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Archive for June, 2010

Beautiful Teak…

 

Teak Trees

Teak Trees

OK, OK, so we’ve got a bit of a thing about teak…

What will soon become apparent is our love of  teak.  A  huge amount of our antique, vintage and retro furniture pieces have been hand crafted from teak. There are two reasons for this.

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Hannah’s First Auction Room Experience

Furnished almost entirely from the auction rooms.

My Vintage Furnished 'Study Corner'

  As I sit here in my newly furnished ’study corner’ in my living room, I think I can safely say my first Auction Room experience has been a great success. It has also given me a new, fully affordable addiction - because after you’ve been once, you will definitely go back.

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Mulberry Alexa VS. Scaramanga Leather Satchel

The 'Alexa' Mulberry

The 'Alexa' Mulberry

The Scaramanga Small Wide Satchel

The Scaramanga Small Wide Satchel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since 2007, TV Presenter Alexa Chung has frequently appeared in the fashion press as a style icon, characterised by her distinctively quirky, vintage style. At the tail-end of last year, Alexa was seen carrying a Mulberry bag named after her, which, after months of jealousy from her fashion followers, has finally been released in stores at the beginning of 2010.

The bag is a leather messenger/satchel style bag, not unlike Scaramanga’s own small or mini wide leather satchels. The Mulberry features a half-flap with belt strap and buckle fastenings, which also characterises the Scaramanga wide satchels.

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Behind The Scenes: The Scaramanga Office

Gateside Mills, Gateside

Gateside Mills, Gateside - The Scaramanga Store.

  Online shopping is the 21st century internet equivalent of the microwave meal: quick, convenient and fuss-free. Of course, it can never replace the real ‘day out with the girls’ shopping experience, but is there not also a new-found thrill in the suspense of hearing the mail drop through your letter box and hoping that your Amazon/eBay/Topshop order has arrived? But that’s just the thing: you click a button on your computer screen at home, and then a few days later it drops through your mailbox… What happens in between? Read the rest of this entry »