For the retro gaming addict who just can't let go, we have these Space Invaders salt and pepper shakers.
Actually, the official name is 'retro arcade salt and pepper shakers', which might well be down to a rights thing. But we know what they are, little arcade aliens, adapted here for seasoning your food. It's probably what you call a 'talking point' at the table.
Talking point, seasoning, whatever you use 'em for, the price is £9.99 for a pair.
Gosh, it's warm out isn't it…? What do you mean it isn't? Well, for the purposes of this post, let's pretend it is. At the height of summer, nothing hits the spot quite like chilled fizzy pop from an old fashioned glass bottle.
This Soda screen print by Matt Wingfield is a celebration of the retro soda bottle. The stylised bottle designs are adorned with kitsch Americana-inspired logos, kept simple & clean as a four-colour screen print. A refreshing addition to any kitchen wall. Just don't try to drink from them.
The Soda screen print is £40 from Castor + Pollux. See the website for more details.
Sometimes it's the smallest details which make the difference and these Stripy Paper Straws from Pipli do just that, adding a dash of vintage flavour to tableware for summer weddings, picnics and parties.
Paper straws in pastel shades have a retro feel that plastic just can't match. Add to milkshakes for a fifties diner feel or give that Long Island Iced Tea the appearance of something far more innocent.
The straws are available in a range of designs including red, blue, grey and yellow stripes. A pack of 25 costs £2.65. They are 100% biodegradeable and compostable, so eco-friendly too.
Find out more here.
If you like the style of Cath Kidston or Lisa Stickley, your fancy might well also be taken by the Heritage home accessories range, new in at Debenhams.
The range covers everything from mugs and side plates pictured to oven gloves and storage jars. Each item is decorated in the same college style way: pretty florals shown alongside printed bits of paper to give a vintage feel.
Prices start at £5 for the jars.
See the range online
Kitchens often seems to inspire retro treatment and that's certainly the case with these kitchen illustration postcards by Amy Walters.
The London-based designer has produced a charming design, showing everything from whisks to spatulas. The set includes four different colourways, each with a 50s flavour, that have been printed onto recycled card for sending or saving as you see fit.
The set of four cards costs $5.
Buy them from her Etsy store
This Herbbs tea towel from Zara Home offers another bright and colourful retro tea towel design to add your collection and at a bargain price too.
The tea towel depicts a design not dissmilar to New House Textile's Herb Garden design which dates back to the fifties. Like that design, this cotton tea towel is decorated with an illustration showing pots full of herbs. This design is given a contemporary twist by the use of bright pop colours.
The tea towel costs a bargin £5.99.
Buy it online
