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  • Caring For Your Antique Glass

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    Here are some useful tips to help you look after and clean your old and antique glass finds and possessions.  First you need to know how to tak...

  • Antique Calling Card Case

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    CALLING CARD CASE: AN IMPORTANT ACCESSORY IN THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY  Written by Wiktoria Kijowska The use of calling card cases dates back to the 1...

  • Pantone Colour of the Year 2021 - Illuminating and Ultimate Grey #TrendBlog

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    The Pantone Colour of the Year for 2021 has been announced! A pairing of 'Illuminating' and 'Ultimate Grey'. Ultimate Grey reflects on 2020 as a y...

  • How to Master 'Grandmillennial' Style #TrendBlog

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    Written by Allie D'Almo 2020, though full of mostly bad things, did at least do something right. It officially marked the return of granny-chic and...
    Posted in Trend Blog

  • The Best Gravy Ideas: Preparation and Serving

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    Why is this antique dealer talking about gravy, well someone has too especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas approaching. I want to prepare you ...

  • Behind The Brand - Path Still Treading

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    It has been a quiet quarantine time for me and have experienced a 100% lockdown for so long I have stopped counting the weeks... what's the point...

  • Quarantine Resulting In Virtual Vintage Fair

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    So has the boredom started to kick in yet or are you super busy working from home whilst juggling the never ending cooking and cleaning?  My hands ...

  • Quarantine Edit - Self Isolators Keep Busy & Safe

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    So the buzz words are Social Distancing, Self Isolation and WFH (working from home) whichever terminology you have adopted then one thing is for s...

  • Brass Is Back - #TrendBlog

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    Let us reminisce while I remember the brass ornaments that used to fill my nan's house in the 80's, the decorated horse shoes on the wall which yo...

  • Self Love & Better Together Valentines Inspiration

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    So think re-loved, pre-loved, loving-once-again, with our selection of antique and vintage gift selection. We celebrate with inspiring Valentines i...

  • Classic Blue Pantone Colour Of The Year

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    "We are living in a time that requires trust and faith. It is this kind of constancy and confidence that is expressed by Pantone 19-405 Classic Bl...
    Posted in blue glass

  • The Urban Vintage Christmas Hamper Case

    by Tash The Urban Vintage Affair
    Pre and Post Christmas feasting time is approaching.  So i'm sharing with you some uniquely presented hamper ideas featuring a delicious select...