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Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Boomerang Beat fabric from Tonic Living

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Tonic Living create faithful reproductions of vintage textiles. Their website is full of superb examples of retro style fabrics but this Boomerang Beat print particularly stands out. The classic mid century atomic pattern is printed on hardwearing textured cotton barkcloth, making it a perfect choice for upholstery.

You can buy the material by the yard or, if your sewing skills are a little rusty, Tonic Living offer a custom sewing service for curtains and blinds.

$14.95 per yard from Tonic Living.

Categories / Food and Drink

’50s kitchen print aprons at Stitch Designworks

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Love the '50s? Fans of the decade who also plan on getting a little messy may want to invest in this kitchen print apron from Stitch Designworks.

It's a pretty frilled apron featuring a kitsch print showing a fifties home economic lesson – think immaculately clad women laying tables or getting things out of ovens. The apron is topped off with a piped heart pocket on its front. Like this print? You can also get it on seat pads, oven gloves or tea cosies. 

The half apron pictured costs £14 or you can get a full apron for £16.50. 

Buy it online

Categories / Homeware

Vintage-style hot water bottle covers at Caravan

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Don't think we don't aim to bring you a little spot of retro for every part of your lives – and to prove our point take a look at these vintage-style hot water bottle covers available from Caravan.

In fact they also include a hot water bottle, but we're all about the cover which is a vintage looking floral design. It's printed on 100% cotton with a cotton velvet back and fits perfectly into the shabby-chic look associated with the Caravan shop. As the finishing touch to the design, the cover is tied with a pretty ribbon. There's also a second floral design available, this time in a turquoise colour scheme.  

The hot water bottle costs £35. 

Order it online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Toys and Games

Curiosity Shop design by Emily Sutton for St Jude’s

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This Curiosity Shop design by Emily Sutton is the latest in the St Judes great range of fabrics. 

Emily Sutton is a recent graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art and this design takes inspiration from some of the toys and curios in the city's museum of childhood, including spinning tops and miniature trains and much more. It bodes well for her future project – illustrating a children's book for the V&A Museum.

The design is available in the dark blue/mustard colour combination pictured, or in maroon/blue and costs £36 for a ready-made cushion cover or £44 for a metre of the fabric. 

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Categories / Books, Design and Interiors

Reprodepot Pattern Books

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Regular readers should already be familiar with Reprodepot, sellers of vintage-inspired textiles. Sadly, their online store is closed at the moment, but you can console yourself instead with one of the Reprodepot Pattern Books.

There are two books to choose from, Floral or Folk, both containing 225 textile patterns and 10 ideas for paper craft projects including, invitations, greeting cards, decorations, placemats and gift wrap. A disk is supplied along with the book which contains the patterns so you can print them out to use for your creations.

Buy the Reprodepot books from Amazon, priced £10.99

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink, Homeware

Watermelon tea towel by Vera

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There's no doubt that this Watermelon tea towel by Vera would brighten up a kitchen. 'Vera' stands for the American designer Vera Neumann who was famous for her designs for silks and textiles, starting from the 1940s.

Her designs are being reissued on new materials, first with the Teacup alley wallpaper and now with this range of tea towels. Look closely at the image and you'll see the design features her trademark 'Vera' signature and ladybird. This vibrant watermelon print is just one of several food related designs available – the other designs include images of kebabs and buffets, both being much more stylish than they sound and definitely worth investigating. 

The tea towel costs £9. 

Buy it from the Lollipop shoppe