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Kitchen items you never thought about up-cycling or repurposing. Lets start with the original triangle cheese grater. Spray paint it in your favorite colour or leave it rustic and then use it to hang your earrings on, necklaces or bracelets on. Colanders don't just have to be relegated to the kitchen. Turns out they can be a cute and versatile lighting option. Create a wall or pendant light, their perforated bases creating amazing patterns when switched on. Another option is a hanging outdoor planter, just had a coconut husk you can buy from a hardware store (they already have built...

There are many benefits to decorating or furnishing with secondhand or Antique items. When you first set foot in an Antique shop you may feel overwhelmed due to the clutter, multiple options and the uncertainty of how these items will fit, look or represent your style at home or in your office. But don't worry you will find tons of inspiration, something authentically you something unique. The questions you need to ask yourself are What do I love? Is it a colour, an animal, an era of time or a pattern? What brings me joy? Is it flicking through an...

Do you think Antiques are out of date? For the elderly? Aged or obsolete? Then think again. Antiques tell a story, start conversations and carry the weight of time gone by. Antiques are Eco-friendly. Whether they are inherited or brought from an Antique store, increase their longevity, reuse them or even repurpose them. Extend their already impressive life time and decrease whats going into landfill. Antiques are trend proof. With their classic colours, elegant curves and beautiful lines these pieces will offer your room elegance and sophistication. Antiques create texture, personality and energy to any decor. Whether its an art...

Antique Christmas Gift Guide Christmas is a time for giving. Give a gift with with history attached! A special gift the may have seen 50 Christmas’s and will see 50 more.  Think unique think Antique.  Our gift guide will help you think outside the box. Will help not adding to the environmental foot print by reuse, purposed and recycle treasure which have been around for 50,60 even 100 years.  Think unique, think Antique.... 1.The Bar Tender Do you have someone who takes charge of the drinks at events or family gatherings? Someone with their own bar, drinks trolley or tiki...

Antique Alley counting down the Five most popular forms of collectable Art Glass. Depression GlassDepression glass was produced during the Great Depression in the USA. It was a way to try to stimulate the economy. For example when you went to the movies or brought a car you were given some depression glass to collect. It was not the highest quality glass produced because it was made fast and cheaply. So it tended to have bubbles and physical seams.  They were made in bright colors pink green and Amber were the most common. The more collectible colors are yellow (fairy) blue (aqua)...