Categories / Books, Kids

Vintage-style book boxes from Dotcomgiftshop

Treasure box
You or your kids looking for a secret hiding places? Perhaps not the most secure – but possibly the most fun – option are these vintage-style book boxes available from the Dotcomgiftshop.

From the outside, they look like old-fashioned childhood tales of daring. Take a peek inside and they're revealed to host a secret hiding place, perfect for stashing away a few secrets. Made from wood, while the box pictured looks like an adventure book, take a look at the other 'titles' which focus on a gymkhana, Buffalo Bill or a plain and simple A to Z. Each imaginary book cover is packed full of nostalgic charm. 

The boxes cost £5.50 each.

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Categories / Travel

Vintage ticket travel card wallet

Travel card wallet

This vintage ticket travel card wallet is an easy way to inject a little bit of retro style into your everyday routine.

As the name suggests, the wallet is based on an old ticket, when the fare to ride London's buses, trains and trams was just a penny. The route depicted takes in several well known destinations, such as Saville Row and Big Ben, as well as some less famous South London sites such as Denmark Hill and Tooting Reformatory. It's got vintage looks but contemporary practicality – the wallet is made from plastic. 

It costs just £1.00 

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Categories / Homeware, Women's Fashion

Paris Fashion coat racks from Dotcomgiftshop

Coat rack
Add some French chic to your coat racks with these Paris Fashion coat racks available from the Dotcomgiftshop.

They're made from a very simple wooden plaque with metal coat hooks. The 'Paris fashion' description relates to the panel in the centre of each plaque. These feature 1950s-style fashion illustrations, showing mannequins, frocks and accessories. Available in red, yellow or blue, each colour of coat rack features a different design. The wood has also been given a distressed look to match the vintage style of the illustrations.

Each coat rack costs £12.95. 

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Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Vintage-style stacking cake tins

Stacking cake tinesCath KidstonLisa Stickley: we seem to have featured a lot of cake tins recently. But if you like cake, these stacking cake tins have a great advantage – you can store three tiers worth!

Apart from the joy of holding a lot of cake, these tins have got the benefit of some good vintage style. They come in cream covered metal, with either green or red lids. The look is topped off with some matching, not-too-twee, retro typography. For those who are slightly less greedy, they're available as single tins too. 

The set of three stacking tins is available for £35. 

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Travel

Retro London tissue pack

London tissues

Retro design can be found everywhere, including on the humble tissue. This London tissue pack is possibly too good to blow your nose on.

The tissues feature a design of a traditional red London bus in the style of Royston Cooper (also recently referenced in Takashi Furuya's Have a Nice Day Poster). See over the page for the individual tissue design, which features city types waiting at a bus stop, depicted in the same retro style. The illustrations are so charming, they surely deserve a better fate than being thrown away. 

A pack of twelve costs 95p. 

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