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
An object that many people will hold dear is celebrated on this Heritage sewing machine tote by Stephanie Cole Design.
Yes, the bag celebrates the instantly recognisable looks of the Singer sewing machine, based on an original illustration by this Cirencester based designer. If you like this number, you may be pleased to learn that it is also available on a cushion.
The bag costs £6.95.
Buy it from her Etsy shop
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
Wish someone a very happy birthday in retro style with this new Poste greeting card range from Nineteenseventythree.
It's a colourful selection of cards, decorated with vintage style illustrations. There are 18 different designs to choose from with sentiments suitable for weddings, retirements, moving away and, yes, birthdays.
The cards cost £2 each.
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This Musical Bouquet print by Madamesange is a joyful piece of retro-styled artwork.
Madamesange is otherwise known as Helen Lang. This piece has something of a fifties/early sixties feel about it, from the boxy look of the musician to the sketchy style of the flowers.
A lovely piece of artwork, if you like it we advise moving quickly – it's a limited edition of just twenty.
The print costs £58.
Buy it from Elphicks
A contemporary kid's wallpaper, with a nostalgic 1950s look, this Once Upon a Time wallpaper by Tres Tintas is sure to capture your child's imagination.
The wallpaper is covered with the kind of imagery that could have come straight out of a kid's storybook: robots and spacemen mingle with zebras, carousel horses and tea cups. It's definitely a design that looks backwards for its subject matter and illustrative style.
The retro look is enhanced by the colour scheme: the paper is available with the blue background shown, or a light taupe.
It costs £65 a roll.
Order it from Wallpaper Direct
