a bit worn out and look old. Recently I started looking for colourful tins from the 50, 60, 70s to put on display in my kitchen. Today's colourful bargain! Pretty an...

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