50% off sale starts today

50% Off Sale

Just a quick post to let you know that we are having a 50% off sale in one of our units at the Timeline Antiques Centre in North Walsham in Norfolk until the end of November.

There are lots of bargains to be had so pop in and have a browse. Great way to spend a dull & blustery November day and maybe do a bit of Christmas shopping at the same time.

Address for the Timeline Antiques Centre in Norfolk is :

Timelines Antiques Centre, Midland Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9JR.

Telephone 01692 500645

Winter opening times are Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm. Sundays 11.00am to 4.00pm.

7 reasons to buy vintage brown furniture now

• Its really cheap at the moment and values can only go up
• A lot of the furniture from the 60’s and 70’s looks great in a contemporary home
• You can easily upcycle it. Much of the older brown furniture from the 1930’s and 40’s looks great a painted as it has lots of detailing on it, and comes up really nicely if given the shabby chic finish.
• Its so much cheaper than buying new.
• When you tire of an item you can simply put it into an auction or put it on ebay, and you will very likely get back what you paid for it, and maybe a lot more.
• Vintage furniture is so much better made than the modern flat pack furniture, and has already stood the test of time.
• You can create an individual look for your home by mixing and matching furniture and accessories from different periods

Just sold this gorgeous vintage bone china teapot

Floral bone china Aynsley teapot

We have had a busy week this week and with floral bone china teapots proving popular. Think it may be down to the warmer weather. The Aynsley teapot above is a particularly nice example of a traditional English bone china teapot. We particularly like the gilding around the edges of the teapot and on the handle. The pattern is Howards Sprays pattern 2383 from we think circa 1960’s This is a large teapot approx 2 1/2 pint

Click here to see more afternoon tea wares 

We have lots of new vintage and antique brass items new in stock this month including this lovely brass lamp base

Vintage brass table lamp

January Sale

Antique Furniture Sale Norfolk

Just wanted to let you know we have a 20% off sale on Vintage Farmhouse furniture at the Timeline Antiques centre in North Walsham Norfolk this month.

We have some lovely vintage & antique shabby chic furniture new in stock this month

Shabby chic painted vintage & antique furniture

We have had a very busy summer in Sheringham with lots of holiday makers flocking to the North Norfolk coast to enjoy the sunshine & the heatwave. We have taken a second cabinet in at One Degree East Antiques centre and also a third shelf for vintage & antique china & glasswares.

Our vintage & antique furniture stock in Sheringham consists mainly of small carry out items such as towel rails, side tables & kitchen chairs.

You can view our large stock of shabby chic painted furniture online

Recently sold vintage & antiques

We have and a very busy couple of weeks at the vintage farmhouse.

Vintage handbags

Recently sold items include lots of gorgeous vintage costume jewellery & handbags for proms , weddings and balls.

Painted furniture has been popular this last month at Timeline Antiques Centre in North Walsham with a painted table & towel rail both selling in the last week. Our recent furniture sale at Timeline antiques has also been popular with a Victorian Pembroke pine kitchen table and a walnut dresser selling in quick succession.

The Vintage farmhouse antique furniture sale at Timeline Antiques Centre in North Walsham will continue until the end of this month so if you are in the area  pop in and have a browse.

Apologies for not posting for so long

You can’t beat afternoon tea with vintage china

I had completely forgotten to update this blog so please accept my apologies.

Today it is raining cats and dogs in Norfolk and so seems a perfect day to work on the websites and blogs and then bake scones & have afternoon tea with leaf tea & served on vintage china.

I was updating our links page & discovered the link to this blog.

If you are an vintage or antique dealer in Norfolk or a vintage tearoom and you would like a link from our links page then please do get in touch either by e-mail or through Facebook or twitter

What makes vintage & antiques so popular & what do we love about it

I was recently asked the following question by a journalist:

Why do you think Vintage and Retro are such enduring trends and what seems to be the appeal to your customers, and what you like about it yourself ?

Here is my answer :

I think the current trend for vintage & antiques comes from a desire to have beautiful well made objects around us. Many of the mass produced items these days do not have the quality or attention to detail of the vintage & antique items. I think it also comes from a desire for a simpler life, when food was home cooked or even home grown and things were repaired rather than thrown away.  I think our customers have a strong desire for their homes to reflect their personalities and to be individual, rather than the rather bland minimalist look that has been in vogue in recent years.

Our customers are also looking for value for money & vintage items often cost a fraction of the cost of a similar item new. . Antique furniture is surprisingly robust & currently offers excellent value for money. It will stand up to the rigours of family life far better than most modern furniture, which is often regarded as disposable.  If you go for  a shabby chic look the knocks and bumps of daily living merely add to its charm, and allows a more relaxed style of life.

I have been passionate about vintage & antiques for the last 30 years.  I think it stems from my childhood growing up in an old Victorian house and spending many happy hours in my grandmothers 1940’s house while she baked & knitted. 

Choosing A Vintage Wedding Gift

This beautiful pair of 1930s masons coffee cups would make a lovely vintage wedding gift

What a perfect summer we are having for weddings. I hope this weather goes on all summer long.
A big wedding trend this year is for a vintage wedding

We have put together a selection of genuine antique & vintage china, glassware & home accessories that in our opinion would make great wedding gifts for guests to bring for the antique & vintage loving happy couple. Cut glass, silverware, cutlery, drinking glasses, china, serving dishes all make great choices as wedding gifts.

A vintage theme brings a real sense of romance and nostalgia to a wedding. We also have a large selection of vintage china, table settings, & accessories that will help to add the genuine vintage feel to your vintage wedding. We also carry a very large stock of vintage & antique glass vases and jugs in our two antique centre units which are great for informal floral displays on tables. They look particularly lovely with simple floral arrangements of seasonal british cottage garden flowers for a summer wedding.

Click here to see our selection of vintage wedding gifts available to buy online in UK  or come and visit us at Timeline Antiques Centre in North Walsham, North Norfolk.

If you are looking for a particular item for your vintage inspired wedding or as a vintage wedding gift then please do get in touch as we have only a small selection of our stock currently online.

All the items that we stock are genuine one off vintage or antique items. If you are planning your vintage wedding and want to set up a vintage wedding gift list with us, you can relax in the knowledge that you will not receive multiple items the same and all the items that we supply are the genuine article.

Contact us by e-mail to kate@vintagefarmhouse.co.uk if you require any more information or help in sourcing items.

I almost forgot we also have a lovely selection of vintage wedding handbags and bridal purses 

A vintage bag or purse is a must for your vintage themed wedding and they are so pretty and beautifully made

More vintage handbags here