WHY VINTAGE?

Dear All

For most of us who are crazy about anything vintage or preloved,  it is more than just a trend, more than just a fad.  The love for things vintage will remain for a long time to come.  This is because vintage strikes a deep chord within us, both at the personal and social levels. At the personal level, vintage is synonymous to memories recollected, to remembrance of things past.  It is heritage, legacy bequeathed from one generation to another. A strong sentimentalism, therefore, underlies our love for things vintage. 

At the social level, the  love for things vintage represents our commitment to the environment and to sustainable development. It is our way of recycling, of reducing waste, of not cutting down trees, of reducing the carbon from manufacturing,  of upcycling, of finding new lease of life, of returning them back to the community.  It is our ultimate green way of acting and living responsibly.

Vintage 60's settee cum telephone table with attached lamp.  Taken.

Vintage 2-seater sofa, retro armchair with matching ottomon. 

A pair of vintage teak armchairs in blue vintage inspired fabric.  $550 each.

Retro single settee.  Taken.

Vintage armchair, restored and reupholstered. $550

French armchairs and bench.  While we keep the frames original, the seats were

reupholstered in velvety royal purple.

A set of preloved french armchairs beautifully reupholstered in velvety 

golden fabric that we helped to source for Saifudin. 

An slim, elegant french sofa, reupholstered in cream cotton fabric.

Mid century chairs restored and reupholstered in electric blue fabric.

 Armchair taken by Sam. Dining chair available.  $250

Scandinavian rocking chair with pull out footrest. Restored and reupholstered.

Fabric brought in by Cher Kiat.

A pair of retro armchair.  Restored and reupholstered in textured grey fabric with

piping all round. Taken by Laura.  Similar retro armchairs available.

Armchair custom made from vintage teak with matching footstool for Mark.

Retro 3-seater sofa restored.  Taken.

Our latest find.  A set of 3-seater and 4 singles. Solid teak.  Love the pencil legs

 and curved arms. In original condition still. Will come with cushions

 and cushion covers. Pieces can be sold separately. 

Wing chair from us. Reupholstered in playful owl printed fabric for Phoebe's 

young son.  Lucky him.

Mid century inspired armchairs in blue and green fabric for Dawn

Four chairs custom made for Puja to complete four  others  which she 

already have. She supplied us the lovely ikat fabrics she got from India.

Bentwood chair that Saifudin couldn't resist. 

A pretty piece. Reserved.

Swivel bentwood office chair.  Restored.  Seat original. $450

A similar swivel chair belonging to Hafiz that we restored.  The cast iron 

part that connects the legs to the seat was missing.  Our restorer

 managed to get a spare part for it.

Fibre glass chair originally in white, repainted in lovely 

turqoise green for Dan

Retro sidetables  that we painted and distressed for Angela. 

She sourced the lovely union jack  fabric online.

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Mid century teak dresser stool restored and reupholstered in 

lovely striped fabric. $250

An art deco dresser stool  with cushioned seat. $250

Another art deco dresser stool in lovely velvet grey seat. $250

Vintage solid teak round  coffee table on metal legs.

 Dimension 80cm. $550

Beautiful midcentury inspired coffee table from vintage teak.

 L90 x D51 x H46 cm.  $450

Vintage coffee table with half hanging shelf. 

L110 x D50 x H39 cm. $450

Leaf shape coffee table, solid teak. 

L83 x D53 x H45 cm.  $450

Vintage solid teak coffee table. 

L85 x D46 x H46 cm. $400

Kidney shaped coffee table in solid teak.

L107 x D25 x H44cm.  $550

Vintage coffee table. 

L120 x D59.5 x H45cm. $550

Midcentury round side table. 

Diameter 50 x H46.5 cm

Square dining table custom made from old teak for Su and Lynn.

120 x120 x 76 cm.

Mid century hexagon shaped extendable dining table.

 $1200

Midcentury dining table.

 $1200

Vintage kopitiam table.  Restored.  Will come with new marble top.

76 cm in diameter. $750

Table wit metal legs.  Restored. $300

A nostalgic piece.  Vintage ironing board with metal stand. The holder for the iron

is made of cast iron.  A round rim for bowl of water. Those were the days

when we had to burn coal for the iron. $650

Vintage stools of varying heights and shapes.

2 vintage stools restored. Reserved.

Another nostalgic piece. The batu giling. Granite slabs for grounding

 chillies and species. $150

Hope you love the above. 

Warmest regards

Sharifah

Founder

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Write by: Dj Ganden - Monday, August 6, 2012